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2016 box set by The Long Ryders
Final Wild Songs is a four-CD compilation box set by American band the Long Ryders , released in 2016 by Cherry Red Records .[ 1] It collects the debut EP 10-5-60 , the three studio albums Native Sons , State of Our Union and Two-Fisted Tales , as well as a number of rare and unreleased tracks, including a full 1985 live set recorded for radio broadcast in the Netherlands .[ 2]
The collection was researched and compiled by the Long Ryders' Tom Stevens and Sid Griffin and remastered from original master tapes, where available.[ 3] "Still Get By", originally track 2 on Native Sons , is omitted from disc one, as requested by its writer Stephen McCarthy for unknown reasons, according to Tom Stevens.[ 4]
Final Wild Songs received positive critical reception upon release. Americana UK called it "truly glorious" and "an absolute essential purchase, even if one already has the original albums",[ 5] and Vive Le Rock said it was "a great set for long-time fans and curious newcomers alike".[ 17] In a four-star rating, Uncut wrote, "What’s clear now is that the Ryders are the bridge between country rock and what became Americana . ... They were country , and punk , and rock’n’roll . They did foot-on-the-floor boogie , cajun , a bit of psychedelic rock . They wore their fringes like Roger McGuinn . They were Tom Petty , without the heartbreak."[ 16] Mojo stated, "They unwittingly invented Americana, but seldom receive credit for it. This 4-CD box set puts the record straight."[ 7] R2 magazine wrote, "The set is tail-ended by a Dutch live recording from 1985, but it's much of a muchness really. It's the quality of the original releases themselves, plus the accompanying B-sides , outtakes and demos , that make this collection essential."[ 12]
Disc one: 1983–1984[ edit ]
Title Writer(s) Original release 1. "Join My Gang" Sid Griffin 10-5-60 , 19832:44 2. "You Don't Know What's Right, You Don't Know What's Wrong" Stephen McCarthy, Des Brewer 10-5-60 4:03 3. "10-5-60" Griffin, Barry Shank 10-5-60 3:11 4. "And She Rides" Griffin, Greg Sowders 10-5-60 4:30 5. "Born to Believe in You" Griffin 10-5-60 3:07 6. "Final Wild Son" Griffin, McCarthy Native Sons , 19842:35 7. "Ivory Tower" Shank Native Sons 3:00 8. "Run Dusty Run" Griffin, Sowders Native Sons 2:24 9. "(Sweet) Mental Revenge" Mel Tillis Native Sons 2:50 10. "Fair Game" Griffin, McCarthy Native Sons 2:35 11. "Tell It to the Judge on Sunday" Griffin Native Sons 3:06 12. "Wreck of the 809" McCarthy, Tom Stevens Native Sons 3:54 13. "Too Close to the Light" Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders Native Sons 4:00 14. "Never Got to Meet the Mom" Griffin Native Sons 2:14 15. "I Had a Dream" McCarthy Native Sons 3:50 16. "Masters of War " (from 5x5 sessions, A&M Studios , Hollywood , February 1985) Bob Dylan Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology , 19984:33 17. "Black Girl " (Live at McCabe's , Santa Monica , 18 May 1984) Traditional Previously unreleased 2:52 18. "Wreck of the 809" (Live at McCabe's, Santa Monica, 18 May 1984) McCarthy, Stevens Previously unreleased 3:35 19. "Further Along " (Live at McCabe's, Santa Monica, 18 May 1984) Previously unreleased 4:53 20. "The Rains Came " (Live at CBGB 's, New York City , 19 April 1984) Huey P. Meaux Previously unreleased 2:36 21. "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover " (Live at the West End, Chicago , 3 November 1984) Willie Dixon Previously unreleased 5:49 Total length: 72:52
Title Writer(s) Original release 1. "Looking for Lewis and Clark" Griffin State of Our Union , 19853:09 2. "Lights of Downtown" McCarthy State of Our Union 3:11 3. "WDIA " Griffin, McCarthy State of Our Union 3:44 4. "Mason-Dixon Line" McCarthy State of Our Union 4:23 5. "Here Comes That Train Again" McCarthy State of Our Union 3:24 6. "Years Long Ago" Stevens State of Our Union 3:39 7. "Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today" Griffin State of Our Union 3:58 8. "Two Kinds of Love" Griffin State of Our Union 4:20 9. "You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore" Stevens State of Our Union 3:02 10. "Capturing the Flag" Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders, Will Birch State of Our Union 3:52 11. "State of My Union" Griffin, Sowders State of Our Union 4:48 12. "Southside of the Story" Griffin, Sowders B-side from "Looking for Lewis and Clark (Extended Version)", 19853:21 13. "Child Bride" McCarthy, Sowders B-side from "Looking for Lewis and Clark" 2:47 14. "If I Were a Bramble and You Were a Rose" Griffin B-side from "Looking for Lewis and Clark (Extended Version)" 4:49 15. "Looking for Lewis and Clark" (Recorded live for BBC 's the Old Grey Whistle Test , 1 October 1985) Griffin Previously unreleased 3:25 16. "Lights of Downtown" (Captain's Mix) McCarthy Previously unreleased 3:09 17. "Capturing the Flag" (Captain's Mix) Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders, Birch Previously unreleased 3:27 18. "Christmas in New Zealand" Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders Flexi disc , 19854:39 19. "Encore from Hell" (Recorded live at the Mean Fiddler, London , December 1985) Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders Flexi disc, 1986 3:30 Total length: 69:17
Title Writer(s) Original release 1. "Gunslinger Man" Griffin Two-Fisted Tales , 19873:14 2. "I Want You Bad " Terry Adams , Phil CrandonTwo-Fisted Tales 2:42 3. "A Stitch in Time" Stevens Two-Fisted Tales 4:09 4. "The Light Gets in the Way" McCarthy Two-Fisted Tales 3:56 5. "Prairie Fire" Griffin, Sowders Two-Fisted Tales 2:48 6. "Baby's in Toyland" Griffin Two-Fisted Tales 4:16 7. "Long Story Short" Griffin Two-Fisted Tales 3:46 8. "Man of Misery" McCarthy Two-Fisted Tales 3:34 9. "Harriet Tubman's Gonna Carry Me Home" Griffin Two-Fisted Tales 3:35 10. "For the Rest of My Days" McCarthy Two-Fisted Tales 4:45 11. "Spectacular Fall" Griffin Two-Fisted Tales 4:50 12. "Ring Bells" Griffin B-side from "I Want You Bad", 19872:12 13. "17 Ways" (Demo; recorded at Control Center, Los Angeles , April 1986) Stevens Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology 3:15 14. "Basic Black" (Demo; recorded at Score One, Burbank , 17 July 1986) Griffin Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology 4:49 15. "Pushin' Uphill" (Demo; recorded at Penguin Studios, Pasadena , September 1986) McCarthy Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology 3:25 16. "How Do We Feel What's Real?" (Demo; recorded at Score One, Burbank, 17 July 1986) Stevens Previously unreleased 3:11 17. "He's Got Himself a Young Girl (and He Can't Keep Up)" (Demo; recorded at Control Center, Los Angeles, April 1986) Griffin Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology 2:56 18. "He Can Hear His Brother Calling" (Demo; recorded at Score One, Burbank, 17 July 1986) McCarthy Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology 5:12 19. "Sad Sad Songs" (Demo; recorded at Penguin Studios, Pasadena, September 1986) Stevens Previously unreleased 2:31 20. "Flak Jacket" (Demo; recorded at Control Center, Los Angeles, April 1986) Griffin Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology 5:22 21. "Blues Theme " (Two-Fisted Tales outtake; recorded November–December 1986) Davie Allan , Mike Curb Metallic B.O. , 19893:29 Total length: 76:16
Disc four: Live 1985 [ edit ]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Mason-Dixon Line" McCarthy 4:20 2. "Time Keeps Traveling" Griffin 3:38 3. "(Sweet) Mental Revenge" Tillis 2:55 4. "Run Dusty Run" Griffin 2:26 5. "You Don't Know What's Right, You Don't Know What's Wrong" McCarthy, Brewer 3:56 6. "As God Is My Witness" Griffin 4:08 7. "Ivory Tower" Shank 3:03 8. "I Can't Hide " Cyril Jordan , Chris Wilson 3:01 9. "Masters of War" Dylan 4:22 10. "Wreck of the 809" McCarthy, Stevens 4:17 11. "Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today" Griffin 4:10 12. "Six Days on the Road " Earl Green, Carl Montgomery 4:14 13. "Southside of the Story" Griffin, Sowders 2:47 14. "Still Get By" McCarthy 2:44 15. "Tell It to the Judge on Sunday" Griffin 3:26 Total length: 53:28
Note
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[ 18]
The Long Ryders
Sid Griffin – guitar, harmonica, autoharp, bugle, vocals
Steve McCarthy – guitar, mandolin, steel guitar, lap steel, banjo, keyboards, vocals
Tom Stevens – bass, double bass, cello, acoustic guitar, vocals (except disc one: 1–5)
Greg Sowders – drums, percussion, keyboards
Des Brewer – bass, vocals (disc one: 1–5)
Additional musicians
Technical
Earle Mankey – producer, engineer (disc 1: 1–5)
The Long Ryders – producer (disc 1: 1–5, 16; disc 3: 12)
Henry Lewy – producer, engineer (disc 1: 6–15)
Paul McKenna – producer (disc 1: 6–15)
Will Birch – producer (disc 2: 1–14, 16–18)
Ed Stasium – producer, mixing (disc 3: 1–12, 21)
Neill King – engineer (disc 2: 1–14)
Paul Hamingson – engineer, mixing engineer (disc 3: 1–12), mixing (disc 3: 12)
Mark McKenna – assistant engineer (disc 3: 1–12)
Tom Root – assistant engineer (disc 3: 1–12)
Vince McCartney – assistant mixing engineer (disc 3: 1–12)
Nick Stewart – remix (disc 2: 16, 17)
Bill Inglot – engineer (disc 3: 14–16, 18, 19)
Paul B. Cutler – engineer (disc 3: 13, 17, 20)
Willem Mindermann – engineer (disc 4)
Danny Mindermann – engineer (disc 4)
Andy Pearce – mastering
Phil Smee – artwork
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