Gerry And The Pacemakers: I Like It! Anthology 1963-1966, 3CD

• Gerry And The Pacemakers were the first band to have their first three singles top the UK Singles Chart.

• 3 CD set featuring 98 tracks including the hit singles ‘How Do You Do It?’ (UK #1, US #9), ‘I Like It’ (UK #1, US #17), ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ (UK #1), ‘I’m The One’ (UK #2), ‘Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying’ (UK #6, US #4), ‘Ferry Cross The Mersey’ (UK #8, US #6), ‘It’s Gonna Be All Right’ (UK #24, US #23), ‘I’ll Be There’ (UK #15, US #14), 'Walk Hand In Hand’ (UK #29) and ‘Girl On A Swing’ (US #28).

• The 1963 album ‘How Do You Like It’ (UK #2) is also included and all their nine songs from the soundtrack to the 1964 film Ferry Cross The Mersey in which they starred.

• They were one of the foremost exponents of Merseybeat and shared both a manager, Brian Epstein, and a producer, George Martin, with The Beatles who they often supported. Like The Beatles they started out playing at legendary Liverpool clubs such as The Cavern and successfully followed The Beatles to the USA in 1964 as part of the “British Invasion”.

• In their early days Gerry And The Pacemakers were The Beatles’ biggest rivals though they were soon eclipsed by the Fab Four. The recording of Lennon and McCartney’s ‘Hello Little Girl’ here was intended to be their third single but not originally released.

• All songs from their American and Canadian albums are included, many of which weren’t originally issued in the UK.

• Their entire, exciting concert recorded at the Oakland Auditorium, California on 24 October 1964 is presented in stereo, as well as the four mono mixes of tracks extracted for use on the ‘Gerry In California’ EP, and demonstrates why they were such a popular live act.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1. How Do You Do It?

2.   Away From You

3.   I Like It

4.   It’s Happened To Me

5.   A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues

6.   Jambalaya

7.   Where Have You Been All My Life?

8.   Here’s Hoping

9.   Pretend

10.    Maybelline

11.    You’ll Never Walk Alone

12.    The Wrong Yo Yo

13.    You’re The Reason

14.    Chills

15.    You Can’t Fool Me

16.    Don’t You Ever

17.    Summertime

18.    Slow Down

19.    It’s All Right

20.    I’ll Be There (First Version)

21.    Don’t Ever Stray

22.    Hello Little Girl

23.    I’m The One

24.    You’ve Got What I Like

25.    Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying

26.    Show Me That You Care

27.    I’ll Be There (Second Version – No Strings)

28.    Give Me All Your Love (No Strings)

29.    Come Back To Me (No Strings)

30.    Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Live)

31.    My Babe (Live)

32.   Away From You (Live)

33.    What’d I Say (Live)

DISC TWO

1. Ferry Cross The Mersey

2.   It’s Gonna Be All Right

3.   Why Oh Why

4.   Fall In Love

5.   Think About Love

6.   This Thing Called Love

7.   Baby You’re So Good To Me

8.   I’ll Wait For You

9.   She’s The Only Girl For Me

10.    You You You

11.    It’s Just Because

12.    My Love Forever

13.    I’ll Be There (Second (Single) Version With Strings)

14.    What’d I Say (Studio Version)

15.    Reelin’ And Rockin’

16.    Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On

17.    Rip It Up

18.    You Win Again

19.    Now I’m Alone

20.    My Babe (Studio Version)

21.    I Count The Tears

22.    It’ll Be Me

23.    Skinny Minnie

24.    When Oh When

25.    Hallelujah I Love Her So

26.    Tomorrow

27.    I’ll Make It All Up To You

28.    Give Me All Your Love (With Strings)

29.    Come Back To Me (With Strings)

30.    Walk Hand In Hand

31.    Dreams

DISC THREE

1. Today I’m In Love

2.   La La La

3.   Without You

4.   Girl On A Swing

5.   Fool To Myself

6.   The Way You Look Tonight

7.   The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine

8.   On A Wonderful Day Like Today

9.   Tonight

10.    Strangers In The Night

11.    Who Can I Turn To

12.    See You In September

13.    Pretty Flamingo

14.    The End Of The Rainbow

15.    Guantanamera

16.    Looking For My Life

17.    Anyone At All

Live from the Oakland Auditorium, 24 October 1964 (Stereo)

18.    Introduction (Live)

19.    Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Live)

20.    I Like It (Live)

21.    My Babe (Live)

22.    Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying (Live)

23.    Slow Down (Live)

24.    I’m The One (Live)

25.    Away From You (Live)

26.    A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (Live)

27.    How Do You Do It (Live)

28.    What’d I Say (Live) Stereo Versions

29.    Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying

30.    Ferry Cross The Mersey

31.    It’s Gonna Be All Right

32.    I’ll Be There (Second Version With Strings)

33.    Walk Hand In Hand

34.    Looking For My Life