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7 Park Avenue

7 Park Avenue is the first of two posthumous CD releases of demo material recorded by Badfinger's Pete Ham. The recordings are taken from various eras, beginning with compositions he wrote during his years with The Iveys from 1967 to 1969, and running throughout his tenure with Badfinger, ending with his death in 1975. The majority of these recordings were made on The Iveys' Sound-On-Sound Revox mono tape machine. Many of the songs highlight Ham playing all the instruments. However, session musicians occasionally augment some of the tracks, most notably former Badfinger member Bob Jackson and former Iveys member, Ron Griffiths. All of the vocals and guitar licks are Ham's original performances.

A follow-up disc of Ham demo material, Golders Green, was released two years after this release.

The following track listing represents the U.S. and U.K. issues. The Japanese CD issue contains five bonus tracks not listed here. In addition, the Japanese edition was remastered for its second pressing in 1999.

Track listing

1. "Catherine Cares" – 3:01
2. "Coppertone Blues" – 3:56
3. "It Doesn't Really Matter" – 2:58
4. "Live Love All of Your Days" – 2:16
5. "Would You Deny" – 1:23
6. "Dear Father" – 2:03
7. "Matted Spam" – 3:24
8. "No Matter What" – 2:24
9. "Leaving on a Midnight Train" – 2:41
10. "Weep Baby" – 2:26
11. "Hand in Hand" – 2:38
12. "Sille Veb" – 3:38
13. "I Know That You Should" – 3:28
14. "Island" – 2:27
15. "Just Look Inside the Cover" – 3:29
16. "Just How Lucky We Are" – 2:29
17. "No More" – 2:55
18. "Ringside" – 2:46

External links

• 7 Park Avenue page compiled by Tom Brennan
• Pete Ham's Official website
• Badfinger Biography Book