tracks

Little Sue
Julie
Big Big Fella
Don't Ever Change
Breakups
A Love Like Ours
In A Big Way
Lucky Date
Go Away
Lollipops & Roses
You've Sure Got A Funny Way...
I'm Coming Home
Boyfriends & Girlfriends
Shot On Sight
Nightmare In Red
Nobody Knows The Game
One In A Million
Most Likely You Go Your Way...
Murder
Kick The Donkey
Hello Josephine
Move On Over
Sarah Darling
It's Not As Easy

notes

(Note: the track sequence on the CD does not match the track listing printed on the CD cover or booklet. A number of tracks are out of sequence. The above Tracklist represents the true sequencing of tracks on the CD.)

The Giles Brothers are famous for being founders of the band Giles Giles and Fripp, which eventually metamorphosed into King Crimson, one of the giants of Progressive rock. Mike Giles would be a founder of King Crimson along with Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald and Greg Lake. Peter Giles would also join King Crimson briefly in 1970.
The recordings on this album however come from a period when the Giles brothers were members of a number of pure pop, R n B and soul influenced bands. Whilst the material is quite unlike anything the Giles brothers were subsequently involved in these recordings are of a historic nature and as individual singles all the tracks are incredibly collectable.
All the tracks come from the personal archives of Peter and Mike Giles and as such are an interesting look into a period of time during the Giles brother's careers that has previously been less than well documented. The recordings have all been remastered for this release giving them the best possible quality and this release is the first release that gathers together all of these historic performances on one disc.

Tracks 1 and 2 from The Dowlands And The Soundtracks (3) - Little Sue
Tracks 3 and 4 from The Dowlands - Big Big Fella
Tracks 5 and 6 from The Dowlands And The Soundtracks (3) - Breakups
Tracks 7 and 8 from Trendsetters Limited - In A Big Way
Tracks 9 and 10 from Trendsetters Limited - Go Away
Tracks 11 and 12 from Trendsetters Limited - You Sure Got A Funny Way Of Showing Your Love / I'm Coming Home
Tracks 13 and 14 from The Trend (3) - Boyfriends And Girlfriends
Tracks 15 and 20 from The Brain (9) - Kick The Donkey / Nightmares In Red
Tracks 16 to 19 previously unreleased
Tracks 21 and 22 from Trendsetters Limited - Hello Josephine
Tracks 23 and 24 previously unreleased.

credits

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Peter Giles
Drums, Vocals – Michael Giles
Guitar – Allan Bowery (tracks: 1 to 6)
Guitar, Vocals – Bruce Turner (2) (tracks: 7 to 12, 21 to 24)
Liner Notes – Michael Giles
Piano, Vocals – Allan Azern (tracks: 7 to 24)
Producer – Larry Page (tracks: 13, 14), Peter Vince (tracks: 16 to 19)
Producer [Uncredited] – Joe Meek (tracks: 1 to 6)
Trombone, Vocals – Mike Blakesley, (tracks: 7 to 24)
Vocals, Guitar – David Dowland (2) (tracks: 1 to 6), Gordon Dowland (tracks: 1 to 6)

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