{"product_id":"beckies-good-to-know-the-beckies-story-cd","title":"Beckies - Good To Know: The Beckies Story (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSealed. 2-CD set in tri-fold digipak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe debut album from the Michael Brown led project (The Left Banke, Stories) Contains a bonus disc featuring 13 previously unissued demos from the band Freshly remastered with new liner notes from set co-Producer Daniel Coston featuring new interviews with original band members When the lone album by The Beckies was released in 1976, what should have been a beginning quickly became the end of the band's story. With little to no promotion from Sire Records, the album sank under a wave of changing fashion and sounds. -Daniel Coston, from his liner notes After forming The Left Banke, Montage, and Stories, the world became familiar with the brilliant songwriting of Michael Brown. Post-Left Banke, Brown was introduced to singer Scott Trusty by a mutual friend. They collaborated on a Trusty solo single in 1970 just before Brown formed Stories. Reconnecting with Trusty a few years later, Scott introduced Michael to a few Kansas City musician friends who had just relocated to New York - Jimmy McAllister and Gary Hodgden (soon to be rechristened as Gary West) - and the new collective quickly began writing and recording songs in a loft space. Known as \"Brown's Band,\" the demos soon found their way to Seymour Stein, and The Beckies (renamed after West's wife) had a home. Sadly, as happens, the lack of live performances and promotions saw their debut sink without a trace, but those who heard it loved the power pop and lush Brown and Hodgdon compositions. A bit of a holy grail for those in the know, the album found folks scouring the used bins for a copy of The Beckies. Now, nearly 40 years after it's original release, the original album (and more!) returns on Good To Know: The Beckies Story. The original 11-track album appears on the first disc, while the second contains 13 previously unissued songs from those original demo sessions - displaying the band's dynamics in a way the way their eventual album sometimes hinted at. Remastered by Grammy-winning engineer Michael Graves, Good To Know: The Beckies Story also contains new liner notes from set co-Producer Daniel Coston, featuring interviews with remaining band members telling the story of The Beckies and their post-Beckies journeys. Good to know, indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 1\u003cbr\u003e1 Right By My Side (Etude)\u003cbr\u003e2 River Bayou\u003cbr\u003e3 Midnight and You\u003cbr\u003e4 Fran\u003cbr\u003e5 Other Side of Town\u003cbr\u003e6 Song Called Love\u003cbr\u003e7 Can't Be Alone\u003cbr\u003e8 River Song\u003cbr\u003e9 On the Morning That She Came\u003cbr\u003e10 One of These Days\u003cbr\u003e11 Run Jenny Run\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 2\u003cbr\u003e1 Blue Monday (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e2 She Wrote a Song (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e3 Song Called Love (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e4 Day Break (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e5 Do I (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e6 Baby Oh Baby (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e7 Lonely Times (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e8 Good to Know (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e9 Caroline (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e10 River Song (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e11 River Bayou (Demo)\u003cbr\u003e12 She Wrote a Song (Demo Version 2)\u003cbr\u003e13 Blue Monday (Demo Version 2)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43056840638598,"sku":"OMRE114775.2","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/2959\/9806\/files\/beckies-good-to-know.jpg?v=1768513705","url":"https:\/\/www.parasolrecords.com\/products\/beckies-good-to-know-the-beckies-story-cd","provider":"Parasol Mail Order","version":"1.0","type":"link"}