The Hollies - Evolution (Expanded Edition) (1967/2013)

01. The Hollies - Then the Heartaches Begin (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
02. The Hollies - Stop Right There (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
03. The Hollies - Water on the Brain (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
04. The Hollies - Gasoline Alley Bred (1998 Remaster)
05. The Hollies - Have You Ever Loved Somebody (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
06. The Hollies - You Need Love (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
07. The Hollies - Rain on the Window (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
08. The Hollies - Heading for a Fall (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
09. The Hollies - Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
10. The Hollies - When Your Light Turned On (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
11. The Hollies - Leave Me (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
12. The Hollies - The Games We Play (Mono; 1999 Remaster)
13. The Hollies - Then the Heartaches Begin (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
14. The Hollies - Stop Right There (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
15. The Hollies - Water on the Brain (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
16. The Hollies - Lullaby to Tim (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
17. The Hollies - Have You Ever Loved Somebody (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
18. The Hollies - You Need Love (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
19. The Hollies - Rain on the Window (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
20. The Hollies - Heading for a Fall (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
21. The Hollies - Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
22. The Hollies - When Your Light Turned On (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
23. The Hollies - Leave Me (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
24. The Hollies - The Games We Play (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
25. The Hollies - Kill Me Quick (Mono; 2003 Remaster)
26. The Hollies - We're Alive (Mono; 2003 Remaster)
27. The Hollies - Kill Me Quick (2003 Remaster)
28. The Hollies - We're Alive (2003 Remaster)

For many Hollies enthusiasts, Evolution (1967) is considered the band's most accessible blend of pop and psychedelia. The quintet were headed into musical territories beyond simply "moon-June-bloom" and boy-meets-girl lyrics coupled with the tightly constructed vocal harmonies that had become their calling card. Nowhere is this more evident than in the tripped-out cover art from Dutch multimedia artists Seemon Kooer, Marijke Kooer, Josje Leeger, and Barry Finch known collectively as Fool. Although "Carrie-Anne" could be considered an extension of the trite, somewhat predictable Brit pop, there are clear indications of new horizons on cuts such as the modish "You Need Love," the arguably passé distorted electric guitar on "Have You Ever Loved Somebody," and the wailing fretwork on the driving freakbeat rocker "Then the Heartaches Begin." Graham Nash (guitar/vocals), Allan Clarke (guitar/vocals), Tony Hicks (guitar/banjo/dulcimer/vocals), Bobby Elliott (drums), and new recruit Bernie Calvert (bass/vocals) who replaced original member Eric Haydock in the spring of 1966 were also taking different approaches in their writing and arranging, as heard on the trippy "Heading for a Fall." On this tune, most prominent is the unusual six-eight time signature, coupled with Hicks' inversion of the unmistakable banjo, which is similar to the sound he conjured up on the hit "Stop, Stop, Stop." However, somewhat more atypical of the Nash-era band are the light and limber acoustic and uptempo "Stop Right There," or the baroque "Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe."