The Animals - A's B's & EP's (2003 EMI Gold)

Artist: The Animals
Album: A's B's & EP's
Country: UK
Genre: Blues Rock, Rhythm & Blues
Date of recordings: 1964 - 1965
Release: 2003
Quality: FLAC | lossless

Nice digital transfer of early Animals stuff in pristine mono, which is how most of the early sixties stuff was mixed (stereo was an afterthought) and why the sound is so direct and clean. Some of the covers overlap with early Stones material (Talkin' "Bout You, Around and Around, etc.). For anybody who wants a proper rock'n'roll education this is a good reminder of the environment that spawned later bands like like Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy. The Yardbirds were great but so were the Animals and this record gives one a good impression of the love that these young Brits had for American rhythm and blues, and the blues (aka Black Music).

Tracklist:
1. Baby Let Me Take You Home - 2:21
2. Gonna Send You Back To Walker - 2:21
3. The House Of The Rising Sun - 4:27
4. Talkin' 'Bout You - 1:52
5. I'm Crying - 2:45
6. Boom Boom - 3:15
7. Around And Around - 2:44
8. Dimples - 3:14
9. I've Been Around - 1:36
10.Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 2:13
11.Club-A-GoGo - 2:19
12.Bring It On Home To Me - 2:37
13.For Miss Caulker - 3:56
14.I'm In Love Again - 3:01
15.Bury My Body - 2:49
16.I'm Mad Again - 4:16
17.She Said Yeah - 2:18
18.We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - 3:13
19.It's My Life - 3:07
20.I'm Going To Change The World - 3:35
21.How You've Changed - 3:12
22.I Believe To My Soul - 3:23
23.Let The Good Times Roll - 1:54
24.Worried Life Blues - 4:1

Line-up:
Eric Burdon - Vocals
Chas Chandler - Bass
Alan Price - Keyboards
John Steel - Drums
Hilton Valentine - Guitar