Badfinger - Head First (1975/2000) [Complete 2xCD] Europe

Head First is the tenth and final studio album by British rock band Badfinger, released on 14 November 2000. It was recorded over 25 years earlier at the Beatles' Apple Studios in London, but was not released at the time. Originally intended to be Badfinger's third LP under its six-album contract with Warner Bros. Records, the recordings were shelved when legal difficulties erupted between the band and the label.

The version that was finally released in 2000 was a rough mix of the album made in December 1974 by Phil McDonald, one of the recording engineers at Apple Studios. Head First was released again on 13 December 2024, featuring a remix from the rediscovered master tapes by surviving member Bob Jackson and musician Andy Nixon.

2000 Snapper edition
The original track listing was not used on the Snapper release. These are the 16 December 1974 mixes. "Savile Row" was edited by Dan Matovina. The songs on the second CD are demo bonus tracks.

Tracklist:
CD 1 Head First (The Last Sessions)
01 - Lay Me Down 0:00
02 - Hey, Mr. Manager
03 - Keep Believing
04 - Passed Fast
05 - Rock 'N' Roll Contract
06 - Saville Row
07 - Moonshine
08 - Back Again
09 - Turn Around
10 - Rockin' Machine

CD 2 (Demos & Bonustracks)
11 - Time Is Mine 33:38
12 - Smokin' Gun
13 - Old Fashioned Notions
14 - Nothing To Show
15 - You Ask Yourself Why
16 - Keep Your Country Tidy
17 - To Say Goodbye
18 - Queen Of Darkness
19 - I Can't Believe In
20 - Thanks To You All
21 - Lay Me Down (Demo)

Personnel
Pete Ham - guitar, electric piano, harmonica, vocals
Tom Evans - bass, vocals
Bob Jackson - keyboards, vocals
Mike Gibbins - drums, percussion, guitar, vocals