The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings

Infobox Album |
Name = The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings
Type = Compilation
Artist = Styx


Released = February 15, 2005
Recorded = 1971-1974
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:27:49
Label = Paragon
Producer = Bill Traut
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:azfuxq9sldhe link]
Chronology = Styx compilation
Last album = "Come Sail Away - The Styx Anthology"
(2004)
This album = "The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings"
(2005)
Next album = ""
(2006)

The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings is a 2-Disc set released by Styx in 2005. The compilation contains remastered versions Styx's first four albums, "Styx", "Styx II", "The Serpent Is Rising", and "Man of Miracles", which were released by Wooden Nickel Records. It also includes the rare outtake "Unfinished Song", which was previously released only on the 1980 reissue of "Man of Miracles", (which was entitled "Miracles"), replacing the song "Lies". "Lies" appears on all other printings of the album.

The four albums contained in this compilation (plus Styx's fifth album, Equinox) were recorded with original singer/songwriter/guitarist John Curulewski and feature a harder, eclectic, and more progressive sound when compared to subsequent albums that included Curulewski's replacement, singer/songwriter/guitarist Tommy Shaw.

Track listing

Disc one

#"Movement for the Common Man" – 13:11
#*"Children of the Land" (James Young)
#*"Street Collage" (John Ryan)
#*"Fanfare for the Common Man" (Aaron Copland)
#*"Mother Nature's Matinee" (J. Young, Dennis DeYoung)
#"Right Away" (Paul Frank) – 3:40
#"What Has Come Between Us" (Mark Gaddis) – 4:53
#"Best Thing" (D. DeYoung, J. Young) – 3:13
#"Quick Is the Beat of My Heart" (Lewis Mark) – 3:49
#"After You Leave Me" (George Clinton) – 4:00
#"You Need Love" (D. DeYoung) – 3:47
#"Lady" (D. DeYoung) – 2:58
#"A Day" (John Curulewski) – 8:24
#"You Better Ask" (J. Curulewski) – 3:55
#"Little Fugue In 'G'" (Bach) – 1:19
#"Father O.S. A." (D. DeYoung) – 7:10
#"Earl of Roseland" (D. DeYoung) – 4:41
#"I'm Gonna Make You Feel It" (D. DeYoung) – 2:23
#"Unfinished Song" (D. DeYoung) – 2:59

Disc two

#"Witch Wolf" (J. Young) – 3:57
#"The Grove of Eglantine" (D. DeYoung) – 5:00
#"Young Man" (J. Yong, Rick Young) – 4:45
#"As Bad As This" – 6:10
#"Winner Takes All" – 3:10
#"22 Years" – 3:39
#"Jonas Psalter" – 4:41
#"The Serpent Is Rising" – 4:55
#"Krakatoa" – 1:36
#"Hallelujah Chorus" – 2:14
#"Rock & Roll Feeling" – 3:02
#"Havin' a Ball" – 3:53
#"Golden Lark" – 3:23
#"A Song for Suzanne" – 5:15
#"A Man Like Me" – 2:57
#"Lies" – 2:41
#"Evil Eyes" – 4:02
#"Southern Woman" – 3:10
#"Christopher, Mr. Christopher" – 4:02
#"Man of Miracles" – 4:55

Personnel

*John Curulewski - guitar, ARP, vocals
*Dennis DeYoung - keyboards, ARP, vocals
*Chuck Panozzo - bass
*John Panozzo - percussion, drums, vocals
*James Young - guitar, vocals