THE PURPLE HEARTS

Title: Benzedrine Beat
Label: Half A Cow (Australia)
Catalogue No: (hac112)
Format: CD (album)
Released: April 2006
Price: $ 30.00

This reissue contains all of the Purple Hearts Sunshine label tracks taken from master tapes and 4 early recordings released for the first time. As a bonus the cd also contains 7 unreleased tracks from 1969-70 by the original Coloured Balls, featuring Mick Hadley and Bob Dames from the Hearts. High energy R&B all the way! Amazing 36 page booklet with the full Hearts and Balls stories plus loads of photos sourced from original Go-Set magazine photographer Colin Beard.

Track Listing:

1. Talkin' Bout You (Chuck Berry)
2. Louie Louie (Richard Berry)
3. Long Legged Baby (Bond)
4. Gloria (Morrison)
5. Here 'tis (MacDaniel)
6. Long Legged Baby (Bond)
7. Of Hopes and Dreams and Tombstones (J Byers)
8. I'm Gonna Try (J Williams)
9. Early in the Morning (Trad. arr The Purple Hearts)
10. Just a Little Bit (Gordon)
11. You Can't Sit Down (Upchurch / Clark / Muldrow / Sheldon)
12. Tiger in Your Tank (Dixon)
13. Chicago (Butterfield)
14. Bring it on Home (Williamson)
15. A Song for Jeffrey (Anderson)
16. Killing Floor (Howlin Wolf)
17. Living in the USA (Miller)
18. Bring it on Home (Willie Dixon)
19. Long Grey Mare (P A Green)
20. Living in the Past (Jethro Tull)
21. Living in the USA (Miller) (live)

The Musicians: