Graham Parker - These Dreams Will Never Sleep: The Best of Graham (2016)

Limited seven disc set. These Dreams Will Never Sleep, The Best Of, 1976-2015 celebrates the incredible 40 year career of one of Britain's most seminal songwriters - Graham Parker. The 124 track box consists of three anthology discs with some of Graham's best loved recorded work as a solo artist and with The Rumour - one of the UK's pioneering pre-punk bands. The Live At The BBC 19 track disc includes very rare, choice picks from Graham Parker & The Rumour's 1979 Live At Hammersmith Odeon show, and Live From BBC Sight and Sound in 1977. Discs five and six are Live From The London Forum, these never before heard recordings are taken from Graham Parker & The Rumour's last ever live show in 2015, and also feature the legendary Rumour Brass Section for the first time since 1980. The whopping 34 track DVD is a perfect blend of old and new. A specially recorded live show taken from Graham Parker & The Rumour's last ever tour, last year at The Brook in Southampton makes up the first 21 tracks, and this is followed by rare archive solo performances in the late 70's on TV shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test. Alongside this, there is a 36 page hardcover book, featuring a new interview with Graham and an overview written by Holly A. Hughes, as well as a poster and three postcards.

TRACKLIST

CD1 1976 - 1978:

01. Graham Parker - I Got My Soul (Acoustic Demo)
02. Graham Parker - That's When You Know (Acoustic Demo)
03. Graham Parker - Sunny Side Down (Acoustic Demo)
04. Graham Parker - The Raid (Acoustic Demo)
05. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Between You And Me
06. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Don't Ask Me Questions
07. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Howlin' Wind
08. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Nothin's Gonna Pull Us Apart
09. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Soul Shoes (Single Version)
10. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Pourin' It All Out
11. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Black Honey
12. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Turned Up Too Late
13. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Stick To Me
14. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Watch The Moon Come Down
15. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Thunder And Rain
16. Graham Parker & The Rumour - The Heat In Harlem (Live)

CD2 1978 - 1991:

01. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Lady Doctor (Live)
02. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Gypsy Blood (Live)
03. Graham Parker & The Rumour Fool’s Gold (Live)
04. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Nobody Hurts You
05. Graham Parker & The Rumour - You Can't Be Too Strong
06. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Passion Is No Ordinary Word
07. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Love Gets You Twisted
08. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Empty Lives
09. Graham Parker - You Hit The Spot
10. Graham Parker - You Can't Take Love For Granted
11. Graham Parker And The Shot - Wake Up (Next To You)
12. Graham Parker - Back In Time
13. Graham Parker - Under The Mask (Of Happiness)
14. Graham Parker - Big Man On Paper
15. Graham Parker - The Kid With The Butterfly Net
16. Graham Parker - Weeping Statues

CD3 1992 - 2015:

01. Graham Parker - Just Like Joe Meek's Blues
02. Graham Parker - Disney's America
03. Graham Parker - Honest Work
04. Graham Parker - Sharpening Axes
05. Graham Parker - Blue Horizon
06. Graham Parker - Cheap Chipped Black Nails
07. Graham Parker with Lucinda Williams - Cruel Lips
08. Graham Parker - Nation Of Shopkeepers
09. Graham Parker & The Figgs - Bad Chardonnay
10. Graham Parker - England's Latest Clown
11. Graham Parker - 1st Responder
12. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Long Emotional Ride
13. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Live In Shadows
14. Graham Parker with Punch Brothers - What Do You Like?
15. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Flying Into London
16. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Going There

CD4 The Live BBC Recordings:

01. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Discovering Japan (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
02. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Local Girls (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
03. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Thunder And Rain (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
04. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Don't Get Excited (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
05. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Back To Schooldays (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
06. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Passion Is No Ordinary Word (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
07. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Mercury Poisoning (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
08. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Heat Treatment (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
09. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Howlin' Wind (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
10. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Stick To Me (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
11. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Love Gets You Twisted (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
12. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Crawling From The Wreckage (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
13. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Saturday Nite Is Dead (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
14. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Nobody Hurts You (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1979)
15. Graham Parker & The Rumour - White Honey (Live from BBC Sight And Sound 1977)
16. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Hotel Chambermaid (Live from BBC Sight And Sound 1977)
17. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Pourin' It All Out (Live from BBC Sight And Sound 1977)
18. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Don't Ask Me Questions (Live from BBC Sight And Sound 1977)

CD5 Live At The Forum, London 2015 / Pt. 1:

01. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Howlin' Wind (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
02. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Stop Cryin' About The Rain (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
03. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Thunder And Rain (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
04. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Long Emotional Ride (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
05. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Get Started. Start A Fire (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
06. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Pub Crawl (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
07. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Wall Of Grace (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
08. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Stick To Me (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
09. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Passion Is No Ordinary Word (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
10. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Watch The Moon Come Down (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
11. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Railroad Spikes (Live At The Forum, London 2015)

CD6 Live At The Forum, London 2015 / Pt. 2

01. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Hotel Chambermaid (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
02. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Protection (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
03. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Pourin' It All Out (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
04. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Back To Schooldays (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
05. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Local Girls (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
06. Graham Parker & The Rumour - White Honey (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
07. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Fool's Gold (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
08. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Heat Treatment (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
09. Graham Parker & The Rumour - You Can't Be Too Strong (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
10. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Don't Ask Me Questions (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
11. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Hold Back The Night (Live At The Forum, London 2015)
12. Graham Parker & The Rumour - Soul Shoes (Live At The Forum, London 2015)