JOE MEEK


 

Houston Wells:

Then And Now - From Joe Meek To New Zealand

 

 

AUS 2008, 2 CD. Jasmine Records JASCD 475/476

TT: 00'00 (CD 1) / 00'00 (CD 2)

 


CD 1: The Early Years

01. This Song Is Just for You (2.35) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Hank Williams, Harris) (C Connelly & Co Ltd) Produced by Joe Meek & Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums
02. North Wind (2.35) (Joe Meek) (Ivy Music Ltd) Produced by Joe Meek Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums
03. Only The Heartaches (2.52) (W P Walker, C J Edwins, T Kennedy) (Southern Music) Produced by Joe Meek Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums
04. Can’t Stop Pretending (2.55) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Houston Wells, Allan Stephens) (Ivy Music Ltd) Arranged by Pete Willsher Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Backing Vocals
05. Blowing Wild (2.26) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster) (Harms. Witmark) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Jimmy Page - Lead Guitar Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Backing Vocals
06. Crazy Dreams (2.23) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Houston Wells) (Ivy Music Ltd) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Jimmy Page - Lead Guitar Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Backing Vocals
07. Girl Down the Street (1.51) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Houston Wells) (Ivy Music Ltd) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums
08. Ramona (2.33) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Mabel Wayne, L Wolfe Gilbert) (F Day, NCB) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Ritchie Blackmore - Lead Guitar Ken Lundgren - Steel Guitar Chas Hodges - Bass Guitar Mick Underwood - Drums
09. Anna Marie (2.55) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Cindy Walker) (Aberbach London Ltd) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Backing Vocals
10. Strangers (2.56) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Pettican, Mahoney) (Ivy Music Ltd) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums
11. Hula Love (2.47) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Buddy Knox) (Macmelodies) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Guitars
12. Call Me Another Time (2.11) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Jean Jolly, Houston Wells, Allan Stephens) (Francis Day & Hunter) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Backing Vocals
13. All For The Love Of A Girl (2.47) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Johnny Horton) (BMI) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Pete Willsher - Lead Guitar, Steel Lap Guitar Norman Hull - Guitar Brian Gill - Bass Guitar Peter Nye - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Backing Vocals, Guitar, Piano
14. The Wild Side Of Life (2.34) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (W Warren, A A Carter) (Unart Music Corp, BMI) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Ritchie Blackmore - Lead Guitar Ken Lundgren - Steel Guitar Chas Hodges - Bass Guitar Mick Underwood - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Guitars
15. Galway Bay (2.39) (Arthur Colahan) (Universal) Produced by Joe Meek Houston Wells - Vocals Ritchie Blackmore - Lead Guitar Ken Lundgren - Steel Guitar Chas Hodges - Bass Guitar Mick Underwood - Drums
16. We’ll Remember You (2.53) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Geoff Goddard) (Control) Produced by Joe Meek Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Jimmy Halferty - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals Richard Duffy - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals John Patterson - Rhythm Guitar Hugh Magidegan - Drums Rob Smith - Additional Backing Vocals, Guitars, Strings
17. Blue Of The Night (2.07) (Turk, Crosby, Ahlert) (Victoria Music) Produced by Shel Talmy Houston Wells - Vocals Big Jim Sullivan - Lead Guitar Jimmy Halferty - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals Richard Duffy - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals John Patterson - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals Hugh Magidegan - Drums, Backing Vocals
18. Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger? (2.26) (D.Robertson, D.Clement, J.Crutchfield) (Cop Con) Arranged by Alan Moorhouse Produced by Tony Reeves Houston Wells - Vocals The Ladybirds (aka The Benny Hill Singers) - Backing Vocals Pete Willsher - Steel Guitar
19. Teach Me Little Children (2.20) (Previously Unreleased Remix) (Dorsey Burnette, J Osborn) (Lightup Music) Arranged by Alan Moorhouse Produced by Tony Reeves Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Additional Backing Vocals
20. Above And Beyond (2.34) (Howard) (Campbell Connelly) Produced by Tommy Ellis Houston Wells - Vocals Jimmy O’Neill - Guitar Billy Ryan - Guitar Johnny Carroll - Trumpet Sonny Ward - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet Larry Carolan - Bass Paddy Malone - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet Andy Malone - Drums
21. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold (2.32) (Wiley Walker, Gene Sullivan) (Southern) Produced by Tommy Ellis Houston Wells - Vocals Jimmy O’Neill - Guitar Billy Ryan - Guitar Johnny Carroll - Trumpet Sonny Ward - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet Larry Carolan - Bass Paddy Malone - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet Andy Malone - Drums
22. Hello Mary Lou (2.25) (Gene Pitney) (January) Produced by Houston Wells Houston Wells - Vocals Harry Hockedy - Drums Louis McMahon - Saxophone & Keyboards Michael Hughes - Bass Guitar Frank Minihan - Lead Guitar Jack O’Loughlan - Trumpet Frank Coughlan - Vocals John Parrott - Bass Guitar P J Naughton - Saxophone Jerry Connors - Trombone
23. I Won’t Go Hunting With You Jake (3.49) (Re-recorded) (Stuart Hamblen) (Leeds) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation
24. Just For Old Time’s Sake (4.53) (Re-recorded) (McGuires) (Control) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation
25. Little Black Book (2.50) (Re-recorded) (Jimmy Dean) (MAM) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Guitars, Bass Guitar Matt Sturgess - Dobro Alex Wiltshire - Piano
26. Little Daughter (3.38) (Houston Wells) (Polar Music New Zealand) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Dave Maybee Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, Guitar Dave Maybee - Acoustic Guitar
27. Ireland (3.46) (Robert Smith) (Polar Music New Zealand) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Dave Maybee Houston Wells - Vocals Dave Maybee - Lead Guitar Rob Smith - Backing Vocals Joy Adams - Backing Vocals

CD 2: The All-New Contemporary Houston Wells

01. The End Is Not In Sight (3.52) (Previously Unreleased) (Russell Smith) (Valley Entertainment) Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 02. Send A Message To My Heart (5.01) (Previously Unreleased) (Kostas & Kathy Louvin) (Control) Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 03. As I Leave Behind Neidin (2.52) (Previously Unreleased) (Jimmy McCarthy) (Control) Produced by Dave Maybee Houston Wells - Vocals Dave Maybee - Lead Guitar Rob Smith - Backing Vocals 04. Devil Woman (4.35) (Previously Unreleased) (Marty Robbins) (Noma Music, Unichappell Music, BMI) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 05. Lonely Street (4.54) (Previously Unreleased) (Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W S Stevenson) (Acuff–Rose Music) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation Catherine Smith - Backing Vocals Laura Smith - Backing Vocals 06. The Girl From Yesterday (3.08) (Previously Unreleased) (Glen Frey, Jack Tempchin) (Control) Produced by Dave Maybee Houston Wells - Vocals Dave Maybee - Lead Guitar Neil Reynolds - Drums Rob Smith - Backing Vocals Joy Adams - Backing Vocals 07. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (4.31) (Previously Unreleased) (James Royce Shannon) (Shannon/B Feldman & Co) Arranged by Houston Wells & Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 08. Sleepy Eyed John (2.49) (Previously Unreleased) (Tex Atchinson) (Vanguard Songs) Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 09. I Really Don’t Want To Know (5.10) (Previously Unreleased) (Don Robertson, Howard Barnes) (Don Robertson Music Corporation) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 10. Forty Shades Of Green (3.02) (Previously Unreleased) (Johnny Cash) (Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP/Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Dave Maybee Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals Dave Maybee - Dobro Neil Reynolds - Drums 11. King Of Fools (3.41) (Previously Unreleased) (Dwight Yoakam, Kostas) (Coal Dust West Music, BMI/Seven Angels Music, BMI/Songs Of Polygram, BMI) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, Guitars, Piano Otto Beesling - Bass Guitar 12. I Wouldn’t Cheat On You (3.01) (Previously Unreleased) (Robert Smith) (Polar Music New Zealand) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Dave Maybee Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals Dave Maybee - Dobro Neil Reynolds - Drums 13. One More Last Chance (3.15) (Previously Unreleased) (Vince Gill, Gary Nicholson) (Cross Keys Music Publishing, ASCAP/Benefit Music, BMI) Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 14. Sweet And Gentle Love (3.36) (Previously Unreleased) (Jimmy McCarthy) (O’Meara/O’Meara) Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 15. My Happiness (3.41) (Previously Unreleased) (Betty Peterson Blasco, Borney Begantine) (Santiarm Music) Arranged by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation Produced by Rob Smith 16. If I Didn’t Have You In My World (3.30) (Previously Unreleased) (Vince Gill. Jim Weatherly) (Milene Music, ASCAP/Benefit Music, BMI) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 17. I Will Love You Every Time (3.53) (Previously Unreleased) (Phil Coulter, Tom Paxton) (Essex Music) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 18. If The Whole World Stopped Loving (3.39) (Previously Unreleased) (Ben Peters, Robert Smith) (Mecolico, Fingerlake Music Inc/Polar Music New Zealand, Robert Smith) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Dave Maybee Additional Production by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Dave Maybee - Lead Guitar Rob Smith - Backing Vocals Phil Smith - Backing Vocals 19. Honky Tonk Man (2.48) (Previously Unreleased) (Tillman Franks, Howard Hausey, Johnny Horton) (Cedarwood Publishing, BMI) Arranged by Rob Smith Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 20. Bluest Heartache Of The Year (4.37) (Previously Unreleased) (W Wimberly, Rocky Wimberly) (Jonathan) Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation 21. You’re My Best Friend (3.53) (Previously Unreleased) (Wayland Holyfield) (The Welk Music Group) Produced by Rob Smith Houston Wells - Vocals Rob Smith - Backing Vocals, All Instrumentation

 

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Abkürzungen / Abbreviations

(*): Meek war Balance Engineer, aber nicht Produzent der Aufnahme. / Meek was balance engineer, but not producer of the recording.

(**): RGM- bzw. Meeksville-Produktion, aber Meek war nicht selbst an der Aufnahme beteiligt. / RGM resp. Meeksville production, but no contribution of Meek himself.

(***): Demo- oder nicht fertiggestellte Aufnahme / Demo or unfinished recording

nv: Die Aufnahme wurde zu Meeks Lebzeiten nicht veröffentlicht. / The recording was not released within Meek's lifetime.

 

Komponisten / Composers

M: Joe Meek; D: Robert Duke (= Joe Meek); J: Peter Jacobs (= Joe Meek); W: Dandy Ward (= Joe Meek); B: Robert Baker (= Joe Meek); K: Knight (= Joe Meek & Dick Rowe); C: Crosley (= Joe Meek & Charles Blackwell); G: Geoff Goddard; A: Dave Adams; HB: Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley


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