BADFINGER Wish You Were Here (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. Things went from bad to worse for Badfinger as Warner Bros. ended up pulling their second release after seven weeks in the stores due to their manager squirreling away publishing advance money, prompting a lawsuit by the label's publishing arm. Yet, somehow in the midst of all the chaos, the band delivered its masterpiece. Recorded by Chris Thomas at the Caribou Ranch studio in Colorado and George Martin's AIR studio in London, 1975's Wish You Were Here stands as Badfinger's most cohesive and powerful artistic statement, with stellar contributions by all four of the band's songwriters. It's an album without a weak track, so it's hard to single out any songs, but Ham's "Dennis," Molland's "Love Time," and Evans' "King of the Load" might take the honors. For this Expanded Edition, we've unearthed an unreleased song ("Queen of Darkness"), and uncorked eight new remixes that highlight many un-used vocals and novel instrumental arrangements. The last and best record with the original line-up, now fully unveiled!

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Track Listings

1. Just a Chance
2. Your So Fine
3. Got to Get Out of Here
4. Know One Knows
5. Dennis
6. In the Meantime/Some Other Time
7. Love Time
8. King of the Load
9. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch/Should I Smoke
10. Queen of Darkness (unreleased song)
11. Just A Chance (2018 alternate mix)
12. Your So Fine (2018 alternate mix)
13. Got To Get Out Of Here (2018 alternate mix)
14. Know One Knows (2018 alternate mix)
15. Dennis (2018 alternate mix)
16. In The Meantime / Some Other Time (2018 alternate mix)
17. Love Time (2018 alternate mix)
18. Meanwhile Back At The Ranch / Should I Smoke (2018 alternate mix)