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'Boom Boom Ultimate Animals 1963-1966', is the most comprehensive Animals retrospective to ever be released. <br/><br/>Set over eight CD's and a DVD, it is a deep dive into the bands short but most prolific period.<br/>A comprehensive set containing over 150 tracks, it contains unearthed gems never before released alongside all their 1963 - 1966 studio recordings remastered in one place for the first time.<br/><br/>The DVD contains the long lost film 'The World Of The Animals' directed by Richard Mordaunt and filmed in 1965/66 during tours of the US and Poland. A great historical document of the time and a must see for all Animals fans.<br/><br/>CD1 is the bands debut album 'The Animals' remastered with the non-LP 45's and includes the Graphic Sound tracks as well as three unreleased Radio Luxembourg performances. <br/><br/>CD2 features their second album 'Animal Tracks' remastered with bonus tracks (and) while CD3 grants a well overdue UK reissue to their third LP 'Animalisms' alongside it's related non-LP 45's.<br/><br/>CD's four and five provide a debut UK release for the mono and stereo mixes of 'Animalism', never officially released by Decca in the UK due to the bands split in late 1966.<br/>CD's six and seven dive into the BBC sessions. An incredible 59 tracks in total, it contains all of the known surviving BBC sessions in their first legal release. <br/><br/>CD8 is a collection of bonus tracks from the Warner Vaults that includes instrumental backing tracks and work in progress versions of familiar songs.<br/><br/>Alongside this comprehensive collection of music, is a plethora of rare memorabilia and photographs including news articles, adverts, letters, posters and hand bills supplied by band member John Steel and Animals enthusiasts Kim Chester and Ashley Wood with extensive liner notes by Animals biographer Sean Egan.