The Shame Just Drained [Import]

the shame just drained [import]

Track Listings

1. Little Queenie

2. Baby Im A Comin

3. Lisa

4. Imon Fire

5. Wait A Minute

6. Well Make It Together

7. Peter

8. Me And My Machine

9. The Shame Just Drained

10. Mr Riley Of Higginbottom & Clive

11. Kelly

12. Where Old Men Go

13. Johnny No - One

14. Amanda Storey

15. Station On The Third Avenue

16. Do You Have A Soul 3rd Version

17. Check The Bassline

18. Watch Me Burn

19. Where Did You Go Last Night

20. Heaven And Hell

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Import reissue of 1977 compilation includes nine bonus tracks, 'Do You Have A Soul' (3rd Version), 'Check The Bassline', 'Watch Me Burn', 'Where Did You Go Last Night', 'Heaven & Hell', 'Happy Is The Man', 'Land Of Make Believe', 'Coke Jingle #.1' & 'Coke Ads #.2 & 3'. Repertoire.

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The Shame Just Drained [Import]

Average customer rating:

Fractured Originality
Great Easybeats Outtakes, Demos etc.
Wait a Minute!
A Must for the Easybeats Fan
Interesting contents, but for completists.

The Shame Just Drained
The Easybeats
Manufacturer: Repertoire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006YEU
Release Date: 2002-11-14

Tracks:

Little Queenie
Baby Im A Comin
Lisa
Imon Fire
Wait A Minute
Well Make It Together
Peter
Me And My Machine
The Shame Just Drained
Mr Riley Of Higginbottom & Clive
Kelly
Where Old Men Go
Johnny No - One
Amanda Storey
Station On The Third Avenue
Do You Have A Soul 3rd Version
Check The Bassline
Watch Me Burn
Where Did You Go Last Night
Heaven And Hell
Happy Is The Man
Land Of Make Believe
Coke Jingle #1
Coke Ads #2 & 3

Album Description

Import reissue of 1977 compilation includes nine bonus tracks, 'Do You Have A Soul' (3rd Version), 'Check The Bassline', 'Watch Me Burn', 'Where Did You Go Last Night', 'Heaven & Hell', 'Happy Is The Man', 'Land Of Make Believe', 'Coke Jingle #.1' & 'Coke Ads #.2 & 3'. Repertoire.

Customer Reviews:

Fractured Originality.......2006-05-20

I gave this album 4 stars as to not mislead fans of the typical Easybeats sound into thinking this is their definitive album or something. However, this has actually been my favorite Easybeats listening experience I've had so far. After I bought 'Friday On My Mind' I bought 'The Shame Just Drained' about 3 months later not even paying attention to the fact that it's some kind of compilation. I probably never would have got it if I knew. Anyway, I put it on and I couldn't believe what I was hearing! This is the Easybeats? Every song was different and surprising! I couldn't put my finger on the style and the songs just kept amazing me. It was creative (listen to the track "Peter") and yet loud and passionate. It felt like they were erasing the Kinks from my memory. There are a few duds, mostly in the additional 9 tracks, but overall a great body of work. I mean I thought it was an actual album the whole first listen.

I read the liner notes after the drive home listening to it and found out that it's a bunch of demos and aussie only ep releases etc.! I couldn't believe it. The next thing a bought was 'It's 2 Easy' and while the album tracks are great pop, they aren't nearly as inspired as it's bonus tracks like the invigorating "I'll Make You Happy" and the unbelievable "A Very Special Man" that sounds utterly ahead of it's time. 'The Shame Just Drained' is like a whole album of this quirky creative songwriting that could have made them standout a lot more in the 60s.

I've begun to feel that there are two Easybeats; the rumbunctious freeform popsmiths that created material like that on this disc and the subdued assie band struggling to catch the ear of the typical 60s scene at the expence of their originality and legacy. They seemed to have this sense and no one got it so they never used it. They just put out the nice pop tunes and made nice pop records and shelved most of their forward-thinking aggressive material in production 'cause no one understood the value of standing out as opposed to fitting in. Oh well, this is proof that the Easybeats weren't a simple one-hit-wonder merseybeat inflienced outfit. Highly recommended to those who don't see what's special about this band.

Great Easybeats Outtakes, Demos etc........2004-06-21

"The Shame Just Drained" was originally released in 1977 as a 15 track collection of outtakes, rarities, EP-tracks etc. Most of the songs were recorded when the band was at the height of their creativity and productivity around 1967-68.

Most of it is high-class material; some songs were recorded for an aborted album project and most of them are great. Some of the songs are demos recorded for various artists like Los Bravos and Mike Furber. Most of these recordings sound finished and would have been great additions to their regular albums. Especially the title track, "I`m On Fire" and "Wait a Minute" are standouts.

The EP-track "Lisa" is another highlight.

If you like their original albums "Good Friday" and "Vigil" you`re bound to like this one.

This CD version contains 9 bonus tracks.

The alternate version of the great song "Do You Have a Soul" is so close to the original that it`s very hard to tell the difference.

"Heaven and Hell" is a great single which never made it to the charts, possibly because of some controversial lyrics which made some radio-station ban it. This version contains one changed lyric line. "Happy is the Man" and "Land of Make Believe" are 2 more great recordings also in slightly different versions. The Coke Jingles are just fun and actually pretty good.

The CD has been criticized for not containing the original Glenn A. Baker liner notes. I don`t understand this. My copy has them, but they`re printed very diminished, so I think you`ll need you reading-glasses to interpret them.

Maybe some listeners will find the album a little uneven, but for an Easybeats fan, this is a 5 star album.

Wait a Minute!.......2002-02-17

Not bad. Some good songs here. You'd have to be a fanatic to want this, though. The Easybeats were a weird group--a bit like the Kinks and a bit like some vocally challenged combo in a provincial bar in a dusty corner of Australia or North Dakota, circa 1966. They anticipated groups like Family in that the Easybeats would try anything, they didn't really have a style. Their later forays into fake-Motown are truly horrible. So this one does contain a few really classic songs performed not so well. "Me and My Machine" is a great car song; "Wait a Minute" is a minor classic of a power-pop tune. The title track does the Easybeats trademark ominoso trick quite well, with ridiculous backing vocals. Where is Snowy Fleet now?

A Must for the Easybeats Fan.......2001-02-03

Once you've acquired a few of the Easybeats' official albums and have become hooked on this group (nothing else is possible), buy this disc. It consists primarily of demos recorded by the band in 1967 and 1968, plus some tracks from an album that was shelved. The demos are good quality, so don't worry about the sound. There is also a track from their first demo in 1964 and a great shelved single from 1966. This material was originally issued on vinyl with very good liner notes by Glenn Baker, but unfortunately the CD issue omits the notes. The CD issue adds some tracks which belong here (more demos) but also includes some "Good Friday" outtakes which really don't belong here. The Coke ads are fun.

Do not be put off by the "demo" status of many of these tracks. Harry Vanda and George Young were prolific and ambitious songwriters and they recorded these demos to sell their songs. They are very well developed. Indeed tracks like "Peter," "Wait a Minute," and "The Shame Just Drained" are better than most of the tracks released on their official album from 1968, "Vigil" (aka "Falling Off the Edge of the World"). And as for the tracks from the shelved album, "Where Old Men Go" and "Amanda Storey" are quite moving. "Station on Third Avenue" is an endlessly fascinating number, which was covered by the Marmalade. This is top drawer stuff; it's just all in mono.

Interesting contents, but for completists........2000-06-25

As this disc is from the early 90s, it's somewhat indicative of how reissues worked before reissue labels became the enigma they are today. Precious little information is given in the liner notes (which are the same on each CD), and the tracklisting information is only really given in the inner cover.

Having said that, however, Shame Just Drained is a fascinating release, and one that is worthwhile for Easybeats fans. It's basically an outtakes/rarities collection, although it's certainly not limited to alternates; tracks like Shame Just Drained and Lisa are wonderful on their own.

However, quite a few of the songs on this CD are obviously dubbed from acetate and LP (not Repertoire's fault...I'm pretty sure they were this way on the original LP too), and the lack of REALLY GOOD LINER NOTES is something of a downside. Still, it's a worthwhile purchase, and it can be found as a midline import quite easily.

Shame Just Drained
Average customer rating:
Shame Just Drained
Easybeats
Manufacturer: Repertoire/Hepcat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0002B74YM
Release Date: 2002-11-05

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1. Little Queenie
2. Baby Im A Comin
3. Lisa
4. Imon Fire
5. Wait A Minute
6. Well Make It Together
7. Peter
8. Me And My Machine
9. The Shame Just Drained
10. Mr Riley Of Higginbottom & Clive
11. Kelly
12. Where Old Men Go
13. Johnny No - One
14. Amanda Storey
15. Station On The Third Avenue
16. Do You Have A Soul 3rd Version
17. Check The Bassline
18. Watch Me Burn
19. Where Did You Go Last Night
20. Heaven And Hell
See all 24 tracks on this disc