Iain Matthews – I Can’t Fade Away – The Rockburgh Years 1978-1984, 6CD 2022 Cherry Red Records

106-track, 6CD Box Set retrospective from singer/songwriter Iain Matthews,• Features 2022 remasters of his four albums with legendary record producer Sandy Roberton (‘Stealin’ Home’, ‘Siamese Friends’, ‘Spot Of Interference’ and ‘Shook’)

This 6CD box set re-presents the four original albums from that era, ‘Stealin’ Home’, ‘Siamese Friends’, ‘Spot Of Interference’ and ‘Shook’, alongside a wealth of previously unissued material culled both from Iain’s own archive and the collections of fans worldwide. Iain’s 1978 BBC In Concert special gets its first official airing on CD; elsewhere, there’s a wealth of live and demo material to delight even the most casual admirer of Matthews’ music.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE:

STEALIN’ HOME
1 Gimme An Inch Girl
2 Don’t Hang Up Your Dancing Shoes
3 King Of The Night
4 Man In The Station
5 Let There Be Blues
6 Carefully Taught
7 Stealin’ Home
8 Shake It
9 Yank & Mary / Smile
10 Slip Away
11 Sail My Soul

BONUS TRACKS
12 Sing Senorita (outtake)
13 Let There Be Blues (demo)
14 Let Me Live Until I See You Again (demo)

BBC IN CONCERT
15 Shake It (live) *
16 Just One Look (live) *
17 Stealin’ Home (live) *
18 Man In The Station (live) *
19 King Of The Night (live) *
20 Payday (live) *

DISC TWO:

SIAMESE FRIENDS
1 You Don’t See Me
2 Survival
3 Heatwave
4 Home Somewhere
5 Crying In The Night
6 The Baby She’s On The Street
7 Hearts On The Line
8 Anna
9 Lies
10 Runaway

BONUS TRACKS
11 You Don’t See Me (live) *
12 Heatwave (live) *
13 Lies (live) *
14 No Reply (live) *
15 Hearts On The Line (live) *

* Previously unreleased

DISC THREE:

SPOT OF INTERFERENCE
1 I Survived The 70’s
2 She May Call You Up Tonight
3 I Can’t Fade Away
4 The Hurt
5 Driftwood From Disaster
6 Why Am I?
7 No Time At All (See How They Run)
8 For The Lonely Hunter
9 See Me
10 Civilisation
11 What Do I Do? BONUS TRACKS
12 The Hurt Stayed (demo) *
13 In No Time At All (demo) *
14 For The Lonely Hunter (live) *
15 I Can’t Fade Away (live) *
16 She May Call You Up Tonight (live) *
17 The Hurt (live) *
18 Driftwood From Disaster (live) *
19 No Time At All (See How They Run) (live) *
20 Civilisation (live) * 21 Payday (live) *

DISC FOUR:

SHOOK
1 Shorting Out
2 Views (Dance Goes On)
3 Wild Places
4 Indiscreet
5 Wish
6 Driver
7 Tomorrow Falls On Saturday
8 Fear Strikes Out
9 Over Under Sideways Down
10 Room Service

BONUS TRACKS
11 Why Don’t We Work On All This (demo) *
12 Work On All This
13 Better Not Stay (demo)
14 What Do You Wish You Could Be (demo)
15 Perfect Timing (demo)
16 Voices (demo)
17 Action (demo)
18 Change (demo)
19 On The Beach

DISC FIVE:

ON THE ROAD AND IN THE STUDIO 1979 – LIVE IN BRUSSELS
1 Stealin’ Home (live) *
2 Just One Look (live) *
3 Lonely Hunter (live) *
4 These Days (live) *
5 Man In The Station (live) *
6 Don’t Hang Up Your Dancing Shoes (live) *
7 Gimme An Inch Girl (live) *
8 Call The Tune (live) *
9 Shake It (live) *
10 Payday (live) *
11 Slip Away (live) *
12 Brown Eyed Girl (live) *

1982 – HI-FI DEMOS
13 Sights In Manhattan (demo) *
14 Views (Dance Goes On) (demo) *
15 Indiscreet (demo) *
16 Out Of My Range (demo) *

DISC SIX:

THE ROCKBURGH YEARS LIVE STEALIN’ HOME LIVE 1978-1979
1 Shake It (live) *
2 Stealin Home (live) *
3 Gimme An Inch Girl (live) *
4 King Of The Night (live) *
5 Man In The Station (live) *
6 Don’t Hang Up Your Dancing Shoes (live) *
7 Call The Tune (live) *
8 Payday (live) *

LIVE IN MILAN 1984
9 I Can’t Fade Away (live) *
10 Indiscreet (live) *
11 Shorting Out (live) *
12 Work On All This (live) *
13 Wild Places (live) *
14 Civilisation (live) *
15 Mr Soul (live) *

* Previously unreleased

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