The End - Retrospection - Alternate Version (1968)

Last week, I posted the album "Introspection," which was the sole album released by the British band the End while they were still together. Although it was released at the end of 1969, it was recorded in the middle of 1968. It turns out the band recorded many other songs at that same time, enough for a second album. 

Decades later, in 1997, these outtakes were gathered up and released as the album "Retrospection." The band had built up a large backlog of original songs before they finally had the chance to record an album. What impresses me is that not only is "Introspection" an excellent album, but even this collection of outtakes is better than most albums released in this era.

I made some additions and removals compared to the 1997 version of this album. The songs I removed were alternate versions of songs that appeared on the "Introspection" album, that weren't that different, such as versions of "Shades of Orange" and "Loving, Sacred Loving." I did include "Building Up a Dream," which is an early version of "Cardboard Watch," but was different enough to merit a different title. By the way, note that all the songs here were originally done by the End, with the exception of the covers of "Morning Dew" and "Black Is Black."

I added a couple of songs as well. Unfortunately, the End did a bunch of BBC sessions, but the vast majority has been lost. Only two BBC performances have survived, and they happen to probably be the band's best known songs: "Shades of Orange" and "Loving, Sacred Loving." So I've included those at the end. They have been officially released, but on an obscure album ("Shapes and Sounds, Volume 3") that compiles late 1960s BBC performances by lesser known bands.

This album is 44 minutes long.

01 Building Up a Dream [Early Version of Cardboard Watch] (End)
02 Little Annie (End)
03 Morning Dew (End)
04 Tears Will Be the Only Answer (End)
05 Today Tomorrow (End)
06 Lady Under the Lamp (End)
07 Black Is Black (End)
08 Mister Man (End)
09 Call Me [Instrumental] (End)
10 Mirror (End)
11 We've Got It Made (End)
12 Bypass the By-Pass (End)
13 Stones in My Banana (End)
14 Shades of Orange [BBC Version] (End)
15 Under the Rainbow [BBC Version] (End)

https://www.upload.ee/files/15847291/TEnd_1968_Rtrospction_atse.zip.html

The album cover is the official cover, unchanged.