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Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel - The Best Years Of Our Lives flac album
  • Performer Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel
  • Title The Best Years Of Our Lives
  • Date of release 1975
  • Country UK
  • Style Classic Rock
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  • Genre Rock
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The Best Years of Our Lives is the third studio album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in 1975. It was the first album that featured Harley's name ahead of the band's (the band was previously known simply as Cockney Rebel). The album contains the band's only UK number one, the million-selling "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)". The album was produced by Harley and Alan Parsons.

The Best Years of Our Lives (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel song). The Best Years of Our Lives" is a song by the British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in 1975 as the title track from the band's third studio album The Best Years of Our Lives. In 1977, a live version of the song was released as a single from the album Face to Face: A Live Recording.

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel chronology. The Psychomodo (1974)The Psychomodo1974. The Best Years of Our Lives (1975). Timeless Flight (1976)Timeless Flight1976. The Best Years of Our Lives is an album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel released in March 1975. It was the first album that used Harley's name ahead of the band (the band was previously known simply as Cockney Rebel)  . The band, now under the name Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, were made up of guitarist Jim Cregan, bassist George Ford, keyboardist Duncan Mackay, and Stuart Elliott on drums. The band went into the studio during November and December 1974 to record the third Cockney Rebel album.

By his third album, Steve Harley had developed a strong grasp of how to combine his artistic ambitions with strongly crafted pop tunes that win the casual listener over to his artsy cause. The result was The Best Years of Our Lives, the most successful album of his mid-'70s heyday. This album was a big hit in his native England, thanks to the fact that it spawned two major hit singles. The first was "Mr. Raffles," a surreal yet romanticized portrait of a outlaw. The odd lyrics work thanks to the phenomenal tune backing them up, which contrasts gentle verses.

Recorded and Mixed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, and Air Studios, London, during November and December 1974. Mastered at EMI Studios. Comes with an inner sleeve including songtexts. 1975 EMI Records Limited. Side 2 ends in a spoken locked groove. Matrix, Runout (Label Side A): YA. 906. Matrix, Runout (Label Side B): YA. 907.

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Tracklist

A1 Introducing "The Best Years"
A2 The Mad, Mad Moonlight
A3 Mr Raffles
A4 It Wasn't Me
A5 Panorama
B1 Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
B2 Back To The Farm
B3 49th Parallel
B4 The Best Years Of Our Lives

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
  • Manufactured By – EMI (Australia) Limited
  • Distributed By – EMI (Australia) Limited
  • Recorded At – EMI Studios
  • Mixed At – EMI Studios
  • Recorded At – Air Studios
  • Mixed At – Air Studios
  • Published By – Castle Music

Credits

  • Backing Vocals – Linda Lewis, Liza Strike, Martin Jay, Tina Charles, Yvonne Keeley
  • Bass Guitar, Bass [String Bass], Backing Vocals – George Ford
  • Design [Sleeve Design], Photography – Mick Rock
  • Drums, Percussion, Marimba – Stuart Elliott
  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jim Cregan
  • Electric Piano, Grand Piano, Keyboards [Elka], Clavinet, Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond] – Duncan Mackay
  • Engineer [Engineered By], Mixed By – Alan Parsons
  • Graphics [Lettering] – George Hardie
  • Horn, Brass, Arranged By – Andrew Powell (tracks: A5)
  • Mastered By [Mastering] – Chris Blair
  • Producer – Alan Parsons, Steve Harley
  • Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Gary Edwards, Pete James*
  • Written By – Steve Harley

Notes

Cover information:
Sleeve made of thin card.
Front of sleeve:
Along bottom of the up-ended colour photo, 'Includes the hit single Make me Smile(Come Up and See Me)'
Bottom right hand corner, 'Style for Living'
Back of sleeve:
Four black and white photos of the band, one at each corner of the colour photo in the centre .
All songs written by Steve Harley
p 1975 EMI Records Limited
Horn and Brass Arrangements for "Panorama" / Andrew Powell
Mastering / Chris Blair at EMI Studios
Sleeve Design, Photography, etc. / Mick Rock
Recorded and Mixed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, and Air Studios, London, during November and December 1974.
Lettering / George Hardie N.T.A.
Manufactured and distributed by E.M.I. (Australia) Limited
Left-hand side of spine, 'CODE 304'

Label information:
Tracks are not numbered.
Catalogue #, EMC.3068
Track A3 shown as, 'Mr. Raffles'
℗ 1975 EMI Records Ltd.
(Harley)
Made in Australia

Publishing information:
All titles published by Castle

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout stamped): Y A X 4 9 0 6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout stamped [Variation 2]): Y M X 3 1 0 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout stamped): Y A X 4 9 0 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout stamped [Variation 2]): Y M X 3 1 0 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side 1): YAX4906
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side 2): YAX4907

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
EMC 3068 Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel* The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(LP, Album) EMI EMC 3068 UK 1975
3 C064-05793 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(LP, Album) EMI 3 C064-05793 Italy 1975
2 C 066-05793 Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel* The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(LP, Album) EMI 2 C 066-05793 France 1975
ST-11394 Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel* The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(LP, Album, Jac) EMI ST-11394 US 1975
EMCDX 3068, 825646343348 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel The Best Years Of Our Lives - Definitive Edition ‎(3xCD, Album, RE, RM + DVD-V, Mono, RM, NTSC, DVD) Parlophone, Parlophone EMCDX 3068, 825646343348 Europe 2014