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    Portrait of a Genius: The RGM Legacy

    05/31/2005

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    All Music Guide Review

    A treasure trove for collectors, but an excellent introduction, too, for anybody captivated by the Joe Meek legend, but uncertain where to start among the myriad compilations and collections that already litter the shelves, Portrait of a Genius is the unequivocally titled box set that Meek's reputation has always demanded. The accompanying glossy booklet recounts the sheer effort that went into creating a balanced mix of the familiar, the worthy, and the rare, and the first thing that must be said is, they succeeded. Even longtime connoisseurs will stumble upon sufficient oddities to render this a worthwhile purchase, as the hitherto uncollected likes of Kenny Hollywood's "Magic Star" (a vocal version of "Telstar") rubs shoulders with the so familiar hit, a previously unreleased Gene Vincent recording meets a German-language rendition of the Honeycombs' "Have I the Right," and so on. Also notable is the attention lavished on Meek's apprenticeship -- one entire disc is given over to his work as an engineer in the late '50s, and serves up its own fair share of gems; thereafter, the discs proceed through "the classic RGM sound" (1960-1962), "Telstar" and beyond (1962-1963), and, finally, "in search of a new sound" (1964-1966), and it's impossible to play favorites among them. Meek's reputation as one of '60s pop's most innovative, if unstable, personalities has never been questioned. But still Portrait of a Genius manages to throw new light on the reasons why he deserves those epithets and, no matter what other treasures might still be exhumed from the Meek vault, it will have to be a very special collection that upstages this one. ~ Dave Thompson, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Joe Remembers, Pt. 1
  • 8:49
  • 2
  • The Yellow Rose of Texas
  • 2:20
  • 3
  • The Next Train out of Town
  • 2:42
  • 4
  • Ot Feels So Good
  • 2:44
  • 5
  • Robin Hood
  • 2:24
  • 6
  • No Other Love
  • 2:27
  • 7
  • Bad Penny Blues
  • 2:43
  • 8
  • Lullabye
  • 2:04
  • 9
  • Lay Down Your Arms
  • 2:54
  • 10
  • Jailhouse Blues
  • 4:13
  • 11
  • Green Door
  • 2:49
  • 12
  • Petite Fleur
  • 2:46
  • 13
  • Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O
  • 1:45
  • 14
  • Garden of Eden
  • 2:35
  • 15
  • Rock & Roll King Cole
  • 2:50
  • 16
  • Puttin' on the Syle
  • 3:33
  • 17
  • Last Train to San Fernando
  • 2:29
  • 18
  • Sizzling Hot
  • 2:15
  • 19
  • Sail Away Lady
  • 1:48
  • 20
  • Traveling Blues
  • 3:06
  • 21
  • A House, A Car and a Wedding Ring
  • 2:18
  • 22
  • There'll Be Some Changes Made
  • 2:15
  • 23
  • Rock Around the Mailbag
  • 2:29
  • 24
  • Blackout
  • 1:59
  • 25
  • Sea of Love
  • 2:26
  • 26
  • Mr Blue
  • 2:42
  • 27
  • What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For
  • 2:07
  • 28
  • Joe's Message to Dave & Dee
  • 3:05
  • 29 (2)
  • Joe Remembers, Pt. 2
  • 11:47
  • 30 (2)
  • I Hear a New World
  • 1:05
  • 31 (2)
  • I Hear a New World/Valley of the Saroo's/Magnetic Field
  • 3:24
  • 32 (2)
  • Just Too Late
  • 1:41
  • 33 (2)
  • It's a Triumph!
  • 0:40
  • 34 (2)
  • Heart of a Teenage Girl
  • 3:11
  • 35 (2)
  • Angela Jones
  • 2:42
  • 36 (2)
  • North Wind
  • 2:27
  • 37 (2)
  • My Baby Doll
  • 1:57
  • 38 (2)
  • Once Upon a Time
  • 2:23
  • 39 (2)
  • My Baby's Fone Away
  • 2:04
  • 40 (2)
  • Try Once More (#)
  • 2:12
  • 41 (2)
  • Why Pretend (#)
  • 2:21
  • 42 (2)
  • Johnny Remember Me
  • 2:40
  • 43 (2)
  • Sweet Little Sixteen
  • 2:18
  • 44 (2)
  • Ridin' the Rails (#)
  • 2:20
  • 45 (2)
  • Kickin' Around (#)
  • 2:11
  • 46 (2)
  • The Outlaws
  • 1:54
  • 47 (2)
  • Orbit Around the Moon
  • 2:50
  • 48 (2)
  • Husky Team
  • 2:35
  • 49 (2)
  • Entry of the Blobbotts
  • 3:10
  • 50 (2)
  • Tune for Short Cowboys
  • 2:37
  • 51 (2)
  • John, C'est l'Amour
  • 2:31
  • 52 (2)
  • Crazy, Man, Crazy
  • 2:52
  • 53 (2)
  • Walkin' with My Angel (#)
  • 2:21
  • 54 (2)
  • Dance Legless Russian (#)
  • 2:15
  • 55 (2)
  • Chahawki
  • 2:58
  • 56 (2)
  • Bouzoukis (#)
  • 2:51
  • 57 (2)
  • Looking for Someone (Who Wants Johnny?) (#)
  • 2:21
  • 58 (3)
  • Joe Remembers, Pt. 3
  • 11:00
  • 59 (3)
  • Telstar
  • 2:24
  • 60 (3)
  • Telstar
  • 1:11
  • 61 (3)
  • Telstar
  • 3:17
  • 62 (3)
  • Don't You Knock at My Door (#)
  • 2:01
  • 63 (3)
  • Lover Return (#)
  • 2:14
  • 64 (3)
  • Come Back to Me (#)
  • 2:41
  • 65 (3)
  • You're My Girl (#)
  • 1:50
  • 66 (3)
  • Magic Star
  • 2:28
  • 67 (3)
  • Globetrotter (#)
  • 1:37
  • 68 (3)
  • Globetrotter
  • 2:40
  • 69 (3)
  • There's Lots More Where This Came From
  • 2:16
  • 70 (3)
  • Three Cups
  • 2:44
  • 71 (3)
  • Interpol (#)
  • 3:00
  • 72 (3)
  • Roberta (#)
  • 2:28
  • 73 (3)
  • A Fool for Love (#)
  • 2:50
  • 74 (3)
  • San Francisco Bay
  • 2:27
  • 75 (3)
  • March of the Spacemen
  • 2:22
  • 76 (3)
  • Lost Planet
  • 3:04
  • 77 (3)
  • Just Like Eddie
  • 2:43
  • 78 (3)
  • Powercut
  • 1:59
  • 79 (3)
  • Surfin' John Brown
  • 2:06
  • 80 (3)
  • Big Breaker
  • 2:53
  • 81 (3)
  • Sky Men
  • 2:46
  • 82 (3)
  • Live It Up (#)
  • 2:53
  • 83 (3)
  • Temptation Baby (From Live It Up)
  • 1:59
  • 84 (3)
  • Please Let It Happen to Me (From Live It Up)
  • 2:05
  • 85 (3)
  • Lucky Johnny
  • 2:10
  • 86 (3)
  • The Kennedy March
  • 2:31
  • 87 (4)
  • I'm Just a Boy
  • 1:58
  • 88 (4)
  • Can't Make Up My Mind
  • 1:39
  • 89 (4)
  • My Fair Baby's Coming for Me (#)
  • 3:41
  • 90 (4)
  • Don't Go Away (#)
  • 1:58
  • 91 (4)
  • My Baby's Coming Home
  • 2:05
  • 92 (4)
  • I Taught Her How (#)
  • 3:31
  • 93 (4)
  • Three Boys Lookin' for Love
  • 1:41
  • 94 (4)
  • Have I the Right
  • 2:58
  • 95 (4)
  • Hab' Ich das Recht
  • 2:26
  • 96 (4)
  • It Ain't Right (#)
  • 2:20
  • 97 (4)
  • Little One (#)
  • 2:26
  • 98 (4)
  • I'm in Love with You
  • 2:20
  • 99 (4)
  • She's Too Way Out
  • 2:23
  • 100 (4)
  • My Suzanne (#)
  • 2:47
  • 101 (4)
  • Little Baby
  • 2:40
  • 102 (4)
  • Shirley (#)
  • 2:00
  • 103 (4)
  • Don't Think Twice It's All Right
  • 2:42
  • 104 (4)
  • It's All Right (#)
  • 3:02
  • 105 (4)
  • I'm Your Lovin' Man (#)
  • 2:45
  • 106 (4)
  • Not Sleeping Too Well Lately (#)
  • 1:40
  • 107 (4)
  • What's News, Pussycat?
  • 2:32
  • 108 (4)
  • She Comforts My Sorrow (#)
  • 2:28
  • 109 (4)
  • Movin' In
  • 2:30
  • 110 (4)
  • Nobody Waved Goodbye
  • 2:50
  • 111 (4)
  • City Lights (#)
  • 3:52
  • 112 (4)
  • Let Me In (#)
  • 2:46
  • 113 (4)
  • Rat-Tat-Ta-Tat
  • 1:57
  • 114 (4)
  • Feels Like Loving (#)
  • 3:12
  • 115 (4)
  • Gotta Be a First Time
  • 3:06
  • 116 (4)
  • I Can Tell (Something's Up) (#)
  • 3:36
  • 117 (4)
  • Meeksville Telephone Answering Machine Message
  • 0:19

  • Credits



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