Last update – 6 July 1997.

25th anniversary 4 CD box set with illustrated book and >60 minutes of previously unreleased songs.

This is a list of songs where John Lawton did singing. Some of them are completely unknown before, three of “new” songs are presenting a part of famous “Five Miles Acetate” recordings, and one of them - “Feelings” - was actually re-recorded with Sloman on vocals and Slade on drums to be appeared on “Conquest” album.

“Rare” songs:

• A FAR BETTER WAY
• THE RIVER
• A RIGHT TO LIVE
• LET IT RIDE
• FEELINGS
• YOUR LOVE

Whole list of songs with J. Lawton:

DISC 3

8. THE HANGING TREE (Williams/Hensley)
   EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ®1977 Castle Copyrights Ltd, an original Bronze recording.
   Taken from Firefly album. Re-mastered 1995.
9. SYMPATHY (Hensley)
   EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ©1977 Castle Copyrights Ltd. an original Bronze recording.
   Taken from Firefly album. Re-mastered 1995.
10. A FAR BETTER WAY (OUT TAKE) (Hensley/Box/Bolder/Lawton)
    Copyright Control. ®1996 Castle Copyrights Ltd, an original Bronze recording.
    Previously unreleased track recorded during Firefly sessions. First mixed 1995.
11. FREE ME (Hensley)
    EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ©1977 Castle Copyrights Ltd, an original Bronze recording.
    Original hit single taken from Innocent Victim album. Re-mastered 1995.
12. THE RIVER (OUT TAKE) (Hensley/Box/Kerslake/Bolder/Lawton)
    Copyright Control. ®1996 Castle Copyrights Ltd, an original Bronze recording.
    Previously unreleased track recorded during Innocent Victim sessions. First mixed 1995.
13. FREE 'N' EASY (Lawton/Box)
    EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ®1977 Castle Copyrights Ltd, an original Bronze recording.
    Taken from Innocent Victim album. Re-mastered 1995.
14. COME BACK TO ME (Kerslake/Hensley)
    EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ©1978 Castle Copyrights Ltd, an original Bronze recording.
    Taken from Fallen Angel album. Re-mastered 1995.
15. A RIGHT TO LIVE (un-issued  side) (Hensley/Box/Kerslake/Lawton)
    Copyright Control. ®1995 Castle Copyrights Ltd, an original Bronze recording.
    Recorded during Fallen Angel sessions. Set for release as à Â side to a single. Only ever issued as promotional copies in Germany. Re-mastered 1995.
16. WHO NEEDS ME ((LIVE) 1st time on CD)) (Kerslake)
    EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ®1986 Castle Copyrights Ltd. an original Bronze recording.
    Live version of a Fallen Angel track. This version originally released on Uriah Heep Live in 1979. When this album was released on CD this track was dropped due to time constraints. Re-mastered 1995.

DISC 4

1. LET IT RIDE (OUT TAKE) (Hensley/Box/Kerslake/Lawton)
   Copyright Control. ®1996 Castle Copyrights Ltd. an original Bronze recording.
   Previously track from Incomplete Five Miles sessions in 1979 featuring John Lawton. Re-mastered 1995. Mixed 1995.
2. FEELINGS (OUT TAKE) (Hensley)
   EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ®1996 Castle Copyrights Ltd. an original Bronze recording.
   Previously unreleased version from uncompleted sessions in 1979 featuring John Lawton. A version of this track was re-recorded and released on Conquest album. Mixed 1995.
3. YOUR LOVE (OUT TAKE) (Hensley/Box/Bolder/Slade/Sloman)
   Copyright Control. ®1996 Castle Copyrights Ltd. an original Bronze recording.
   Previously unreleased out take from incomplete Five Miles sessions. Taken from Conquest album. Mixed 1995.
   ("Taken from Conquest album" is definitively a mistake. This must be a track from "Five Miles Acetate" sessions too.)

• MICK BOX - guitars, vocals
• KEN HENSLEY - keyboards, guitars, vocals
• JOHN LAWTON - vocals
• LEE KERSLAKE - drums
• TREVOR BOLDER - bass.

(c) 1997