Don't Bring Me Down : The Decca Years

The Animals / Eric Burdon & The Animals / Alan Price Rhythm & Blues Combo

* (CD) 2003 Europe - Castle CMRCD766

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1. Inside - Looking Out	12. What Am I Living For?
2. Outcast	13. I Put A Spell On You
3. Don't Bring Me Down	14. That's All I Am To You
4. Cheating	15. She'll Return It
5. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show	16. Help Me Girl
6. Maudie	17. See See Rider
7. Sweet Little Sixteen	18. Mama Told Me Not To Come
8. You're On My Mind	19. I Just Wanna Make Love To You (bonus)
9. Clapping	20. Boom Boom (bonus)
10. Gin House Blues	21. Big Boss Man (bonus)
11. Squeeze Her, Tease Her	22. Pretty Thing (bonus)
When The Animals split with producer Mickie Most and their label Columbia, in 1965, they promptly signed with EMI's biggest rivals Decca Records, appointed American Tom Wilson as their new producer, and continued their run of success. This compiltion features four US/UK Top 20 hits, their Top 5 LP Animalisms, and a bonus four tracks from a rare, limited edition 12", one-sided, pre-Animals EP recorded in 1963 (credited to The Alan Price Rhythm & Blues Combo).
Tracks #1 to #15 were released by The Animals and tracks #16 to #17 by Eric Burdon & The Animals ("Mama Told Me Not To Come" was actually recorded by Eric Burdon with Barry Jenkins and studio musicians for the "Eric Is Here" album).
With a variation in running order and one additional track ("Mama Told Me Not To Come"), this CD contains the same 21 tracks as the Repertoire "Animalisms" CD (Germany 1999 - REP 4772-WY) without the stereo versions of "Don't Bring Me Down", "See See Rider", "Help Me Girl" and "Cheating" which feature as special bonus tracks 22-25 on that CD.
This CD also contains the same track listing as the 1993 Sequel UK CD "Inside Looking Out - The 1965-1966 Sessions".
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