"Hard Luck Stories" - лимитированный бокс-сет, состоящий из шести студийных альбомов с раннее неизданными записями включая ауттэйки, демо записи, раритеты, живые концерты 1975 и 1977 годов, семейного дуэта Ричард и Линды Томпсон.
Помимо этого издание содержит 72-х страничную книгу в твердом переплете с новыми эссе и множеством редких и ранее не публиковавшихся фотографий.
Ричард Томпсон - британский музыкант. В 2003 году журнал Rolling Stone поместил его на 19 место в списке "100 величайших гитаристов всех времён".
Линда Томпсон - американская актриса, поэт-песенник.
CD1: Sometimes It Happens - The Early Years (1972)
- 1. Sweet Little Rock and Roller (Alternate version) – The Bunch (Previously Unreleased)
- 2. The Locomotion (From The Bunch, ‘Rock On’
- 3. My Girl In The Month of May (From The Bunch, ‘Rock On’)
- 4. When Will I Be Loved (demo) (From Sandy Denny, ‘I’ve Always Kept A Unicorn’)
- 5. Amazon Queen (Previously Unreleased)
- 6. Shaky Nancy from Richard Thompson, ‘Henry The Human Fly’
- 7. The Angels Took My Racehorse Away from Richard Thompson, ‘Henry The Human Fly’
- 8. Embroidered Butterflies from Brian Patten, ‘Vanishing Trick’
- 9. After Frost from Brian Patten, ‘Vanishing Trick’
- 10. Sometimes It Happens (Demo) (From Linda Thompson ‘Dreams Fly Away’)
- 11. Restless Boy (Demo) (From Linda Thompson ‘Give Me A Sad Song’)
- 12. The World Is A Beautiful Place (From Linda Thompson ‘ Give Me A Sad Song’)
- 13. Shady Lies (Live at London University College, 25/10/1972) (From Richard Thompson ‘RT: the life and music of Richard Thompson’)
- 14. Napoleon's Dream (live, Memphis Folk Club, Guildford Hotel, Leeds, 00-01-1973) (From Richard Thompson ‘RT: The Life and Music of Richard Thompson’)
CD2: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - Expanded (1974)
- 1. When I Get To The Border
- 2. The Calvary Cross
- 3. Withered and Died
- 4. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
- 5. Down Where The Drunkards Roll
- 6. We Sing Hallelujah
- 7. Has He Got A Friend For Me?
- 8. The Little Beggar Girl
- 9. The End Of The Rainbow
- 10. The Great Valerio
- 11. Mother and Son (Previously Unreleased)
- 12. Down Where The Drunkards Roll (Take 1) (Previously Unreleased)
- 13. The End Of The Rainbow (Linda vocal version) (Previously Unreleased)
- 14. A Heart Needs A Home (Demo)– Previously Unreleased
- 15. The Great Valerio from Live at the Rainbow 16/03/1975 (From Linda Thompson ‘Dreams Fly Away’)
CD3: Hokey Pokey - Expanded (1975)
- 1. Hokey Pokey Song (The Ice Cream Song)
- 2. I’ll Regret It All In The Morning
- 3. Smiffy’s Glass Eye
- 4. Egypt Room
- 5. Never Again
- 6. Georgie On A Spree
- 7. Old Man Inside A Young Man
- 8. The Sun Never Shines On The Poor
- 9. A Heart Needs A Home
- 10. Mole In A Hole
- 11. Hokey Pokey (Live on Marc Time 1975) (Previously Unreleased)
- 12. A Heart Needs A Home (Alternate 1976 version) (From Richard Thompson GuitarVocal)
CD4: Pour Down Like Silver - Expanded (1975)
- 1. Streets of Paradise
- 2. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
- 3. The Poor Boy Is Taken Away
- 4. Night Comes In
- 5. Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair
- 6. Beat The Retreat
- 7. Hard Luck Stories
- 8. Dimming Of The Day / Dargai
- 9. Wanted Man (Previously Unreleased)
- 10. Last Chance (Previously Unreleased)
- 11. Diming Of The Day (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 12. Things You Gave Me (Live at Oxford Polytechnic, 27/11/1975) (From Richard and Linda Thompson In Concert 1975)
- 13. It’ll Be Me (Live at Oxford Polytechnic, 27/11/1975) (From Richard Thompson GuitarVocal)
- 14. Calvary Cross (Live at Oxford Polytechnic, 27/11/1975) (From Richard Thompson GuitarVocal)
CD5: The Madness Of Love - Live - (Previously Unreleased)
- 1. Dargai (Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall 25/04/1975)
- 2. Never Again (Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall 25/04/1975)
- 3. Dark End Of The Street (Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall 25/04/1975 remixed)
- 4. Beat The Retreat (Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall 25/04/1975 remixed)
- 5. The Sun Never Shines On The Poor (Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall 25/04/1975)
- 6. If I Were A Woman and You Were A Man (Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall 25/04/1975)
- 7. The Madness of Love (Live, Theatre Royal, London, 01/05 1977)
- 8. Night Comes In [Linda vocal] (Live, Theatre Royal, London, 01/05 1977)
- 9. A Bird In Gods Garden (Live, Theatre Royal, London, 01/05 1977)
- 10. The King of Love (Live, Theatre Royal, London, 01/05 1977)
- 11. Layla (Live, Theatre Royal, London, 01/05 1977)
CD6: First Light - Expanded (1978)
- 1. Restless Highway
- 2. Sweet Surrender
- 3. Don't Let A Thief Steal Into Your Heart
- 4. The Choice Wife
- 5. Died For Love
- 6. Strange Affair
- 7. Layla
- 8. Pavane
- 9. House of Cards
- 10. First Light
- 11. Strange Affair (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 12. Drunk (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 13. The Dust Of Your Road (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 14. Layla (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 15. Died For Love (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 16. First Light (Demo) (From Linda Thompson, ‘Dreams Fly Away’)
CD7: Sunnyvista - Expanded (1979)
- 1. Civilization
- 2. Borrowed Time
- 3. Saturday Rolling Around
- 4. You’re Going To Need Somebody
- 5. Why Do You Turn Your Back?
- 6. Sunnyvista
- 7. Lonely Hearts
- 8. Sisters
- 9. Justice In The Streets
- 10. Traces Of My Love
- 11. Georgie On A Spree (Civilization 7” single version)
- 12. Lucky In Life (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 13. Speechless Child (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 14. Traces of My Love (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 15. For Shame Of Doing Wrong [Gerry Rafferty version] (From Richard Thompson, ‘Watching The Dark’)
- 16. The Wrong Heartbeat [Gerry Rafferty version] (From Richard Thompson, ‘Watching The Dark’)
- 17. Back Street Slide (Gerry Rafferty version] (From Richard Thompson, ‘Watching The Dark’)
CD8: Shoot Out The Lights - Expanded (1982)
- 1. Don’t Renege On Our Love
- 2. Walking On A Wire
- 3. A Man In Need
- 4. Just The Motion
- 5. Shoot Out The Lights
- 6. Back Street Slide
- 7. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?
- 8. Wall of Death
- 9. Living In Luxury (Don’t Renege On Our Love 7” single B-Side)
- 10. The Wrong Heartbeat ( Shoot Out The Lights Session ) (Previously Unreleased)
- 11. I’m A Dreamer (Gerry Rafferty session – 1996 remix) (From Linda Thompson, ‘Dreams Fly Away’)
- 12. Walking On A Wire (Gerry Rafferty session – 1996 remix) (From Linda Thompson, ‘Dreams Fly Away’)
- 13. Pavane (Live, Second Story, Bloomington, Indiana 29/05/1982) (Previously Unreleased)
- 14. High School Confidential (Live, Second Story, Bloomington, Indiana 29/05/1982) (Previously Unreleased)