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| Unsurpassed Vol.2 - Rarities - Front Cover | Unsurpassed Vol.2 - Rarities - Rear Cover |
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| Unsurpassed Vol.2 - Rarities - Inside Picture |
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| Unsurpassed Vol.2 - Rarities - C.D. Disc 1 | Unsurpassed Vol.2 - Rarities - C.D. Disc 2 |
| Label | His Master's Choice |
| Catalogue No. | HMC 062 |
| Release date | June 2024 |
| Total time | CD 1 - 79 minutes 44 seconds CD 2 - 78 minutes 55 seconds |
| Comments : |
TMOQ Gazette - Volume 50
Contains Previously Unreleased Audio Material
The 16 page stiff card booklet for the TMOQ Gazette has a more detailed write-up from which the above and the track details were extracted.
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| No. | Title | Track Detail | Time |
| 1 | Venus And Mars/Rock Show | Promotional mono single edit. This is the mono edit made available to American radio stations. (The stereo edit can be found on Wingspan - Hits And History) |
3:41 |
| 2 | Love In Song | Basic version. Sessions for Venus And Mars initially started in November 1974 with Geoff Britton on drums. This basic version was recorded at Abbey Road on 7th November 1974 and lacks overdubs. |
2:58 |
| 3 | You Gave Me The Answer | Instrumental rough mix. Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 24th January 1975. This mix still lacks the vocals. |
2:10 |
| 4 | Magneto And Titanium Man | Rough mix. Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 27th January 1975. This is an alternate mix from a full album rough assembly compiled March 1975. |
3:15 |
| 5 | Letting Go | Promotional mono single edit. Letting Go was chosen as the second single from the album. The single version was very different from the album version. This is the mono edit made available to American radio stations. |
3:30 |
| 6 | Venus And Mars (Reprise) | Rough mix #1. Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 22nd January 1975. This is an alternate mix from a full album rough assembly compiled March 1975. Note that the "Reprise" version was recorded prior to the version that opened the album. |
2:07 |
| 7 | Spirits Of Ancient Egypt | Rough mix. Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 23rd January 1975. This is an alternate mix from a full album rough assembly compiled March 1975. It features an alternate vocal by Denny Laine and lacks several later overdubs. |
3:06 |
| 8 | Medicine Jar | Original version Recording from the first sessions at Abbey Road featuring Geoff Britton. This original version was recorded by Geoff Emerick on 13th November 1974 It lacks later overdubs. |
3:43 |
| 9 | Call Me Back Again | Rough mix. Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 3rd February 1975. This is an alternate mix from a full album rough assembly compiled March 1975. It features Paul's count-in and spoken intro. |
4:59 |
| 10 | Listen To What The Man Said | Rough mix #1 Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 31st January 1975. This is an alternate mix from a full album rough assembly compiled March 1975. |
4:04 |
| 11 | Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People | Rough mix #1 Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 25th January 1975. This is an alternate mix from a full album rough assembly compiled March 1975. |
4:25 |
| 12 | Crossroads | Rough mix #1 Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 31st January 1975. This version features the strings recorded at Sunset, L.A. on 10th March 1975. This is an alternate mix from a full album rough assembly compiled March 1975. |
0:46 |
| 13 | Rock Show | New Version. Re-recording for this song started in New Orleans on 27th January 1975 with Joe English on drums. This alternate version is still very different from the final album version and really rocks ! |
6:28 |
| 14 | Letting Go | Extended rough mix. Originally recorded at Abbey Road on 5th November 1974 with Geoff Britton on drums. Overdubs were recorded by Alan O'Duffy in New Orleans on 6th February 1975. This is an extended rough mix from a 9-track compilation tape made towards the end of the New Orleans sessions in Feb.1975 |
5:34 |
| 15 | Listen To What The Man Said | Promotional mono single version. This is the mono version made available to American radio stations. Both mono and stereo single versions are trimmed from the album version. Paul's spoken intro, along with the 3-note Mellotron intro have been edited off. Plus the track is faded during the orchestral seque to Treat Her Gently. |
3:52 |
| 16 | Rock Show | Rough mix. Re-recording for this song started in New Orleans on 27th January 1975 with Joe English on drums. This rough mix includes overdubs made on 5th February. At this stage the song is not yet linked to Venus And Mars. |
5:41 |
| 17 | Listen To What The Man Said | Rough mix #2 Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 31st January 1975. This is an rough mix from a 9-track compilation tape made towards the end of the New Orleans sessions in Feb.1975. At this stage the song lacks many overdubs that would be recorded later. |
3:48 |
| 18 | Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People | Rough mix #2 Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 25th January 1975. This is an rough mix from a 9-track compilation tape made towards the end of the New Orleans sessions in Feb.1975. At this stage the song is already linked to Listen To What The Man Said. |
4:08 |
| 19 | Crossroads | Rough mix #2 Recording for this track started in New Orleans on 31st January 1975. This is an rough mix from a 9-track compilation tape made towards the end of the New Orleans sessions in Feb.1975. At this stage the song lacks the strings overdub that would be recorded later. |
0:57 |
| 20 | Lunch Box: Odd Sox | Basic Track - Early rough mix. Recording for this instrumental track started in New Orleans on 20th January 1975. |
3:47 |
| 21 | New Orleans | Rough mix. | 2:02 |
| 22 | Paul's Piano Boogie | TV Outtake. |
1:20 |
| 23 | My Carnival | TV Outtake. Recording for this track took place in New Orleans on 12th January 1975. It was never intended for the album. Local TV station WVUE was allowed in to document part of the session. |
2:57 |
| No. | Title | Track Detail | Time |
| 1 | Silly Love Songs | Rough mix #1 Recorded by the relatively young Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 16th January 1976. This version lacks the horns and strings overdubs, with Paul vocalising the parts ! |
5:49 |
| 2 | Let 'Em In | Promo Stereo edit. The stereo edit made available to American radio stations. The edit was constructed from the album version using 0:00-2:24 and from 3:34 fading out to 4:53 |
3:43 |
| 3 | The Note You Never Wrote | Rough mix. Recorded by Tony Clark and mixed by Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 14th October 1975. This version lacks several overdubs, e.g. the strings had yet to be recorded. |
4:12 |
| 4 | She's My Baby | Rough mix. Recorded by the relatively young Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 7th January 1976. This version lacks several overdubs. |
3:15 |
| 5 | Beware My Love | Rough mix. Recorded by Tony Clark at Abbey Road 17th October 1975. This version lacks several overdubs. The intro and outro would be recorded by the relatively young Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 23rd January 1976. |
5:40 |
| 6 | Wino Junko | Rough mix with count-in Recorded by the relatively young Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 13th January 1976. This version is a different take to track 15, but still lacks several overdubs. |
5:19 |
| 7 | Silly Love Songs | 1978 DCC Master Mix. Has a different intro to all other versions. (some say this is a fake mix) |
5:51 |
| 8 | Cook Of The House | Original. Original version without any baking sound effects. |
2:09 |
| 9 | Time To Hide | Instrumental rough mix. Recorded by the relatively young Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 27th January 1976. This version lacks several overdubs, like Denny's main vocal and the horns. |
4:35 |
| 10 | Must Do Something About It | With Paul's guide vocal. Recorded by the relatively young Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 5th January 1976. This version features Paul's guide vocal, which, on the album will be sung by Joe English. |
3:31 |
| 11 | Silly Love Songs | Rough mix #2 Recorded by the relatively young Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 16th January 1976. This version also lacks the horns and strings overdubs with Paul vocalising them, but, Is different to track 1. |
5:53 |
| 12 | Let 'Em In | Promo mono edit. The mono edit made available to American radio stations. The edit was constructed from the album version using 0:00-2:24 and from 3:34 fading out to 4:53 |
3:43 |
| 13 | The Note You Never Wrote | Vocal overdub. Recorded by Tony Clark at Abbey Road 14th October 1975 and later mixed by Pete Henderson. This is Denny Laine's vocal overdub. (A newly found, and one of the many highlights of this set) |
2:59 |
| 14 | Beware My Love | Early Rehearsal Take. Recorded by Phil Chapman at Olympic Studios on 28th August 1975. Features John Bonham on drums !! (Slightly different mix than that released on Archive Collection - Wings At The Speed Of Sound) |
5:34 |
| 15 | Wino Junko | Rough mix #2 Recorded by Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 13th January 1976. (A newly found, and one of the many highlights of this set) |
5:21 |
| 16 | Must Do Something About It | Instrumental Take 1. Recorded by Pete Henderson at Abbey Road 5th January 1976. Note the "Bluebird" rhythm box during the song ! (A newly found, and one of the many highlights of this set) |
3:34 |
| 17 | Silly Love Songs | Promo Stereo Edit. The stereo edit made available to American radio stations. The edit was constructed from the album version using 0:15-3:08 and from 5:18-5:53 |
3:28 |
| 18 | Silly Love Songs | Promo Mono Edit. The mono edit made available to American radio stations. The edit was constructed from the album version using 0:15-3:08 and from 5:18-5:53 |
3:28 |
| 19 | Commercial Radio Album Ad | U.S.A. "Speed Of Sound" album Capitol commercial 1976 | 0:31 |