BACK TO THE STORY

'Back to the Story', is a compilation box set by sixties band The Idle Race. the box set contains all three official studio albums and non album singles and b-sides, released in 1996 and the original Cd featured the earliest known tracks featuring Jeff Lynne in 'The Nightriders' it quickly went out of print. In 2007 the 2 CD set was re-released minus the 'Nightriders' tracks

Contents

Tracks

Tracks

★ 'CD One'
(The Birthday Party)
# The Skeleton And The Roundabout
# Happy Birthday
# The Birthday
# I Like My Toys
# Morning Sunshine
# Follow Me Follow
# Sitting In My Tree
# On With The Show
# Lucky Man
# (Don't Put Your Boys In The Army) Mrs. Ward
# Pie In The Sky
# The Lady who Said She Could Fly
# End Of The Road
(Idle Race)
# Come With Me
# Sea Of Dreams
# Going Home
# Reminds Me Of You
# Mr. Crow and Sir Norman
# Please No More Sad Songs
# Girl At The Window
# Big Chief Woolley Bosher
# Someone Knocking
# A Better Life (The Weather Man Knows)
# Hurry Up John
Alternative Versions
# Lucky Man
# Follow Me Follow
# Days Of Broken Arrows

★ 'CD Two'
(Non-album Tracks)
# (Here We Go 'Round) The Lemon Tree
# My Father's Son
# Imposters Of Life's Magazine
# Knocking Nails Into My House
# Days Of The Broken Arrows
# Worn Red Carpet
# In The Summertime
# Told You Twice
# Neanderthal Man
# Victim Of Circumstance
(Time Is)
# Dancing Flower
# Sad O'Sad
# The Clock
# I Will See You
# By The Sun
# Alcatraz
# And The Rain
# She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune
# Bitter Green
# We Want It All

★ 11. It's Only the Dog

★ 12. Your Friend

★ These last two tracks by 'The Nightriders' appear only on the original 1996 release