70年代のウエストコースト・ミュージック・シーンを代表するシンガーソングライター、
アンドリュー・ゴールド(Andrew Gold)。1975年から1980年までのアサイラム期をフィーチャーしたCD6枚+DVDのボックスセット『Lonely Boy: The Asylum Years Anthology』が海外で7月24日発売。リリース元はEsoteric Recordings。
ボックスには、この時代にレコーディングしたスタジオ・アルバム4タイトル、『Andrew Gold』(1975年)、『What's Wrong with This Picture?』(1976年)、『All This and Heaven Too』(1978年)、『Whirlwind』(1980年)のリマスター版に加え、アウトテイク&未発表音源ディスク、1976年〜1977年のライヴ音源ディスク、そしてプロモーションビデオやTVパフォーマンス映像を収めたDVDが収録されます。
アウトテイク&未発表音源ディスク(CD5)には、「Lonely Boy」のオリジナルヴァージョンや「Ten Years Behind Me」のデモ音源などを収録。
ライヴ音源ディスク(CD6)には、1977年1月6日ロサンゼルス公演の未発表ライヴ音源や、英BBCの音楽番組『The Old Grey Whistle Test』で放送されたロンドン公演のライヴ映像を収録します。
■『Lonely Boy: The Asylum Years Anthology』
●CD 1 Andrew Gold (1975)
1. That’s Why I Love You
2. Heartaches in Heartaches
3. Love Hurts
4. A Note from You
5. Resting in Your Arms
6. I’m a Gambler
7. Endless Flight
8. Hang My Picture Straight
9. Ten Years Behind Me
10. I’m Coming Home
Bonus Track
11. Hang My Picture Straight (Live at Santa Monica Civic 1975)
●CD 2 What’s Wrong With This Picture (1976)
1. I Hope You Feel Good
2. Passing Thing
3. Do Wah Diddy
4. Learning the Game
5. Angel Woman
6. Must Be Crazy
7. Lonely Boy
8. Firefly
9. Stay
10. Go Back Home Again
11. One of Them Is Me
●CD 3 All This And Heaven Too (1978)
1. How Can This Be Love?
2. Oh Urania (Take Me Away)
3. Still You Linger on
4. Never Let Her Slip Away
5. Always for You
6. Thank You for Being a Friend
7. Looking for My Love
8. Genevieve
9. I’m on My Way
10. You’re Free
Bonus track
11. Endless Flight (Live at the Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida 1978)
●CD 4 Whirlwind (1980)
1. Kiss This One Goodbye
2. Whirlwind
3. Sooner or Later
4. Leave Her Alone
5. Little Company
6. Brand New Face
7. Nine to Five
8. Stranded on the Edge
9. Make Up Your Mind
●CD 5 Outtakes and unreleased recordings
Recorded during sessions for ‘Andrew Gold’
1. Within a Word
2. Broken Pinball Machine
3. Ten Years Behind Me (Demo)
Recorded during sessions for ‘What’s Wrong With This Picture’
4. Lonely Boy (Original Version)
5. Firefly (Early Unfinished Version)
6. Feel It
7. Gorilla Jam
Recorded during sessions for ‘All This And Heaven Too’
8. Gambler (Version #1)
9. Still You Linger on (Alternate Take)
10. Thank You for Being a Friend (Outtake)
11. Genevieve (Original Version)
Recorded during sessions for ‘Whirlwind’
12. Gambler (Version #2)
13. Traffic Jam
14. The in Crowd
●CD 6 Live Recordings – Released 1976/1977
Live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles 6 Jan 1977
1. Hope You Feel Good (Live 1977)
2. Stay (Live 1977)*
3. That’s Why I Love You (Live 1977)*
4. Endless Flight (Live 1977)*
5. Learning the Game (Live 1977)*
6. Hang My Picture Straight (Live 1977)*
7. One of Them Is Me (Live 1977)*
8. Lonely Boy (Live 1977)*
*previously unreleased
Live at the New Victoria Theatre, London 23 Nov 1976
Broadcast on BBC’s ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ on 15 March 1977 – All previously unreleased.
9. Heartaches in Heartaches (Live BBC)
10. That’s Why I Love You (Live BBC)
11. Endless Flight (Live BBC)
12. Do Wah Diddy Diddy (Live BBC)
13. Learning the Game (Live BBC)
14. Angel Woman (Live BBC)
15. Hope You Feel Good (Live BBC)
16. One of Them Is Me (Live BBC)
17. Lonely Boy (Live BBC)
18. Go Back Home Again (Live BBC)
●DVD
The promotional videos
1. Lonely Boy (Promo Video)
2. Go Back Home Again (Promo Video)
3. Thank You for Being a Friend (Promo Video)
4. Never Let Her Slip Away (Promo Video)
5. How Can This Be Love (Promo Video)
6. Kiss This One Goodbye (Promo Video)
‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ on 15 March 1977
7. Heartaches in Heartaches (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
8. That’s Why I Love You (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
9. Endless Flight (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
10. Do Wah Diddy Diddy (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
11. Learning the Game (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
12. Angel Woman (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
13. Hope You Feel Good (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
14. One of Them Is Me (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
15. Lonely Boy (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
16. Go Back Home Again (Live Old Grey Whistle Test)
BBC TV –’The Old Grey Whistle Test’ Andrew Gold feature 24 Jan 1978
17. Hope You Feel Good (Old Grey Whistle Test 1978)
18. Andrew Gold Interview (Old Grey Whistle Test 1978)
19. One of Them Is Me (Old Grey Whistle Test 1978)