Bob Seger
Lookin' Back: The Box
3 CD Compilation
Various Dates & Locations
Studio & Soundboard Recordings
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
CD1
01 American Storm (take 1)
02 American Storm (unknown take)
03 Blue Monday (take 6)
04 Blue Monday (take 7)
05 Blue Monday (take 8)
06 Blue Monday (take 9)
07 Blue Monday (take 11)
08 Blue Monday (take 12)
09 The Fat Man (take 7)
10 Reckless Heart
11 The Ring (alternate version w/ extra verse)
12 Roll Me Away (short instrumental)
13 Sometimes (instrumental)
14 The Ring (extended instrumental version)
15 The Ring (instrumental)
16 Blue Monday (take 13)
17 C'est La Vie (instrumental)
18 Elevator Button (short Instrumental)
19 The Fat Man (take 8)
20 The Fat Man (unknown take)
21 The Fat Man (take 9)
22 Hey Hey Hey Hey
23 House Behind a House (short instrumental)
24 Real at the Time (Solo acoustic)
CD2
01 Air Force ROTC radio spot 1971
02 Sometimes (instrumental)
03 Understanding (rehearsal)
04 Understanding (unknown take 2)
05 Understanding (unknown take 3)
06 Wildfire (instrumental)
07 Wildfire (take 1)
08 Wildfire (take 2)
09 Wildfire (take 1) [diff. source]
10 The Lonely One (Solo acoustic)
05 See Me in the Morning (live)
12 Don't Burn Down the Bridge (live)
13 Still Water
14 I Am Woman, You Are Man
16 All Your Love (live) [incomplete]
CD3
01 Fat Man in the Bathtub (live)
02 Dark Eyes (solo)
03 Hey Hey Hey Hey
04 Reckless Heart
05 The Fat Man
06 The Ring (Alternate version w/ extra verse)
07 The Long Way Home (alternate take)
08 Wildfire
09 Yesterday Rules
10 Can't Hit the Corners No More (edited version)
11 A Man Broken (solo)
12 Carfax Abbey
13 The Ring (instrumental)
This is a great collection of outtakes from the long career of the Motor City's Favorite Son Bob Seger. Bob Seger released his first single "Ballad Of The Yellow Beret" b/w "It's Florida Time" as the vocalist for local Detroit band Doug Brown & The Omens in 1966. The song was a parody of Sgt. Barry Sadler's hit "Ballad Of The Green Beret" and a slam against draft dodgers. Bob went solo soon after and released "East Side Story" b/w "East Side Sound" with his own group Bob Seger & The Last Heard. Under The Last Heard moniker Bob would release 4 more singles. When the band was picked up by Capitol Records they changed the name to The Bob Seger System. The Bob Seger System released 3 albums Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, Noah, and Mongrel before Bob went solo in 1971 with the "Lookin' Back" single. After that Bob released the Brand New Morning album. Brand New Morning featured Bob singing and playing either piano or acoustic guitar. The album is long out of print and Bob actually insists it never be re-released. Seek it out it is a fantastic listen. Bob Seger's career took of when he released the Beautiful Loser album. From there a string of hit albums would follow and the world learned what Detroit knew for a long time....Bob Seger could really rock!
Lookin' Back: The Box
3 CD Compilation
Various Dates & Locations
Studio & Soundboard Recordings
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
CD1
01 American Storm (take 1)
02 American Storm (unknown take)
03 Blue Monday (take 6)
04 Blue Monday (take 7)
05 Blue Monday (take 8)
06 Blue Monday (take 9)
07 Blue Monday (take 11)
08 Blue Monday (take 12)
09 The Fat Man (take 7)
10 Reckless Heart
11 The Ring (alternate version w/ extra verse)
12 Roll Me Away (short instrumental)
13 Sometimes (instrumental)
14 The Ring (extended instrumental version)
15 The Ring (instrumental)
16 Blue Monday (take 13)
17 C'est La Vie (instrumental)
18 Elevator Button (short Instrumental)
19 The Fat Man (take 8)
20 The Fat Man (unknown take)
21 The Fat Man (take 9)
22 Hey Hey Hey Hey
23 House Behind a House (short instrumental)
24 Real at the Time (Solo acoustic)
CD2
01 Air Force ROTC radio spot 1971
02 Sometimes (instrumental)
03 Understanding (rehearsal)
04 Understanding (unknown take 2)
05 Understanding (unknown take 3)
06 Wildfire (instrumental)
07 Wildfire (take 1)
08 Wildfire (take 2)
09 Wildfire (take 1) [diff. source]
10 The Lonely One (Solo acoustic)
05 See Me in the Morning (live)
12 Don't Burn Down the Bridge (live)
13 Still Water
14 I Am Woman, You Are Man
16 All Your Love (live) [incomplete]
CD3
01 Fat Man in the Bathtub (live)
02 Dark Eyes (solo)
03 Hey Hey Hey Hey
04 Reckless Heart
05 The Fat Man
06 The Ring (Alternate version w/ extra verse)
07 The Long Way Home (alternate take)
08 Wildfire
09 Yesterday Rules
10 Can't Hit the Corners No More (edited version)
11 A Man Broken (solo)
12 Carfax Abbey
13 The Ring (instrumental)
This is a great collection of outtakes from the long career of the Motor City's Favorite Son Bob Seger. Bob Seger released his first single "Ballad Of The Yellow Beret" b/w "It's Florida Time" as the vocalist for local Detroit band Doug Brown & The Omens in 1966. The song was a parody of Sgt. Barry Sadler's hit "Ballad Of The Green Beret" and a slam against draft dodgers. Bob went solo soon after and released "East Side Story" b/w "East Side Sound" with his own group Bob Seger & The Last Heard. Under The Last Heard moniker Bob would release 4 more singles. When the band was picked up by Capitol Records they changed the name to The Bob Seger System. The Bob Seger System released 3 albums Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, Noah, and Mongrel before Bob went solo in 1971 with the "Lookin' Back" single. After that Bob released the Brand New Morning album. Brand New Morning featured Bob singing and playing either piano or acoustic guitar. The album is long out of print and Bob actually insists it never be re-released. Seek it out it is a fantastic listen. Bob Seger's career took of when he released the Beautiful Loser album. From there a string of hit albums would follow and the world learned what Detroit knew for a long time....Bob Seger could really rock!
We had a repost request for this box set. A lot of what is on here is on the newer box sets I post about a week ago. Some tracks may not be on those boxes, I haven't compared them track by track.
D'Ling now... thanks so much Dave, this looks fantastic! (Can't wait to see what's on the bonus CD) Really enjoy your blog.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome Ray! And thank you, I'm glad you are enjoying the blog. Hope you enjoy the bonus material..the tracks on it are a little in the grey area so were left unmentioned, but I will say some are from when Bob was just a local musician trying to make it in the business.
ReplyDeleteDave
Your archive is always bringing forth a share that I had not noticed before. As always thankx much.
ReplyDeleteanalogkid
You're welcome analogkid, this is a favorite of mine. I am a huge fan of Bob Seger having grown up waist deep in the Detroit music scene.
Deletejustdave
Just grabbed early Bob Seger ! Classic Detroit ROCK! Was he a regular at the Grande Ballroom? Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteBob Seger was a regular at The Grande Ballroom, Ted's, The Hideout and the other clubs of the day. This box set and a lot more Bob Seger stuff is coming soon.
DeleteDave
Thanks for all the Seger Dave! Can you re-up this box set in Flac when you get a chance? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSure, I'll get that for you the next round of uploads.
DeleteDave
Awesome! Thanks much.
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