Coming Your Way appreciation thread

[wondergirl9847]

One of my favorite songs of Danny's and in general. It's such a cool-a$$ song. Makes me think of Hawaii or something.

[bretonbanquet]

Originally Posted by Don Brown

Hi,

Thanks for shedding some light on the topic. In Celmins' Peter Green Biography, R.J. Greaves only includes one list of songs from the "Then Play On" Sessions, which I never thought to be totally accurate or complete. That's not a knock on Mr. Greaves; just an observation. Peter Green played on a lot of music that never saw the light of day.

"Take 2 - with no 2nd Lead Guitar" isn't the best version we have ever heard, and was probably culled for that reason. The released version is hands down, the best of the lot (at least of those which I have heard). In "Take 2" Danny's Vocals are very good, but in my opinion, the 2nd Guitar is very much needed to fill out the sound.

Actually, I have a 3rd Acetate with "Coming Your Way", but it is on a Double-sided Disc paired with "Rattlesnake Shake". That one is on a 'Teal Records' Label Blank, so I assume it was cut for the South African Release of the Single, and in that instance, both Sides are exactly the same as the UK Issue.

Acetates are always a treat to find, especially when they are of Alternate Takes, but I consider it a real treasure if they are of unreleased song versions. Along with a bunch of released song versions on Acetate, I have Alternate Takes for "Long Grey Mare", "Lazy Poker", "Rolling Man", "Love That Woman", and "Madge". Some of those Titles aren't complete as we know them, but that's the way they were hand-labeled in the Studio (perhaps before the official Song Titles were assigned).

Mike Vernon must have an incredible collection of goodies, and I still don't believe he has released them all.

Some of this stuff is still floating around, perhaps at times, in the hands of those who may not even realize what they've got. If you keep your nose to the ground, you can sometimes be lucky enough to find some of this stuff.

Besides, digging around is half the fun.

Happy hunting.

Cheers, Don

Wow again! Thanks for the info. I do look out for stuff like this but obviously it's pretty hard to come by. I wasn't really aware that alternate takes could be found on acetates, so any acetates that I sniff out will be treated with more reverence in future. I suspect I might have passed on one or two a while ago because I thought the tracks would just be as they were on the finished album...doh... next time I'll buy them anyway and check them out for myself! Cheers!