R.E.O. Speedwagon’s long history goes way back to their formation in Champaign, Illinois in 1967. Initially a covers band playing bars and fraternity houses, the initial line-up featuring Neal Doughty on keyboards and Alan Gratzer on drums and vocals, named themselves after the R.E.O. Speed Wagon, a model of American flat-bed truck.
By the time they recorded their debut LP for Epic Records in 1971, the line-up had settled around Terry Luttrell on lead vocals, driving force Gary Richrath on guitar and Gregg Philbin on bass. By the release of second LP, “R.E.O./T.W.O.”, the band were joined by Kevin Cronin on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards. Following 1977’s self-explanatory “You Get What You Play For: Live”, Bruce Hall would replace long time bassist Gregg Philbin in time for the punningly titled “YOU CAN TUNE A PIANO BUT YOU CAN’T TUNA FISH” [1978].
As well as extensive liner notes from Malcolm Dome, this expansive 9 disc set features a wealth of bonus tracks. Produced By Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath with Paul Grupp, CD1 features “YOU CAN TUNE A PIANO BUT YOU CAN’T TUNA FISH”, which includes both long and short versions of the radio friendly ‘Roll With The Changes’, as well as a single edit for ‘Time For Me To Fly’. CD1 is completed by the rare promo LP, “LIVE AGAIN” from 1978, which features exclusive on-stage versions of ‘Son Of A Poor Man’, ‘(I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come’, ‘Flying Turkey Trot’, ‘Keep Pushin’’, ‘Ridin’ The Storm Out’, ‘Piano Interlude’ and ‘157 Riverside Avenue’
Produced by Kevin Cronin and Gary Richrath with Kevin Beamish, CD2’s “NINE LIVES” [1979] includes a cover of Chuck Berry’s ‘Rock & Roll Music’, and concludes with Bruce Hall’s hard rocking road anthem, ‘Back On The Road Again’. Bonus Tracks are ‘Easy Money’ (Edit) plus rare live versions of ‘157 Riverside Avenue’ and ‘Ridin’ The Storm Out’
You Can Tune A Piano But You Can’t Tuna Fish [1978]
1-1 Roll With The Changes
1-2 Blazin’ Your Own Trail Again
1-3 Time For Me To Fly
1-4 Lucky For You
1-5 The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot
1-6 Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight
1-7 Runnin' Blind
1-8 Do You Know Where Your Woman Is Tonight?
1-9 Sing To Me
Bonus Tracks
1-10 Roll With The Changes (Short Version)
1-11 Roll With The Changes (Long Version)
1-12 Time For Me To Fly (Edit)
Live Again [Promo 1978]
1-13 Son Of A Poor Mann (Live)
1-14 (I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come (Live)
1-15 Flying Turkey Trot (Live)
1-16 Keep Pushin' (Live)
1-17 Ridin' The Storm Out (Live)
1-18 Piano Interlude (Live)
1-19 157 Riverside Avenue (Live)
Nine Lives [1979]
2-1 Heavy On Your Love
2-2 Drop It (An Old Disguise)
2-3 Only The Strong Survive
2-4 Easy Money
2-5 Rock & Roll Music
2-6 Take Me
2-7 I Need You Tonight
2-8 Meet Me On The Mountain
2-9 Back On The Road Again
Bonus Tracks
2-10 Easy Money (Edit)
2-11 157 Riverside Avenue (Live)
2-12 Ridin' The Storm Out (Live)
Hi Infidelity [1980]
3-1 Don't Let Him Go
3-2 Keep On Loving You
3-3 Follow My Heart
3-4 In Your Letter
3-5 Take It On The Run
3-6 Tough Guys
3-7 Out Of Season
3-8 Shakin' It Loose
3-9 Someone Tonight
3-10 I Wish You Were There
Hi Infidelity [1980] - Bonus Tracks / Previously Unreleased Demos
4-1 Someone Tonight
4-2 Tough Guys
4-3 In Your Letter
4-4 Follow My Heart
4-5 Take It On The Run
4-6 Don't Let Him Go
4-7 Keep On Loving You
4-8 Shakin' It Loose
4-9 I Wish You Were There
4-10 Don't Let Him Go (Edit)
4-11 Take It On The Run (Edit)
Live Promo
4-12 Don't Let Him Go
4-13 Keep On Loving You
4-14 Take It On The Run
4-15 In Your Letter
4-16 Keep On Loving You ('89 Reggae Version)
Good Trouble [1982]
5-1 Keep The Fire Burnin'
5-2 Sweet Time
5-3 Girl With The Heart Of Gold
5-4 Every Now And Then
5-5 I'll Follow You
5-6 The Key
5-7 Back In My Heart Again
5-8 Let's Be-Bop
5-9 Stillness Of The Night
5-10 Good Trouble
Wheels Are Turnin’ [1984]
6-1 I Do Wanna Know
6-2 One Lonely Night
6-3 Thru The Window
6-4 Rock 'N Roll Star
6-5 Live Every Moment
6-6 Can't Fight This Feeling
6-7 Gotta Feel More
6-8 Break His Spell
6-9 Wheels Are Turnin'
Bonus Tracks
6-10 I Do Wanna Know (Short Version)
6-11 Live Every Moment (Edit)
6-12 Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright) (Remix)
6-13 Gotta Feel More (Radio Mix Long Version)
6-14 Gotta Feel More (Radio Mix Short Version)
The Goonies OST [1985]
6-15 Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright)
Life As We Know It [1987]
7-1 New Way To Love
7-2 That Ain't Love
7-3 In My Dreams
7-4 One Too Many Girlfriends
7-5 Variety Tonight
7-6 Screams And Whispers
7-7 Can't Get You Out Of My Heart
7-8 Over The Edge
7-9 Accidents Can Happen
7-10 Tired Of Gettin Nowhere
Bonus Track
7-11 Variety Tonight (Edit)
The Hits [1988]
7-12 I Don't Want To Lose You
7-13 Here With Me
7-14 Here With Me (Radio Edit)
The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken [1990]
8-1 Love Is A Rock
8-2 The Heart Survives
8-3 Live It Up
8-4 All Heaven Broke Loose
8-5 Love In The Future
8-6 Half Way
8-7 Love To Hate
8-8 You Won't See Me
8-9 Can't Lie To My Heart
8-10 L.I.A.R.
8-11 Go For Broke
Bonus Tracks
8-12 All Heaven Broke Loose (Album Version / More Guitar)
8-13 All Heaven Broke Loose (Single Version / More Vocal)
8-14 Just For You (Radio Edit)
The Ballads [1999]
8-15 Just For You (Full Length Version)
8-16 'Til The Rivers Run Dry
Live [1980-1990]
9-1 Don't Let Him Go (Kemper Arena) [1985]
9-2 Tough Guys (Kemper Arena) [1985]
9-3 Take It On The Run (Kemper Arena) [1985]
9-4 I Do Wanna Know (Kemper Arena) [1985]
9-5 Can't Fight This Feeling (Kemper Arena) [1985]
9-6 Keep The Fire Burning (Rockford Metro Centre) [1983]
9-7 Roll With The Changes (Rockford Metro Centre) [1983]
9-8 That Ain't Love (Kiel Auditorium, St Louis) [1987]
9-9 Back On The Road Again (Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu) [1989]
9-10 Live It Up (Club Eastbrook, Grand Rapids)
9-11 Roll With The Changes (Denver, Co) [1981]
9-12 Ridin' The Storm Out (Denver, Co) [1981]
9-13 Keep On Lovin' You (Indianapolis, In) [1984]
9-14 Johnny B. Goode (Indianapolis, In) [1985]
9-15 Can't Fight This Feeling (Grand Rapids, Mi) [1990]
9-16 Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight (Alpine Valley, Wi) [1980]
9-17 Time for Me to Fly (ST. Louis, Mo) [1987]
