\"[I] kind of [remember the first song I ever wrote], but it's... I've sort of messed with it since. Yeah, I messed about with it over the years and it's... it's now a posh version of the song I first wrote. But... So, I've never released it or anything. Uh, I'm a bit late starter; [I wrote it when I was] probably 17. I don't think it was [about a girl] actually. I can't remember what it was about. I think it was an instrumental to be honest.\"
JL (June 12, 2001 - interview with DJs Mark & Brian on 95.5 KLOS)
Editor's Note: It is assumed that Jeff is speaking of Andicapped here as it fits the general description.
" xAndicapped_popupstats = "
- RT:Unknown
- RD:1964
- RL:Unknown
- WB:JL
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR, VCL), Rob Reader (bass), Dave Walsh (drums), Dave Watson (guitar), John Kerton (VCL), Kevin \"Kex\" Gorin (drums), Dave Merrick (bass), William Watson (harmonica) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL"
xSaturdayNightAtTheDuckPond_popup = "
Andicaps, The - Saturday Night At The Duck Pond This song, only known to have been played live, is described as \"a version of Tchaikovsky's famous Swan Lake\" and is probably a cover of the song by The Cougars from 1963.
" xSaturdayNightAtTheDuckPond_popupstats = "
Andicaps, The - Saturday Night At The Duck Pond - RT:Unknown
- RD:1964
- RL:Unknown
- WB:Unknown
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Rob Reader (bass), Dave Walsh (drums), Dave Watson (guitar), John Kerton (VCL), Kevin \"Kex\" Gorin (drums), Dave Merrick (bass), William Watson (harmonica) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL"
xUnknownTitlesAndicapsThe_popup = "
Andicaps, The - Unknown Titles - Andicaps, The Some songs performed (but not recorded) probably included covers of songs by The Shadows and The Beatles.
" xUnknownTitlesAndicapsThe_popupstats = "
Andicaps, The - Unknown Titles - Andicaps, The - RT:Unknown
- RD:1964
- RL:Unknown
- WB:Unknown
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR, VCL), Rob Reader (bass), Dave Walsh (drums), Dave Watson (guitar), John Kerton (VCL), Kevin \"Kex\" Gorin (drums), Dave Merrick (bass), William Watson (harmonica) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL"
xGreenOnions_popup = "
Chads, The - Green Onions This is a cover of the Booker T. & The MGs song.
" xGreenOnions_popupstats = "
Chads, The - Green Onions - RT:4:13
- RD:1965
- RL:Tettlows Birmingham, UK
- WB:Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr. and Lewis Steinberg
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Margaret Reiss (keyboards), Joe Parsons (bass), Keith Warrender* (GTR), Dave Walsh* (drums) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL (bootlegged)"
xHuggingAndTuggingTheLine_popupstats = "
Chads, The - Hugging And Tugging The Line - Running Time: 3:15
- Record Date: 1965
- Record Location: Tettlows Birmingham, UK
- Written by: Unknown
- Produced by: Unknown
- Performed by: John Williams (VCL), JL (GTR), Margaret Reiss (keyboards), Joe Parsons (bass), Keith Warrender* (GTR), Dave Walsh* (drums) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL (bootlegged)"
xShortDressedWomen_popup = "
Chads, The - Short Dressed Women This is a cover of the Muddy Waters song.
" xShortDressedWomen_popupstats = "
Chads, The - Short Dressed Women - RT:3:53
- RD:1965
- RL:Tettlows Birmingham, UK
- WB:Lafayette Leake (uncomfirmed)
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:John Williams (VCL), JL (GTR), Margaret Reiss (keyboards), Joe Parsons (bass), Keith Warrender* (GTR), Dave Walsh* (drums) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL (bootlegged)"
xPreachingTheBlues_popup = "
Chads, The - Preaching The Blues This is a cover of the Son House song.
" xPreachingTheBlues_popupstats = "
Chads, The - Preaching The Blues - RT:2:06
- RD:1965
- RL:Tettlows Birmingham, UK
- WB:Son House
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:John Williams (VCL), JL (GTR), Margaret Reiss (keyboards), Joe Parsons (bass), Keith Warrender* (GTR), Dave Walsh* (drums) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL (bootlegged)"
xBabyPleaseDontGo_popup = "
Chads, The - Baby Please Don't Go This is a cover of the 1935 Big Joe Williams song, although more than likely they performed it because the band Them (featuring Van Morrison) had a UK hit with the song in 1964.
\"I asked [Keith \"Noddy\" Harrison] if Jeff's quality as a musician was easy to see back then. 'We could all see he was a bit tasty as a guitarist, he used to play Baby Please Don't Go and he totally nailed it, he was spot on.'\"
Author Unknown (June 20, 2006 - Coventry Evening Telegraph)" xBabyPleaseDontGo_popupstats = "
Chads, The - Baby Please Don't Go - RT:2:06
- RD:1965
- RL:Unknown (live performance only)
- WB:Big Joe Williams
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:John Williams (VCL), JL (GTR), Margaret Reiss (keyboards), Joe Parsons (bass), Keith Warrender* (GTR), Keith \"Noddy\" Harrison (drums) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL"
xUnknownTitlesTheChads_popupstats = "
Chads, The - Unknown Titles - The Chads - RT:Unknown
- RD:1965
- RL:Unknown
- WB:Unknown
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:John Williams (VCL, saxophone), JL (GTR), Margaret Reiss (keyboards), Gordon Hughes(keyboards), Joe Parsons (bass), Keith Warrender* (GTR), Dave Walsh* (drums) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL"
xUnknownTitlesTheMadClassix_popup = "
Mad Classix, The - Unknown Titles - The Mad Classix Jeff was with The Mad Classix (sometimes called just \"The Classix\") for only about three weeks before joining the Nightriders.
" xUnknownTitlesTheMadClassix_popupstats = "
Mad Classix, The - Unknown Titles - The Mad Classix - RT:Unknown
- RD:1965
- RL:Unknown
- WB:Unknown
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), John Williams (unknown), Brian Fowdrey* (saxophone), Dave Norris* (rhythm guitar), Johnny Wells* (vocals), John Davies* (bass), Gerry O'Brian (drums) -- *uncomfirmed
- RO:UNL"
xINeedYourLove_popup = "
Wizards, The - I Need Your Love ![](\"ineedyourlove.jpg\")
There is still a lot of controversy and uncertainty on whether JL actually wrote this song performed by the Norwegian band, The Wizards. He has denied it was him on several occasions, however there is no evidence to support that it is anyone else. Here are the known facts.
Evidence supporting that this song is not written by ELO's JL:
- JL has denied that he had anything to do with the song.
- The writing credits are for \"Jeff Lynn\", using a different spelling of the name.
- Members of The Wizards never claim to have met JL and got the song through their agency.
- Members of The Wizards don't know if it's ELO's JL or not.
Evidence supporting that this song is written by ELO's JL:
Fans can make up their own minds on whether they think it is ELO's JL or not.- There is no known \"Jeff Lynn\" in the music industry using that spelling of the name.
- Misspellings are common on English language records printed in Scandanavia during the 1960s.
- Jeff Lynne is known to be finicky some of his early works and doesn't like to discuss it.
- Jeff Lynne is known to claim a song is \"unfinished\" or doesn't exist if it is unreleased and he doesn't care for it.
- Jeff Lynne has been known to obscure the truth about topics for which he is uncomfortable.
- The song is clearly very much influenced by The Beatles' sound and JL is known as a Beatles fanatic.
- The song has a simple melody and simple lyrics, which would be appropriate for an unrefined, immature 16 to 18 year old songwriter (as JL was at the time).
- When presented with the single and asked by a fan at the 2001 PBS show taping whether it was him or not, JL instantly denied having anything to do with the song. However, reports are that it was clear from surrounding fans that Jeff was trying to hide something. (This is pure hearsay evidence, to be sure!)
According to a telephone interview of vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Terje Rψnstad, The Wizards manager at the time (who also produced the song) brought the demo of I Need Your Love with him from England, and more or less demanded that The Wizards should record it. So they made a note-for-note version of the demo. The band did not think about the composer's name at the time, as JL was completely unknown outside Birmingham in March 1966. Much later, when Lynne was a great star, Rψnstad realized that The Wizards had recorded one of his songs.
" xINeedYourLove_popupstats = "
Wizards, The - I Need Your Love - RT:2:03
- RD:March 15th, 1966
- RL:Philips Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
- WB:JL (written on the label as \"Jeff Lynn\")
- PB:Unknown (the producer was the band's English manager at the time the song was recorded)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Per Reidar Rognmo (lead guitar), Ivar Olsen (drums), Jan Harry Hope (bass guitar), Terje Rψnstad (vocals, rhythm guitar)
- RO:Very Last Day 7\" single (1966 Sweden only Fontana TF 721 254)"
xSheilasBackInTown_popup = "
Tinkerbell's Fairydust - Sheila's Back In Town Jeff only contributed to the background party sounds on this song. He never actually joined the band.
\"Sheila's Back In Town was a song that was brought into the studio by a young singer/songwriter called Mel Rabbit. He was introduced to us by our producer, Vic Smith, who told us, 'Mel has a couple of songs he'd like to play for you.' So we had a listen to the songs and we liked the song Sheila [sic] as we could see it would be a fun kind of Beach Boys sort of song. On the day we started recording, it was Halloween. And by the time we had finished recording the backing tracks, it was already about 8PM. By this time, in the control room, it had filled up with a load of different people from other sessions at Decca-- I guess about 30 people, including Mel Rabbit and Jeff Lynne, who were enjoying the party spirit and everybody was consuming wine with gusto. The atmosphere was perfect to get that party sound we wanted. So they set up microphones in the control room and we passed around tambourines, shakers and hand drums for them to beat. They were all asked to clap, sing along with the chorus, and make like a big party, clinking bottles and glasses to get an effect while we sang the vocals in the main studio. It was one of those risky things to try at the time 'cause most of them were drunk. But it worked well. And we mixed the extra parts into the main song. And... Well, yeah, Jeff Lynne's in there somewhere mixed up with everybody else.\"
Steve Maher (late 2008 - RadioELO Argentina)" xSheilasBackInTown_popupstats = "
Tinkerbell's Fairydust - Sheila's Back In Town - RT:2:20
- RD:October 31, 1966
- RL:Decca West Hampstead, London
- WB:Mel Rabbitt
- PB:Patrick A. Meehan Jr.
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Stuart Attride (GTR, keyboards, VCL), Gerry Wade (bass, VCL), Chaz Wade (drums, VCL), Dave Church (VCL) Steve Maher (GTR, VCL), Jeff Lynne (party noises), Mel Rabbitt (party noises), other party noises by unknown
- RO:
- Sheila's Back In Town 7\" single (1968 UK Decca F 12865)
- Tinkerbell's Fairydust CD album (2009 June UK Grapefruit Records 5-013929-180420)
" xFollowMeFollowDemo1_popup = "Tinkerbell's Fairydust - Follow Me Follow (Demo #1) There were actually two demos recorded of Jeff Lynne's Follow Me Follow (which later became an Idle Race song). The first demo was recorded with Jeff Lynne and the band. The second demo was recorded by the band alone, with no Jeff Lynne involvement. The demo that is available as a bootleg is the second version without Jeff's involvement and the first demo is lost and remains unavailable. The eventual studio recording of Follow Me Follow by Tinkerbell's Fairydust that ended up on the B-side of the Sheila's Back In Town single does not feature Jeff Lynne at all. Also, an early title for the song was Zany Bird, but it was eventually changed.
\"Follow Me Follow is a great song and we wanted to record it after Jeff played it to us. The first demo we did was just an acoustic guitar version with vocals. We recorded a demo with Jeff to try and convince Decca management that we should include the track. But they didn't seem very interested and wanted us to record a different song. So then we took it to a better recording demo, this time without Jeff singing on it. And we took it to our producer to listen to. He liked the song and then we recorded it properly the following week at the main studio. We really wanted it to be the next single. But this was not really going to happen as Decca would not allow us a decent budget to do the song properly. We wanted an orchestra. And I never really liked the version that we finally recorded, which Decca insisted in making for the B-side of the single.\"
Steve Maher (late 2008 - RadioELO Argentina)" xFollowMeFollowDemo1_popupstats = "
Tinkerbell's Fairydust - Follow Me Follow (Demo #1) - RT:Unknown
- RD:late 1966
- RL:Unknown
- WB:Jeff Lynne
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Steve Maher (GTR, VCL), Jeff Lynne (GTR, VCL), other artists and instrument uncertain
- RO:UNL"
xItsOnlyTheDog_popup = "
Nightriders, The - It's Only The Dog This song has only ever been released in mono format.
\"With Jeff on GTR and Dave Pritchard on lead VCL The Nightriders re-recorded It's OnlyThe Dog, replacing the version with [previous GTRist] Johnny L. Mann. This single, released November 1966, sounded more like [the band before JL joined and they changed their name from Mike Sheridan's Lot] than what later was to become the typical Idle Race-sound. It was sung by Roger Spencer... Although the song was a great tune, the public took no notice of the record.\"
UNEX
Editor's Note: The above statements contradict on exactly who sang It's Only The Dog. The correct singer is Roger Spencer.\"A... session took place, this time at Hollick and Taylor studios in Handsworth, where [The Nightriders] recorded It's Only the Dog with drummer Roger Spencer on VCL and JL on GTR.\"
Gill, FTM (1996 Idle Race - Back to the Story)" xItsOnlyTheDog_popupstats = "
Nightriders, The - It's Only The Dog - RT:2:15
- RD:1966
- RL:Hollick and Taylor studios in Handsworth, UK
- WB:Wayne/McCracken
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Roger Spencer (drums, VCL), JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass)
- RO:
- It's Only The Dog 7\" single (1966 November UK Polydor 56116)
- Back To The Story Idle Race CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- UK:- Did not chart
- US:N/A"
xYourFriend_popup = "
Nightriders, The - Your Friend This song has only ever been released in mono format.
\"Your Friend was recorded with Dave [Pritchard] singing and Jeff again handling GTR, expanding upon the violin sound which Johnny Mann had developed [on an earlier recorded, non-JL version of the song].\"
Gill, FTM (1996 Idle Race - Back to the Story)" xYourFriend_popupstats = "
Nightriders, The - Your Friend - RT:3:22
- RD:1966
- RL:Hollick and Taylor studios in Handsworth, UK
- WB:Wilde
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), JL (GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- It's Only The Dog 7\" single (1966 November UK Polydor 56116)
- Back To The Story Idle Race CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
" xUnknownTitlesTheNightriders_popupstats = "Nightriders, The - Unknown Titles - The Nightriders - RT:Unknown
- RD:1966
- RL:Unknown
- WB:Unknown
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), JL (GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL"
xHereWeGoRoundTheLemonTree_popup = "
Idle Race - Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree This song has only ever been released in mono format. When released by The Move (no Jeff Lynne involvement) on the B-side of their Flowers In The Rain 7\" single (Regal Zonophone RZ 3001), the title is listed as (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree. On the Idle Race single, the parentheses were removed and the title is listed as simply Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree.
\"[Roy] Wood sang harmony on the Idle Race's 1967 cover of his (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree...\"
Ira Robbins (1990 liner notes for Afterglow)\"[Roy] Wood sang harmony on the Idle Race's 1967 cover of his (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree...\"
Ira Robbins (1995 liner notes for Strange Magic: The Best Of Electric Light Orchestra)\"Roy Wood still had contact with his old mates and also was impressed by Jeff's talents, so he offered them his new song Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree to give them a good start. [...] All were sure this was to become an enormous success and the group recorded the song. But unfortunately something went wrong: The Move recorded the song as well, just for fun to use it as an album track. When their record company Regal Zonophone heard the tune, they were so enthusiastic about it, they put it on the flipside of [The Move single] Flowers In The Rain, against Roy's wishes. Flowers In The Rain was released in the same week in which The Idle Race's Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree should have been and was a monster hit for The Move. Therefore the B-side got heavy airplay too. So Liberty Records (The Idle Race's record company) became aware and held back the release of the single in England. Finally, the single was only released in the US and Continental Europe to prevent The Idle Race from getting known as a cover band...\"
UNEX\"Amongst the first tracks recorded [with studio engineers Eddie Offord and Gerald Chevin] was the Roy Wood song Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree, the subject matter and style of which fit neatly into the whimsical, psychadelic direction in which The Idle Race were heading.\"
Gill, FTM (1996 Idle Race - Back to the Story)\"Late in 1967, Lynne's proto-hippie combo covered Wood's (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree on 45.\"
Mark Paytress (January 2008 - Looking On remaster liner notes)\"Lynne had been Wood's replacement in The Night Riders [sic], and the pair had enjoyed a mutual respect for each other's work ever since. The Idle Race had covered Wood's (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tgfree in 1967, and the pair had worked together on the demo for Blackberry Way in Lynne's home studio.\"
Mark Paytress (October 2008 - Anthology 1966 - 1972 liner notes)" xHereWeGoRoundTheLemonTree_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree - RT:2:44
- RD:1967
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:Roy Wood
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums), Roy Wood (background VCL)
- RO:
- Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree 7\" single (1967 September USA Liberty 55997)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- UK:- Did not chart
- US:N/A"
xMyFathersSon_popup = "
Idle Race - My Father's Son This song has only ever been released in mono format.
\"The B-side [to Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree,] My Father's Son was in fact written by David Pritchard and not by Jeff as credited on later compilation albums.
UNEX" xMyFathersSon_popupstats = "
Idle Race - My Father's Son - RT:2:15
- RD:1967
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:Dave Pritchard
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), JL (GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree 7\" single (1967 September USA Liberty 55997)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xImpostersOfLifesMagazine_popup = "Idle Race - Imposters Of Life's Magazine This song has only ever been released in mono format.
" xImpostersOfLifesMagazine_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Imposters Of Life's Magazine - RT:2:21
- RD:1967
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Imposters of Life's Magazine 7\" single (1967 October UK Liberty LBF 1 15026)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- UK:- Did not chart
- US:N/A"
xSittingInMyTree_popup = "
Idle Race - Sitting In My Tree This song has only ever been released as mono and electronically processed stereo (a technique where the mono is converted to an imitation stereo).
" xSittingInMyTree_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Sitting In My Tree - RT:1:59
- RD:1967
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin & The Idle Race
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Imposters of Life's Magazine 7\" single (1967 October UK Liberty LBF 1 15026)
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- COV:The Tables on their The Tables Play Idle Race EP (2000)"
xSittingInMyTreeElectronicallyProcessedStereoVersion_popup = "
Idle Race - Sitting In My Tree (Electronically Processed Stereo Version) The electronically processed stereo version of Sitting In My Tree has only ever appeared on the re-issue of Birthday Party on Sunset from 1976.
" xSittingInMyTreeElectronicallyProcessedStereoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Sitting In My Tree (Electronically Processed Stereo Version) - RT:1:59
- RD:1967
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin & The Idle Race
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)"
xSkeletonAndTheRoundabout_popup = "
Idle Race - Skeleton And The Roundabout The mono version is a separate mix prepared from the stereo master. As such, there are some noticeable variations which include two of the \"climb aboard my roundabout\" lines being cut from the end and a longer \"la la la\" section at the end. There are also additional backing vocals heard over the \"I've filled this fair with custom have I not\" and \"I meet the man who owns the ghost train he says you're just great\" lines.
JL sings about the skeleton in the song as \"skellington\".
\"Skeleton And The Roundabout, yeah, that was a weird sort of thing. I look back those and I think, 'Oh!' I cringe because it's so strange, y'know. But then I think that was better because it was straight, not caring what anybody else thought about it, y'know, which is a good thing.\"
JL (October 28, 1986 - City To City BBC Radio Show)" xSkeletonAndTheRoundabout_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Skeleton And The Roundabout - RT:2:21
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Skeleton And The Roundabout 7\" single (1968 March UK Liberty LBF 1 15054)
- Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)
- COV:The Tables on their The Tables Play Idle Race EP (2000)"
xKnockingNailsIntoMyHouse_popup = "
Idle Race - Knocking Nails Into My House This song has only ever been released in mono format.
" xKnockingNailsIntoMyHouse_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Knocking Nails Into My House - RT:2:27
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Skeleton And The Roundabout 7\" single (1968 March UK Liberty LBF 1 15054)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- COV:Ambrose Slade on their Beginnings album (1969)"
xSkeletonAndTheRoundaboutStereoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Skeleton And The Roundabout (Stereo Version) - RT:2:26
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 LP album (1989 UK Harvest SHSM 2031)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 CD album (1989 UK Harvest CDP 7 92585 2)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- UK:- Did not chart
- US:N/A"
xHappyBirthday_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Happy Birthday - RT:0:23
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:Mildred J. Hill & Patti S. Hill
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 LP album (1989 UK Harvest SHSM 2031)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 CD album (1989 UK Harvest CDP 7 92585 2)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xBirthdayThe_popup = "Idle Race - Birthday, The \"I heard [The Birthday] on a compilation by Idle Race frontman Jeff Lynne years ago and I've always admired him. He's one of the best in terms of melody writing, I think. The basis of the song is a story about a woman who throws a birthday party and no one turns up. It's quite Beatlesy, like most things Jeff Lynne did, but his narratives are completely original every time.\"
Euro Childs (March 3, 2006 - Metro UK newspaper)" xBirthdayThe_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Birthday, The - RT:3:00
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- I Like My Toys unissued 7\" single (1968 September UK Liberty LBF 1 15129)
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 LP album (1989 UK Harvest SHSM 2031)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 CD album (1989 UK Harvest CDP 7 92585 2)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- COV:
- The Move on BBC's Pop Session (April 1, 1969)
- The Fall on their The Less You Look, The More You Find album (1997)
" xILikeMyToys_popupstats = "Idle Race - I Like My Toys - RT:2:12
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- I Like My Toys unissued 7\" single (1968 September UK Liberty LBF 1 15129)
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- UK:- Did not chart
- US:N/A
- COV:
- Ed Stewart on a I Like My Toys single (1968)
- Kenny Everett for a 1970s radio jingle
- The Tables on their The Tables Play Idle Race EP (2000)
" xMorningSunshine_popupstats = "Idle Race - Morning Sunshine - RT:1:48
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- End Of The Road 7\" single (1968 June UK Liberty LBF 1 15101)
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Skeleton And The Roundabout 7\" single (1976 January UK United Artists UP 36060)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 LP album (1989 UK Harvest SHSM 2031)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 CD album (1989 UK Harvest CDP 7 92585 2)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- COV:Jeremy on the Lynne Me Your Ears tribute album (2001)"
xFollowMeFollow_popup = "
Idle Race - Follow Me Follow On Follow Me Follow, Dave Pritchard is singing all the verses, while JL sings the choruses.
" xFollowMeFollow_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Follow Me Follow - RT:2:48
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March verify USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 CD album (1989 UK Harvest CDP 7 92585 2)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- COV:
- Mike Sheridan on his Follow Me Follow single (1970)
- Tinkerbell's Fairydust on the Sheila Is Back In Town single (1969) (date uncertain)
" xOnWithTheShow_popupstats = "Idle Race - On With The Show - RT:2:22
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xLuckyMan_popupstats = "Idle Race - Lucky Man - RT:2:38
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xMrsWard_popupstats = "Idle Race - Mrs. Ward - RT:2:14
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xPieInTheSky_popupstats = "Idle Race - Pie In The Sky - RT:2:27
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:Dave Pritchard
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)"
xLadyWhoSaidSheCouldFlyThe_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Lady Who Said She Could Fly, The - RT:2:22
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xEndOfTheRoad_popupstats = "Idle Race - End Of The Road - RT:2:09
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- End Of The Road 7\" single (1968 June UK Liberty LBF 1 15101)
- Birthday Party stereo LP album (1968 September UK Liberty LBS 83132)
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- UK:- Did not chart
- US:N/A
- COV:
- Yukio Yung on his JL EP (1993)
- The Tables on their The Tables Play Idle Race EP (2000)
" xHappyBirthdayMonoVersion_popupstats = "Idle Race - Happy Birthday (Mono Version) - RT:0:23
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:Mildred J. Hill & Patti S. Hill
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xBirthdayTheMonoVersion_popup = "
Idle Race - Birthday, The (Mono Version) The mono version is a separate mix prepared from the stereo master. As such, there are some noticeable variations which include a five second shorter fade-out and additional a keyboard or guitar heard during the first \"how is it noone came\".
" xBirthdayTheMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Birthday, The (Mono Version) - RT:2:52
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xILikeMyToysMonoVersion_popup = "
Idle Race - I Like My Toys (Mono Version) The mono version is a separate mix prepared from the stereo master. As such, there are some noticeable variations which include a four second longer fade out.
" xILikeMyToysMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - I Like My Toys (Mono Version) - RT:2:12
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xMorningSunshineMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Morning Sunshine (Mono Version) - RT:1:48
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xFollowMeFollowMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Follow Me Follow (Mono Version) - RT:2:44
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xOnWithTheShowMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - On With The Show (Mono Version) - RT:2:22
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xLuckyManMonoVersion_popup = "
Idle Race - Lucky Man (Mono Version) The mono version is a separate mix prepared from the stereo master. As such, there are some noticeable variations which include a cut of the third \"bobble-bobble-bobble-bay\" sequence at the fade-out.
" xLuckyManMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Lucky Man (Mono Version) - RT:2:29
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xMrsWardMonoVersion_popup = "
Idle Race - Mrs. Ward (Mono Version) The mono version is a separate mix prepared from the stereo master. As such, there are some noticeable variations which include a \"soldier\" voice in the background right after \"fight and die\" in the last verse. Also, the bells during the ending chorus are mixed louder.
" xMrsWardMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Mrs. Ward (Mono Version) - RT:2:14
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xPieInTheSkyMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Pie In The Sky (Mono Version) - RT:2:27
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:Dave Pritchard
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xLadyWhoSaidSheCouldFlyTheMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Lady Who Said She Could Fly, The (Mono Version) - RT:2:22
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xEndOfTheRoadMonoVersion_popup = "
Idle Race - End Of The Road (Mono Version) The mono version is a separate mix prepared from the stereo master. As such, there are some noticeable variations which include, just before the circus music, only has 2 \"oohs\" (whereas the stereo version has 3 \"oohs\".
" xEndOfTheRoadMonoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - End Of The Road (Mono Version) - RT:2:09
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Birthday Party mono LP album (1968 October UK Liberty LBL 83132E)"
xPieInTheSkyAlternateStereoVersion_popup = "
Idle Race - Pie In The Sky (Alternate Stereo Version) This version, which includes an additional \"la la la\" section at the end was first used on the USA The Birthday Party LP and has been used on all subsequent reissues of the song, making the original UK version a rarity.
" xPieInTheSkyAlternateStereoVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Pie In The Sky (Alternate Stereo Version) - RT:2:23
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:Dave Pritchard
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- The Birthday Party LP album (1969 March USA Liberty LST 7603)
- Birthday Party LP (1976 UK Sunset SLS 50381)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xLuckyManAlternateVersion_popup = "Idle Race - Lucky Man (Alternate Version) The difference between this version and the Birthday Party album version is that it is an early experimental version with a different arrangement, mainly around timing, drums and keyboards. It is also mono only.
" xLuckyManAlternateVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Lucky Man (Alternate Version) - RT:2:35
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin & The Idle Race
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Back To The Story Idle Race CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)"
xFollowMeFollowAlternateVersion_popup = "
Idle Race - Follow Me Follow (Alternate Version) The difference between this version and the Birthday Party album version is that it is an early experimental version without the full orchestra. JL plays the violin parts at the beginning of the song, but otherwise no strings. It's also shorter than the released version, missing half of the second verse and one final chorus after the second verse. It is also mono only.
" xFollowMeFollowAlternateVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Follow Me Follow (Alternate Version) - RT:1:56
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Advision Studios London, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin & The Idle Race
- EB:Eddie Offord & Gerald Chevin
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Back To The Story Idle Race CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)"
xHeyGrandma_popup = "
Idle Race - Hey Grandma This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Moby Grape song.
" xHeyGrandma_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Hey Grandma - RT:2:25 (approximate)
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:J. Miller/D. Stevenson
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only) (bootlegged)"
xPurpleHaze_popup = "
Idle Race - Purple Haze This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song.
\"Another performance of The Idle Race, doing Purple Haze is still lying in the vaults.\"
UNEX\"And there's one [BBC] tape I've always wanted to get hold of again. And it was me doing Jimi Hendrix, Purple Haze. It must have been crap when I think about it, 'cause I'd only just learned how to do the big, loud wobbly guitar.\"
JL (June 2 & 9, 2001 - Mr. Blue Sky: The JL Story 2001 BBC 2 Radio show)" xPurpleHaze_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Purple Haze - RT:Unknown
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:Jimi Hendrix
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only)"
xDebora_popup = "
Idle Race - Debora This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Tyrannosaurus Rex song adding in a rather lengthy guitar bit in the middle that includes riffs from The Beatles' Get Back, The Doors' Hello I Love You and other popular rock songs of the time.
\"The friendship between the [JL and Marc Bolan] began when the Idle Race performed an electric, supercharged cover of Deborah. Marc witnessed this one night and according to the band, their version made such an impression on him it influenced his decision to change from performing acoustically to electric. An acetate recording of the live performance has recently been discovered and should appear on an Idle Race anthology later in 2003, so everyone will have the chance to judge for themselves.\"
Author Unknown (March 31, 2003 - website only expanded liner notes for ELO 2 remaster CD)" xDebora_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Debora - RT:7:39 (approximate)
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:Marc Bolan
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only) (bootlegged)"
xBigLegEmma_popup = "
Idle Race - Big Leg Emma This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Frank Zappa song.
" xBigLegEmma_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Big Leg Emma - RT:Unknown
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:Frank Zappa
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only)"
xMellowYellow_popup = "
Idle Race - Mellow Yellow This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Donovan song.
" xMellowYellow_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Mellow Yellow - RT:Unknown
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:Donovan
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only)"
xPeopleAreStrange_popup = "
Idle Race - People Are Strange This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Doors song.
" xPeopleAreStrange_popupstats = "
Idle Race - People Are Strange - RT:UnknownT
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only)"
xBornToBeWild_popup = "
Idle Race - Born To Be Wild This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Steppenwolf song.
\"The Idle Race [performed for the BBC a] version of Born To Be Wild for which I'm trying to track down a non-bootleg sound quality version. Anyone out there with a copy?\"
Rob Caiger (December 28, 2004 - Useless Information mailing list)" xBornToBeWild_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Born To Be Wild - RT:4:08 (approximate)
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:Mars Bonfire
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only) (bootlegged)"
xBlueberryBlue_popup = "
Idle Race - Blueberry Blue This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Lemon Pipers song.
" xBlueberryBlue_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Blueberry Blue - RT:2:25 (approximate)
- RD:1967 or 1968
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:Leka/Pinz
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only) (bootlegged)"
xFranticDesolation_popup = "
Idle Race - Frantic Desolation This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Sopwith Camel song.
" xFranticDesolation_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Frantic Desolation - RT:1:22 (approximate)
- RD:1968 or 1969
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:MacNeil/Kraemer
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only) (bootlegged)"
xLoveMeTwoTimes_popup = "
Idle Race - Love Me Two Times This song is known only to have been played live. No known studio recording exists. This is a cover of the Doors song.
" xLoveMeTwoTimes_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Love Me Two Times - RT:2:44 (approximate)
- RD:1968 or 1969
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:The Doors
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only) (bootlegged)"
xToldYouTwice_popup = "
Idle Race - Told You Twice This song is known only to have been played live while JL was still with the Idle Race. The band later recorded the song as the B-side of the In The Summertime single, but that version has no JL involvement.
" xToldYouTwice_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Told You Twice - RT:4:47 (approximate)
- RD:1968 or 1969
- RL:Unknown (live only)
- WB:Dave Pritchard
- PB:Unknown (possibly Bernie Andrews)
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), JL (GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:UNL (live performance only) (bootlegged)"
xBlackberryWayDemo_popup = "
Move, The - Blackberry Way (Demo) \"The reason I [recorded the demo for Blackberry Way at Jeff's house] is 'cause Jeff was the only person that I knew that had a mellotron in his front room and it was the only way in those days we could get string sounds and it was great. It was quite late at night. Jeff and I had been 'round the pub. I played him this idea I've got for a song and he says, 'Oh, why don't we put it down?' He's got a sound-on-sound tape machine made by B&O, Bang and Olufsen. We were working on it for a while and then decided to put this vocal on. And of course, Jeff's parents were sleeping in the room above the room that we were using. In order not to keep them awake I did the lead vocals kneeling on the floor with the microphone and Jeff and a couple of other guys had a pillow 'round my face so that they couldn't hear it upstairs. It was quite funny. And I was sort of laughing all the way through it.\"
Roy Wood (September 30, 1994 - Roy Wood: The Wizzard of Rock article in Goldmine)\"A demo version of [Blackberry Way] was actually recorded by Roy in JL's parent's house in Birmingham. Roy: 'It was quite late that night and unfortunately his parents bedroom was situated directly over the room that was used for recording. My voice tends to be rather loud when I sing the high notes, so I ended up singing the vocals [while] kneeling on the floor with Jeff and another guy called Roger Spencer squashing a big load of pillows around my face, so I didn't wake his parents up!'\"
UNEX\"[In 1968], Roy demoed Blackberry Way, The Move's biggest hit, at Lynne's makeshift home studio.\"
Mark Paytress (January 2008 - Looking On remaster liner notes)\"Lynne had been Wood's replacement in The Night Riders [sic], and the pair had enjoyed a mutual respect for each other's work ever since. The Idle Race had covered Wood's (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree in 1967, and the pair had worked together on the demo for Blackberry Way in Lynne's home studio.\"
Mark Paytress (October 2008 - Anthology 1966 - 1972 liner notes)" xBlackberryWayDemo_popupstats = "
Move, The - Blackberry Way (Demo) - RT:Unknown
- RD:1968
- RL:JL's parent's home, Birmingham, UK
- WB:Roy Wood
- PB:Roy Wood (possibly JL had input as well)
- EB:Roy Wood & JL
- FB:Roy Wood (VCL), JL (unknown), Roger Spencer (unknown)
- RO:UNL"
xDaysOfTheBrokenArrows_popup = "
Idle Race - Days Of The Broken Arrows This song has only ever been released in mono format.
\"[Liberty] accepted Jeff's claim to be the producer for [the Idle Race's] next recordings. This was very unusual, because he was quite a newcomer without much experience, so Liberty sent Noel Walker along to the studio to help him. But after the recording of the next single Days Of The Broken Arrows it became evident that he wasn't needed at all. The single was released in April 1969 and was one of the most progressive and modern songs up to that time. Another great tune be The Idle Race but unfortunately also another miss.\"
UNEX\"Days Of Broken Arrows [sic] was [Idle Race's] penultimate British single in May 1969.\"
David Wells (July 2005 - Brumbeat: the Story of the 60s Midlands Sound)" xDaysOfTheBrokenArrows_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Days Of The Broken Arrows - RT:3:51
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Days Of The Broken Arrows 7\" single (1969 April UK Liberty LBF 1 15218)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Brumbeat: the Story of the 60s Midlands Sound Various Artists CD album (2006 February 20 UK CMEDD 1146)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- UK:- Did not chart
- US:N/A
- COV:
- Liquor Giants on their Something Special for the Kids (1997)
- Cheap Trick on their Baby Talk single (1996)
" xWornRedCarpet_popup = "Idle Race - Worn Red Carpet This song has only ever been released in mono format.
\"...The B-side [of Days Of The Broken Arrows], a Dave Pritchard song called Worn Red Carpet was released as Jeff's very first alone produced track, and performed live at the Top Gear show. When it was released later on vinyl the record company misprinted the title as Warm Red Carpet!\"
UNEX" xWornRedCarpet_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Worn Red Carpet - RT:3:01
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:Dave Pritchard
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Days Of The Broken Arrows 7\" single (1969 April UK Liberty LBF 1 15218)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xDaysOfTheBrokenArrowsAlternateVersion_popup = "Idle Race - Days Of The Broken Arrows (Alternate Version) The difference between this version and the original single version is that the opening slow portion of the song is moved in place of the normal bridge, with the normal bridge missing altogether. It also has different verses and different arrangement of verses and choruses after the bridge. And the ending changes to a slower tempo with GTR only and no fading. It is also mono only.
" xDaysOfTheBrokenArrowsAlternateVersion_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Days Of The Broken Arrows (Alternate Version) - RT:3:39
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:Back To The Story Idle Race CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)"
xComeWithMe_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Come With Me - RT:2:45
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- Come With Me 7\" single (1969 July UK Liberty LBF 1 15242)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 LP album (1989 UK Harvest SHSM 2031)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 CD album (1989 UK Harvest CDP 7 92585 2)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- UK:- Did not chart
- US:N/A"
xSeaOfDreams_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Sea Of Dreams - RT:3:13
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xGoingHome_popupstats = "Idle Race - Going Home - RT:3:44
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xRemindsMeOfYou_popupstats = "Idle Race - Reminds Me Of You - RT:2:54
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:Dave Pritchard
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), JL (GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- Come With Me 7\" single (1969 July UK Liberty LBF 1 15242)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xMrCrowAndSirNorman_popup = "Idle Race - Mr. Crow And Sir Norman \"One of the tracks recorded, Mr. Crow And Sir Norman was not only a unique moment in terms of sound and production but also because of the inclusion of Mike Batt. 'We recorded that one with Mike Batt on accordian. Mike was a keyboard player who worked for Liberty Records, and he was also a score writer. He came down to the studio, and three of us ended up playing accordian-- me, Roger and Mike. It was a bit chaotic-- one of us holding it, one was pushing and pulling it, and Mike Batt was playing the keys!', recalls Dave Pritchard of the session.\"
UNEX\"There were moments of madness and mayhem in certain tracks [on the Idle Race album], not least, Mr. Crow And Sir Norman which featured Mike Batt as one of the three accordian players-- all playing the same accordian at the same time!\"
Gill, FTM (1996 Idle Race - Back to the Story)" xMrCrowAndSirNorman_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Mr. Crow And Sir Norman - RT:3:17
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR, accordian), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums, accordian), Mike Batt (accordian)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xPleaseNoMoreSadSongs_popupstats = "Idle Race - Please No More Sad Songs - RT:3:20
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
- COV:
- Rick Price on his Talking To The Flowers album (1971)
- Tremeloes on their Tremeloes Boxed! album (2000)
" xGirlAtTheWindow_popup = "Idle Race - Girl At The Window JL pays tribute to his favorite band, The Beatles, in Girl At The Window by beginning the second verse with their names in the line: \"John and Paul and Ringo and George were playing lovely tunes.\"
" xGirlAtTheWindow_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Girl At The Window - RT:3:44
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 LP album (1989 UK Harvest SHSM 2031)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 CD album (1989 UK Harvest CDP 7 92585 2)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xBigChiefWoollyBosher_popupstats = "Idle Race - Big Chief Woolly Bosher - RT:5:15
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- Light At The End Of The Road LP album (1985 UK See For Miles SEE 60)
- A Message From The Country: The JL Years 1968 - 1973 CD album (1989 UK Harvest CDP 7 92585 2)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xSomeoneKnocking_popupstats = "Idle Race - Someone Knocking - RT:2:56
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:Dave Pritchard
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:Dave Pritchard (VCL, rhythm GTR), JL (GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xBetterLifeATheWeathermanKnows_popupstats = "Idle Race - Better Life, A (The Weatherman Knows) - RT:2:45
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xHurryUpJohn_popupstats = "Idle Race - Hurry Up John - RT:3:33
- RD:1969
- RL:Trident Studios, UK
- WB:JL
- PB:JL
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (VCL, GTR), Dave Pritchard (rhythm GTR), Greg Masters (bass), Roger Spencer (drums)
- RO:
- Idle Race LP album (1969 June UK Liberty LBS 83221)
- The Best Of Idle Race Featuring JL CD album (1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 60)
- Back To The Story CD album (1996 UK EMI/Premier 8 38162 2)
- Back To The Story CD album (2007 April 16 UK EMI/Zonophone 385 3042)
" xMorning_popup = "Idle Race - Morning It is clear that Idle Race recorded the Dave Morgan song Morning (not to be confused with the JL song Morning Sunshine), but it's unclear if it was while Jeff was still in the band.
\"[The Dave Morgan song] Morning was recorded but not released by The Idle Race.\"
Author Unknown (late 2004 - ftmusic.com website)\"Yes, [the Idle Race's Morning] will be [included in the box set that's in the works].\"
Rob Caiger (February 27, 2005 - Showdown mailing list)" xMorning_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Morning - RT:Unknown
- RD:1968 or 1969
- RL:Unknown
- WB:Dave Morgan
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), other artists and instruments unknown
- RO:UNL"
xIdleRaceUnknownAlternateVersions_popup = "
Idle Race - Idle Race - Unknown Alternate Versions It is known that there are some alternate and unreleased versions of some of Idle Race's songs that are anticipated to be on the long awaited 5-CD boxed set, but they have not yet been released. It is unknown if these songs are from the Birthday Party, Idle Race or various single sessions, or even if they have JL involvement at all.
\"[For the planned Idle Race boxed set] there is more Nightriders material [featuring JL], live tracks and BBC sessions, plus unreleased material from all the albums, session tracks, alternate versions, etc, etc. That's what boxsets enable us to do, present rarities and material that wouldn't fit on a single CD. Two entirely different ways of presenting a group's music.\"
Rob Caiger (January 9, 2006 - Showdown mailing list)" xIdleRaceUnknownAlternateVersions_popupstats = "
Idle Race - Idle Race - Unknown Alternate Versions - RT:Unknown
- RD:1968 or 1969
- RL:Unknown
- WB:Unknown
- PB:Unknown
- EB:Unknown
- FB:JL (GTR), other artists and instruments unknown
- RO:UNL"
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Annotated Output for Proc Univariate
- JL has denied that he had anything to do with the song.