Artist: Les Baroques

Title: The Complete Collection

Year Of Release: 2002

Country: Netherlands

Label: Hunter Music

Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Beat

Audio codec: FLAC | lossless



Tracklist:

CD 1:

01. Silky 2:50

02. My Lost Love 1:53

03. Such A Cad 2:36

04. Summerbeach 2:40

05. I Know 2:33

06. She's Mine 3:00

07. I'll Send You To The Moon 2:33

08. I Was Wrong 2:04

09. Real Love 2:05

10. Frankie's Blues 2:41

11. Troubles 3:38

12. Too Long 2:42

13. O, O, Baby Give Me That Show 2:35

14. My Destiny 2:20

15. Cascard 2:24

16. Why Did She Go 2:54

17. Too Shy To Say Hello 2:53

18. Girls Enough 2:01

19. Silky (Album Version) 2:54

20. I Know (Mono Version) 2:30



CD 2:

01. Working On A Tsjing Tsjang 2:20

02. Dreammaker 2:53

03. Bottle Party 2:44

04. Bread 2:11

05. Love Is The Sun 2:14

06. I Dreamed My Dreams Away 2:22

07. A New Girl Cross The Street 2:52

08. For You 2:31

09. We're Both To Blame 2:11

10. Barbarians With Love 2:37

11. Hold On To Me 2:40

12. Oh, Look How Sweet 2:52

13. The Way You Do The Things You Do 2:58

14. I'm Coming Home Baby 4:43

15. I Want To Tell You 2:36

16. Indication 2:30

17. When You're Feeling Good 2:27

18. Without Feeling, Without Mind 3:11



Members : Frank Muyser (guitar, mouth organ, saxophone), Gerard Schoenaker (vocals), Hans van Emden (guitar), Raymond van Geytenbeek (vocals, drums), René Krijnen (keyboards), Robin Muyser (bass), Bart Terlaak (drums), Ferdi Karmelk (guitar, vocals), Jan Dankmeijer (bass), Michel van Dijk (vocals)



The Complete Collection, although featuring entirely different artwork, is musically identical to the 1995 two-CD set Such a Cad: The Complete Story of Les Baroques. It contains every track Les Baroques ever released, with the exception of their final B-side, 1968's "Pardon Me, I Think I'm Falling in Love." It should stand as the definitive record of one of Holland's best 1960s bands, but is marred by some imperfections. First, there's no getting around the fact that the material comprising disc two -- all recorded after the departure of original lead singer Gary O'Shannon -- is far inferior to the first half of the set. In addition, some of the mixes are different from those heard on vinyl releases, and not necessarily better; the Them-like "She's Mine," their finest song, is missing the horns for some reason, for instance. Nonetheless, disc one, covering the era in which O'Shannon was lead singer and principal songwriter, is a standout in the annals of Continental 1960s rock, with its twisted, somber variations of the organ-R&B-pop sound of Them and the Animals. Other than the singles "Working on a Tsjing-Tsjang" and "Bottle Party," disc two could be the work of a different band, as Les Baroques plod through mediocre blue-eyed soul, pleasantly unmemorable flower-power tunes, and sub-British pop/rock variations. Like Such a Cad: The Complete Story of Les Baroques, this has no liner notes in either Dutch or English, although this has a slightly more detailed discography than the 1995 set.