The Lovin’ Spoonful, a NYC product that formed in the early part of the ’60s, just as Rock was growing, delivered five studio sets for the Kama Sutra label. Their music influenced a round of musicians that went even further with the Pop sounds that the band made. The most visible member of the band, John Sebastion, went on to a solo career, and whose hit, “Welcome Back” themed the Welcome Back, Kotter television series in the ’70s.
On March 27, Strawberry Records (Cherry Red UK) will released a solid and sufficient 7CD Box set that will go through much of The Lovin’ Spoonful collection. In this box will be offered the band’s first four studio issues, the Woody Allen-directed What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) soundtrack as well as the You’re A Big Boy Now soundtrack, and two studio sets after the departure of John Sebastion, one solo set from Zal Yanovsky from 1968 (Alive And Well From Argentina), and the Joe Butler-led Lovin’ Spoonful set – Revelation: Revolution ’69. In addition, a handful of bonus cuts that feature demos, outtakes, alternate mixes, and instrumental mixes.
The 7CD boxed set will be called What A Day For A Daydream: The Complete Recordings 1965-1969. It will be offered on CD and DD.
What A Day for A Daydream: The Complete Recordings 1965-1969 – The Lovin’ Spoonful
CD1 (Do You Believe In Magic – 1965 – Stereo and Mono Versions)
Stereo Mix
01 Do You Believe In Magic
02 Blues In The Bottle
03 Sportin’ Life
04 My Gal
05 You Baby
06 Fishin’ Blues
07 Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind
08 Wild About My Lovin’
09 Other Side Of This Life
10 Younger Girl
11 On The Road Again
12 Night Owl Blues
Mono Mix
13 Do You Believe In Magic
14 Blues In The Bottle
15 Sportin’ Life
16 My Gal
17 You Baby
18 Fishin’ Blues
19 Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind
20 Wild About My Lovin’
21 Other Side Of This Life
22 Younger Girl
23 On The Road Again
24 Night Owl Blues
Bonus Tracks
25 Alley Oop
26 Younger Girl (Demo)
27 Blues In The Bottle (Alternate Take)
28 Wild About My Lovin’ (Alternate Take)
29 Other Side Of This Life (Alternate Instrumental)
30 Night Owl Blues (Complete Take)
CD2 (Daydream – 1966 – Stereo and Mono Versions)
Stereo
01 Daydream
02 There She Is
03 It’s Not Time Now
04 Warm Baby
05 Day Blues
06 Let The Boy Rock And Roll
07 Jug Band Music
08 Didn’t Want To Have To Do It
09 You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice
10 Bald Headed Lena
11 Butchie’s Tune
12 Big Noise From Speonk
Mono
13 Daydream
14 There She Is
15 It’s Not Time Now
16 Warm Baby
17 Day Blues
18 Let The Boy Rock And Roll
19 Jug Band Music
20 Didn’t Want To Have To Do It
21 You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice (mono)
22 Bald Headed Lena
23 Butchie’s Tune
24 Big Noise From Speonk
Bonus Tracks
25 Didn’t Want To Have To Do It (Demo)
26 Jug Band Music (Alternate Instrumental)
27 Daydream (Demo)
CD3 (What’s Up, Tiger Lily? – 1966/ You’re A Big Boy Now – 1967)
What’s Up, Tiger Lily? Soundtrack
01 Introduction To Flick (dialogue by Woody Allen and Lenny Maxwell)
02 Pow (Theme From What’s Up Tiger Lily?)
03 Gray Prison Blues
04 Pow Revisited
05 Unconscious Minuet
06 Fishin’ Blues
07 Respoken
08 A Cool Million
09 Speaking Of Spoken
10 Lookin’ To Spy
11 Phil’s Love Theme
12 End Title
You’re A Big Boy Now Soundtrack
13 You’re A Big Boy Now
14 Lonely (Amy’s Theme)
15 Wash Her Away (From The Discotheque)
16 Kite Chase
17 Try And Be Happy
18 Peep Show Percussion
19 Girl, Beautiful Girl (Barbara’s Theme)
20 Darling Be Home Soon
21 Dixieland Big Boy
22 Letter To Barbara
23 Barbara’s Theme (From The Discotheque)
24 Miss Thing’s Thang
25 March
26 The Finale
Bonus Track
27 Fishin’ Blues (Alternate Instrumental)
CD4 (Hums Of The Lovin’ Spoonful – 1966 – Stereo and Mono Versions)
Stereo Mix
01. Lovin’ You
02. Bes’ Friends
03. Voodoo In My Basement
04. Darlin’ Companion
05. Henry Thomas
06. Full Measure
07. Rain On The Roof
08. Coconut Grove
09. Nashville Cats
10. 4 Eyes
11. Summer In The City
Mono Mix
12 Lovin’ You
13 Bes’ Friends
14 Voodoo In My Basement
15 Darlin’ Companion
16 Henry Thomas
17 Full Measure
18 Rain On The Roof
19 Coconut Grove
20 Nashville Cats
21 4 Eyes
22 Summer In The City
Bonus Tracks
23 Darlin’ Companion (John Sebastian Solo Demo)
24 Rain On The Roof (Instrumental)
25 4 Eyes (Alternate Extended)
26 Full Measure (Instrumental)
27 Voodoo In My Basement (Instrumental)
28 Darlin’ Companion (Alternate Vocal)
CD5 (Everything Playing – 1967 (Stereo and Mono Versions)
Stereo Mix
01 She Is Still A Mystery
02 Priscilla Millionaira
03 Boredom
04 Six O’Clock
05 Forever
06 Younger Generation
07 Money
08 Old Folks
09 Only Pretty, What A Pity
10 Try A Little Bit
11 Close Your Eyes
Mono Mix
12 She Is Still A Mystery
13 Priscilla Millionaira
14 Boredom
15 Six O’Clock
16 Forever
17 Younger Generation
18 Money
19 Old Folks
20 Only Pretty, What A Pity
21 Try A Little Bit
22 Close Your Eyes
Bonus Tracks
23 She Is Still A Mystery (Alternate Version)
24 Only Pretty, What A Pity (Alternate Version)
25 Try A Little Bit (Alternate Version)
CD6 (The Lovin’ Spoonful (Featuring Joe Butler) – 1969 – Revelation: Revolution ’69)
01 Amazing Air
02 Never Going Back
03 The Prophet4. Only Yesterday
05 War Games
06 (Till I) Run With You
07 Jug Of Wine
08 Revelation: Revolution ’69
09 Me About You
10 Words
Bonus Tracks
11 Revelation: Revolution ’69 (Mono Single)
12 Revelation: Revolution ’69 (Single Version – Alternate Vocal)
13 Me About You (Mono Single)
Various Artists – What’s Shakin’? – 1966
Stereo Mix
14 Good Time Music
15 Almost Grown
16 Don’t Bank On It Baby
17 Searchin’
Mono Mix
18 Good Time Music
19 Almost Grown
20 Don’t Bank On It Baby
21 Searchin’
CD7 (Zalman Yanovsky – Alive And Well In Argentina – 1968)
01 Raven In A Cage
02 You Talk Too Much
03 Last Date
04 Little Bitty Pretty One
05 Alive And Well In Argentina
06 Brown To Blue
07 Pricilla Millionaira
08 I Almost Lost My Mind
09 Hip Toad
10 Lt. Schtinckhausen
11 As Long As You’re Here
12 Ereh Er’uoy Sa Gnol Sa