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Originally Posted by Don Brown
Check out the early version of CYW on the Complete Blue Horizon Sessions box set, titled "Take 6". It's quite similar but stripped down. If I remember correctly the booklet to that box set says the song was originally called "Going Your Way".
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Hello,
Maybe someone can help me sort this out... I always assumed that "Coming Your Way" was recorded (on the 'Reprise' Label) for the "Then Play On" Album, but it gets confusing because as Bretonbanquet points out, 'Take 6' was released on the "Complete Blue Horizon Sessions" Box Set. This might indicate that the song may have first been recorded in the Mike Vernon era. I have an Acetate of the song on a 'Reprise' Label Blank (same version as released) but I also have a differet version: 'Take 2 - no 2nd Lead Guitar' on Acetate, but with a 'Blue Horizon' Label Blank. Perhaps there was more than one Session. Was this song first recorded well before the 'Blue Horizon' split (perhaps shortly after Danny joined the Band) then re-recorded by 'Reprise' for the "Rattlesnake Shake" B Side and the "TPO" Album? Any insight into this appreciated. And back to the original comment... yes it is a great song.
Cheers, Don[/QUOTE]
Wow, there's a couple of acetates I'd like to get a hold of...
My understanding of the CYW story is much the same. I was quite surprised when the Complete Blue Horizon set appeared with a "Take 6" of the song included. My assumption is that there were indeed two (or more) sessions, the first being with Mike Vernon at Blue Horizon (obviously quite a few takes), but that when the band went through the label problems, the song was shelved for future use - maybe they didn't feel the song was finished anyway. Then when they were recording songs for "Then Play On" they made more attempts at it, coming up with the finished article we all know.
For Mike Vernon to have included the song on the box set must mean that it started life while the band were still on Blue Horizon, otherwise Vernon wouldn't have had access to it. The puzzle is your 'Take 2 - no 2nd Lead Guitar' acetate with the BH label. I don't know why this would have been made. Anyway, what does it sound like? Does it bear much relation to the "Then Play On" track, or is it more like the BH "Take 6"?
Interesting stuff!!
