Average White Band - AWB (50th Anniversary) [15CD]

Edsel Box Set

£89.98

Format: 15 x CD
Catalogue No.: EDSL0164
Barcode: 740155736439
Release Date: 02 Feb 2024
Genre: Funk

15CD Boxset - 133 Tracks!
Boxset includes: Their debut album ‘Show Your Hand’ (1973) right up to ‘Cupid’s In Fashion’ (1982) plus their Live Album ‘Person to Person’
Also includes introductory note from Onnie McIntyre

• Widely and rightly regarded as one of the best ever soul and funk bands, the now legendary Average White Band tore-up the rule book and conquered the US, UK & International charts with a series of soul and disco hits
between 1974 and 1980.
• AWB’s repertoire has been a source of inspiration and influence for many R&B acts and they are one of the most sampled bands in history, remaining relevant today, continuing to reach new generations of younger audiences.
• Snoop Dogg, Fatboy Slim, Ice Cube, Puff Daddy, TLC, Rick Ross, will.i.am and Mark Ronson amongst countless others, have all borrowed sections of their grooves.
• ‘50’ is a 133 track/15 Disc 50th anniversary celebration of the Band’s classic studio albums from 1973’s debut ‘Show Your Hand’, up to 1982’s ‘Cupid’s In Fashion’. The set also includes their Live album ‘Person To Person’, which was also a US Top 30 Album, the ‘spoiler’ album ‘Volume VIII’, the reconfigured ‘Shine’ – aka ‘On The Strip’ - and an 8 track disc with selected 12” mixes, two of which make their CD debut, early versions, live and later discovered tracks.
• ’50’ includes an Introductory note from Onnie McIntyre with his personal recollections, although the framework of these 10,000 word notes have appeared in previous collections or releases. However, as they were such indepth interviews both Alan Gorrie and Hamish Stuart felt that there wasn’t anything further that could be written about those early days.
• Average White Band are touring the UK in April and May 2024, taking their iconic album ‘AWB’ on the road.

CD1 SHOW YOUR HAND (1973)
1 The Jugglers
2 This World Has Music
3 Twilight Music
4 Put It Where You Want it
5 Show Your Hand
6 Back In '67
7 Reach Out
8 T.L.C.

CD2 AVERAGE WHITE BAND (1974)
1 You Got It
2 Got The Love
3 Pick Up The Pieces
4 Person To Person
5 Work To Do
6 Nothing You Can Do
7 Just Want To Love You Tonight
8 Keepin' It To Myself
9 I Just Can't Give You Up
10 There's Always Someone Waiting

CD3 PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT (1974)
1 How Can You Go Home
2 This World Has Music
3 Twilight Music
4 Put It Where You Want it
5 Show Your Hand
6 Back In '67
7 Reach Out
8 T.L.C.

CD4 CUT THE CAKE (1975)
1 Cut The Cake
2 School Boy Crush
3 It's A Mystery
4 Groovin' The Night Away
5 If I Ever Lose This Heaven
6 Why
7 High Flyin' Woman
8 Cloudy
9 How Sweet Can You Get
10 When They Bring Down The Curtain

CD5 SOUL SEARCHING (1976)
1 Overture
2 Love Your Life
3 I'm The One
4 A Love Of Your Own
5 Queen Of My Soul
6 Soul Searching
7 Goin' Home
8 Everybody's Darling
9 Would You Stay
10 Sunny Days (Make Me Think Of You)
11 Digging Deeper (Finale)

CD6 PERSON TO PERSON (1976)
DISC 1
1 Person To Person [live]
2 Cut The Cake [live]
3 If I Ever Lose This Heaven [live]
4 Cloudy [live]
5 T.L.C. [live]
DISC 2
1 I'm The One [live]
2 Pick Up The Pieces [live]
3 Love Your Life [live]
4 School Boy Crush [live]
5 I Heard It Through The Grapevine [live]

CD7 BENNY AND US (1977) - with Ben E. King
1 Get It Up For Love
2 Fool For You Anyway
3 A Star In The Ghetto
4 The Message
5 What Is Soul
6 Someday We'll All Be Free
7 Imagine
8 Keepin' It To Myself

CD8 WARMER COMMUNICATIONS (1978)
1 Your Love Is A Miracle
2 Same Feeling, Different Song
3 Daddy's All Gone
4 Big City Lights
5 She's A Dream
6 Warmer Communications
7 The Price Of Our Dream
8 Sweet & Sour
9 One Look Over My Shoulder

CD9 FEEL NO FRET (1979)
1 When Will You Be Mine
2 Please Don't Fall In Love
3 Walk On By
4 Feel No Fret
5 Stop The Rain
6 Atlantic Avenue
7 Ace Of Hearts
8 Too Late To Cry
9 Fire Burning

CD10 SHINE (1980)
1 Our Time Has Come
2 For You, For Love
3 Let’s Go Round Again
4 Whatcha Gonna Do For Me?
5 Into The Night
6 Catch Me (Before I Have To Testify)
7 Help Is On The Way
8 If Love Only Lasts For One Night
9 Shine
10 Into The Night (Reprise)

CD11 VOLUME VIII (1980)
1 Kiss Me
2 Love Won’t Get In The Way
3 Love Gives, Love Takes Away
4 Growing Pains
5 Pick Up The Pieces
6 Person To Person
7 Cut The Cake
8 A Love Of Your Own
9 Queen Of My Soul

CD12 CUPID’S IN FASHION (1982)
1 You’re My Number One
2 Easier Said Than Done
3 You Wanna Belong
4 Cupid’s In Fashion
5 Theatre Of Excess
6 I Believe
7 Is It Love That You’re Running From
8 Reach Out (I’ll Be There)
9 Isn’t It Strange
10 Love’s A Heartache

CD13 ON THE STRIP -The Sunset Sessions'(2020/1980)
1 Let’s Go 'Round Again
2 Whatcha' Gonna Do For Me
3 For You, For Love
4 If Love Only Lasts For One Night
5 Miss Sun
6 Shine
7 Kiss Me
8 Catch Me (Before I Have To Testify)
9 Into The Night
10 Wasn't I Your Friend
11 Love Gives, Love Takes Away
12 Growing Pains
13 Love Won’t Get In The Way

CD14 SELECTED 12" MIXES & RARITIES
1 Let's Go 'Round Again [Dimitri From Paris Remix]
2 Let's Go 'Round Again [Dimitri From Paris Club Dub]
3 Pick Up The Pieces [Early Version]
4 White Water Dreams
5 Look Out Now
6 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me [Live] (Recorded 1976)
7 Walk On By [12" Version]
8 Let's Go Round Again [12" Version]