Mungo Jerry – The Albums 1976-81 5CD

Mungo Jerry – The Albums 1976 - 81

This 80 track 5 CD clam shell box set concentrates on the years 1976-1981 in the long lasting and highly successful career of Mungo Jerry.

Disc one features the “Impala Saga” album from 1976, now with six bonus cuts. Features the singles ‘Hello Nadine’ and ‘Don’t Let Go’ plus two rare demos.

The second disc is 1977’s “Lovin’ In The Alleys Fightin’ In The Streets” LP, making its debut on CD. Now with five bonus cuts and featuring the singles ‘Sur Le Pont D’Avignon’, ‘All That A Woman Should Be’ and ‘Heavy Foot Stomp’.

The self-titled “Ray Dorset & Mungo Jerry” from 1978 can be found on Disc 3, again making its debut on CD. Two previously unreleased demos have been added to an album that features the singles ‘Hello It’s You Again’, ‘We’re O.K.’ and ‘Sugar Mama’.

Disc 4 is the “Six A Side” compilation from 1980 which at the time collected a whole batch of non LP singles and B-sides and put them on an album! Seven bonus tracks have been added including rare solo 45’s by vocalist Ray Dorset.

The final disc is 1981’s mainland Europe only “Together Again” album. This featured the singles ‘Stay With Me’ and ‘Rockin’ On The Road’ and has now been joined by six rare bonus cuts.

The detailed booklet contains line notes by noted Rock historian Alan Clayson and is illustrated with numerous picture sleeves from across Europe of all the singles and albums from the time.

Tracklist:
Impala Saga
1-1 Hello Nadine
1-2 Never Mind I've Still Got My Rock 'N' Roll
1-3 Ain't Too Bad
1-4 Too Fast
1-5 Ain't Gonna Work No More
1-6 Impala Saga
1-7 Bottle Of Beer
1-8 Get Down On Your Baby
1-9 Hit Me
1-10 Quiet Man
1-11 Never Mind I've Still Got My Rock 'N' Roll (Reprise)
Bonus Tracks
1-12 Let's Go
1-13 Don't Let Go
1-14 Give Me Bop
1-15 English Girls
1-16 Hello Nadine (Demo Version)
1-17 Just Wanna Dance With You

Lovin' In The Alleys Fightin' In The Streets
2-1 All That A Woman Should Be
2-2 I Could Never Start Lovin' You
2-3 Lovin' In The Alleys An' Fightin' In The Streets
2-4 The Grease
2-5 Dragster Queen
2-6 Heavy Foot Stomp
2-7 Gone To Malaya
2-8 Can't Keep It Down
2-9 Lovin' In The Mornin'
2-10 Just Can't Say Goodbye
Bonus Tracks
2-11 That's My Baby
2-12 Sur Le Pont D'Avignon (Single Version)
2-13 Dragster Queen (Single Version)
2-14 We're Gonna Boogie
2-15 I Do What I Want

Ray Dorset & Mungo Jerry
3-1 Sugar Mama
3-2 Hello It's You Again
3-3 Let's Make It
3-4 Hooray It's Party Time
3-5 Goodtime Goodtime
3-6 Baby Ride My Train
3-7 We're O.K.
3-8 Give It All You've Got
3-9 Get Up An' Dance
3-10 Can't Get To You
3-11 Shadow Of The Trees
Bonus Tracks
3-12 We're O.K. (Demo)
3-13 Shadow Of The Trees (Demo)

Six A Side
4-1 Can't Get Over Lovin' You
4-2 What's Her Name What's Her Number?
4-3 Hello Nadine
4-4 It's A Secret
4-5 Lana
4-6 Sur Le Pont D'Avignon
4-7 Feels Like I'm In Love
4-8 Summertime Holiday
4-9 Hello It's You Again
4-10 All That A Woman Should Be
4-11 Gone To Malaya
4-12 Dancing In The Street
Bonus Tracks
4-13 Why D'Ya Lie To Me
4-14 She Had To Go (The Insiders)
4-15 Rollin' And Strollin' (The Insiders)
4-16 Forgotten Land
4-17 New Way Of Life
4-18 Night On The Town
4-19 Really Had A Good Time

Together Again
1-1 Together Again
1-2 Rockin' On The Road
1-3 Marguerita
1-4 Heart Of Fire
1-5 Knocking On Heaven's Door
1-6 Stay With Me
1-7 Miss You Tonight
1-8 Come Deeper
1-9 Something On My Mind
1-10 How Can I Live A Lie
Bonus Tracks
1-11 Let's Get Started (Short Version)
1-12 Hazel Eyes
1-13 Hey What's Your Name
1-14 Keep Me Up All Night
1-15 9 'Til 5
1-16 My Chair

Label: Cherry Red Records
Released: 2018