Arrival Friends: Complete Recordings 1970-1971 CD

Three CD set boasting Arrival's entire recorded output, revisiting and expanding an earlier set on RPM from 2012. Compiled with the full involvement of various band members, this package adds the rare, Japanese-only single 'Jun (So In Love)'. The third disc includes several BBC radio sessions recorded by the band during their tenure with Decca - none of these have previously been released. This set also boasts sleevenotes from long-time fan Austin Powell. Formed in the late 1960s, Arrival was a ten-strong, London-based close-harmony soft rock group, featuring singers originally from Liverpool, who signed to Decca Records. They duly scored two sizeable UK hits in 1970 with 'Friends' (#7) and 'I Will Survive' (#16). They appeared on various TV shows and performed at that year's Isle of Wight Festival. After a year or so with Decca, Arrival upped sticks to CBS Records, once again releasing an album (and again, self-titled) and several singles for the label. Sadly, subsequent chart success eluded them and they disbanded in late 1972. Various members joined other projects such as Kokomo, Olympic Runners and Gonzalez, and/or became session musicians or singers.

1. Live 2. Light My Fire 3. Friends 4. No-Good Advice 5. Prove It 6. See the Lord 7. Sit Down and Float 8. Don't Turn His Love Away 9. Take Me 10. La Virra 11. Not Right Now 12. Hard Road Bonus Tracks 13. I Will Survive 14 Jun (So in Love) 14. Be You 15. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye 16. Lay Down 17. Glory Be 18. So It Is Written 19. Not Gonna Worry 20. You, Love and Me 21. Family Tree 22. Part of My Dream 23. Not Preconceived 24. Have a Drink on Your Father 25. Understanding 26. Weary Sad, Weary Down 27. (Let My Life Be Your) Love Song 28. Out of Desperation 29. The Theme from the Heartbreak Kid (You're Going Far) 30. Sweet Summer 31. He's Misstra Know-It-All 32. I Knew What You Were Up to 33. Family Tree 34. Friends 35. Light My Fire 36. World of Darkness 37. Don't Turn His Love Away 38. Hard Road 39. Sit Down and Float 40. Take Me 41. I Will Survive 42. Not Right Now