Description:
Concentrating on songs that Randy wrote between 1962-1969, this 26 track set acquaints the listener with the original or early versions of songs that have passed into the realms of standards ("I Think It`s Going To Rain Today", "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" and more. "On Vine Street" also features many recordings of songs from Randy`s early days as a staff writer at Metric Music that have never been reissued before in any format. Several of these appear here in stereo for the first time, too.The tracks are: The Biggest Night Of Her Life - Harpers Bizzare, Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear - The Alan Price Set, Mama Told Me Not To Come - Eric Burdon & The Animals, Have You Seen My Baby - Fats Domino, Old Kentucky Home - The Beau Brummels, So Long Dad - Nilsson, Love Story - Rick Nelson, Vine Street (Intro: Black Jack David) - Van Dyke Parks, I`ll Be Home - Lorraine Elisson, I Think It`s Going To Rain Today - Dusty Springfield, I Don`t Want To Hear It Anymore - Scott Walker (first issued as by The Walker Brothers), I`ve Been Wrong Before - Cilla Black, Take Me Away - Jackie Deshannon, Happy New Year - Beverly, Baby, Don`t Look Down - Billy Storm, Friday Night - The O`Jays, Big Brother - Calvin Grayson, Nobody Needs Your Love - Gene Pitney, Just One Smile - The Tokens, I Can`t Remember Ever Loving You - Tammy Grimes, While The City Sleeps - Irma Thomas, Take Her - Frankie Laine, Love Is Blind - Erma Franklin, Somebody`s Waiting - Gene McDaniels, Looking For Me - Vic Dana, They Tell Me It`s Summer - The Fleetwoods.
