Various Artists - Just Say 50: Sire Records 50th Anniversary Box Set - New Vinyl Record 2017 Sire Record Store Day 4-LP Boxset, Individually Numbered and Limited to 2500 Copies - Pop / Rock
A 4 LP, limited edition, numbered box set exclusive that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary and influential Sire Records label, co-founded in 1967 by Seymour Stein. The compilation spans the years 1969 to 1995, and features 46 artists, including early releases from Climax Blues Band and the label's first #1 hit, "Hocus Pocus" by Dutch band Focus, plus all the key artists from Sire's amazing history: Madonna, Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Smiths, The Pretenders, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cult, Ice T, k.d. lang, Seal, The Replacements, Wilco and the list goes on and on.
Tracklist
| A1 | –Martha Veléz | It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry | 3:03 |
| A2 | –Focus | Hocus Pocus | 3:19 |
| A3 | –Renaissance | Mother Russia | 3:25 |
| A4 | –Climax Blues Band | Couldn't Get It Right | 3:31 |
| A5 | –Flamin' Groovies* | Shake Some Action | 4:32 |
| A6 | –Ramones | Blitzkrieg Bop | 2:12 |
| B1 | –The Saints | (I'm) Stranded | 3:32 |
| B2 | –Radio Birdman | Aloha Steve And Danno | 3:57 |
| B3 | –Talking Heads | Psycho Killer | 4:20 |
| B4 | –Richard Hell & The Voidoids | Blank Generation | 2:43 |
| B5 | –Plastic Bertrand | Ça Plane Pour Moi | 3:01 |
| B6 | –M | Pop Musik | 3:22 |
| C1 | –Madness | One Step Beyond | 2:21 |
| C2 | –The Paley Brothers & Ramones | Come On Let's Go | 2:14 |
| C3 | –The Pretenders | Brass In Pocket | 3:04 |
| C4 | –Echo & The Bunnymen | Rescue | 4:28 |
| C5 | –The English Beat | Mirror In The Bathroom | 3:06 |
| C6 | –Soft Cell | Tainted Love | 2:42 |
| C7 | –Tom Tom Club | Genius Of Love | 5:33 |
| D1 | –Kid Creole And The Coconuts | Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy | 6:19 |
| D2 | –Madonna | Everybody | 5:59 |
| D3 | –Yaz | Don't Go | 3:07 |
| D4 | –Depeche Mode | Everything Counts | 4:19 |
| D5 | –Laid Back | White Horse | 5:44 |
| E1 | –The Smiths | Hand In Glove | 3:26 |
| E2 | –The Cure | The Walk | 3:30 |
| E3 | –Ofra Haza | Im Nin'alu | 3:28 |
| E4 | –Erasure | Oh L'amour | 3:38 |
| E5 | –Martini Ranch | Reach | 4:27 |
| E6 | –Jimmy Scott | At Last | 4:54 |
| F1 | –The Replacements | Alex Chilton | 3:15 |
| F2 | –The Cult | Fire Woman | 5:11 |
| F3 | –Lou Reed | Dirty Blvd. | 3:30 |
| F4 | –Tommy Page | I'll Be Your Everything | 4:07 |
| F5 | –Brian Wilson | Love And Mercy | 2:55 |
| G1 | –Ice-T | O.G. Original Gangster | 4:47 |
| G2 | –Ministry | Jesus Built My Hotrod | 4:45 |
| G3 | –Dinosaur Jr. | The Wagon | 4:55 |
| G4 | –Primal Scream | Come Together | 4:24 |
| G5 | –Ride | Twisterella | 3:41 |
| H1 | –Seal | Crazy | 4:31 |
| H2 | –k.d. lang | Constant Craving | 4:35 |
| H3 | –Barenaked Ladies | Brian Wilson | 4:49 |
| H4 | –Uncle Tupelo | Chickamauga | 3:42 |
| H5 | –Wilco | Box Full Of Letters | 3:06 |
| H6 | –Spacehog | In The Meantime | 5:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Copyright (c) – Sire Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records
- Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company
- Licensed From – Red Bullet Productions B.V.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Copyrights Ltd.
- Licensed From – BMG
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd
- Licensed From – EMI Music Australia Ltd.
- Licensed From – Universal Music Enterprises
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Trafalgar Records
- Licensed From – Sub Pop
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – amc
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pop Muzik Limited
- Licensed To – Razor & Tie Recordings, LLC
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Music UK Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Members Of The Beat
- Licensed To – London Records 90 Ltd.
- Licensed From – London-Sire Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Brindisi Reef
- Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Music Denmark A/S
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Entertainment
- Licensed From – Elektra Entertainment Group
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Hed Arzi Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Beggars Banquet
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – ZZT Records Ltd.
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Alex Tenta
- Compilation Producer – Robin Hurley, Seymour Stein
- Coordinator [Licensing] – David Ponak
- Liner Notes – Seymour Stein
- Liner Notes [Track-By-Track] – Gil Kaufman
- Research [Archival] – Gina Taylor, Steve Woolard
- Supervised By [Editorial] – Dorothy Stefanski, Sheryl Farber
Notes
Record Store Day release 2017. Limited to 2500 copies according to RSD website.
Individually numbered on the back cover with a gold foil stamp above the barcode.
Essay and track-by-track are amended and expanded versions of notes that originally appeared in the 2006 4-disc box set Just Say Sire, which commemorated Sire's 40th anniversary.
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