Hello Little Girl - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Lennon, John
Don't You Ever - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
It's All Right - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
You Can't Fool Me - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Murray, Mitch
A Shot of Rhythm and Blues - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Thompson, Terry
Chills - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Goffin, Gerry
I'm the One - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
You've Got What I Like - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Chadwick, Les
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Chadwick, Les
Show Me That You Care - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
She's the Only Girl for Me - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Why Oh Why - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Chadwick, Les
Think About Love - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
I'll Be There [2ND Version -- No Strings] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Darin, Bobby
Give Me All Your Love [Version] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Come Back to Me [Version] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Track Listings (28) - Disc #2
Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
It's Gonna Be All Right - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
I'll Wait for You - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Fall in Love - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Baby You're So Good to Me - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
This Thing Called Love - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
My Love Forever [#] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
It's Just Because - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Rip It Up - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Blackwell, R.A.
Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On - Gerry & the Pacemakers, David
When Oh When - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
What'd I Say - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Charles
I'll Be There [Second (Single) Version] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Darin, Bobby
My Babe - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Dixon
Skinny Minnie - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Cafra, Catherine
It'll Be Me - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Clement, Jack
Reelin' and Rockin' - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Berry, Chuck
You Win Again - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Williams, Hank
I Count the Tears - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Pomus
You You You - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Now I'm Alone - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Williams, Larry [60
My Babe [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Dixon
Away from You [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Chadwick, Les
What'd I Say [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Charles
Give Me All Your Love [With Strings] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Come Back to Me [With Strings][#] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Dreams - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Track Listings (31) - Disc #3
Hallelujah I Love Her So - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Charles, Ray
Tomorrow [#] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
I'll Make It All Up to You [#] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Rich, Charlie
Walk Hand in Hand - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Cowell, C.
Today I'm in Love [#] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, McCoy, Van
La La La - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Without You - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Girl on a Swing - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Miranda, Ralph
The Way You Look Tonight - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Fields, Dorothy
Fool to Myself - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Simon, Paul
On a Wonderful Day Like Today - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Bricusse, Leslie
Tonight - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Bernstein, Leonard
Strangers in the Night - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Kaempfert, Bert
Who Can I Turn To - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Bricusse, Leslie
See You in September - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Edwards, Sherman
Pretty Flamingo - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Barkan
The End of the Rainbow - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Jacobson, Sidney
Guantanamera - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Jacobson, Sidney
Looking for My Life - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Baker, Humphrey
Anyone at All [#] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Williams, Larry [60
I Like It [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Murray, Mitch
My Babe [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Dixon
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Chadwick, Les
Slow Down [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Williams, Larry [60
I'm the One [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Away from You [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Chadwick, Les
A Shot of Rhythm and Blues [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Thompson, Terry
How Do You Do It [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Murray, Mitch
What'd I Say [Live] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Charles
Track Listings (31) - Disc #4
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Chadwick, Les
Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
It's Gonna Be All Right - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
This Thing Called Love - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Reelin' and Rockin' - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Berry, Chuck
Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On - Gerry & the Pacemakers, David
Rip It Up - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Blackwell, R.A.
You Win Again - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Williams, Hank
I'll Be There [2ND (Single) Version] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Darin, Bobby
You You You - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Give Me All Your Love [New Mix] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Dreams - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Hallelujah I Love Her So - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Charles, Ray
I'll Make It Up All Up to You [#] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Rich, Charlie
Walk Hand in Hand - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Cowell, C.
Today I'm in Love [#] - Gerry & the Pacemakers, McCoy, Van
La La La - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Without You - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
Girl on a Swing - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Miranda, Ralph
The Way You Look Tonight - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Fields, Dorothy
A Fool to Myself - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Marsden, Gerry
The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Simon, Paul
On a Wonderful Day Like Today - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Bricusse, Leslie
Tonight - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Bernstein, Leonard
Strangers in the Night - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Kaempfert, Bert
Who Can I Turn To - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Bricusse, Leslie
See You in September - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Edwards, Sherman
Pretty Flamingo - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Barkan
The End of the Rainbow - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Jacobsen, Sidney
Guantanamera - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Angulo, Hector
Looking for My Life - Gerry & the Pacemakers, Baker, Humphrey
2008 four CD box set anthology from the Liverpool band. It includes unreleased tracks, early and 'no strings" versions, all their UK singles, EPs and LP masters with some recordings issued only in the USA and Canada. Hitt... more »ing the top spot with their first three singles, they were a true Mersey Beat phenomena. They rivaled the Beatles in the heydays of that scene and they had a huge following at home and abroad.This CD box set is the definitive collection of the band at its peak. It contains EMI Columbia recordings from January 1963 until November 1966 and their hit singles 'How Do You Do It?', 'I Like It', 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'I'm The One' and 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'. Included are many in both mono and stereo plus the full Oakland Auditorium show, in stereo, which provided the four tracks for the Gerry In California (mono) EP. EMI. 123 tracks.« less
2008 four CD box set anthology from the Liverpool band. It includes unreleased tracks, early and 'no strings" versions, all their UK singles, EPs and LP masters with some recordings issued only in the USA and Canada. Hitting the top spot with their first three singles, they were a true Mersey Beat phenomena. They rivaled the Beatles in the heydays of that scene and they had a huge following at home and abroad.This CD box set is the definitive collection of the band at its peak. It contains EMI Columbia recordings from January 1963 until November 1966 and their hit singles 'How Do You Do It?', 'I Like It', 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'I'm The One' and 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'. Included are many in both mono and stereo plus the full Oakland Auditorium show, in stereo, which provided the four tracks for the Gerry In California (mono) EP. EMI. 123 tracks.
CD Reviews
Enjoyable pop
Christopher Abbot | Oak Bluffs, MA | 06/13/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This set is the latest in a series of boxes that compile complete (or nearly complete) classic discographies of EMI artists from the '60s. The first was released several years ago and was apparently available only in the UK; it contained the EMI masters recorded by the original Animals. More recently, EMI released the superb "Down the Road Apiece", containing everything you'll ever need by (the original) Manfred Mann.
Gerry and the Pacemakers were friendly competitors of the Beatles, and their early hits are just as lively and entertaining as Beatles music circa 1962-1964. Gerry Marsden had a sweet tenor voice that was a kind of Brit equivalent to Roy Orbison, so that pure pop like "How Do You Do It?" (turned down by the Beatles, incidentally) and ballads like "You'll Never Walk Alone" and especially "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" stand up remarkably well today. The band was less successful with rockers--their version of "Slow Down", for instance, can't hold a candle to Lennon and company, and the mangled Franco-Spanglish of "Jambalaya" is unwittingly comic.
Unfortunately, in the years after 1964 or so, the Pacemakers were essentially side-lined as Gerry was groomed as a singer of pop standards; backed by the kind of saccharine orchestrations that do nothing to enhance either the song or the singer, this produced versions of "Strangers In the Night" and "Who Can I Turn To", among others. This dreck appears twice, in mono and in stereo, so that the full horror of the overkill can be enjoyed(?).
Luckily, though, disc 4 also includes stereo masters of "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey"; more important is the inclusion of both the original EP (in mono) and the full recording in stereo of a series of songs recorded live in Oakland, CA. Since the scream level is less than that evident on, say, "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl", the songs themselves--including "Don't Let the Sun", "How Do You Do It?" and "I Like It"--are perfectly audible. The kind of energy and enthusiasm typifies the Pacemakers at their best.
The overall excellence of this set makes it self-recommending to anyone who already loves this music, and the later stuff can safely be sampled once and then forgotten. I hope the series will continue, perhaps with sets for The Hollies, and how about the full Monty for the Nashville Teens?"
The Ultimate Collection of a Great Brit Invasion group!!!!!!
Stephen W. Atkinson | 05/17/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Good time music by one of the best of the British Invasion era bands, Gerry & the Pacemakers!
Most of the collection is in terrific sounding mono. Everything recorded by the group for EMI between 1963 & 1966 is included. Some solo Gerry Marsden is also included.
You know the hits, but so many of the other tracks are just as tuneful melodic, energetic, well written & performed, its staggering!
To top it all off, an entire concert from 1964 recorded in pristine stereo takes up much of disc 3!!!! This was a rockin little combo!!!
Disc 4 contains stereo versions of many hits & interesting lp & b sides.
This 4 disc retrospective of one of the greatest British groups of the 1960's is more than worth the money!
Heres hoping a similar collection is one day issued for Herman's Hermits, Freddie & the Dreamers & the Dave Clark Five!"