THE BOX TOPS
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop, Rock
Alex Chilton (b. 28/12/1950 - d. 17/3/2010) (vocals, guitar) A,B
Gary Talley (b. 17/8/1947) (guitar, bass, sitar) A,B
Bill Cunningham (b. 23/1/1950) (bass, piano, organ) A,B
Danny Smythe (b. 25/8/1945 - d. 6/7/2016) (drums) A
John Evans (organ) A
Tom Boggs (b. 16/7/1944 - d. 5/5/2008) (drums) B...(see: Flash And The Board Of Directors)
Rick Allen (b. 28/1/1946) (organ, bass, trumpet) B
Gary Talley (b. 17/8/1947) (guitar, bass, sitar) A,B
Bill Cunningham (b. 23/1/1950) (bass, piano, organ) A,B
Danny Smythe (b. 25/8/1945 - d. 6/7/2016) (drums) A
John Evans (organ) A
Tom Boggs (b. 16/7/1944 - d. 5/5/2008) (drums) B...(see: Flash And The Board Of Directors)
Rick Allen (b. 28/1/1946) (organ, bass, trumpet) B
45s
1967
A The Letter (Wayne Carson)
A Happy Times (Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn)
Stateside SS 2044
Price band : 1
Demo : 2
A Happy Times (Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn)
Stateside SS 2044
Price band : 1
Demo : 2
A Neon Rainbow (Wayne Carson Thompson)
A She Knows How (Wayne Carson Thompson)
Stateside SS 2070
Price band : 1
Demo : 2
A She Knows How (Wayne Carson Thompson)
Stateside SS 2070
Price band : 1
Demo : 2
1968
B Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
B The Door You Closed To Me (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
Bell BLL 1001
Price band : 1
Demo : 1
B The Door You Closed To Me (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
Bell BLL 1001
Price band : 1
Demo : 1
B Choo Choo Train (Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton)
B Fields Of Clover (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
Bell BLL 1017
Price band : 1
Demo : 2
B Fields Of Clover (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
Bell BLL 1017
Price band : 1
Demo : 2
B I Met Her In Church (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
B People Gonna Talk (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
Bell BLL 1035
Price band : 1
Demo : 2
B People Gonna Talk (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
Bell BLL 1035
Price band : 1
Demo : 2
B Sandman (Wayne Carson Thompson)
B Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March (Bobby Weinstein, Jon Stroll)
Bell BLL 1045
Price band : 1
Demos : 2
B Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March (Bobby Weinstein, Jon Stroll)
Bell BLL 1045
Price band : 1
Demos : 2
(Some Demos show 'Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March' as the A-side)
1969
B I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)
B I Must Be The Devil (Alex Chilton)
Bell BLL 1063
Price band : 1
Demo : 1
B I Must Be The Devil (Alex Chilton)
Bell BLL 1063
Price band : 1
Demo : 1
B Soul Deep (Wayne Carson Thompson)
B The Happy Song (Alex Chilton)
Bell BLL 1068
Price band : 1
Demo : 1
Demo with picture sleeve : 2
B The Happy Song (Alex Chilton)
Bell BLL 1068
Price band : 1
Demo : 1
Demo with picture sleeve : 2
B Turn On A Dream (Mark James)
B Together (Alex Chilton)
Bell BLL 1084
Price band : 1
Demo : 1
B Together (Alex Chilton)
Bell BLL 1084
Price band : 1
Demo : 1
LPs
1967
The Letter / Neon Rainbow
Line up : A
Stateside SL 10218
SSL 10218
Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2
Stateside SL 10218
SSL 10218
Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2
A-1. The Letter (Wayne Carson Thompson)
2. She Knows How (Wayne Carson Thompson)
3. Trains And Boats And Planes (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
4. Break My Mind (John D. Loudermilk)
5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Keith Reid, Gary Brooker)
6. Everything I Am (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
B-1. Neon Rainbow (Wayne Carson Thompson)
2. People Make The World (Bobby Womack)
3. I'm Your Puppet (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
4. Happy Times (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
5. Find Me Somebody (Bobby Womack)
6. I Pray For Rain (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
2. She Knows How (Wayne Carson Thompson)
3. Trains And Boats And Planes (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
4. Break My Mind (John D. Loudermilk)
5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Keith Reid, Gary Brooker)
6. Everything I Am (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
B-1. Neon Rainbow (Wayne Carson Thompson)
2. People Make The World (Bobby Womack)
3. I'm Your Puppet (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
4. Happy Times (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
5. Find Me Somebody (Bobby Womack)
6. I Pray For Rain (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
1968
Cry Like A Baby
Line up : B
Bell MBLL 105
SBLL 105
Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2
Bell MBLL 105
SBLL 105
Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2
A-1. Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
2. Deep In Kentucky (Bill Davidson)
3. I'm The One For You (Harold Thomas, Lee Jones)
4. Weeping Analeah (Dan Folger, Mickey Newbury)
5. Every Time (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
6. Fields Of Clover (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
7. The Letter (Wayne Carson)
B-1. Trouble With Sam (Dan Penn)
2. Lost (Mark James, Glen Spreen)
3. Good Morning Dear (Mickey Newbury)
4. 727 (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
5. You Keep Me Hanging On (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland)
6. The Door You Closed To Me (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
2. Deep In Kentucky (Bill Davidson)
3. I'm The One For You (Harold Thomas, Lee Jones)
4. Weeping Analeah (Dan Folger, Mickey Newbury)
5. Every Time (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
6. Fields Of Clover (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
7. The Letter (Wayne Carson)
B-1. Trouble With Sam (Dan Penn)
2. Lost (Mark James, Glen Spreen)
3. Good Morning Dear (Mickey Newbury)
4. 727 (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
5. You Keep Me Hanging On (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland)
6. The Door You Closed To Me (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
Non Stop
Line up : B
Bell MBLL 108
SBLL 108
Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2
Bell MBLL 108
SBLL 108
Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2
A-1. Choo Choo Train (Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton)
2. I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow)
3. Sandman (Wayne Carson Thompson)
4. She Shot A Hole In My Soul (Mac Gayden, Chuck Neese)
5. People Gonna Talk (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
B-1. I Met Her In Church (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
2. Rock Me Baby (B. B. King, Joe Josea)
3. Rollin' In My Sleep (Paul Davis)
4. I Can Dig It (Alex Chilton)
5. Yesterday Where's My Mind (John Reed)
6. If I Had Let You In (Eddie Hinton, Donnie Fritts)
2. I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow)
3. Sandman (Wayne Carson Thompson)
4. She Shot A Hole In My Soul (Mac Gayden, Chuck Neese)
5. People Gonna Talk (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
B-1. I Met Her In Church (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
2. Rock Me Baby (B. B. King, Joe Josea)
3. Rollin' In My Sleep (Paul Davis)
4. I Can Dig It (Alex Chilton)
5. Yesterday Where's My Mind (John Reed)
6. If I Had Let You In (Eddie Hinton, Donnie Fritts)
1969
Dimensions
Line up : B
Bell MBLL 120
SBLL 120
Price band : Mono : 1
Stereo : 1
Bell MBLL 120
SBLL 120
Price band : Mono : 1
Stereo : 1
A-1. Soul Deep (Wayne Carson Thompson)
2. I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)
3. Midnight Angel (Mark James, Glen Spreen)
4. Together (Alex Chilton)
5. I'll Hold Out My Hand (Chip Taylor, Al Gorgoni)
6. I Must Be The Devil (Alex Chilton)
B-1. Sweet Cream Ladies (Bobby Weinstein, Jon Stroll)
2. (The) Happy Song (Alex Chilton)
3. Ain't No Way (Neil Diamond)
4. I See Only Sunshine (Alex Chilton)
5. Rock Me Baby (B. B. King, Joe Josea)
2. I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)
3. Midnight Angel (Mark James, Glen Spreen)
4. Together (Alex Chilton)
5. I'll Hold Out My Hand (Chip Taylor, Al Gorgoni)
6. I Must Be The Devil (Alex Chilton)
B-1. Sweet Cream Ladies (Bobby Weinstein, Jon Stroll)
2. (The) Happy Song (Alex Chilton)
3. Ain't No Way (Neil Diamond)
4. I See Only Sunshine (Alex Chilton)
5. Rock Me Baby (B. B. King, Joe Josea)
Super Hits
Line up : AB
Bell MBLL 129
SBLL 129
Price band : Mono : 1
Stereo : 1
Bell MBLL 129
SBLL 129
Price band : Mono : 1
Stereo : 1
A-1. The Letter (Wayne Carson)
2. Neon Rainbow (Wayne Carson Thompson)
3. Everything I Am (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
4. Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Keith Reid, Gary Brooker)
6. Choo Choo Train (Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton)
B-1. I Met Her In Church (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
2. Sandman (Wayne Carson Thompson)
3. Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March (Bobby Weinstein, Jon Stroll)
4. Soul Deep (Wayne Carson Thompson)
5. I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)
6. Turn On A Dream (Mark James)
2. Neon Rainbow (Wayne Carson Thompson)
3. Everything I Am (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
4. Cry Like A Baby (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Keith Reid, Gary Brooker)
6. Choo Choo Train (Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton)
B-1. I Met Her In Church (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
2. Sandman (Wayne Carson Thompson)
3. Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March (Bobby Weinstein, Jon Stroll)
4. Soul Deep (Wayne Carson Thompson)
5. I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan)
6. Turn On A Dream (Mark James)
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