BADFINGER Badfinger (Expanded Edition + Bonus )

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Most folks point to Badfinger as the greatest power pop band of all time. But, with four accomplished songwriters in Tom Evans, Mike Gibbins, Pete Ham, and Joey Molland, and the creative assistance and imprimatur of The Beatles, Badfinger should have been bigger stars than they were. Their four albums for The Beatles' Apple label get most of the attention, and understandably so, with hits like "Come and Get It," "No Matter What," "Day by Day," and "Baby Blue." But their subsequent two albums for Warner Bros. represent their true creative peak, reached even as the band—and the lives of the members of the band—fell apart. Now, Real Gone Music, together with Badfinger biographer Dan Matovina, is taking a fresh look at Badfinger's brilliant but ill-fated Warner Bros. albums, Badfinger and Wish You Were Here. Remastered by Matovina from the original master tapes for the first time since their maiden release on CD, each reissue offers nearly an album's worth of bonus material offered featuring a pair of unreleased songs. Matovina's liner notes include fresh quotes from producer Chris Thomas, along with rare photos. Due to management malfeasance, label ineptitude, and band turmoil, neither of these albums has ever received its due…these releases set the record straight. Everything seemed rosy when, upon conclusion of their contract with Apple, Badfinger signed a new deal with Warner Bros. in 1973 for a big advance, but right away things went south as the label rushed the band into the studio and ended up releasing Badfinger at about the same time as Apple released the band's last record for the label, Ass. Not to mention Warner Bros. rejected the band's title for the record, For Love or Money, leaving the record without any title at all. Of course, commercial confusion ensued, and Badfinger sold poorly, even though it boasted such solid tunes as "Lonely You," "Shine On," and "Love Is Easy." Our Expanded Edition features the unreleased song "Love My Lady," plus nine more outtakes from the album sessions…time to discover (or rediscover) one of the gems in the band's catalog!

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Track Listings

1. I Miss You
2. Shine On
3. Love Is Easy
4. Song for a Lost Friend
5. Why Don’t We Talk?
6. Island
7. Matted Spam
8. Where Do We Go from Here?
9. My Heart Goes Out
10. Lonely You
11. Give It Up
12. Andy Norris
13. Love My Lady (unreleased song)
14. Shine On (1973 work in progress mix)
15. Song for a Lost Friend (1973 work in progress mix)
16. Island (1973 work in progress mix)
17. Matted Spam (1973 work in progress mix)
18. Where Do We Go from Here (1973 work in progress mix)
19. My Heart Goes Out (1973 work in progress mix)
20. Lonely You (1973 work in progress mix)
21. Give It Up (1973 work in progress mix)
22. Andy Norris (1973 work in progress mix)