Dave Clark Five Deluxe Box Sets, ‘Glad All Over the World,’ Coming
by Best Classic Bands Staff
Cover art for Volume 1 of a 2026 Dave Clark Five collection, Glad All Over the World: The Hits & Albums (1964-1965).
The Dave Clark Five are the subject of a brand-new, definitive series presenting their complete catalog released chronologically across three deluxe volumes. The first edition, Glad All Over the World: The Hits & Albums (1964-1965), featuring such classic recordings as “Glad All Over,” “Bits and Pieces,” “Do You Love Me,” and “Because,” arrives via BMG on October 23, 2026. It’s available to order in the U.S. here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here.
From the label’s Aug. 26 announcement: One of the defining forces of the British Invasion, the Dave Clark Five sold over 100 million records worldwide, delivering a powerful, hit-driven sound that dominated charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The new collection is housed in a 7″ deluxe 5-CD box set, complete with an exclusive 24-page booklet.
Volume 1 includes five of the group’s early U.S. albums with expanded editions of the original sequencing, Glad All Over, The Dave Clark Five Return!, American Tour, Coast to Coast, and Weekend in London. See the complete track listing below.
The Dave Clark Five were among the first English groups to tour the United States, helping spearhead the British Invasion. In their first two years alone, they achieved an extraordinary 15 consecutive U.S. Top 20 hits – second only to The Beatles. Their relentless run of hits dominated radio worldwide and helped shape the sound of rock music. Volume 1 captures the moment it all began – raw, energetic, and unstoppable.
Related: Our 2020 interview with Dave Clark about the band’s big hits
The pack shot for the 5-CD collection
Glad All Over the World: The Hits & Albums (1964-1965) Track Listing
Glad All Over (1964) Disc 1
Glad All Over
All of the Time
Crying Over You
Stay
Chaquita
Do You Love Me
Bits and Pieces
I Know You
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Time
Who Do You Think You’re Talking To
The Dave Clark Five Return! (1964) Disc 2
Can’t You See That She’s Mine
I Need You I Love You
I Love You No More
Rumble
I Miss You
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Can I Trust You
Forever and a Day
Theme Without a Name
On Broadway
Thinking of You Baby
American Tour (1964) Disc 3
Because
Move On
Whenever You’re Around
I Want You Still
Long Ago
Blue Monday
Sometimes
Any Time You Want Love
I Cried Over You
Ol’ Sol
At the Scene
Coast To Coast (1964) Disc 4
Any Way You Want It
I Can’t Stop Loving You
I Can’t Stand It
What Is There to Say
Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)
Crying Over You
Say You Want Me
When
Forget
To Me
Good Time Woman
Weekend In London (1965) Disc 5
Come Home
We’ll Be Running
Blue Suede Shoes
Hurting Inside
I’ll Never Know
‘Til the Right One Comes Along
I’m Thinking
Your Turn to Cry
Little Bitty Pretty One
Remember It’s Me
Mighty Good Loving
Reelin’ and Rockin’
Volume 1 is available to order in the U.S. here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here.
13 Comments so far
Jump into a conversationLove the DC5 enough that I am publishing a series of articles about them on my blog as I write this comment.
But what jumped out at me about GLAD ALL OVER THE WORLD is its length: five CDs that hold 56 tracks of about 2:30 each. These could have fit on two CDs.
hi neal. looking forward to your dc5 articles. you’re spot on about the CDs’ length. The good news is that it’s listed on amazon for $28… Not so terrible. (remember to order it there from this page).
CLAVE
First glance at your comment and I thought, “Far out—Dave Clark reads Best Classic Bands and wants to read my blog!”
Second glance, and my thought was, “Hmmm, maybe I have been putting off getting new reading glasses long enough.”
Three articles published so far:
• “The Dave Clark Five’s Hits Around the World”
• “The Dave Clark Five’s First Records 1962-1963”
• “A Few Bits and Pieces About the Dave Clark Five”
Link: https://www.ratherrarerecords.com
Hope you enjoy!
NEAL
I’m glad to be getting this finally but, seems he intentionally left off songs written by Ron Ryan. Shame ” Funny” is missing.
The big question is why is the DC 5’s music being officially released now? This music was originally made 60 years ago.Even younger baby boomers are now well into their seventies, a majority of whom are probably not inclined to spend money on physical releases anymore. And what the heck is up with Dave Clark himself? Why wouldn’t he have taken advantage of the compact disc revolution over 30 years ago? I was under the impression that he owned his own music, unlike many of the artists from the British Invasion era. So why did he hold out for so long to release this stuff?
Most of the DC5’s catalog has been officially reissued a number of times. He does seem to like recycling it though.
Disney’s Hollywood label issued a couple of Dave Clark CDs years ago. They were quite good, if way too late even then. The new issues are the U.S. albums, which is (to be kind) pretty lazy. A little work could have led to (as you suggest) fewer discs, but a better sequencing and possibly some previously unreleased material. Plus notes, photos, etc. Of course, Dave may not want the group to be too thoroughly documented!
God, and apparently Dave Clark, move in a mysterious way?
So, after keeping this music under wraps for decades, the grand egotist has decided that with only guitarist Lenny Davidson still alive, the coast is clear enough where he can re-release this music and won’t have to pay any other band members very much money from its proceeds. That works for him, especially if he can put a huge picture of himself front and center (pushing everyone else pretty much out) on the cover. Remind you of anyone?
that’s a plausible theory, but he’s still one of the shrewdest rock stars in the (music) business.(from owning his own studio masters when they were originally signed contracts to owning the rights to the 60’s British Rock show “Ready Steady Go!”) The DC5 were one of the last major rock & roll bands to have a CD release (in this case a 2cd hits comp-1993). This may be the first CD reissue of their original albums (at least in the U.S.) In both cases, looks like Dave waited for his price.
Around 1964 or 1965, my Uncle Louie took me to the Ed Sullivan show and it was the Dave Clark Five on the show. I was a kid and really only remember all the girls screaming.
People asking why they’re doing physical releases? Mainly because CDs are outselling every other form of music media at the moment. Besides, physical media has way better sound than streaming. Then there’s the folks who are asking why they didn’t do this thing on only two discs. Why? I mean, didn’t you read the article? They’re giving us the first five individual albums. I don’t want all that stuff on one or two discs. I do wish there was more detail on the sound, though. I would prefer remixed stereo but I’m sure these will be mono only.
Unfortunately I am very disappointed in this release. Why didn’t the DC5 release these great songs in stereo? Or at least release them in both mono/Stereo like the Beatles and Beach Boys did.