tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69934997171845688592024-03-17T21:39:29.594-04:00Anorak ThingMusic, fashion and beyond!Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1063125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-33211284772881770702024-03-11T10:45:00.001-04:002024-03-11T10:45:12.376-04:00The Beat Scene- Volume Two Imagined<p>In 1998 Decca issued a 25 track CD called "<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/706810-Various-The-Beat-Scene">The Beat Scene</a>", one of several "Scene" compilations issued of tracks culled from the Decca/Deram archives. Unfortunately any further official volumes were not forthcoming so I decided to create an imaginary track listing of another volume utilizing tunes from the Decca label. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3iC7yKQiW2kOoO7qry4x_OwHSPS7XZxBH13NjwrX6QUuiNPYatW_wYieadn1uDQBseLeKOgMfc4fjrQ30COYLKEQP7rs6Vn0taaDH2lJEwuANpuOdK_xobtEProiGmKh38dgelz7_o7fsD6oNsFuQSD5YZD2dXrgp2VvGoemF9irkBKQGvNcFE6SoQU6/s1696/bill%20beat%20scene2%20copy%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="1696" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3iC7yKQiW2kOoO7qry4x_OwHSPS7XZxBH13NjwrX6QUuiNPYatW_wYieadn1uDQBseLeKOgMfc4fjrQ30COYLKEQP7rs6Vn0taaDH2lJEwuANpuOdK_xobtEProiGmKh38dgelz7_o7fsD6oNsFuQSD5YZD2dXrgp2VvGoemF9irkBKQGvNcFE6SoQU6/w400-h398/bill%20beat%20scene2%20copy%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1. THE BIG THREE-"<a href="https://youtu.be/fRfQ-hm3APs?si=diCBFJl7lbtOQqNc">What'd I Say</a>" E.P. Decca DFE 8552 1963 </b></p><p><b>2. BRIAN POOLE AND THE TREMELOES-"<a href="https://youtu.be/XdKGaF3lI70?si=oTJDNEV0t6x4BWRP">Love Me Baby</a>" Decca F 12197 1965</b></p><p><b>3. THE ZOMBIES-"<a href="https://youtu.be/b5TqW4d3kjE?si=ywbFOVzbDYHOsrxN">Woman</a>" Decca F 12004 1964</b></p><p><b>4. THE MIGHTY AVENGERS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/3vKRYzeUzjI?si=BjWlx5stMgKXBHt5">Hide Your Pride</a>" Decca F 11891 1964</b></p><p><b>5. THE PETE BEST FOUR-"<a href="https://youtu.be/w500_Svut5g?si=LBGYtJ8tYPUsW-c1">Why Did I Fall In Love With You</a>" Decca F 11929 1964</b></p><p><b>6. CHICK GRAHAM AND THE COASTERS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/IN5FhV9mMcs?si=WNUpQvZ6ThwWVr0L">A Little You</a>" Decca F 11932 1964</b></p><p><b>7. PHASE FOUR-"<a href="https://youtu.be/agPty2ziaPs?si=1lUf0_5fpfbhCGcB">Think I'll Sit Down And Cry</a>" Decca F 12327 1966</b></p><p><b>8. FREDDIE STARR AND THE MIDNIGHTERS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/OnRY7DQA2wM?si=_NzC8D138VtTqals">Peter Gunn Locomotion</a>" Decca F 11663 1963</b></p><p><b>9. THE CLASSMATES-"<a href="https://youtu.be/eoS4rmSv_Eo?si=VhG0Kf59Pzf7ybNi">Pay Day</a>" Decca F 12047 1966</b></p><p><b>10. THE MARAUDERS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/W3DiqGRNgGk?si=AfWhlVUqUkA3asP3">Always On My Mind</a>" Decca F 11748 1963</b></p><p><b>11. THE VERNONS GIRLS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/I4yrBxZlX30?si=bSUOJKYBe4wdV54x">Dat's Love</a>" E.P. Decca DFE 8506 1962</b></p><p><b>12. BERN ELLIOT AND THE CLAN-"<a href="https://youtu.be/tA_Y77XH-yY?si=19LHpNWxfc9NtQ_t">Good Times</a>" Decca F 11970 1964</b></p><p><b>13. THE CHECKMATES-"<a href="https://youtu.be/k5uofiWT8xU?si=p61T8bVqOpGn-Cwv">Around</a>" Decca F 12114 1965</b></p><p><b>14. THE DENNISONS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/4Mfx-1gVCt4?si=hCmYdc2HqEzEeVsd">Nobody Like My Babe</a>" Decca F 11990 1964</b></p><p><b>15. THE APPLEJACKS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/gwIW2QoxKMg?si=-Hqa4BYNxMqQN0Yu">I'm Through</a>" Decca F 12301 1965</b></p><p><b>16. THE ORCHIDS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/L6leBzCZNrk?si=7_-K1C8aOHHF6c2k">I've Got That Feeling</a>" Decca F 11861 1964</b></p><p><b>17. HEINZ-"<a href="https://youtu.be/46jWNYTXIKw?si=BxMKwiR0Lmoro1N-">I Get Up In The Morning</a>" E.P. Decca DFE 8545 1963</b></p><p><b>18. GEORGE BEAN-"<a href="https://youtu.be/Y7UNzymw3Lk?si=yJRArenR8C9ayzhI">Why Must They Criticize</a>" Decca F 12228 1965</b></p><p><b>19. THE BROOKS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/3uR8ocDjJ3E?si=8VB4hcXLXP7m0tZY">Poor Poor Plan</a>" Decca F 11868 1964</b></p><p><b>20. LEE CURTIS AND THE ALL STARS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/_tHi4JooGFo?si=ezZeqSbEyUxQ5gsX">Let's Stomp</a>" Decca 11690 1963</b></p><p><b>21. THE PICKWICKS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/LSDa_jRtwbY?si=oaKVFvzGqccsZPoz">I Don't Want To Tell You Again</a>" Decca F 11901 1964</b></p><p><b>22. THE MOJOS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/2xU7203DtzE?si=bIKUHw2oBmtALpNr">Nobody But Me</a>" E.P. Decca DFE 8591 1964</b></p><p><b>23. KINGSIZE TAYLOR AND THE DOMINOS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/28g6FpGf7ak?si=Qoq1LvoKXwD6iwcm">Stupidity</a>" Decca F 11874</b></p><p><b>24. BOBBY CRISTO AND THE REBELS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/scu9ew-E7ow?si=9JUnUTigJIQ4fbx4">I've Got You Out Of My Mind</a>" Decca F 11913 1964</b></p><p><b>25. THE SNOBS-"<a href="https://youtu.be/ukyeXCV6mi8?si=gdAOcHNrJgx7TFw1">Buckle Shoe Stomp</a>" Decca F 11867 1964</b></p><p>Artwork care of <a href="https://charliestarkeydesign.com/">Charlie Starkey</a>. </p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-62121706387329067272024-03-05T10:03:00.004-05:002024-03-07T09:39:41.949-05:00Randy Newman Feted In Britain<p>Songwriter Randy Newman sparked quite a bit of interest in the U.K. as early as 1965 but hit pay dirt when Alan Price took his "Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear" all the way to #4 (and it is alleged resulted in Newman securing a recording contract in America with Reprise records). Here are ten British readings of some of Randy's tracks released in the Sixties. Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1kz-mZpt-hIjzIQzYQKQi2pGQLn9UQQQmsMCyIYLgkhB1FIhMhJ1JbNwKJsqfcYOoqX7zVPLU70j-SfMN9boIeg-UNYRmy3oooU-u0_y5glXkemKSMgnOXHTgKhsy9xjFXiWptBX5PJV579Q08rgQMJMCuJ_AHUvrSjmKoAbHq0oPZYs-I4lqPvx0jps/s700/duffy-power-davy-obrien-leave-that-baby-alone-1967.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1kz-mZpt-hIjzIQzYQKQi2pGQLn9UQQQmsMCyIYLgkhB1FIhMhJ1JbNwKJsqfcYOoqX7zVPLU70j-SfMN9boIeg-UNYRmy3oooU-u0_y5glXkemKSMgnOXHTgKhsy9xjFXiWptBX5PJV579Q08rgQMJMCuJ_AHUvrSjmKoAbHq0oPZYs-I4lqPvx0jps/s320/duffy-power-davy-obrien-leave-that-baby-alone-1967.jpg" width="319" /></a></b></div><b><br /><br /></b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1. DUFFY POWER-"Davy O'Brien (Leave That Baby Alone)" U.K. Parlophone R 5631 1967</b></p><p>Originally released as "Leave That Baby Alone" by Saturday's Children in the US on Dunwich in May 1967, Davy Graham issued his version of this number in October with a full own treatment thanks to the incredible brass and arrangement courtesy of Mike Vickers. Is this a tale of lecherous intent or well meaning moral upstanding? We'll never know but Davy delivers the goods making this my favorite Randy Newman reading ever!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/HafLjOZBQ9I?si=Pj6m1Md047C5URdR">https://youtu.be/HafLjOZBQ9I?si=Pj6m1Md047C5URdR</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzZ3dUKG5p-eBgQ_RHH8rSzjEeH6HCp0-ccEcT_u4BWHKIY4hugZROqXlkRrRyqvPbYUNLlyoqhzYNRxm6Hu3Ah7nkRchHv6XcwqgAfEJHSKOf0WEMnPiIqu7G_KvrR7Sb62GbtSaogU-N7ytPyj-hjgze8BZKDPX_4cJYHQL7LZMBAFtvHag5rpObNsB/s800/the-nashville-teens-the-biggest-night-of-her-life-1967-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="800" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzZ3dUKG5p-eBgQ_RHH8rSzjEeH6HCp0-ccEcT_u4BWHKIY4hugZROqXlkRrRyqvPbYUNLlyoqhzYNRxm6Hu3Ah7nkRchHv6XcwqgAfEJHSKOf0WEMnPiIqu7G_KvrR7Sb62GbtSaogU-N7ytPyj-hjgze8BZKDPX_4cJYHQL7LZMBAFtvHag5rpObNsB/s320/the-nashville-teens-the-biggest-night-of-her-life-1967-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b>2. THE NASHVILLE TEENS-"The Biggest Night Of Her Life" U.K. Decca F 12657 1967</b><p></p><p>The hits had long dried up for the Nashville Teens when Decca issued this as their tenth (and next to last) 45. This Newman track may have been an attempt to restart their career (Alan Price did a version on his second British album "A Price On His Head"). It's neo-rag time feel (in no small part to the barrel house Ivory tinkling) is a sign of the times but alas it was not really suited to the Teens.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/9iZJdpflENY?si=hhqvlyBbXmZREYmO">https://youtu.be/9iZJdpflENY?si=hhqvlyBbXmZREYmO</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTSBDJrdgToM54-bOluF5caTYYlAdP0ffcfP3pJRLVt_V3HJvKEJiqzHtDA-VwsqMbpPdyK4Wxz-kq8cHXi_eaFZDet_o-GNTIjLFL7WkLeFzJ3-iSUNYXRRWWWOCEh84MziPOeNsxHFho6sfqTVF1Iherf-1EiYVnILyFY12ddZ5ozD7EsJBHZtDKQXO/s792/manfred-mann-so-long-dad-1967.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTSBDJrdgToM54-bOluF5caTYYlAdP0ffcfP3pJRLVt_V3HJvKEJiqzHtDA-VwsqMbpPdyK4Wxz-kq8cHXi_eaFZDet_o-GNTIjLFL7WkLeFzJ3-iSUNYXRRWWWOCEh84MziPOeNsxHFho6sfqTVF1Iherf-1EiYVnILyFY12ddZ5ozD7EsJBHZtDKQXO/s320/manfred-mann-so-long-dad-1967.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>3. MANFRED MANN-"So Long Dad" UK Fontana TF 862 1967</b></p><p>The Manfred's got the first version of this ditty out (Alan Price later recorded it as well) and it is probably my favorite reading of it. It's boozy, bluesy and incredibly intricate with a nice mix of barroom piano, harpsichord and Mellotron. Riding the crest of that whole Vaudevillian vibe Mike D'Abo and the boys easily handle this sentimental ode to father/son relations.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/hI647B5ecyc?si=OYHCKJTFGNPRfdc5"> https://youtu.be/hI647B5ecyc?si=OYHCKJTFGNPRfdc5</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgo7RlJJlCCmZpLjRaAcvJM7oomuDRu9eC1HdMvObGgvB3DB6vXnXufE6sg3ASjD4ZajiyTfLYRvxngiJZ2jxHp2xdWfZArYsumsBKWP_Kk3b5MaQO5cXJDw3-awVlSbsfQagKDsjXbDy5RNHrGL5cDFJxxgTBa1P4vfavFV3L-S9arMnTUTTJHlvaCjxQ/s590/billy-fury-baby-do-you-love-me-parlophone.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgo7RlJJlCCmZpLjRaAcvJM7oomuDRu9eC1HdMvObGgvB3DB6vXnXufE6sg3ASjD4ZajiyTfLYRvxngiJZ2jxHp2xdWfZArYsumsBKWP_Kk3b5MaQO5cXJDw3-awVlSbsfQagKDsjXbDy5RNHrGL5cDFJxxgTBa1P4vfavFV3L-S9arMnTUTTJHlvaCjxQ/s320/billy-fury-baby-do-you-love-me-parlophone.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>4. BILLY FURY-"Baby Do You Love Me?" U.K. Parlophone R 5658 1967</b></p><p>By 1967 Billy Fury, like all of his contemporaries was struggling against the tide. His management were trying everything to get him back in the game (his next single would be a Bee Gee number on one side and a <a href="https://anorakthing.blogspot.com/2010/10/billy-fury-and-david-bowie.html">Bowie track </a>on the flip) and he too jumped on the Newman train. Sadly this one is incredibly tepid and reeks of chicken in the basket and stale ciggies and even a Randy Newman/Midas touch on the song writing credits could put Billy back together again. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Paic_cjBLtk?si=QsPOblOWX2N-lwdP">https://youtu.be/Paic_cjBLtk?si=QsPOblOWX2N-lwdP</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErT-p61SQ4aLrYsMBnEvItH8i-Wao3ecJIR7uZKhVeiVjy4OBVqQyHa85GJHG0g-A3T8wyKOvjUxVjOMIdRKTgTBK6gvM06UQfDOseaedI6vC11osE2roDhulQP2EeUEBJ0Y4eIrY_RdxAanLKfggkx1X59YUigFavBmtu8he_GjRNkHLuUiVI9kyDfZ6/s669/cilla-black-ive-been-wrong-before-parlophone.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="669" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErT-p61SQ4aLrYsMBnEvItH8i-Wao3ecJIR7uZKhVeiVjy4OBVqQyHa85GJHG0g-A3T8wyKOvjUxVjOMIdRKTgTBK6gvM06UQfDOseaedI6vC11osE2roDhulQP2EeUEBJ0Y4eIrY_RdxAanLKfggkx1X59YUigFavBmtu8he_GjRNkHLuUiVI9kyDfZ6/s320/cilla-black-ive-been-wrong-before-parlophone.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>5. CILLA BLACK-"I've Been Wrong Before" U.K. Parlophone R 5269 1965</b></p><p>Cilla gets kudos for being the first British artist to record a Randy Newman number. Randy himself was rather pleased with the results and took the time to frequently compliment it in interviews. I'm not a huge Cilla fan and I will admit this does absolutely nothing for me and it's inclusion here is merely for historical purposes. Next!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ly-vr-NqZ3w?si=LMRw8wTi2fkPDw-l">https://youtu.be/ly-vr-NqZ3w?si=LMRw8wTi2fkPDw-l</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFZHK0eAJ5HZliftgfGtXu6qhZWoxUagWYB4-1jbqQG77yd738fC5OMbkRJ_T6lwDStK9AUXoUE-ex1G2TPOG7I8ICmkqJDS3m3lMqXpaX3Bv-xRbvqvMrY7n7sExE4X6oQzk2O7p5Ga_1LAGNMcg5usbj_6-XTm-3JjG8GRZ_wgY8xx3SmXnxxm-w1ss/s733/dusty-springfield-i-dont-want-to-hear-it-anymore-1969-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="729" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFZHK0eAJ5HZliftgfGtXu6qhZWoxUagWYB4-1jbqQG77yd738fC5OMbkRJ_T6lwDStK9AUXoUE-ex1G2TPOG7I8ICmkqJDS3m3lMqXpaX3Bv-xRbvqvMrY7n7sExE4X6oQzk2O7p5Ga_1LAGNMcg5usbj_6-XTm-3JjG8GRZ_wgY8xx3SmXnxxm-w1ss/s320/dusty-springfield-i-dont-want-to-hear-it-anymore-1969-2.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>6. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD-"I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore" U.S. Atlantic 45-2623 1969</b></p><p>Dusty was late to the Newman party when she cut this one for her oft praised "Dusty In Memphis" LP in 1969. Lyrically it's probably my favorite Newman track, a wonderful social observation about apartment building gossip (previously recorded by The Walker Brothers and prior to that masterfully cut by Jerry Butler). With those two previous versions in mind this leaves me flat. Sorry.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PeAliPIwvYw?si=ab79p1Se3kVHH507">https://youtu.be/PeAliPIwvYw?si=ab79p1Se3kVHH507</a></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk8-jYmD3AJed4C6PpV0tmfXGxb63w-IkyciQfCvujVO0E1HWvpjx4piJBijEl6YZgkJ6xOL0HGUYB5JoI7FnyzAFsG00IHZUysaHCKH90eRcccXLF2q75ote3RX_6xZqpMGu6CPyiTtluHPDcZnafN2CkOOMq2p1-COeLrbd5wKLdR2cYUqt7R-pVzFK/s750/eric-burdon-and-the-animals-see-see-rider-barclay.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk8-jYmD3AJed4C6PpV0tmfXGxb63w-IkyciQfCvujVO0E1HWvpjx4piJBijEl6YZgkJ6xOL0HGUYB5JoI7FnyzAFsG00IHZUysaHCKH90eRcccXLF2q75ote3RX_6xZqpMGu6CPyiTtluHPDcZnafN2CkOOMq2p1-COeLrbd5wKLdR2cYUqt7R-pVzFK/s320/eric-burdon-and-the-animals-see-see-rider-barclay.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><br /></b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>7. ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS-"Mama Told Me Not To Come" France EP Barclay 071081</b></p><p><b>1966</b></p><p>Originally slated to be the flip side Eric Burdon's first post Animals single "Help Me Girl" on Decca in the U.K. it was hastily withdrawn and issued instead with "See See Rider" on the flip. It was however released as an E.P. track in France AND on his first post Animals U.S. LP "Eric Is Here". Long before Three Dog Night took it to the top Eric interpreted it first. The music reminds me a lot of his ex-band mate's venture The Alan Price Set meets his drinking buddy Georgie Fame and it's lyrically suited to Burdon's then reputation as an all out looner. Interesting!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/wf-XHK4YH1w?si=VuPNV7wJXAE9Ac6T">https://youtu.be/wf-XHK4YH1w?si=VuPNV7wJXAE9Ac6T</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecHsEcnFHBajtt8QoAGNMUVpV_Q0W8thNUQWxbOq6lHAINCY0hLXaXJSa76TV7cZk30xOxf7m2sVqohssiXOnEQmgiN-5ue2kvPley_B3rSLb-iiTir5u_fjEdJ1wQ5i-hy72gYJHSIPrd3IcgAfQkh3h6jv4BpMFs4Uog1oHU38n1qqG1fYpjir7DUO2/s800/julie-driscoll-i-know-you-love-me-not-1967-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecHsEcnFHBajtt8QoAGNMUVpV_Q0W8thNUQWxbOq6lHAINCY0hLXaXJSa76TV7cZk30xOxf7m2sVqohssiXOnEQmgiN-5ue2kvPley_B3rSLb-iiTir5u_fjEdJ1wQ5i-hy72gYJHSIPrd3IcgAfQkh3h6jv4BpMFs4Uog1oHU38n1qqG1fYpjir7DUO2/s320/julie-driscoll-i-know-you-love-me-not-1967-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. JULIE DRISCOLL-"If You Should Ever Leave Me" U.K. Parlophone R 5588 1967</b></p><p>Tucked away on the flip of her opus "I Know You Love Me Not", Jools ratchets up the emotions with a lush arrangement by Reg Guest. Unfortunately at the end it sounds like the number is out of her range AND it literally sounds like she's sobbing (talk about raw emotion) but the very Walker Brothers meets Dusty orchestration makes it incredible and therefore indispensable .</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PzsiYqazaaE?si=o47z5iKmyMtU6Mwn">https://youtu.be/PzsiYqazaaE?si=o47z5iKmyMtU6Mwn</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcchRQzGogdjOK3mhQTPWX7T1ant5_ATEFaWUrgdzBSVZP2ceYsC91DVk_AvV8squwG4pvf-vovic9lKtScQRSmqjKTQQ1BHd0PjJxIyuAewV6pOmYVFD_IYm72eudTgTuicAClazjjQZE-TAwd68SQ-MkfR6UmDZVYC6vP6NwQ-vAxrkffKnsVCTURMQ/s750/the-persuasions-uk-big-brother-1965-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcchRQzGogdjOK3mhQTPWX7T1ant5_ATEFaWUrgdzBSVZP2ceYsC91DVk_AvV8squwG4pvf-vovic9lKtScQRSmqjKTQQ1BHd0PjJxIyuAewV6pOmYVFD_IYm72eudTgTuicAClazjjQZE-TAwd68SQ-MkfR6UmDZVYC6vP6NwQ-vAxrkffKnsVCTURMQ/s320/the-persuasions-uk-big-brother-1965-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. THE PERSUASIONS-"Big Brother" U.K. Columbia DB 7700 1965</b></p><p>Coming out in September 1965 this one joins Cilla in being one of the earliest U.K. recordings of a Randy Newman track. The Persuasions were an oft overlooked British band that had a fairly innocuous soul sound and this recording is actually fairly interesting falling somewhere between a beat ballad and jazzy and moody mod r&b.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/aAfgMyqvUII?si=GfSgTQMrnOLGELrr">https://youtu.be/aAfgMyqvUII?si=GfSgTQMrnOLGELrr</a></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoTqQYUsy5HyWXoWJHWZGjZW5YkPH0wQTHbX85vvrJnlUCMRpLDu0WRbDvzcKV4SNZlelLihSQrI-FfpxyQ725zHCXx1DkRyDsoOnkJjwTTQoq5p0bneJ90qh180aYbUvJ2PN9OC1tAjPRBn5WjM3Irw_EUAUwSiCDZKY0AnL_cJw9rOFiYDi0tFsjIoj/s783/alan-price-set-tickle-me-decca.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="783" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoTqQYUsy5HyWXoWJHWZGjZW5YkPH0wQTHbX85vvrJnlUCMRpLDu0WRbDvzcKV4SNZlelLihSQrI-FfpxyQ725zHCXx1DkRyDsoOnkJjwTTQoq5p0bneJ90qh180aYbUvJ2PN9OC1tAjPRBn5WjM3Irw_EUAUwSiCDZKY0AnL_cJw9rOFiYDi0tFsjIoj/s320/alan-price-set-tickle-me-decca.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><br /></b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. ALAN PRICE SET-"Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear" U.K. Decca F 12570 1967</b></p><p>Originally released by Tommy Boyce in the States on A&M the previous year, Alan Price became one of the most prodigious British interpreters of Newman's material (his second LP "A Price On His Head" contained no less than 7 of his tunes on it) and that is no better exemplified than in this brilliant little jaunty track. It's bubbly, kitschy and happy and gave Price his biggest selling British single. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/sVulPluv5jo?si=l9nHXxl5yI-Ep9WE">https://youtu.be/sVulPluv5jo?si=l9nHXxl5yI-Ep9WE</a></p><p><br /></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-84074227842965773192024-03-01T10:33:00.000-05:002024-03-01T10:33:00.863-05:00U.S. Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues 45's For March<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ds27ewKo_irPJKogv-ilzXttQG2_ch7puWU803-8ZtwSN2l_mAKBeUvYdvPrCJqfKNRlig6Ym8tajY3_AotnLxvIKw_Hxk6WR61voDFo_YyML3pEOfB01WaDIWDaBy35OnqlckxMhKdyND7j4iDjXkCrEj6Xilq3amlgaMmghEpx4veWSTsqvDq8xV8j/s800/marlowe-morris-quintet-play-the-thing-columbia.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ds27ewKo_irPJKogv-ilzXttQG2_ch7puWU803-8ZtwSN2l_mAKBeUvYdvPrCJqfKNRlig6Ym8tajY3_AotnLxvIKw_Hxk6WR61voDFo_YyML3pEOfB01WaDIWDaBy35OnqlckxMhKdyND7j4iDjXkCrEj6Xilq3amlgaMmghEpx4veWSTsqvDq8xV8j/s320/marlowe-morris-quintet-play-the-thing-columbia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1. MARLOWE MORRIS QUINTET-"Play The Thing" Columbia 4-42218 1961</b></p><p>I was first drawn to this number by the interesting song title. "Play The Thing" is a funky little instrumental with soulful organ, powerful brass and some beatnik bongos moving it along nicely. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/b6JWxp34rf8?si=csA1BU0M47FmvGCW">https://youtu.be/b6JWxp34rf8?si=csA1BU0M47FmvGCW</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5U2tr5QO2Q8a-lUfh1Mxa6GIfFzcX2wIiGVGLbAWHZ3Vt3haC1XX2L_rkpxh2Gldj_0TuS1Eqiq7jx_gT5SJRCaeE3hq0GpCGIVQegoEvd9uDKKjk0zh16ARNgHWsSRMEDMWJpFHjqFBOHnXCPVuPCH6gfZjpk4QRvLibQ8vBBL5IPan07J6_3lgvx_z/s700/labrenda-ben-and-the-beljeans-the-chaperone-gordy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5U2tr5QO2Q8a-lUfh1Mxa6GIfFzcX2wIiGVGLbAWHZ3Vt3haC1XX2L_rkpxh2Gldj_0TuS1Eqiq7jx_gT5SJRCaeE3hq0GpCGIVQegoEvd9uDKKjk0zh16ARNgHWsSRMEDMWJpFHjqFBOHnXCPVuPCH6gfZjpk4QRvLibQ8vBBL5IPan07J6_3lgvx_z/s320/labrenda-ben-and-the-beljeans-the-chaperone-gordy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. LeBRENDA BEN & THE BELJEANS-"The Chaperone" Gordy 7009 1962</b></p><p>This one was completely new to me until I was hipped to it by DJ Pete Pop on Instagram. I was completely unfamiliar with this kitschy little mondo obscure girl group track by an act who had just two singles on Motown's Gordy outlet. This one reminds me a bit of the Marvelettes early material.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/oEgoSHbwtWM?si=0qrzIaBflXzd790m">https://youtu.be/oEgoSHbwtWM?si=0qrzIaBflXzd790m</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_OFwQIm0ZYwzGa-fxI_EVWtdpxFJO7G_QAixXvmrMCpFEy0dUYtLqf-EqpQtrmwUbsuv8Ap9uyYNr0U38EjfkAFDrFAnsTmhflsavmfW2pUD6qRUQVbe73WoAtipSeoqdxSP0eEe_DfGN7MwZ9-T__bFYusuUe2PCDh40HnS54iMBjYlsbF6vTLfN9vw/s700/henry-boatwright-i-can-take-or-your-loving-capitol.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_OFwQIm0ZYwzGa-fxI_EVWtdpxFJO7G_QAixXvmrMCpFEy0dUYtLqf-EqpQtrmwUbsuv8Ap9uyYNr0U38EjfkAFDrFAnsTmhflsavmfW2pUD6qRUQVbe73WoAtipSeoqdxSP0eEe_DfGN7MwZ9-T__bFYusuUe2PCDh40HnS54iMBjYlsbF6vTLfN9vw/s320/henry-boatwright-i-can-take-or-your-loving-capitol.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>3. HENRY BOATWRIGHT-"I Can Take Or Leave Your Lovin" Capitol 2131 </b></p><p>Most of you will be familiar with the Herman's Hermits original version of this (or The Foundations later cover) but this American version came out third and is my favorite of the bunch. It's faster, catchier and 100% more soulful.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/seoci0Ixf6M?si=Bn3btT4wfZNPpdTK">https://youtu.be/seoci0Ixf6M?si=Bn3btT4wfZNPpdTK</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvSgzHE_agRaam5rEALBG2a3JExfrmf7eKW13B6tqgJ9_TCrbyj63Okj9KV03mfo6VgGo879_WnOvS6qlQqzfK2FU0aZB9dWZ6pXKAAEnxCfZ_KP0Mmhq7XQfbnY8sDGuEkOmWKUZ4HiBHZzDPdUC6jkLrt2X9q9SZa0TGB28KWAnqcqN4OxGWRgQNeVL/s700/hank-diamond-soul-sauce-world-pacific.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvSgzHE_agRaam5rEALBG2a3JExfrmf7eKW13B6tqgJ9_TCrbyj63Okj9KV03mfo6VgGo879_WnOvS6qlQqzfK2FU0aZB9dWZ6pXKAAEnxCfZ_KP0Mmhq7XQfbnY8sDGuEkOmWKUZ4HiBHZzDPdUC6jkLrt2X9q9SZa0TGB28KWAnqcqN4OxGWRgQNeVL/s320/hank-diamond-soul-sauce-world-pacific.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>4. HANK DIAMOND-"Soul Sauce (Wachi Wara)" World Pacific 77812 1966</b></p><p>I'm a sucker for any version of Cal Tjader's "Soul Sauce" and this version is interesting to my ears because musically it sounds a bit like a cross between the original and the <a href="https://www.45cat.com/record/7n35379">Timebox</a> cover but it's a vocal version, sung by some clearly very white/antiseptic dudes but the musical backing is tight and infectious.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Wt5QA1uWVn8?si=dbB0R1rogLkpnAbM">https://youtu.be/Wt5QA1uWVn8?si=dbB0R1rogLkpnAbM</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU_8KnWwjG0Sl-nDf9Pv4R3xiremOugxpjvL5DIysU8-MdcSF3dRW4b9jBHN3TtVXDq5mfAzsOWff4qS2EchJqPxdWm_1d8kPS__KDAuQUxXwkxT8wsAmLg5aCZGF1qAI2oIZ9W5gZ1r37esjMM0XAq0qqIu6nBlZvO6w_WC7z7Dk_WR9M2G1SHn9muW7/s700/the-young-folk-lonely-girl-marvlus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU_8KnWwjG0Sl-nDf9Pv4R3xiremOugxpjvL5DIysU8-MdcSF3dRW4b9jBHN3TtVXDq5mfAzsOWff4qS2EchJqPxdWm_1d8kPS__KDAuQUxXwkxT8wsAmLg5aCZGF1qAI2oIZ9W5gZ1r37esjMM0XAq0qqIu6nBlZvO6w_WC7z7Dk_WR9M2G1SHn9muW7/s320/the-young-folk-lonely-girl-marvlus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>5. THE YOUNG FOLK-"Lonely Girl" Mar-V-Lus 6017 1967</b></p><p>I may have posted this one before, so apologies if we have. This number is full of slick backing vocal falsettos and great call and responses. This was their only single (that strangely got a UK release on President a few months later). </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/2YS3Bc0jrN8?si=ZXgZuhqZcQBEnfGT">https://youtu.be/2YS3Bc0jrN8?si=ZXgZuhqZcQBEnfGT</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLeTLLwH-Y6fjw9VU3jcjmae2t-aREMC9etUg6VH9E_6qZD4DiZ7iyGElfKVLmoUGtE6aol7W3csZyZ5I8Xp7sPhuqidLZDifGbQDrh5SmS16tNibUPjEPCKhBootjRNPj6nmXWjyX7VDRNopSgx9tMYaE8G3Z8RSDS7iVUiVs3TF5Vn6tirqqzKSBVgp/s701/jimmy-mccracklin-get-tough-1958.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLeTLLwH-Y6fjw9VU3jcjmae2t-aREMC9etUg6VH9E_6qZD4DiZ7iyGElfKVLmoUGtE6aol7W3csZyZ5I8Xp7sPhuqidLZDifGbQDrh5SmS16tNibUPjEPCKhBootjRNPj6nmXWjyX7VDRNopSgx9tMYaE8G3Z8RSDS7iVUiVs3TF5Vn6tirqqzKSBVgp/s320/jimmy-mccracklin-get-tough-1958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>6. JIMMY McCRACKLIN-"Get Tough" U.S. Checker 893 1958</b></p><p>This was the follow up to Jimmy's most famous single, "The Walk". Utilizing basically the exact same formula of it's predecessor, "Get Tough" sports the same beat, same tempo BUT with different lyrics and a very cool horn section and an absolutely wailing sax.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/BquWXccXA5U?si=baCABbrrItR_e02-">https://youtu.be/BquWXccXA5U?si=baCABbrrItR_e02-</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf_snhs7U5VIT_szlwRd5RSaSVKWHc6y7QxlQIsq-a2_BH6eCFlerwp3ElEuJk_cswl7bhotocYmsWxCXlsaKet1O4suEl7tpHrbc0p26y4MU5WYaTNi451jHBHvnFIVPjsrRxblvlOvCxITqRx1MkhnE0QS-DYV1gSgyBOfHw58cH3JZeE6J82MdQHUY/s700/denise-lasalle-a-love-reputation-chess.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf_snhs7U5VIT_szlwRd5RSaSVKWHc6y7QxlQIsq-a2_BH6eCFlerwp3ElEuJk_cswl7bhotocYmsWxCXlsaKet1O4suEl7tpHrbc0p26y4MU5WYaTNi451jHBHvnFIVPjsrRxblvlOvCxITqRx1MkhnE0QS-DYV1gSgyBOfHw58cH3JZeE6J82MdQHUY/s320/denise-lasalle-a-love-reputation-chess.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>7. DENISE LaSALLE-"A Love Reputation" Chess 2005 1967</b></p><p>Previously issued on the small Tarpon label, this was the debut release by Denise LaSalle. It's an excellent mid tempo that boasts "<i>I got a love reputation from New York to New Orleans</i>" from an era before things got too "funky" for my tastes.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ChwFOWt7nJg?si=8VkUv5Bh7MtnArUf">https://youtu.be/ChwFOWt7nJg?si=8VkUv5Bh7MtnArUf</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZar-x4HvryDNx2hx0uF77uqyges4CEWp4OeJ4Md5BWqTrKQohbq5s4p-7elGtHN3azNN-h8FAEi8mE9JlBssHMsKcIKNUJ4qxkqnnBtEPIh-bCkorH4502mZGh_QJW6G42t-B8D-C6HTKoDEwx7xdtpvQPwnfkN2rh0sniLDjnjDu-GdVY3MTggCktO6L/s400/quincy-jones-and-his-orchestra-i-cant-get-no-satisfaction-mercury.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZar-x4HvryDNx2hx0uF77uqyges4CEWp4OeJ4Md5BWqTrKQohbq5s4p-7elGtHN3azNN-h8FAEi8mE9JlBssHMsKcIKNUJ4qxkqnnBtEPIh-bCkorH4502mZGh_QJW6G42t-B8D-C6HTKoDEwx7xdtpvQPwnfkN2rh0sniLDjnjDu-GdVY3MTggCktO6L/s320/quincy-jones-and-his-orchestra-i-cant-get-no-satisfaction-mercury.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. QUINCY JONES-"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Mercury 72496 1965</b></p><p>Tucked away on the flip of his "What's New Pussycat" is this interesting take on the Stones hit that starts out like mellow Muzak and then shifts into a brass heavy Uptown swanky department store incidental music with everything including the kitchen sink thrown in.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/8tueDU4tw70?si=GWfp7ShXAnSfxz-F">https://youtu.be/8tueDU4tw70?si=GWfp7ShXAnSfxz-F</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4idcQCQzU9fWpc0Vunh2Cf-otsRa16NtKzoFmYOpNuvd1ZXu3Is8XS_Q-xGA5YckAXTYcu5oirAalV1IjQ26xZpOqEdz_ns29-F5oUzlaXPif_x6MmA0qpxymL-PxQgR0xI92dRkfEim2htLbKJaym-JgGBXwVy59ksHVrNTQYu4uSeJWrVcN0Wh6c3op/s700/billy-prince-somebody-help-me-verve.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4idcQCQzU9fWpc0Vunh2Cf-otsRa16NtKzoFmYOpNuvd1ZXu3Is8XS_Q-xGA5YckAXTYcu5oirAalV1IjQ26xZpOqEdz_ns29-F5oUzlaXPif_x6MmA0qpxymL-PxQgR0xI92dRkfEim2htLbKJaym-JgGBXwVy59ksHVrNTQYu4uSeJWrVcN0Wh6c3op/s320/billy-prince-somebody-help-me-verve.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. BILLY PRINCE-"Somebody Help Me" Verve VK-10462 1966</b></p><p>Cheers to my old pal Ty Jesso for hipping me to this one over two decades ago. This cover of the Jackie Edwards composition made famous by The Spencer Davis Group bears investigation. The backing track is the same used on <a href="https://www.45cat.com/record/wi4013">The Jaybirds</a> U.K. Sue release from a few months earlier AND the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8c-xuzg7JQ">Wynder K. Frog</a> version on their "Sunshine Superfrog" LP making me wonder how this occured. Regardless of the backing it's Prince's vocals that take the cake in my book that turns the whole thing into a soulful smash. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/hKwxHXCiHKU?si=M16NKgETNCmOcjD">https://youtu.be/hKwxHXCiHKU?si=M16NKgETNCmOcjD</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNCXRVkBawUzliuYJQLJvfHAXBFzIoytKSUv1ldC3NoPzAETh2R9ZoZvGanFwS28G9MEWlkZMvcjZtgZ3vxnBEwmNoBnA6NyWBv3xWo15POZzN42fjq4Kg111UUG72w2_i2wHqkdrPhUbHJRuedj2h9FzmFSTlpeAIYjiYp7WN1vuWZwj_IFGfHuYgc72/s1161/share_673753394031491788~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1079" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNCXRVkBawUzliuYJQLJvfHAXBFzIoytKSUv1ldC3NoPzAETh2R9ZoZvGanFwS28G9MEWlkZMvcjZtgZ3vxnBEwmNoBnA6NyWBv3xWo15POZzN42fjq4Kg111UUG72w2_i2wHqkdrPhUbHJRuedj2h9FzmFSTlpeAIYjiYp7WN1vuWZwj_IFGfHuYgc72/s320/share_673753394031491788~2.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. BILL McAFFE-"I Don't Know Why" Galaxy 710 1963</b></p><p>This curious little uptempo groover has backing vocals that recall The Shirelles and a musical feel much like Ray Charles stuff at the same time period. The lead vocalist has an incredible range that goes from smooth Mose Allison lazy delivery to a wailing James Brown scream.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/HS78S1gUxcw?si=3WAOnkoEzWIGITWa">https://youtu.be/HS78S1gUxcw?si=3WAOnkoEzWIGITWa</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>All scans c/o 45cat.com</b></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-33058278855848331442024-02-18T13:55:00.002-05:002024-02-18T13:55:46.876-05:00Simon Dupree and The Big Sound's Debut<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrzSTL6tCsDKqJpP83QJ1v6MY7KATk8Bb1Esw1tkfg4QQiaV-o6MgiJI_catuvNixy918v4_sGVTewL7k5dSgY6Aw8OZH2AUbAF14p-9WKnVrzDB9CXXTPRI2OKuaeCRJoajmm52HCdsqC8P0DHaUo7tJDPTAyF8jpHk382-pWiVwJ8X1laoFWmKbXv0Q/s320/img099%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="320" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrzSTL6tCsDKqJpP83QJ1v6MY7KATk8Bb1Esw1tkfg4QQiaV-o6MgiJI_catuvNixy918v4_sGVTewL7k5dSgY6Aw8OZH2AUbAF14p-9WKnVrzDB9CXXTPRI2OKuaeCRJoajmm52HCdsqC8P0DHaUo7tJDPTAyF8jpHk382-pWiVwJ8X1laoFWmKbXv0Q/s1600/img099%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>SIMON DUPREE AND THE BIG SOUND</b>-<i>I See The Light</i>/<i>It Is Finished</i> U.K. Parlophone R 5542 <i>1966</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />British act Simon Dupree and the Big Sound could best be compared to an act like Zoot Money or The Small Faces in that they were a band who cut sometimes trippy pop records while retaining a very soul/r&b sound onstage but ran the difficult gamut of trying to balance the two. <p></p><p>They made their debut in December 1966 with this Five Americans cover "I See The Light" (first issued by The Five Americans in the U.S. in November 1965 and issued in the U.K. in September 1966). The Simon Dupree version is a bit more frantic than the original and replaces the jangling guitar lick underneath with some descending brass scales meshed in with the frenzied organ (a Simon Dupree trademark). My favorite part of the number is the way the guitar and bass do this wiggy little solo. One can imagine that the number was no doubt a center piece to their live show as their performance of it on German TV's "Beat Beat Beat" (see link below) will prove!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWD87stVFCnUo2dB7TVNvzQWqT56hSO3zBC9T9-6ujyXfIQLbvFLD8wuLuSL7-rjhNlh-y-6ND40v2T_CjYeJklEEC-T-YE1BfbgKQsGfcYJK4uYEYgZ1yoXwrwaskq8sVVKx22PDzX5gJYJj8j5P7Pyt_7bWDJh-YghBvbs1BdGScskUwiFrjxeQi1dL/s1294/Simon.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1197" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWD87stVFCnUo2dB7TVNvzQWqT56hSO3zBC9T9-6ujyXfIQLbvFLD8wuLuSL7-rjhNlh-y-6ND40v2T_CjYeJklEEC-T-YE1BfbgKQsGfcYJK4uYEYgZ1yoXwrwaskq8sVVKx22PDzX5gJYJj8j5P7Pyt_7bWDJh-YghBvbs1BdGScskUwiFrjxeQi1dL/w370-h400/Simon.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
The flip side, "It Is Finished", is an interesting mix of Herb Alpert style trumpet and a soulful but poppy arrangement. The band's Schulman brothers (Derek-lead vocals, Phil-vocals, sax, trumpet, French horn and Ray-guitar, violin and trumpet) were multi instrumentalists and they come to fore in this number with an interesting mix of Farfisa, horns and violin. <div><br /></div><div>Both sides are available on a host of Simon Dupree and The Big Sound collections, the most recent being a two CD set "Part Of My Past" which collects all their 45 and LP tracks in addition to a host of unreleased material released during their relatively brief (1966-1969) career.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "I See The Light":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/ETxDiQcfTVI?si=MmTnFKYc2XLFJmMt">https://youtu.be/ETxDiQcfTVI?si=MmTnFKYc2XLFJmMt</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Watch the band perform "I See The Light" on German TV's "Beat Beat Beat":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/rfkNn7fvvfI?si=Mp0hi6fth6TNs19s">https://youtu.be/rfkNn7fvvfI?si=Mp0hi6fth6TNs19s</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "It Is Finished":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/KjRJcyWQS7c?si=jgwm_wHsW52fpTVn">https://youtu.be/KjRJcyWQS7c?si=jgwm_wHsW52fpTVn</a></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-57996584669562152052024-02-07T15:18:00.000-05:002024-02-07T15:18:33.202-05:00The Freakbeat Scene- Volume Two Imagined<p>In 1998 Decca issued a 25 track CD called "<a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/644072-Various-The-Freakbeat-Scene">The Freakbeat Scene</a>", one of several "Scene" compilations issued of tracks culled from the Decca/Deram archives. Unfortunately no further official volumes were not forthcoming so I decided to create an imaginary track listing of another volume utilizing tunes from the Deram and Decca labels. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrBabK7III2jvRCIkSWBXraZhSPTZSZdonSUBm_Rgy51DydhGMiq0tuQl4_YuRf0sD7TbJ-ON5_8T1bdSQvqh6yAcbxf5j0zpTKBHrhVYqhG3nVzUnexOpmd9fuNCiVHBiWAfXTushCfhNq62fVYJzqxAWHlugV0HMesGj4mF8q4DqEraqw9EEyH6bIXv/s1696/bill%20freak%20scene2%20copy%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="1696" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrBabK7III2jvRCIkSWBXraZhSPTZSZdonSUBm_Rgy51DydhGMiq0tuQl4_YuRf0sD7TbJ-ON5_8T1bdSQvqh6yAcbxf5j0zpTKBHrhVYqhG3nVzUnexOpmd9fuNCiVHBiWAfXTushCfhNq62fVYJzqxAWHlugV0HMesGj4mF8q4DqEraqw9EEyH6bIXv/w400-h398/bill%20freak%20scene2%20copy%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1. <b>THE MOCKINGBIRDS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/TDj9w40cKO4?si=4a1GRvX2O6df23HH">How To Find A Lover</a>" Decca F 12510 1966</p><p>2. <b>MARC BOLAN</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/PyNYoN-5Rlk?si=fjLIUPq89J9_SxKx">San Francisco Poet</a>" Decca F 12413 1966</p><p>3.<b> BEVERLEY</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/4zNDKxozJDw?si=i9yniwMfvcSb09ji">Where The Good Times Are</a>" Deram DM 101 1966</p><p>4. <b>THE MOVE</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/IRKV0EvYs54?si=R_qwWwmmHKLmFtsn">Wave Your Flag And Stop The Train</a>" Deram DM 117 1967</p><p>5. <b>THE BLUESBREAKERS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/CGyjs00OeOA?si=aYRDpx-ZjOTl1ugt">Curly</a>" Decca F 12588 1967</p><p>6. <b>THE QUIK</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/6OIJaVTRGts?si=JwvMeUGnBeXE3ygL">I Can't Sleep</a>" Deram DM 155 1967</p><p>7. <b>STEVE DARBISHIRE</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/rl1IQGQ4-R0?si=HU0MVYV8_qzNd4PE">Holiday In Waikiki</a>" Decca F 12553 1967</p><p>8. <b>FIRE-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/vkMzL9xhCrw?si=qMbxC5B8HRW6jxvh">Treacle Toffee World</a>" Decca F 12753 1968</p><p>9. <b>THE POETS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/lMPIsJl3gzk?si=O1XRLyBKFewvWTxX">Wooden Spoon</a>" Decca F 12569 1967</p><p>10.<b> THE GAME</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/fnYJ0U_9bUI?si=r6eBBSNgl6sVXsMD">Gonna Get Me Someone</a>" Decca F 12469 1966</p><p>11. <b>VIRGIN SLEEP-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/AqI--gr5OdY?si=ps-d8rzZ5chS-RGe">Haliford House</a>" Deram DM 146 1967</p><p>12. <b>THE ZOMBIES</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/VMMFOSlMfaU?si=4_CK1KoCC8lbHOV9">Indication</a>" Decca F 12426 1966</p><p>13. <b>THE HUMAN INSTINCT</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/mW6EtTa8yu4?si=iv-Yb0pxWT-yasCz">Pink Dawn</a>" Deram DM 177 1968 </p><p>14. <b>CHRIS ANDREWS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/jnKPIp95pr8?si=eB6ez6-SJWUzHUu9">Hold On</a>" Decca F 22668 1967</p><p>15. <b>SMALL FACES</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/SgV5V-MHqGI?si=wcEA3xhkClQzLStw">E Too D</a>" Decca F 12619 1967</p><p>16. <b>THE BEATSTALKERS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/YPv_DF16lZY?si=t9zYi0617oOPDYms">Base Line</a>" Decca F 12460 1966<br /></p><p>17. <b>THE ARTWOODS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/LmIgjFv6kDE?si=_rYuk8sbzFsYVZJI">I Feel Good"</a> Decca F 12465 1966</p><p>18. <b>GENE LATTER</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/3DRUEdXsQFU?si=TDYhhFA9HPbtqFBm">Mother's Little Helper</a>" Decca F 12397 1966</p><p>19. <b>THE LIMEYS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/vLiQvfbqSpg?si=UCe8vuG6D-09l1bC">Cara-Lin</a>" Decca F 12382 1966</p><p>20. <b>THE LOOSE ENDS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/hDonFbkkpp8?si=5BoZQvlp9odE-1fa">Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore</a>" Decca F 12437 1966</p><p>21. <b>THE MINISTRY OF SOUND</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/_ByFvidSotY?si=REANhFcwSsbXvb3y">White Collar Worker</a>" Decca F 12449 1966</p><p>22. <b>THE CLAYTON SQUARES</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/MoiPdc8aiSY?si=5WFec-xfjR39Sn-N">Imagination</a>" Decca F 12250 1965</p><p>23. <b>TEN YEARS AFTER</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/2urSalzMI_4?si=VGLBQF4FXiCFU9jJ">The Sounds</a>" Deram DM 176 1968</p><p>24. <b>KEITH SHIELDS</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/KFZsWkVcXeE?si=79cpmdEY63K3wHzN">Hey Gyp</a>" Decca F 12572 1967</p><p>25. <b>THE ATTACK</b>-"<a href="https://youtu.be/t_I5arWNtNg?si=0nF2VsoQF-PGlaaq">Try It</a>" Decca F 12550 1967</p><p>Artwork care of <a href="https://charliestarkeydesign.com/">Charlie Starkey</a>. </p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-36821830386352253212024-02-05T11:44:00.001-05:002024-02-05T11:44:26.837-05:00More U.K. Obscurities On U.S. Labels: Herbie Goins and the Night-Timers<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGjVQKpa9OWYVzsSiV7DquniPAC5by1p7yQwsa3HuO1RVtiDyiTZZInRjAw25gt23wZk6H0Lz0r-HmoiD8pVRL7W4LuRL3TxsPkzVMw6kAy_t0ueS0HdZXMtN0ucajApiEHiBeBlOGp08iGXm61tTj9GdGgprW3WSl4MzAJtzIudrk45fqwPk76T0LNpJ/s1201/img264.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1136" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGjVQKpa9OWYVzsSiV7DquniPAC5by1p7yQwsa3HuO1RVtiDyiTZZInRjAw25gt23wZk6H0Lz0r-HmoiD8pVRL7W4LuRL3TxsPkzVMw6kAy_t0ueS0HdZXMtN0ucajApiEHiBeBlOGp08iGXm61tTj9GdGgprW3WSl4MzAJtzIudrk45fqwPk76T0LNpJ/s320/img264.jpg" width="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>HERBIE GOINS AND THE NIGHT-TIMERS</b>-<i>Coming Home To You</i>/<i>The Incredible Miss Brown</i> U.S. Capitol P 5978 <i>1967<br /><br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
Herbie Goins was yet another American ex-serviceman on the London scene along with <a href="https://anorakthing.blogspot.com/2023/11/more-uk-obscurities-on-us-labels-geno.html">Geno Washington </a>. Like Geno he had quite a popular live act that were darlings of the London night life in an atmosphere where live gigs by American soul bands were far and few between. Herbie had three singles and an LP in the U.K. on Parlophone and today's selection was his sole American release.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Coming Home To You" was Herbie's third and final single in the U.K. issued as Parophone R 5533 in December 1966. It was not issued in the U.S. until August of the following year. "Coming Home To You" boasts some powerful horns and a mid tempo funky Stax style groove with some soulful vocals by Herbie. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8bHkb4QGQ2Qk0aAb6Py4527jDOia1f1ZR9sFIWOIOyye7KSCxfVZptphSffpOEV75hV8-R3equuhNDyMnefrRJW9SkVuU9-y_1xxr46h-ee7jitOInmfgBlEUakZfRb8SOGyjLTMFdgHCBZb5Q5Z8niOXQsLXMdoa6AcA9wkTtDC2dt_ZzAue8yFek_t/s1300/herbie-goins-and-the-night-timers-us-rock-musician-about-1965-BWW0D0_2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1300" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8bHkb4QGQ2Qk0aAb6Py4527jDOia1f1ZR9sFIWOIOyye7KSCxfVZptphSffpOEV75hV8-R3equuhNDyMnefrRJW9SkVuU9-y_1xxr46h-ee7jitOInmfgBlEUakZfRb8SOGyjLTMFdgHCBZb5Q5Z8niOXQsLXMdoa6AcA9wkTtDC2dt_ZzAue8yFek_t/w400-h289/herbie-goins-and-the-night-timers-us-rock-musician-about-1965-BWW0D0_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"The Incredible Miss Brown" is incredibly odd. It reminds of something Georgie Fame would have been talked into recording when he ditched The Blue Flames and moved to CBS (curiously several former Blue Flames found employment in The Night Timers after getting their walking papers) or Zoot Money's tongue and cheek "<a href="https://anorakthing.blogspot.com/2014/04/zoot-moneys-last-60s-r-45.html">Nick Knack</a>". It's not an awful song but the variety show jazz feel is somewhat hokey despite the really solid backing by The Night Timers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both tracks are available as bonus tracks on the 2008 Zonophone reissue of Herbie's 1967 LP "NO. 1 In Your Heart". </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "Coming Home To You":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/V2gDOnI-YoU?si=JOmI3mtmGNjRptlU">https://youtu.be/V2gDOnI-YoU?si=JOmI3mtmGNjRptlU</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "The Incredible Miss Brown":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/n799D4P93BQ?si=FB69vO9rxEmABCgp">https://youtu.be/n799D4P93BQ?si=FB69vO9rxEmABCgp</a></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-64285828454838035822024-02-01T09:07:00.000-05:002024-02-01T09:07:46.801-05:00U.S. Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues 45's For February<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNUjdL4SNcivFK0ytHDf0n_5DCHiH61QhSs9AT8zI8mTsVwsjDWE6_BM6k7hbDB3-3RCTROFQ0anFkilEo_goBLFid51Aovvt3lt4crLqkciTrlWAn9IG36ozabyNo3Ixpkg4EeaA_H-stKw_7CaVsbtTKoONPGj2mBgz4NB_zcQ87YevfzyH2F1Y6sb1/s700/bobby-rush-sock-boo-ga-loo-1967-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNUjdL4SNcivFK0ytHDf0n_5DCHiH61QhSs9AT8zI8mTsVwsjDWE6_BM6k7hbDB3-3RCTROFQ0anFkilEo_goBLFid51Aovvt3lt4crLqkciTrlWAn9IG36ozabyNo3Ixpkg4EeaA_H-stKw_7CaVsbtTKoONPGj2mBgz4NB_zcQ87YevfzyH2F1Y6sb1/s320/bobby-rush-sock-boo-ga-loo-1967-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1. BOBBY RUSH-"Sock Boo Ga Loo" Checker 1181 1967</b></p><p>This one is a 101 mph full on party that sounds like it was literally made up as it went along, not meaning that in a negative sense, it just has that "<i>the tapes rolling what can we do</i>" feel! Scat guitar, funky bass, wonky greasy horns and a throbbing "go-'go" feel!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/A1H6J68sNyU?si=zDz-FBX6mAnGs4SD">https://youtu.be/A1H6J68sNyU?si=zDz-FBX6mAnGs4SD</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7FMpYHcy7HvbiNGkxE5TbWukQcH-NflOkpQnlEsrYyrxqJTQ0Bfei3H20Q_MZ98H-auibI9Pzqp4yd9Dm_SO2uC3ITxE4bv5q3tTLAuPwy56ruvYTETV9_7QiQi7xHjUeL20cJzlxkSSldXt_rgcm31BOhAPCi4yzl3pHFIWX0s6mCDfknHP1UIlqF4M/s700/little-luther-twirl-checker.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7FMpYHcy7HvbiNGkxE5TbWukQcH-NflOkpQnlEsrYyrxqJTQ0Bfei3H20Q_MZ98H-auibI9Pzqp4yd9Dm_SO2uC3ITxE4bv5q3tTLAuPwy56ruvYTETV9_7QiQi7xHjUeL20cJzlxkSSldXt_rgcm31BOhAPCi4yzl3pHFIWX0s6mCDfknHP1UIlqF4M/s320/little-luther-twirl-checker.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>2. LITTLE LUTHER-"Eenie Meenie Minie Moe" Checker 1090 1964</b></p><p>This number is a really cool cross between electric urban blues and a funky back beat that would not be out of place on a mid 60's Ike & Tina Sue 45! The lyrics are completely disposable and nonsensical but what a groove!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/UQ0IcHaUkLY?si=MNJkUyeSAhRgpVbO">https://youtu.be/UQ0IcHaUkLY?si=MNJkUyeSAhRgpVbO</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaxpU4pmDE_6q0pZWJMNqfSwEWZ2QjWSQ52NFot9rmrMzI01PhQktY-IsMfXtOo2NeRSQ0gDJysFtQrW-6UyEQFqUiCq4EFfh2PsPZJ7ggQi2oVKGdangkMANhQBLl-V5tZBCixPQSGgROHTNkCMMbbY1T1n4qfUyhBixyaVVas1r_NEVgl8WAhvjbmqY/s701/willie-small-how-high-can-you-fly-jessica.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="701" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaxpU4pmDE_6q0pZWJMNqfSwEWZ2QjWSQ52NFot9rmrMzI01PhQktY-IsMfXtOo2NeRSQ0gDJysFtQrW-6UyEQFqUiCq4EFfh2PsPZJ7ggQi2oVKGdangkMANhQBLl-V5tZBCixPQSGgROHTNkCMMbbY1T1n4qfUyhBixyaVVas1r_NEVgl8WAhvjbmqY/s320/willie-small-how-high-can-you-fly-jessica.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>3. WILLIE SMALL-"How High Can You Fly" Jessica 401 1965</b></p><p>Here's one that's totally new to my ears. It's uptempo, funky, sophisticated and punctuated by some very solid horns that really move it along! The melody is completely infectious, especially how the horn section does a musical response to his vocal "call"!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/wCJCCRuyT6s?si=MlpO1escsDALeqre">https://youtu.be/wCJCCRuyT6s?si=MlpO1escsDALeqre</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWDn0BM9YAuk7HnUiRlpcRbAfTixJE6m0NJ27qrHeHte-ok_fkbt-bFc0_XzeI66v4BS0OjZK1odq50cJxP9AaVt_OP5u42bWJEwps3s0FZODkBIl-IuJUlWOFVoEAyqyZQum5sJyZqLzVJljXhSPYJrKrmelCLm2dql1nK7p8eiCau3emdtnPhvTC03h/s709/elmore-morris-it-seemed-like-heaven-to-me-crackerjack.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="709" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWDn0BM9YAuk7HnUiRlpcRbAfTixJE6m0NJ27qrHeHte-ok_fkbt-bFc0_XzeI66v4BS0OjZK1odq50cJxP9AaVt_OP5u42bWJEwps3s0FZODkBIl-IuJUlWOFVoEAyqyZQum5sJyZqLzVJljXhSPYJrKrmelCLm2dql1nK7p8eiCau3emdtnPhvTC03h/s320/elmore-morris-it-seemed-like-heaven-to-me-crackerjack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>4. ELMORE MORRIS-"It Seemed Like Heaven To Me" Crackerjack 4006 1962</b></p><p>This one is a mellow ballad of sorts that verges on doo-wop (not exactly my favorite genre) but it's the lead vocalist's voice and how much soul he exudes during the more somber parts of thew track that get me.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/VgHLa0vqjPg?si=H6YmwC5hkKxzSjYv">https://youtu.be/VgHLa0vqjPg?si=H6YmwC5hkKxzSjYv</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPAOGalKY1e8siMq2xGee1-SoLD86lv55J80uXYguD6uLExdpWsOSAvKHGKrowx6qn3FwrkacmAkPhhZdXc_DR62ZLBOcdv3COmO_5xucpdwwMgOFpyrEDqpfyheS_cyfiy8Yi_Ah4mZTzonsZ38GvcAwnG-3oxXixhDrlwkPUaoTLtVDScS6eWyJfDdQ/s500/bob-and-earl-everybody-jerk-warner-brothers.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPAOGalKY1e8siMq2xGee1-SoLD86lv55J80uXYguD6uLExdpWsOSAvKHGKrowx6qn3FwrkacmAkPhhZdXc_DR62ZLBOcdv3COmO_5xucpdwwMgOFpyrEDqpfyheS_cyfiy8Yi_Ah4mZTzonsZ38GvcAwnG-3oxXixhDrlwkPUaoTLtVDScS6eWyJfDdQ/s320/bob-and-earl-everybody-jerk-warner-brothers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>5. BOB & EARL-"Everybody Jerk" U.K. Warner Brothers WB 6059 1969</b></p><p>I can't find any information on this one. It was released in 1969 and sounds almost like a follow up to the duo's "hit" track, "Harlem Shuffle" (which was released in 1963!). Curiously it was only released in the U.K. and Germany. That said it's an amazing track, danceable, upbeat and slick!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/_lG0yijGH9U?si=GwuT0UqEDO8Ow2Bs">https://youtu.be/_lG0yijGH9U?si=GwuT0UqEDO8Ow2Bs</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAS4Hb34DXdho9TBO0Dz5y8jmBKo4J6tvynPsrjjLjT0_tkSw7GLfkVr8G4bWigiOMrt-WSJvph3FrL0sA71tln2GjVfXQBz6_6T_zoIH0zUOYI-1a_5ggDpsfoApuQ3gaQd4seE1y0IMuQESocX_6r0Cojl5NZwa4rkRw1Lc_jjvyR9WvIGViRlxon6j/s500/r-t-and-the-potlickers-sticky-pig-feet-hooks-la.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="500" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAS4Hb34DXdho9TBO0Dz5y8jmBKo4J6tvynPsrjjLjT0_tkSw7GLfkVr8G4bWigiOMrt-WSJvph3FrL0sA71tln2GjVfXQBz6_6T_zoIH0zUOYI-1a_5ggDpsfoApuQ3gaQd4seE1y0IMuQESocX_6r0Cojl5NZwa4rkRw1Lc_jjvyR9WvIGViRlxon6j/s320/r-t-and-the-potlickers-sticky-pig-feet-hooks-la.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>6. R.T. & THE POT LICKERS-"Sticky Pig Feet" Hooks H-1001 1964</b></p><p>As the title might imply this is a full on greasy. raunchy little instrumental that follows the grand "food" r&b instrumental trend of the 60's with a driving instrumental while the "vocalist" ad libs ingredients over the tune punctuated by him shouting the song title. The guitars have a raunchy blues meets rockabilly feel and funky horns reminded me of The Mar-Keys if they were allowed to be more raw.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bt_cg1WhLKo?si=P-b4e9FNTOngyBfa">https://youtu.be/bt_cg1WhLKo?si=P-b4e9FNTOngyBfa</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQiC9Tnx0lcMuZRCjSHBW17hySi1_d1JcCwB8VV6IN5s2SFORW1I1C6hxU6yKKm0BFRv5ALthM-40g10kSerG72bRwWLScz6WHt9TZP6Ts8K7SihBaPe9tMV-XOfVf-OoKgZZ2qROnuQwJhpkmnnhpMWRxxoHwKZS-rl44jhaPpIOMlRAcC2I59XXSPNj/s800/vic-henderson-soul-sauce-wachi-wara-coral.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQiC9Tnx0lcMuZRCjSHBW17hySi1_d1JcCwB8VV6IN5s2SFORW1I1C6hxU6yKKm0BFRv5ALthM-40g10kSerG72bRwWLScz6WHt9TZP6Ts8K7SihBaPe9tMV-XOfVf-OoKgZZ2qROnuQwJhpkmnnhpMWRxxoHwKZS-rl44jhaPpIOMlRAcC2I59XXSPNj/s320/vic-henderson-soul-sauce-wachi-wara-coral.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>7. VIC HENDERSON-"Soul Sauce" Coral 62467 1965</b></p><p>I am a sucker for ANY cover version of Cal Tjader's "Soul Sauce (Guacha Guaro)" and this one is probably in the #2 spot on the list (#1 belongs to <a href="https://www.45cat.com/record/7n35379">Timebox</a>). This version is incredibly cheezy but there's something "soulful" about it that grabs me (I think it's the vocals). </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-KZozyRgM8o?si=lEtuBk_rS6bEMfcg">https://youtu.be/-KZozyRgM8o?si=lEtuBk_rS6bEMfcg</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQhijTuBEsP4QARBiMgmgwisFxp4UBlYUaTikNbkriQpPtEautHmSIS_g4U5HuAu5PS73RYRvyWMPL9beP10Izy5QKKOIcEWHz4q02r_Izz99XozGGPlrrpwN-hG434Op2fJuxYMgDcgXLY6UFM-Ke1pQdVPu4snYtJ24XH6nVM7C9qtEiqfdqA7u-gpm/s730/elmo-james-done-somebody-wrong-fire.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQhijTuBEsP4QARBiMgmgwisFxp4UBlYUaTikNbkriQpPtEautHmSIS_g4U5HuAu5PS73RYRvyWMPL9beP10Izy5QKKOIcEWHz4q02r_Izz99XozGGPlrrpwN-hG434Op2fJuxYMgDcgXLY6UFM-Ke1pQdVPu4snYtJ24XH6nVM7C9qtEiqfdqA7u-gpm/s320/elmo-james-done-somebody-wrong-fire.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. ELMO JAMES-"Done Somebody Wrong" Fire 1031 1960</b></p><p>I love anything blues on the Fire label and this Elmore James number first came into my orbit 40+ years ago via The Yardbirds, but this is old original favorite grandaddy and it doesn't get any grittier! The perfect mix of his blues shouting and blistering guitar is irresistable!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/9jBnaVJPTAI?si=E-1xQZA6Su2H6Q7W">https://youtu.be/9jBnaVJPTAI?si=E-1xQZA6Su2H6Q7W</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnOFpiptJXpmPz38Yh3hXVZ40M3-l2pDJSDGqnDAtXXsqvlyeJxMJHt98gWligJPz3ExoZoK53NR2vSr0HWUquaHFzBwyGGINz6rpt1oVOM6sW8g7vGDE-aDKn_jekjHwfDi6sw_W92AqTzYeIVlNmC53sNjpLa3ceyfvaV_2zZSe2T1xcVE1BP6rNx8L/s796/joanie-sommers-youve-got-possibilities-columbia.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnOFpiptJXpmPz38Yh3hXVZ40M3-l2pDJSDGqnDAtXXsqvlyeJxMJHt98gWligJPz3ExoZoK53NR2vSr0HWUquaHFzBwyGGINz6rpt1oVOM6sW8g7vGDE-aDKn_jekjHwfDi6sw_W92AqTzYeIVlNmC53sNjpLa3ceyfvaV_2zZSe2T1xcVE1BP6rNx8L/s320/joanie-sommers-youve-got-possibilities-columbia.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. JOANIE SUMMERS-"You've Got Possibilities" Columbia 4-43567 1966</b></p><p>With a slightly sophisticated Latin back beat this number is charming. The lyrics are kitschy and the brass is punchy and though the vocals don't really match the musical backing I like it. I remember Joanie from my childhood as appearing on game shows frequently and never realized she had a career as a singer (next you'll tell me that Brett Somers has a Northern soul 45)!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Of3D5gLb5lc?si=-iyIDKPDr6PWNtZc">https://youtu.be/Of3D5gLb5lc?si=-iyIDKPDr6PWNtZc</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7IRHXOKd4AlZB9emLFdGmmdIoseIkDcaepkLhecnRzRixaBcAg96yqBAZZ-Drr0vJzRPPzmICBKq7fpy4PGw_rhqYi92vv2ID1zWSY-1faopLHXtiu0F-XBhfMTZWaP_FGBcYFCeqwwGKLoIUpAIUP9AlYxYUSduv4hlONZZXwtiSqZYS-dDhYw3TjzV/s400/hoagy-lands-please-dont-talk-about-me-when-im-gone-laurie.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7IRHXOKd4AlZB9emLFdGmmdIoseIkDcaepkLhecnRzRixaBcAg96yqBAZZ-Drr0vJzRPPzmICBKq7fpy4PGw_rhqYi92vv2ID1zWSY-1faopLHXtiu0F-XBhfMTZWaP_FGBcYFCeqwwGKLoIUpAIUP9AlYxYUSduv4hlONZZXwtiSqZYS-dDhYw3TjzV/s320/hoagy-lands-please-dont-talk-about-me-when-im-gone-laurie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. HOAGY LANDS-"The Next In Line" Laurie LR-3381 1967</b></p><p>This number was on one of my earliest Northern Soul compilations back in the late 80's and at the time it never did much for me. That said I has come around over the years. The slick production and female backing vocals and vibes add the prerequisite Northern cachet but it's the solid vocals and cheezy organ solo that do it for me.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/XCQA1RDAaZY?si=rxzg9UxTnIsyAk8j">https://youtu.be/XCQA1RDAaZY?si=rxzg9UxTnIsyAk8j</a></p><p><br /></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-86676632178322931122024-01-19T14:11:00.000-05:002024-01-19T14:11:29.109-05:00Beached: Ten British 60's Beach Boys Covers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0h-qcL2b_QM5LYkfjTmzNxDFoDV3RGvqzKTLDnJ0F2fA6HnNAFlIZ8sxwq1kCiANA0RxLmBiUDDr3jSWcCTf6Gia6Zf7eUWV0Me8GPuzgQUbnwg3uLE8aQCaGaZiLNf8i6zxMLkXcdtg9ROL8wSKzpEGBK18W6jC9j8Q2R82P7H6yVDHPJpAp_ldFlLE/s570/tony-rivers-and-the-castaways-girl-dont-tell-me-1966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0h-qcL2b_QM5LYkfjTmzNxDFoDV3RGvqzKTLDnJ0F2fA6HnNAFlIZ8sxwq1kCiANA0RxLmBiUDDr3jSWcCTf6Gia6Zf7eUWV0Me8GPuzgQUbnwg3uLE8aQCaGaZiLNf8i6zxMLkXcdtg9ROL8wSKzpEGBK18W6jC9j8Q2R82P7H6yVDHPJpAp_ldFlLE/s320/tony-rivers-and-the-castaways-girl-dont-tell-me-1966.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1. TONY RIVERS & THE CASTAWAYS-"Girl Don't Tell Me" U.K. Immediate IM 027 1966</b></p><p>Tony Rivers was (and still is) the uber British Beach Boys fan. He cut three different Beach Boys covers and this was his first (which featured a version of "Salt Like City" on the flip!). It's probably my favorite of the lot here. It's harmonies are incredible and I think they're actually better the original because there's so many layers. The production is incredible leading me to believe it was handled by the sessions engineer Glyn Johns and NOT Andrew Loog Oldham. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/LxEWvxQGiXU?si=t2J5fo9F9u6yqR7b">https://youtu.be/LxEWvxQGiXU?si=t2J5fo9F9u6yqR7b</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN-rD6mellt9rcIrR6uKKjJesvmaP0HnmgZrVCLCRfVaIRcvEKyTXlgjjhrpcg5CqFvuYnUW3OciO7NkgRprjUFVc4UipfxNmFcg3_PSOtS6oVgLXYqA7d1iEPKitRCKJvtdrAaXpuuLzW9NPKfRq_pw_MDVG6JGPCfem4nvMTU1sxkWTp4PDICT-C0Ij/s486/the-andrew-oldham-orchestra-save-it-for-me-parrot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN-rD6mellt9rcIrR6uKKjJesvmaP0HnmgZrVCLCRfVaIRcvEKyTXlgjjhrpcg5CqFvuYnUW3OciO7NkgRprjUFVc4UipfxNmFcg3_PSOtS6oVgLXYqA7d1iEPKitRCKJvtdrAaXpuuLzW9NPKfRq_pw_MDVG6JGPCfem4nvMTU1sxkWTp4PDICT-C0Ij/s320/the-andrew-oldham-orchestra-save-it-for-me-parrot.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>2. THE ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM ORCHESTRA-"I Get Around" U.S. Parrot 45-PAR 9745 1965</b></p><p>In 1965 Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra released an LP of Beach Boys covers on one side and Four Seasons covers on the other titled "East Meets West" in the U.S. Most of the numbers are rather tepid instrumentals but this version of "I Get Around" is interesting because it's got some very ratty fuzz guitar and occasional high vocals and tinkling pianos and let's not forget the murky bass (possibly John Paul Jones?).</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/v1LDyw13924?si=x7Ji_f-98ccTHHDE">https://youtu.be/v1LDyw13924?si=x7Ji_f-98ccTHHDE</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdF4vTJrxYHlzOdyse-PQ8-TDNjZz8oUJhsrA_dgxGkI-7u6C3z03H4C9w5plv6uvp_cONx1IdgueEI-05rUHI1iHJdwcPyzZyD04SiXgKx7ej3MdrJcpF5EAqaacE6tuE7oFDyHrBGv49wy3DrkeRiA3FfeKT4fPXkzNFxz0JsOavp1AEFUmRLk9Izcg/s632/the-robb-storme-group-here-today-1966-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="625" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdF4vTJrxYHlzOdyse-PQ8-TDNjZz8oUJhsrA_dgxGkI-7u6C3z03H4C9w5plv6uvp_cONx1IdgueEI-05rUHI1iHJdwcPyzZyD04SiXgKx7ej3MdrJcpF5EAqaacE6tuE7oFDyHrBGv49wy3DrkeRiA3FfeKT4fPXkzNFxz0JsOavp1AEFUmRLk9Izcg/s320/the-robb-storme-group-here-today-1966-2.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>3. THE ROB STORME GROUP-"Here Today" U.K. Columbia DB 7993 1966</b></p><p>The final Rob Storme single was this competent take on "Here Today" (covered by several other 60's British bands like The Art Movements, The Factotums, The Seftons etc). It's delivered faster than the original kicking off with an almost heavy sense of urgency, driving beat and decent harmonies. It's a perfect example of how to do a cover: leave some things intact in their replication and make the rest your own. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/NhSoApGOsBg?si=64tu64UanC7vf6Hf">https://youtu.be/NhSoApGOsBg?si=64tu64UanC7vf6Hf</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1PnNShn-zN2OT0-cN83CiEAjOTl79bQRcmlnpkjkDbJ_NAM-QbMD7O9IPto534emDPej1H5WV_l8AsUwDYApd-3UqcOa2hN9mAeQZ8rgju9ftFB_A-b2LMDR8MlpKyAP-nzxsiTEs1KE5qLOFIE1_R7nDJvutKOwaW5NgwJZAqF7vS-u4MdmwUdtEVEq/s800/the-factotums-cant-go-home-anymore-my-love-immediate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1PnNShn-zN2OT0-cN83CiEAjOTl79bQRcmlnpkjkDbJ_NAM-QbMD7O9IPto534emDPej1H5WV_l8AsUwDYApd-3UqcOa2hN9mAeQZ8rgju9ftFB_A-b2LMDR8MlpKyAP-nzxsiTEs1KE5qLOFIE1_R7nDJvutKOwaW5NgwJZAqF7vS-u4MdmwUdtEVEq/s320/the-factotums-cant-go-home-anymore-my-love-immediate.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>4. THE FACTOTUMS-"You're So Good To Me" U.K. Immediate IM 022 1966</b></p><p>Alongside Tony Rivers The Factotums carry the mantle of Britain's most prolific 60's Beach Boys fans covering three different compositions in 1966. This was their first Beach Boys cover, it's fairly close to the original though the production gives it an almost proto-Bubblegum feel (think The Archies). The vocals are not as intricate as some of their other releases but they give it a decent show of things, just not something I would play too often.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GFatzckSVaE?si=fLtS5GgopU5IM3_e">https://youtu.be/GFatzckSVaE?si=fLtS5GgopU5IM3_e</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywLvzfLM2eKvICPgTIQNPyvDmh_1vBFxPSk0_kSphCYDbI6_ukov01qGh_j6N2fCVUM2zyIzxUCIQD7XxbOmzp91S2Axyq3xvsiRZXLpongLbjj8_9TEq1Z7ZRdgAi6__-QL1O3D7Sfg0rZ5XE1c4xnBBTn79nTOfby_Kg5woZfCed0hzk9sadTHG9_Ty/s801/the-summer-set-farmers-daughter-1966-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywLvzfLM2eKvICPgTIQNPyvDmh_1vBFxPSk0_kSphCYDbI6_ukov01qGh_j6N2fCVUM2zyIzxUCIQD7XxbOmzp91S2Axyq3xvsiRZXLpongLbjj8_9TEq1Z7ZRdgAi6__-QL1O3D7Sfg0rZ5XE1c4xnBBTn79nTOfby_Kg5woZfCed0hzk9sadTHG9_Ty/s320/the-summer-set-farmers-daughter-1966-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>5. THE SUMMER SET-"Farmer's Daughter" U.K. Columbia DB 8004 1966</b></p><p>U.K. foursome The Summer Set were purveyors of the American "West Coast" sound so it was only fitting that they would cover a Beach Boys track (curiously they were also The Top Ten Allstars in Germany where they issued no less than four other Beach Boys covers!). This track originally released by Brian and the boys on their 1963 "Surfin' USA" LP and is deftly handled thanks to top notch production by Spencer Lloyd Mason and sounds more like a church choir than a rock n roll band thanks to it's minimal somber orchestration bringing the band's vocal prowess to the front!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bUxSCUYxxdU?si=zK5Yw7XZXvuRFmcw">https://youtu.be/bUxSCUYxxdU?si=zK5Yw7XZXvuRFmcw</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7jpUaULNxtRbIwlnRbK4dt9ezePGckOuQpLQAr0g1JHfIC7Q15RV94gTQ4v3Y0ftWgjXzhsip5OOLJihLTP6Y_ZzUCk8MUNDFBcg34FAVBhELCDSKotzrOWUF87s9pn9tp7d873p-WsJ36wPczJBy0LfJwEQWRx6Z-50a5LdBN6Z-6cf90V3pD0s50fW/s500/the-factotums-in-my-room-piccadilly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7jpUaULNxtRbIwlnRbK4dt9ezePGckOuQpLQAr0g1JHfIC7Q15RV94gTQ4v3Y0ftWgjXzhsip5OOLJihLTP6Y_ZzUCk8MUNDFBcg34FAVBhELCDSKotzrOWUF87s9pn9tp7d873p-WsJ36wPczJBy0LfJwEQWRx6Z-50a5LdBN6Z-6cf90V3pD0s50fW/s320/the-factotums-in-my-room-piccadilly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>6. THE FACTOTUMS-"In My Room" U.K. Piccadilly 7N.35333 1966</b></p><p>As mentioned above The Factotums covered three Beach Boys tunes. This was the flip of their reading of "<a href="https://www.45cat.com/record/7n35333">Here Today</a>". This was the band's third single and the first of four releases for Piccadilly records. I'm going to be ultra critical here because "In My Room" is hands down my favorite Beach Boys tune, but The Factotums do a halfway decent version of it, though they really don't do much but try and replicate it I will have to say it's pretty even handed. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/eLXIF_Ob7Co?si=C4WdvAGfwxPyka3O">https://youtu.be/eLXIF_Ob7Co?si=C4WdvAGfwxPyka3O</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4_uxqyMXXICLB7nDqyqUg0vFxAVlnKbA0fId1jV8ygaT-OcEcjMvZ6WrSKL3yDJfjomUDK66HJnxOWyip5vnHo4Mw0GyLAZ_oaimanvDfApNTCwyZH3_FkZHBafEouqRMMtHXapUxtL92SByXKQbG5AtaaUCCBcs8uHnhoRzigyREkbCU2vXC4XVYSy1/s583/tony-rivers-and-the-castaways-charade-columbia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="583" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4_uxqyMXXICLB7nDqyqUg0vFxAVlnKbA0fId1jV8ygaT-OcEcjMvZ6WrSKL3yDJfjomUDK66HJnxOWyip5vnHo4Mw0GyLAZ_oaimanvDfApNTCwyZH3_FkZHBafEouqRMMtHXapUxtL92SByXKQbG5AtaaUCCBcs8uHnhoRzigyREkbCU2vXC4XVYSy1/s320/tony-rivers-and-the-castaways-charade-columbia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>7. TONY RIVERS AND THE CASTAWAYS-"God Only Knows" U.K. Columbia DB 7971 1966</b></p><p>Tony's final Beach Boys cover was issued five months after the above profiled double sider on Immediate. Of course it's got nothing on the original but it's still nothing short of amazing. Tony and the boys vocals are razor sharp and the arrangement (anyone know who was responsible for it?) is equally brilliant! </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/8InitbAuJ6k?si=FlngBAMaI3oUJNiK">https://youtu.be/8InitbAuJ6k?si=FlngBAMaI3oUJNiK</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic53jSG8dlqTWulpgIv3TJurQnL0ToP2YQDelpgJtKRjlYVLNCp3FCnc61qofQUYXeHHyIPxp9jih6KBGeYqie_b2zTEyPR5MTcc6-uPX0cn95JTb_ZdEjSiNUxGKMALhCedhcV1nuwt6mLyPm4n_5WJtcVSrlRYIojYS09183KiXDHAurOwEzLoTFVM-S/s540/peanut-someones-gonna-be-sorry-columbia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic53jSG8dlqTWulpgIv3TJurQnL0ToP2YQDelpgJtKRjlYVLNCp3FCnc61qofQUYXeHHyIPxp9jih6KBGeYqie_b2zTEyPR5MTcc6-uPX0cn95JTb_ZdEjSiNUxGKMALhCedhcV1nuwt6mLyPm4n_5WJtcVSrlRYIojYS09183KiXDHAurOwEzLoTFVM-S/s320/peanut-someones-gonna-be-sorry-columbia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. PEANUT-"I'm Waiting For The Day" U.K. Columbia DB 8032 1966</b></p><p>This one is an interesting choice because it wasn't covered by several artists in Britain like "Here Today". Peanut was a Trinidad born U.K. based singer who cut several singles (she was also later known as Katie Kissoon). This was her third 45, produced by Mark Wirtz (dubbed "the German Tony Hatch" by Keith West of Tomorrow). Wirtz applies his famous "toy town psych" production to the track which includes everything including the kitchen sink making this a merry little romp that bears little resemblance to the original!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-fIZqENbAkE?si=DMhJd80i_Rrc8k-N">https://youtu.be/-fIZqENbAkE?si=DMhJd80i_Rrc8k-N</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAehyZ6kSKPkOK_70wi0HrKFgdSO1ALo5saA6XoeKi8kIKfF8Q193lGBUVge8b0GJtsQExMKgeSAu67oUt0BUQ-mstyd8JyLTbn88keUyn67fs2pZKr_xcyg5x5FMZZ5wMi8KfYtyMOrRfifrtzZY2AkQb6kvyfE8J1YOyBmDA9rAvIe68yEskRvu-Ydp/s756/petula-clark-jai-pas-le-temps-no-go-showboat-vogue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="756" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAehyZ6kSKPkOK_70wi0HrKFgdSO1ALo5saA6XoeKi8kIKfF8Q193lGBUVge8b0GJtsQExMKgeSAu67oUt0BUQ-mstyd8JyLTbn88keUyn67fs2pZKr_xcyg5x5FMZZ5wMi8KfYtyMOrRfifrtzZY2AkQb6kvyfE8J1YOyBmDA9rAvIe68yEskRvu-Ydp/s320/petula-clark-jai-pas-le-temps-no-go-showboat-vogue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. PETULA CLARK-"J'ai Pas Le Temps (No Go Showboat)" France Disques Vogue V.45-1255 1965</b></p><p>Here's a MEGA obscure Brian Wilson composition originally cut by <a href="https://www.45cat.com/record/231us4">The Timers</a> in 1963 (with Brian and Mike Love on vocals). Petula cut this version in French where it was issued as a B-side, it eschews the high falsettos of the original and has your typical mundane Ye-Ye feel to it. It's not horrible but it's nothing to write home about either....</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GrADR4LR92I?si=UY9dzu5ywqJ8mti710.">https://youtu.be/GrADR4LR92I?si=UY9dzu5ywqJ8mti7</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GkbnzndTTleZzAHmd0CrkT0a_B_Ztig5T8SLeXt3z40K3ok35WXFxf14M_I8pZ7_w-KQRlp368MUnPnZMOJ4n2YN2DaB8T49O5IGt5LyYTJSge_klolYRAKRV1Z9DPRtp4lgKtzGbbWJJBU9Qusim36e3Js-RgAZ1LSS7ZR79doyDf7xndjz4T43TjHx/s300/dani-sheridan-guess-im-dumb-planet-shel-talmy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GkbnzndTTleZzAHmd0CrkT0a_B_Ztig5T8SLeXt3z40K3ok35WXFxf14M_I8pZ7_w-KQRlp368MUnPnZMOJ4n2YN2DaB8T49O5IGt5LyYTJSge_klolYRAKRV1Z9DPRtp4lgKtzGbbWJJBU9Qusim36e3Js-RgAZ1LSS7ZR79doyDf7xndjz4T43TjHx/s1600/dani-sheridan-guess-im-dumb-planet-shel-talmy.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. DANI SHERIDAN-"Guess I'm Dumb" U.K. Planet PLF.106 1966</b></p><p>One of the most collectible singles on Shel Talmy's short lived Planet records label is this cover of "Guess I'm Dumb" by the female vocalist Dani Sheridan. The vocals are silky smooth and the production is incredible with subtle strings, brass etc. Powerful stuff!! No wonder it's so much moolah!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/tnl0hRNnpao?si=AbA0_tAIF7twPwA6">https://youtu.be/tnl0hRNnpao?si=AbA0_tAIF7twPwA6</a></p><p><b>All scans courtesy of </b><a href="http://45cat.com">45cat.com</a></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-31253347365708698332024-01-15T11:27:00.003-05:002024-01-22T10:24:56.747-05:00Ska Cash In's : The Great North American Ska Invasion Of 1964<p>We profiled ten British 60's ska cash in's back in 2018 which you can view <a href="https://anorakthing.blogspot.com/2018/04/10-british-60s-r-45s.html">here</a>. I decided to broaden the category for ten more from the United States. Most of these date from 1964. There's a reason for this dear reader if you will allow me to explain. In the 90's I was at an Inspector 7 gig in New Brunswick and I met an older Jamaican lady who's son was in a reggae band on the bill. She told me that in 1964 she was brought over from Jamaica to "dance the ska" at the Jamaica pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair and that the music industry in the United States was certain that ska (which was on occasion also referred to as "blue beat" or "Jamaica ska") was going to be "the next big thing" like Bossa Nova had been. Unfortunately it didn't happen and as a result there was a host of American releases of Jamaican ska 45's and LP's released here. More unfortunate was that it created a brief dash of cheezy cash ins, often by Calypso or mambo artists. In researching for this piece I discovered that most, if not all of these were firmly in two camps, one was rooted in the previously mentioned genres while the other in an almost polar opposite "white" pop field (I resisted adding Annette Funicello's dreadful "<a href="https://youtu.be/MYhzUDRRJvY?si=0SGiI_GTSyplksqG">Jamaica Ska</a>" to the list). Most of them are rubbish and this list is for completists only but I'll let you be the judge:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60RzoUbVg60I0o8LZmGdbp5eeUAYvoIaBYixu0nQ15vW_5kFMZURewDNmHU27_NyMBDy2XtNNDOC-L5Bsi_qzyJwdTWEtkafy8Q92vgQnIfkN58LS7pmWRMd9HozxtIYfRYy8rzRkJvApJLahEycaLuFgeyrSjtfwOBROrkjrNyJCkcmoA2iZI6aoWhc6/s800/mark-thatcher-the-blue-beat-jamaican-ska-1964.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="800" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60RzoUbVg60I0o8LZmGdbp5eeUAYvoIaBYixu0nQ15vW_5kFMZURewDNmHU27_NyMBDy2XtNNDOC-L5Bsi_qzyJwdTWEtkafy8Q92vgQnIfkN58LS7pmWRMd9HozxtIYfRYy8rzRkJvApJLahEycaLuFgeyrSjtfwOBROrkjrNyJCkcmoA2iZI6aoWhc6/s320/mark-thatcher-the-blue-beat-jamaican-ska-1964.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1. MARK THATCHER-"The Blue Beat" U.S. United Artists UA 734 1964</b></p><p>This one is pure pap. A white guy affecting that awful banana boat accent ("come on and do de blue beat") that has me absolutely gasping in horror because to me it's a few steps away from "black face". The music backing is incredibly antiseptic and completely devoid of any signs of mambo or Latin rhythms like many others on this list and ranks as one of the more deplorable entries. It was</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/8p9h-icvuyg?si=y8zd0szUA9TIP6z_">https://youtu.be/8p9h-icvuyg?si=y8zd0szUA9TIP6z_</a></p><p><br /></p><p>_</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2II0eiMXw-2k5ENYKCYR4dDl-F48FV_HF6gKCZfkMOGh9FydKRC4igqZXhKoutUOwvwdjlPjBctYvupEyjixZGKMFHXCoX3wautKCf1yGVgUUsAICncGRSn3Hwhjc4HIeIND92lt3VYUHzYk1BXUc9ksAVHzKMY-heH0izvGp8vqGPdWUgeqGo4mWYN-1/s700/jerry-jackson-shrimp-boats-jamaican-ska-columbia%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="700" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2II0eiMXw-2k5ENYKCYR4dDl-F48FV_HF6gKCZfkMOGh9FydKRC4igqZXhKoutUOwvwdjlPjBctYvupEyjixZGKMFHXCoX3wautKCf1yGVgUUsAICncGRSn3Hwhjc4HIeIND92lt3VYUHzYk1BXUc9ksAVHzKMY-heH0izvGp8vqGPdWUgeqGo4mWYN-1/s320/jerry-jackson-shrimp-boats-jamaican-ska-columbia%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>2. JERRY JACKSON-"Shrimp Boats (Jamaican Ska)" U.S. Columbia 4-43056 1964</b></p><p>This one is more like a New Orleans r&b ballad with a ska rhythm in the background then a straight up ska cash in like most of this piece's entries. It reminds me of Brook Brenton being backed by Byron Lee and The Dragonaires! Not bad actually, </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/c9mwPhsfxKw?si=aRSSexA8rhGkV_QC">https://youtu.be/c9mwPhsfxKw?si=aRSSexA8rhGkV_QC</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9Bk2L5mCDtdDggF2MMvMbvTYjBRjfWr3BHN3xC1aPhJphx10EvwvVrs8V0WENhBXyvTxH6mv-_l_M6AjIDSif03m-hRU4t5300RqQ2JRO2dnFtq8AV3slQGSV07_nkuGt2-bE_OWcEG1zJEDy5-FYhCoRURB0dJ52WRIib3jvCYhip7tOjH5-oQ5Tg8K/s800/dean-jones-strawberries-and-wine-valiant.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="800" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9Bk2L5mCDtdDggF2MMvMbvTYjBRjfWr3BHN3xC1aPhJphx10EvwvVrs8V0WENhBXyvTxH6mv-_l_M6AjIDSif03m-hRU4t5300RqQ2JRO2dnFtq8AV3slQGSV07_nkuGt2-bE_OWcEG1zJEDy5-FYhCoRURB0dJ52WRIib3jvCYhip7tOjH5-oQ5Tg8K/s320/dean-jones-strawberries-and-wine-valiant.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. DEAN JONES-"Women (Ska-Da-La-De-Da)" U.S. valiant 6055 1964</b></p><p>Though I might be pushing it by sticking this in a "ska" list this Dean Jones (yes THAT Dean Jones of Disney film fame) number is a killer. Over the top of a "Watermelon Man" melody Dean belts out this jazzy/blues stormer that kicks into a ska rhythm during the main chorus. Pure gold!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/6RtggE3DS7c?si=lBRCta00h1yvG1jR"> https://youtu.be/6RtggE3DS7c?si=lBRCta00h1yvG1jR</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGc1BtQ0ge_kf6-NnfH_gTiIsR0tGvgZgTSY42cFExWbj4F85l_dwM18lf6jTPD-Bi6k3w0NfiXlByWXCDKDOSd9ogt_cundk2HEfyuImfGFSga85AEKZlG69ohVO6kUdhrfq3X3VBLxYvx_I9rYpbZdQXcLzTMRVadmQ0oSdNhZNFcFjz2FY6pVPTDtC/s600/shawn-elliott-shame-and-scandal-in-the-family-roulette-7.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="600" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGc1BtQ0ge_kf6-NnfH_gTiIsR0tGvgZgTSY42cFExWbj4F85l_dwM18lf6jTPD-Bi6k3w0NfiXlByWXCDKDOSd9ogt_cundk2HEfyuImfGFSga85AEKZlG69ohVO6kUdhrfq3X3VBLxYvx_I9rYpbZdQXcLzTMRVadmQ0oSdNhZNFcFjz2FY6pVPTDtC/s320/shawn-elliott-shame-and-scandal-in-the-family-roulette-7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>4. SHAWN ELLIOTT-"Shame And Scandal" U.S. Roulette R-4586 1964</b></p><p>Originally recorded by Sir Lancelot and the Caribbean Serenaders this cover was released a whole year before The Wailers and though it's still delivered in the mock West Indian accents Puerto Rican vocalist Shawn Elliott sounds more sincere in his delivery. The musical backing is tight and the lyrics are a gas ("<i>your Daddy ain't your Daddy but your Daddy don't know</i>").</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5rIKIvZVj7M?si=VJzKyoP-Vr8lFODF">https://youtu.be/5rIKIvZVj7M?si=VJzKyoP-Vr8lFODF</a></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8lYGlSYhsgiac3AQUpze1zREI40SmPTp0_0pkqPzZ2hLm423poTewV-CF_JuAblNfN93OvsREmaLOa3H_2oyHWwDiw6N5Jq5Zu3IpvH8z8oqPemyY53U1DS8kh2lve2Q-eyybiVAn-5EFVkN3ZHCzCaiuUGlinqyYUgo0CuPmkJLBMWmfG5R0w1AM-1E/s800/mango-jones-and-his-orchestra-with-the-harry-ballu-singers-coffee-street-ska-1964-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8lYGlSYhsgiac3AQUpze1zREI40SmPTp0_0pkqPzZ2hLm423poTewV-CF_JuAblNfN93OvsREmaLOa3H_2oyHWwDiw6N5Jq5Zu3IpvH8z8oqPemyY53U1DS8kh2lve2Q-eyybiVAn-5EFVkN3ZHCzCaiuUGlinqyYUgo0CuPmkJLBMWmfG5R0w1AM-1E/s320/mango-jones-and-his-orchestra-with-the-harry-ballu-singers-coffee-street-ska-1964-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>5. MANGO JONES AND HIS ORCHESTRA-"Coffee Street Ska" U.S. Vee Jay VJ-603 1964</b></p><p>Back in the 90's I stumbled upon the entire LP by Mango Jones & His Orchestra with The Harry Ballu Singers. What immediately struck me was how cheezy it was. It was as if Ricky Ricardo suddenly came home one day and bellowed "Luuuuuucy we've gone ska" and immediately the mambo had a few ska rhythms thrown in and "<i>ska ska ska</i>" (or possibly "<i>ska ska ska Jamaica ska</i>") being shouted at every opportunity. Then add these Swingle Singers style vocals on it and you can't get anymore white middle class lounge music than this. Ska? Barely. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/JNr-uepBPVw?si=ZR_JyiA-x4iN16gq">https://youtu.be/JNr-uepBPVw?si=ZR_JyiA-x4iN16gq</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ycdiZCuZo4HFl0Sfy73HMiWT_qwL2KO4bCJ29RRLaxKgbZHB5a6FUen7Kv3npClKBRjZBDxGSKhTboTX9Id0D2LYwfFu-3KcAbOpSr2R3iIqPDQx8N44-iz8J84IMQXsLpzuFvhKkFKLK2hghd169Xsn3HZLO5ELDrzgm_BDPdD_9tuZNj7o_fOYbu1L/s800/baby-earl-and-the-trinidads-everybody-do-the-ska-1964-7.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ycdiZCuZo4HFl0Sfy73HMiWT_qwL2KO4bCJ29RRLaxKgbZHB5a6FUen7Kv3npClKBRjZBDxGSKhTboTX9Id0D2LYwfFu-3KcAbOpSr2R3iIqPDQx8N44-iz8J84IMQXsLpzuFvhKkFKLK2hghd169Xsn3HZLO5ELDrzgm_BDPdD_9tuZNj7o_fOYbu1L/s320/baby-earl-and-the-trinidads-everybody-do-the-ska-1964-7.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><br /><p><b>6. "BABY" EARL AND THE TRINI-DADS-"Everybody Do The Ska" U.S, S.P.Q.R. 45-3317 1964</b></p><p>Despite the name this group was American and was a ska alter ego of the S.P.Q.R. records house act The Church Street Five and ranks as the most expensive of all of today's records in this list with copies fetching anywhere from $100 on up! It sounds a bit like a Fishbone or The Untouchables (the 80's L.A sort) record cut for a John Water's 60's film! It's extremely uptempo and catchy (the sax is positively wild) with it's twangy guitars, frat boy chorus vocals and squawking sax making for a totally infectious groove!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Cd18vfqSy-8?si=aIHjwEIM_2Kf443z">https://youtu.be/Cd18vfqSy-8?si=aIHjwEIM_2Kf443z</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9KZK8ioSj3L8pYGUV8EW61Uzlwg2-Div_ewkDu4dxrOc8islVFrIawav1-qc4UFNNcRdRAEF79vxIN2WZ-FCwjWQ38hInYfKw9BEDdh1kA6RTomOt-Y7UuklBQJU4Dt4K7_HIUlvs7AvCz4LY4tPyRX5AFMEXsJ8BQrr3mQzLuYTl1MuR-KWGr39Pk-B/s600/SKA.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9KZK8ioSj3L8pYGUV8EW61Uzlwg2-Div_ewkDu4dxrOc8islVFrIawav1-qc4UFNNcRdRAEF79vxIN2WZ-FCwjWQ38hInYfKw9BEDdh1kA6RTomOt-Y7UuklBQJU4Dt4K7_HIUlvs7AvCz4LY4tPyRX5AFMEXsJ8BQrr3mQzLuYTl1MuR-KWGr39Pk-B/s320/SKA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>7. BOBBY JAY AND THE HAWKS-"Come See Come Ska" U.S. LP track Warner Brothers W 1563 1964</b></p><p>There is some speculation that The Hawks on this are The Hawks of Levon and The Hawks (pre-Band) fame but I can find no info to support this. Taken from an entire LP of ska themed instrumentals this isn't half bad sounding like proto-Sunset Strip pre-garage rock a go-go doing ska: very slick production, sax, combo organ and twangy surf guitars. Interesting but probably tedious for an entire LP (which interestingly does not come cheap).</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/HNLtodTRiJg?si=3hkZk8aFQxHSttcm">https://youtu.be/HNLtodTRiJg?si=3hkZk8aFQxHSttcm</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-e4iveWIvie-SrWga0CmntS1bEv4_zGqlk6Yknrm15CVo-D0ZzuV9VJ_KQN9fkMOhs_o6P0q2zPP3NofMxALbJfZmJ7fqOu8wqsK61acvQYfRVwCIzyDlDlL7ZAaKKUgQD69JxHoPxh4VE2a4VvDHVW7SGuccmH8gyd6XiM_sWACoYO42DUZWno1f2p-/s705/baja-marimba-band-baja-ska-almo-international.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-e4iveWIvie-SrWga0CmntS1bEv4_zGqlk6Yknrm15CVo-D0ZzuV9VJ_KQN9fkMOhs_o6P0q2zPP3NofMxALbJfZmJ7fqOu8wqsK61acvQYfRVwCIzyDlDlL7ZAaKKUgQD69JxHoPxh4VE2a4VvDHVW7SGuccmH8gyd6XiM_sWACoYO42DUZWno1f2p-/s320/baja-marimba-band-baja-ska-almo-international.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. THE BAJA MARIMBA BAND-"Baja Ska" U.S. Almo International 211 1964</b></p><p>The Baja Marimba band were one of those bands always pictured on the dust jackets of my parent's Herb Alpert LP's. This is by far the weirdest of all of today's selections. The cheezy organ is really nifty and the brass is slick and punchy but the marimbas ruin it for me. In retrospect it sounds like Acker Bilk jamming elevator music with Ernest Wranglin and Baba Brooks! Best of all there's white people singing in mock Caribbean accents, phew!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/MFMzxl2fVO4?si=8pz1vvhsC-xORoMS">https://youtu.be/MFMzxl2fVO4?si=8pz1vvhsC-xORoMS</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6O0cEkK1LsIN8W_7FOYBKHMOxxzwstvCI5S8mjczqbTKLwpcTa2QTSFkp6NRprqCuyKsykGRi0Y25Mi3QtW8nDEfVKWT2nzVZmwaortqcRVQTnag4aUXKydWNdTfF19S7OWD441h3RvgesboH-l18fy-pcwZGKITDm2uOi888UU8gXOVVxyRMR0Jgzhp/s747/the-fleetwoods-ska-light-ska-bright-dolton.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6O0cEkK1LsIN8W_7FOYBKHMOxxzwstvCI5S8mjczqbTKLwpcTa2QTSFkp6NRprqCuyKsykGRi0Y25Mi3QtW8nDEfVKWT2nzVZmwaortqcRVQTnag4aUXKydWNdTfF19S7OWD441h3RvgesboH-l18fy-pcwZGKITDm2uOi888UU8gXOVVxyRMR0Jgzhp/s320/the-fleetwoods-ska-light-ska-bright-dolton.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. THE FLEETWOODS-"Ska Light, Ska Bright (Jamaica Ska)" U.S. Dolton 97 1964</b></p><p>Even the hoary old Fleetwoods from my Dad's teenage years got in on the craze! This is not as terrible as I expected musically anyway as the backing track is slick and reminds me a lot of Millie's "My Boy Lollipop" it's the fake Jamaican accent on the lead vocals that's got my toes curling up in my Solovairs! I never imagined a ska version of "Star Light Star Bright" so here it is!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/boKaCp45h2g?si=xEm4X0fsLs7gp4x3">https://youtu.be/boKaCp45h2g?si=xEm4X0fsLs7gp4x3</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQuyhCTRjXQ7ACc4XQuMXcS4I6LB6j0SagIrmVw4v583NHrSnHmamGIJcjwCIdmHiEZENr32DzwkFRSFp8zXxAWt1-FinjA_OxTLlGmInPM70weDB_ntWJutXPstXVbbDmVV9Cp2nMhigeTL9VUN4v8vy2ZfORwjv1kqvDtHjHVhmHVMLeuC78LaEWADO/s700/ray-rivera-do-the-blue-beat-the-jamaica-ska-rca-victor.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="700" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQuyhCTRjXQ7ACc4XQuMXcS4I6LB6j0SagIrmVw4v583NHrSnHmamGIJcjwCIdmHiEZENr32DzwkFRSFp8zXxAWt1-FinjA_OxTLlGmInPM70weDB_ntWJutXPstXVbbDmVV9Cp2nMhigeTL9VUN4v8vy2ZfORwjv1kqvDtHjHVhmHVMLeuC78LaEWADO/s320/ray-rivera-do-the-blue-beat-the-jamaica-ska-rca-victor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. RAY RIVERA-"Do The Blue Beat (Jamaica Ska)" U.S. RCA Victor 47-8372 1964</b></p><p>Jokingly referred to on 45cat by "Ray Rivera the Godfather of skinhead reggae" this number was copied note for note by Kiwi singer <a href="https://www.45cat.com/record/in7708">Dinah Lee</a> and also released by Mark Thatcher (see #1 above) . As mentioned previously lots of Latin music artists moved seamlessly through Bossa Nova and briefly into ska (albeit plastic ska in most cases) and Latin bandleader Ray Rivera is no exception. However this number seems to shed any Latin/mambo sounds and is musically more akin to a British cash in from the period and the lead singer almost sounds British as well making it the least cringy of all of these.....</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Y6PXJKFNB2c?si=mBIk9_zbOwz_8TlF">https://youtu.be/Y6PXJKFNB2c?si=mBIk9_zbOwz_8TlF</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>All scans courtesy of </b><a href="http://45cat.com">45cat.com</a></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-63344839867657417402024-01-13T12:39:00.001-05:002024-01-13T12:39:14.058-05:00The Action Live At The Bilsen Jazz Festival 8/23/68<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/INfv8exGLLI?si=cGtqD-yHVur7OFeS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-45410899433475199272024-01-02T18:59:00.001-05:002024-01-22T10:24:04.895-05:00U.S. Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues 45's For January<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuUbXcWrEeZbygh5PvgLoxEj3mTr9Go1OtLmi2TiVxeLzrmtfIvwKwG2mj6kLGvtrWemEX15VHvufIX1NO2jqqbRjOXSrW8jhaAKD8w_lOmAt0bucW3UDu4BbgKI7KI_F0GmIyQzjAE8QFWiaCsPTmwbonSfAKf8jLodczNrdLQ6zQoAgdnxs1m5nDfxF/s501/johnny-lytle-the-man-constellation.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuUbXcWrEeZbygh5PvgLoxEj3mTr9Go1OtLmi2TiVxeLzrmtfIvwKwG2mj6kLGvtrWemEX15VHvufIX1NO2jqqbRjOXSrW8jhaAKD8w_lOmAt0bucW3UDu4BbgKI7KI_F0GmIyQzjAE8QFWiaCsPTmwbonSfAKf8jLodczNrdLQ6zQoAgdnxs1m5nDfxF/s320/johnny-lytle-the-man-constellation.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1. JOHNNY LYTLE-"The Man" Constellation C-145 1965</b></p><p>Drummer/vibraphonist Johnny Lytle has a small selection of moddy/moody jazzy instrumental 45's and this one is probably my favorite as it's a perfect mix of vibes, horns and Hammond. This was his fourth sibgle, and his only one on the Constellation label. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/j7oGsY69apY?si=Oe8CCSfrZL_z9lfn">https://youtu.be/j7oGsY69apY?si=Oe8CCSfrZL_z9lfn</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT27G4xEj-ofMnUVqloVt05MhNyMmhVKSyvbKlDJklFtqKVd2z6YTJdABQAYoZl_BEiP5cy_n1pFqqG-U_n82IqjIFq_Sbcgi0rKitBUIX4vKGww86ekaG6RUndvTuW3Wx60PFZ_XUXNDwSVHRjyQq-ZrTCS76uXEEDjSKPijb2cNPTMKBBCXuUp6UlixT/s700/merl-saunders-quintet-soul-grooving-1967.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT27G4xEj-ofMnUVqloVt05MhNyMmhVKSyvbKlDJklFtqKVd2z6YTJdABQAYoZl_BEiP5cy_n1pFqqG-U_n82IqjIFq_Sbcgi0rKitBUIX4vKGww86ekaG6RUndvTuW3Wx60PFZ_XUXNDwSVHRjyQq-ZrTCS76uXEEDjSKPijb2cNPTMKBBCXuUp6UlixT/s320/merl-saunders-quintet-soul-grooving-1967.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. MERL SAUNDERS QUINTET-"Soul Grooving" Galaxy 755 1967</b></p><p>My pal Jennie Wasserman hipped me to this funky little horns versus organ instrumental groovy many years ago and I am still on the hunt for it. There's some wonky sax on it that gives it a funky uptown feel as well as an incredible guitar solo immediately followed by a wailing Hammond solo.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/kLi2qgF5fWg?si=wh1hejIIjY_rt_Ya">https://youtu.be/kLi2qgF5fWg?si=wh1hejIIjY_rt_Ya</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm71m3u3IQo96mw-aPujc4sXT1H0MG4UXlPtad5PkjIsdtuFP-XHcCmNUxlNskauU660klz5fGg5pD3Yb1WMKhxKUVPykEME7r01n3Ua6AojqKve1WIBCu_dXNa-N4-88R5cgUYxgFGU1rs1IKY2IAVhkhNjBKDFQ9D2VpO3LDvlsrEgvYllod_qkppaSo/s700/hollywood-flames-im-coming-home-1966-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm71m3u3IQo96mw-aPujc4sXT1H0MG4UXlPtad5PkjIsdtuFP-XHcCmNUxlNskauU660klz5fGg5pD3Yb1WMKhxKUVPykEME7r01n3Ua6AojqKve1WIBCu_dXNa-N4-88R5cgUYxgFGU1rs1IKY2IAVhkhNjBKDFQ9D2VpO3LDvlsrEgvYllod_qkppaSo/s320/hollywood-flames-im-coming-home-1966-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. HOLLYWOOD FLAMES-"I'm Gonna Stand By You" Symbol 215 1966</b></p><p>Here's one I know absolutely zip about. It's a mid tempo call and response soul groover with a distinctly Motown feel to it with the handclaps and female backing vocals. I really dig the atmospheric organ that trills along with the melody during the vocal parts. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/d0wU-Ony1ho?si=VSM1PxozXZBfyCbj">https://youtu.be/d0wU-Ony1ho?si=VSM1PxozXZBfyCbj</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSBMA8l4gM3Eu39N3JC_SeuQoPlEGGxOaRsbdlkkGRWyp0uMw46Lc_XgjCJIHRier4iA3AKW2PKvq98Gc85uUakwgEHq7aCJn5ghTurQCZN3nlVknmcJl2vHJsKmmoa3abUJ7r8eY3tVIGjTtjcWqXmvNqGcNNtnVS8n5Ji2-HA2p2ike16MULVX-dXKb/s700/ted-ford-please-give-me-another-chance-1968-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSBMA8l4gM3Eu39N3JC_SeuQoPlEGGxOaRsbdlkkGRWyp0uMw46Lc_XgjCJIHRier4iA3AKW2PKvq98Gc85uUakwgEHq7aCJn5ghTurQCZN3nlVknmcJl2vHJsKmmoa3abUJ7r8eY3tVIGjTtjcWqXmvNqGcNNtnVS8n5Ji2-HA2p2ike16MULVX-dXKb/s320/ted-ford-please-give-me-another-chance-1968-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>4. TED FORD-"You're Gonna Need Me" Sound Stage 45-2604 1968</b></p><p>This uptempo horns driven floor filler came to my attention in the late 80's on my first Northern Soul compilation CD ("Up All Night 30 Northern Soul Classics"). The arrangement and delivery betray the '68 release date and it always reminded me of a more sophisticated/well produced Robert Parker side.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/AK4mB0n6Af4?si=LKdrnLbEvTcNxNiI">https://youtu.be/AK4mB0n6Af4?si=LKdrnLbEvTcNxNiI</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunseIhhGIsQIQdXfHHUQCeTsMEm36Y6iK5PdLEB7ig_FrU_fIh2w_dwc6CGLXNTT8FJBUwDeThDtbDKQiC6PDaiJZ7Ur3QDezmHzsr-Rxb0QxsmuHXsfyIa9E_or6j8NKziThRHImUCboAdqnTl5Yo6IWqaS3g_magHJHV-LCTtigefWF7XTz4Ih0OTV0/s800/the-mighty-marvelows-in-the-morning-1967-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunseIhhGIsQIQdXfHHUQCeTsMEm36Y6iK5PdLEB7ig_FrU_fIh2w_dwc6CGLXNTT8FJBUwDeThDtbDKQiC6PDaiJZ7Ur3QDezmHzsr-Rxb0QxsmuHXsfyIa9E_or6j8NKziThRHImUCboAdqnTl5Yo6IWqaS3g_magHJHV-LCTtigefWF7XTz4Ih0OTV0/s320/the-mighty-marvelows-in-the-morning-1967-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>5. THE MIGHTY MARVELOS-"Talkin' Bout Ya Baby" ABC 11011 1967 </b></p><p>Previously known as The Marvelos (and their 1965 hit "I Do"), this was the flip of their first single under their new moniker. It's a fast paced number playing to the band's intricate backing vocal strengths with some sharp brassy backing. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/T24ZgxbXbIE?si=Z0EiyTFU043xAyD1">https://youtu.be/T24ZgxbXbIE?si=Z0EiyTFU043xAyD1</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bzHYsBs9hkpMpIG5yaYTSsdv9SRGarb_taf82aMo6v6TDW2m6KWqkw3wVvuH9ZO3L_6MS7Uvdh-4Nq1VhhkAPfa44bOVy8tl8EAEygi7-cRsDDnhGxyf5DJlM91lMlCpwkRdSYXYNuKjK5-zKb1EC-hVD64rSLiVxP0kIQSogIK3sv1znlxdpPI90CWv/s700/benny-gordon-and-the-soul-brothers-what-is-soul-rca-victor.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bzHYsBs9hkpMpIG5yaYTSsdv9SRGarb_taf82aMo6v6TDW2m6KWqkw3wVvuH9ZO3L_6MS7Uvdh-4Nq1VhhkAPfa44bOVy8tl8EAEygi7-cRsDDnhGxyf5DJlM91lMlCpwkRdSYXYNuKjK5-zKb1EC-hVD64rSLiVxP0kIQSogIK3sv1znlxdpPI90CWv/s320/benny-gordon-and-the-soul-brothers-what-is-soul-rca-victor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>6. BENNY GORDON AND THE SOUL BROTHERS-"What Is Soul" RCA Victor 47-9194 1967</b></p><p>This cover of Ben E. King's powerful 1966 hit is re-interpreted by by Benny Gordon and company the following year and was their third single of an eventual four 45's on the RCA Victor label. Though not as vocally strong as the original the congas and the funky Stax style horns make it an interesting version nonetheless! </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ohZ_my03fbw?si=DHYuK27YsPMSP7Th">https://youtu.be/ohZ_my03fbw?si=DHYuK27YsPMSP7Th</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GinhehUUkDL_ug8bs9i_cTrXoWGw2tCC35cafJ9PvSh9cBn5SIX2nWJ30jXHK-6KlS8QzFd5XIuiW11_AP0r21czby9kMfbK0E2B395_kdfbwAjvnAKSMazD4eExL54avu9XZyl-cEgM2Iem-XNg76HJe5fAR0jbvxtQMk5hoQT9gk2XNcCZQvTaiplR/s719/chuck-bradford-youre-going-to-miss-me-when-im-gone-1961-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GinhehUUkDL_ug8bs9i_cTrXoWGw2tCC35cafJ9PvSh9cBn5SIX2nWJ30jXHK-6KlS8QzFd5XIuiW11_AP0r21czby9kMfbK0E2B395_kdfbwAjvnAKSMazD4eExL54avu9XZyl-cEgM2Iem-XNg76HJe5fAR0jbvxtQMk5hoQT9gk2XNcCZQvTaiplR/s320/chuck-bradford-youre-going-to-miss-me-when-im-gone-1961-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>7. CHUCK BRADFORD-"You're Going To Miss Me (When I'm Gone)" Fire 505 1961</b></p><p>I will pretty much snatch up anything I find on the Fire label and this one is no exception. Powered by a "Last Night" style style groove (complete with a honky sax solo) it's an excellent party record that I know absolutely nothing about!</p><p><b>https://youtu.be/-u8A62LqY0g?si=9r1_rUeRrGoDbt-N</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9QoMJ7p4wr616S1utu9-iinFdsdrwADCC4LRiIUYtSCHxbCmK9cBjj3TB7wzngJkiMV6MEROqazF8Nh3XmAwUsOB1Ty-YXt30jTeoIb8nQ0hmCz_vo7RcXMoED5n4mhT_UQWpL8UFw2V473QdsCJ4B-LB_nOQ1k-PBVR3IjkKX085Oblc2kVOa0wrurq/s700/lh-and-the-memphis-sounds-im-a-fool-in-love-hollywood.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9QoMJ7p4wr616S1utu9-iinFdsdrwADCC4LRiIUYtSCHxbCmK9cBjj3TB7wzngJkiMV6MEROqazF8Nh3XmAwUsOB1Ty-YXt30jTeoIb8nQ0hmCz_vo7RcXMoED5n4mhT_UQWpL8UFw2V473QdsCJ4B-LB_nOQ1k-PBVR3IjkKX085Oblc2kVOa0wrurq/s320/lh-and-the-memphis-sounds-im-a-fool-in-love-hollywood.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. L.H. & THE MEMPHIS SOUNDS-"Out Of Control" Hollywood 1122 1968</b></p><p>Here's an recent discovery of mine that was yet another anonymous release that was the brainchild of Memphis sax player Charles "Packy" Axton , son of Stax records co-founder Estelle Axton. Though not as gritty as some of his other releases (ie <a href="https://www.45cat.com/record/451107us">The Packers</a> or <a href="https://www.45cat.com/record/11067">The Martinis</a>) it's a half decent, hard driving mid tempo number that was recorded after Axton returned to Memphis from his Los Angeles soujourn. Interestingly it's not an instrumental, does anyone know how the vocalist is? </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Jzn-o_efFPQ?si=7jZqBVVLIWo371ru">https://youtu.be/Jzn-o_efFPQ?si=7jZqBVVLIWo371ru</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vP98iF0hFt0pvsKjWgaLIHdMsTxdW6NbP5J9cjWEnblXWlL7Po06FjduWOSZwNKS4vIv1RIu5mpuZz3NdtfCOZlFN0hgjoN-sdbbJgaQop6D-LfD4Ed1OQ9n4S7DZoHYZGPuS8uDqKVUdHjpCU6JQAwPh08uke5XYo5clAorOWR4TgPkY8LDjNqntP-G/s721/mickey-and-sylvia-baby-youre-so-fine-1961.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vP98iF0hFt0pvsKjWgaLIHdMsTxdW6NbP5J9cjWEnblXWlL7Po06FjduWOSZwNKS4vIv1RIu5mpuZz3NdtfCOZlFN0hgjoN-sdbbJgaQop6D-LfD4Ed1OQ9n4S7DZoHYZGPuS8uDqKVUdHjpCU6JQAwPh08uke5XYo5clAorOWR4TgPkY8LDjNqntP-G/s320/mickey-and-sylvia-baby-youre-so-fine-1961.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. MICKEY & SYLVIA-"Baby You're So Fine" Willow 45-2300 1961</b></p><p>This track was dropped one year before the pair found stardom with their smash "Love Is Strange" (a re-release of a 1958 recording). This tune was their first track for the Willow label and it's a driving saxophone versus piano instrumental that is positively infectious!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/k8-V5wqjogI?si=raIj2S9rg-T71ic3">https://youtu.be/k8-V5wqjogI?si=raIj2S9rg-T71ic3</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2z5W79LJZ9jWtxewwoSqeUX8hZCWDIqyxIG2jo4aFntmTJKhdqSGgZWnP2OBG7dIGqJUjf4LaQqOGry92g7d4DnHfP7ZvdauduxXXA1bmvjdXX1ggwadkS8v23E6lbbe9VHQ-D0ecdy6Iz4jv96JfJlbXLnRuRpY8kKbtHDsvLVqQ5WBQkz4xBJ1AQfp/s715/jack-montgomery-do-you-believe-it-scepter.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="714" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2z5W79LJZ9jWtxewwoSqeUX8hZCWDIqyxIG2jo4aFntmTJKhdqSGgZWnP2OBG7dIGqJUjf4LaQqOGry92g7d4DnHfP7ZvdauduxXXA1bmvjdXX1ggwadkS8v23E6lbbe9VHQ-D0ecdy6Iz4jv96JfJlbXLnRuRpY8kKbtHDsvLVqQ5WBQkz4xBJ1AQfp/s320/jack-montgomery-do-you-believe-it-scepter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. JACK MONTGOMERY-"Dearly Beloved" Scepter SCE 12152 1966</b></p><p>This MEGA expensive baritone soul ballad has a Motown style backbeat, falsetto backing vocals, vibes and strings making it a Pensioner Soul must have and driving it's price into the ridiculously un-affordable zone. Regardless of it's in demand status with the geriatric floor shuffling set it's nothing short of brilliant. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/XjALToNE0bc?si=VyQr3OD9-o_OxUsP">https://youtu.be/XjALToNE0bc?si=VyQr3OD9-o_OxUsP</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>All scans c/o 45cat.com</b></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-4149995052452450492023-12-12T18:50:00.000-05:002023-12-12T18:50:54.534-05:00More U.K. Obscurities On U.S. Labels: Edwards Hand<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEgok7B2hQePt-AB5iiMtsmXkyLjsCvNET8gm1l1pSl1J037qPjTTeoVAo9wSj4HCnSJAvg_0tCrqHOEBnnheNLCC2K4cAgfHKk1Si6f8VuUSdtqRcPg4qe31frD4FJ1y2qmwXcMpzHs_wJt54yW9Qy4ddc1_hVreqNdcrGVAB5MHRQhGyZtUTPHXTZfC/s320/EDWARDS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEgok7B2hQePt-AB5iiMtsmXkyLjsCvNET8gm1l1pSl1J037qPjTTeoVAo9wSj4HCnSJAvg_0tCrqHOEBnnheNLCC2K4cAgfHKk1Si6f8VuUSdtqRcPg4qe31frD4FJ1y2qmwXcMpzHs_wJt54yW9Qy4ddc1_hVreqNdcrGVAB5MHRQhGyZtUTPHXTZfC/s1600/EDWARDS.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>EDWARDS HAND</b>-<i>If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind</i>/<i>Days Of Our Life</i> U.S. GRT GRT 13 <i>1969<br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>
Edwards Hand grew out of the U.K. duo Picadilly Line who cut records much in the vein of The Young Idea, Twice As Much or The Truth. They cut an incredibly rare 1967 LP "The Huge World Of Emily Small" on CBS (U.K.) and four singles for the label as well from 1967-1968 with nary a ripple of public interest.<div><br /></div><div>At some point in 1969 they morphed into Edwards Hand. Strangely they released a U.S. only single in '69 ("Sing Along With The Singer" b/w "Characters Number One" on the GRT label as GRT 21). Today's subject was next on the label in September 1969. Curiously it was not issued in the U.K., only America and Australia. <div><br /></div><div>"If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" is a mellow piece of orchestrated pop that has a more "mature" sound, like a hybrid of the first Genesis album meets Bill Fay (1st LP) or a more produced. The strings and churchy organ lend it an air of sophistication, no doubt thanks to the deft production hand of George Martin (possibly during a lull in Beatles recordings when he was cast out)!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEp2tXhvA5FGeRrapocpeBiM4GLeea7jDkrQv93MTr0CyYxBWgxrFM7XfFxDkuObUnxRK8cDCYQsY6ReTYY5vmR0DuaOG_XVVlOVXtFmJwkLaw9JHc-4KwtPODwmEKim3BxvUb3s1e3HphvKljbaE6Y9pdyqrSnrYGqqD3nSwphsKfEojqmTdIidPU6_Y3/s240/BAND.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEp2tXhvA5FGeRrapocpeBiM4GLeea7jDkrQv93MTr0CyYxBWgxrFM7XfFxDkuObUnxRK8cDCYQsY6ReTYY5vmR0DuaOG_XVVlOVXtFmJwkLaw9JHc-4KwtPODwmEKim3BxvUb3s1e3HphvKljbaE6Y9pdyqrSnrYGqqD3nSwphsKfEojqmTdIidPU6_Y3/s1600/BAND.png" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The flip side, "Days Of Our Life" is my least favorite of the two at first. The strings and Celeste/harpsichord remind me a bit of the Bee Gees but the song eventually picks up it's tempo and becomes far more interesting! I think what strikes me most about both of these songs are the arrangement and production more than the actual song compositions themselves. </div><div><br /></div><div>Both sides are available on their sole untitled 1969 LP and the album is also on Spotify. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/hzz2a0Ar2UY?si=wRBGKv_eb3XDBnS2">https://youtu.be/hzz2a0Ar2UY?si=wRBGKv_eb3XDBnS2</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "Days Of Our Life":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/CDeYoIOXYF0?si=3eKWs0tvhXvGqrAT">https://youtu.be/CDeYoIOXYF0?si=3eKWs0tvhXvGqrAT</a></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-81648749518325770832023-12-02T08:57:00.000-05:002023-12-02T08:57:30.555-05:00The Kingsmen Go Freakbeat<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-q7MpkshrTFEQOLnzfY3Q4FOH-UbcgitIA2zHcr6yUq5aDfeK_NxFV3mXmgP8hH2Thyby895Mbi1iXUIVA2RyUMgRnbtk-hsOtWXP7ILnxcNfPImkm-wncIOFfIA1aalNa_UX4nGfDd1Y1EBJleolwmQOHJfNNkR6h35kR6sY6w7BHsc44S0h3-3fsyi/s1126/img592%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1114" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-q7MpkshrTFEQOLnzfY3Q4FOH-UbcgitIA2zHcr6yUq5aDfeK_NxFV3mXmgP8hH2Thyby895Mbi1iXUIVA2RyUMgRnbtk-hsOtWXP7ILnxcNfPImkm-wncIOFfIA1aalNa_UX4nGfDd1Y1EBJleolwmQOHJfNNkR6h35kR6sY6w7BHsc44S0h3-3fsyi/s320/img592%20(2).jpg" width="317" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>THE KINGSMEN</b>-<i>On Lov</i>e/<i>Guess I Was Dreamin' </i>U.S. Wand WHD 1180 <i>1968</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Back in the early 90's Greg Shaw issued a CD of "The Electric Sugarcube Flashback" that contained one side of a Kingsmen single that was positively mindblowing titled "Guess I Was Dreamin". On the A-side of said 45 there was a cover of a track originally cut by a British freakbeat band <a href="https://anorakthing.blogspot.com/2009/09/skip-bifferty.html">Skip Bifferty</a> called "On Love", the B-side was another British obscure cover of "Guess I Was Dreamin" by The Fairytale. "Guess I Was Dreamin" had been issued in the States in November of '67 as London 45-29032 by The Fairytale but no Skip Bifferty records were ever issued in the U.S. For ages I wondered how and why a down on their luck U.S. band of one hit wonders came to record two mondo obscure British freakbeat/pop psych cover versions. The how has unmasked itself to me recently as both sides were produced by a gentleman named Mark Wildey. He was responsible for producing both of The Fairytale's British singles as well as those by fellow pop psych act The Attack and earlier U.K. releases by The Gamblers, The Untamed and The Plebs. It appears that starting in 1966 some of his productions were of American recordings (today's subject was cut in Los Angeles at Nashville West, or so day the label credits). He had previously worked with The Kingsmen twiddling the knobs on their 1966 LP "Up And Away" and on the singles from the same year of "If I Needed Someone" and "Trouble" and 1967's "Don't Say No". This record did nothing to reverse the sad downward spiral the band had been on and this was to be the Kingsmen's final single of the 60's for the ever faithful Wand label when it came out in May of 1968.</div><div><br /></div><div>"On Love" lacks the edge and punch of the original, I think it's because the vocals sound like the key is slightly out the lead singers pitch. There's an interesting combo organ thrown in not on the Skip Bifferty version and it retains the original piano riff, it's not at all unlistenable but to me it lacks anything interesting outside of the obscurity of the track. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfUOHwq0u0ClMJZBJgqbSi7USUDlu7FeD-bPctZWQqnzwL_lOhKevDzUg9rNWvnjvvGNI03g0UCPrHS8Q-C1fCf-CC_4I7x7uEBsqvTC67Kk58FQHX3NnJ6QGmXAkC5sBrvJ0fSr4T4dWfuxe5MtDtGdhkP1ZuBaA62piYgWmYr7kSoCCiCYnow9N5gZH/s775/kingsmen.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfUOHwq0u0ClMJZBJgqbSi7USUDlu7FeD-bPctZWQqnzwL_lOhKevDzUg9rNWvnjvvGNI03g0UCPrHS8Q-C1fCf-CC_4I7x7uEBsqvTC67Kk58FQHX3NnJ6QGmXAkC5sBrvJ0fSr4T4dWfuxe5MtDtGdhkP1ZuBaA62piYgWmYr7kSoCCiCYnow9N5gZH/s320/kingsmen.jpeg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"Guess I Was Dreamin" is my favorite of the two and should have been the A-side. It's fairly faithful to the original but is slightly more uptempo and has a more danceable go-go beat to it and more harmonies than the original. Curiously it replicates the phlanged piano of the original and retains the feel of paranoia of The Fairytale version . </div><div><br /></div><div>"Guess I Was Dreamin" appeared on Rhino's 1986 "Nuggets Volume 8: The Northwest" volume and the 2016 CD compilation "Cornflake Zoo Voume 3" and the aforementioned 1993 "Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks" CD. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Hear "On Love":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/gyHUdc3nRl0?si=NnH4fvk4G_2cvQvu">https://youtu.be/gyHUdc3nRl0?si=NnH4fvk4G_2cvQvu</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Hear "Guess I Was Dreamin":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/7tDXCzY1IS8?si=lJo8oOyLo11FQSom">https://youtu.be/7tDXCzY1IS8?si=lJo8oOyLo11FQSom</a></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-82202781773669978702023-12-01T08:51:00.001-05:002024-01-22T10:23:10.890-05:00U.S. Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues 45's For December<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJEazevikHj0yCQu8d4Ohug580mOIcOaO6ihey76hjfq8kkJk7CtckFqUbwGtMxawYMp8UHJGSlmvH4S4JwdwnzVv9vz3ptNRG28PSI__VDZtSHTXS9364B0KUc_BgjELwkfZ-pDI-4M8_AYM4_7QSrqJgXpij4kMm0-rtXl8-E58_XkYm4iO9wZLsdW3/s600/sammy-davis-jr-i-got-a-woman-1960.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="600" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJEazevikHj0yCQu8d4Ohug580mOIcOaO6ihey76hjfq8kkJk7CtckFqUbwGtMxawYMp8UHJGSlmvH4S4JwdwnzVv9vz3ptNRG28PSI__VDZtSHTXS9364B0KUc_BgjELwkfZ-pDI-4M8_AYM4_7QSrqJgXpij4kMm0-rtXl8-E58_XkYm4iO9wZLsdW3/s320/sammy-davis-jr-i-got-a-woman-1960.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1. SAMMY DAVIS JR.-"I Got A Woman" Decca 9-31136 1960</b></p><p>Sammy's take on Brother Ray's classic is interesting because his vocals are akin to a gutbucket blues wailer while the musical backing is slick and quite commercial making for an interesting clash of style, think Jimmy Witherspoon being backed by Oliver Nelson!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/VphqJRWyGeo?si=eZ3L5wRjpsvHQYZt">https://youtu.be/VphqJRWyGeo?si=eZ3L5wRjpsvHQYZt</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjzZCzDmnKwxcBo805YrCStI19V3voKC8XPgMU508iXHmi7MMHiadD8qdG32PQVtys12EHyAaMlthwkNln-vXXpersYCN-yUlg9oQhxpmOTc6l8ijOp1U8YPP-UQ9jy21HdxQyg0Mt5yckuffiHUEzq6dbf9Ae_QY40Vx5VzdiGP7V4Nzs4dpWG26F3xI/s799/muddy-waters-my-dog-cant-bark-1965-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjzZCzDmnKwxcBo805YrCStI19V3voKC8XPgMU508iXHmi7MMHiadD8qdG32PQVtys12EHyAaMlthwkNln-vXXpersYCN-yUlg9oQhxpmOTc6l8ijOp1U8YPP-UQ9jy21HdxQyg0Mt5yckuffiHUEzq6dbf9Ae_QY40Vx5VzdiGP7V4Nzs4dpWG26F3xI/s320/muddy-waters-my-dog-cant-bark-1965-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. MUDDY WATERS-"My Dog Can't Bark" Chess 1937 1965</b></p><p>Muddy weathered the 60's with interesting results, no better illustrated by this 100 mph workout with interesting lyrics about idle gossip and rumors over the top of a fast blues boogie accented by raw harp blowing and an incessant beat.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/8U4_ArgJxr8?si=DaBkiMJ_CZJ18vux">https://youtu.be/8U4_ArgJxr8?si=DaBkiMJ_CZJ18vux</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfVMa6vH9dP-3YjS38EGSd2PuBSVihNve3MCxh6Z4QMuntfiH2LkRA8kqRtxpB48Cb-I1oGzMnoBIpnkMIGV6rrolnz49kZB9564AGvqZmDRQDxGMHQX7rt4gNH3MXx2405hQeTRuWOK7-s3C-v-yaGmPRzxSTiMDdRkVUsOIHO5MJLN4H4ZdDvX54bja/s800/the-sandpebbles-love-power-1967-11.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfVMa6vH9dP-3YjS38EGSd2PuBSVihNve3MCxh6Z4QMuntfiH2LkRA8kqRtxpB48Cb-I1oGzMnoBIpnkMIGV6rrolnz49kZB9564AGvqZmDRQDxGMHQX7rt4gNH3MXx2405hQeTRuWOK7-s3C-v-yaGmPRzxSTiMDdRkVUsOIHO5MJLN4H4ZdDvX54bja/s320/the-sandpebbles-love-power-1967-11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. THE SANDPEBBLES-"Love Power" Calla C-141 1967</b></p><p>Not to be confused with the Dick Shawn tune from "The Producers" this call and response soul ballad with power has an excellent groove despite it's slick production and slightly antiseptic feel. The powerful horns and thundering drums towards the end kick it up several notches.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/LYXd9iJ98kA?si=ZANXkpVGfzDDdWmK">https://youtu.be/LYXd9iJ98kA?si=ZANXkpVGfzDDdWmK</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXDKMi1bUjZDNk6eQs578MyLyJAw8LpSk9fR54_QqU0CLUDOyMHUUyj6T_Soq4x2Os0puhlF3N4x0uCl_r9rJYtxu0gyxomRkKvM9oIQBO5qoILE8ThzU_3xecKz-aHR8iNAIa2SNH9IqcR5W7Uy0d7uFFyLpVqZG0OYynPvvZbZBBbe1lJmrY4mIAEA6/s725/roosevelt-nettles-mathilda-1963-6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXDKMi1bUjZDNk6eQs578MyLyJAw8LpSk9fR54_QqU0CLUDOyMHUUyj6T_Soq4x2Os0puhlF3N4x0uCl_r9rJYtxu0gyxomRkKvM9oIQBO5qoILE8ThzU_3xecKz-aHR8iNAIa2SNH9IqcR5W7Uy0d7uFFyLpVqZG0OYynPvvZbZBBbe1lJmrY4mIAEA6/s320/roosevelt-nettles-mathilda-1963-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>4. ROOSEVELT NETTLES-"Drifting Heart" Chess 1846 1963</b></p><p>This number starts out sounding a lot like a Beatles track from '62 or '63 but has a soulful Brook Brenton feel with some very distinctive Merseybeat-esque guitar licks and drumming. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/aIX_na3aSWw?si=fNP2SWC39Py4Q-mj">https://youtu.be/aIX_na3aSWw?si=fNP2SWC39Py4Q-mj</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK0mdhuhNKfgZ3WJpDxWER6j8iK9pOIFeYkffcltL_FM2otqZiqGd25xOtqJUqNJb0V5CTIF9rPYDXefXNSW68FxsTtPoCNb6L0hXSoYXAEM9Iv4xvt4ZlOpmwJDVAcd0HLYAkPtiYtCWxePSr7oiRo-G17sjKySWPXZBYQF7O2PZMqsrrn0yfAx3OqeM/s771/johnny-colon-and-orchestra-boogaloo-blues-part-i-cotique.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="771" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK0mdhuhNKfgZ3WJpDxWER6j8iK9pOIFeYkffcltL_FM2otqZiqGd25xOtqJUqNJb0V5CTIF9rPYDXefXNSW68FxsTtPoCNb6L0hXSoYXAEM9Iv4xvt4ZlOpmwJDVAcd0HLYAkPtiYtCWxePSr7oiRo-G17sjKySWPXZBYQF7O2PZMqsrrn0yfAx3OqeM/s320/johnny-colon-and-orchestra-boogaloo-blues-part-i-cotique.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>5. JOHNNY COLON &AND ORCHESTRA-"Boogaloo Blues (Part One)" Cotique CP 108 1967</b></p><p>Latin boogaloo numbers can be a bit tedious to me sometimes but this one is quite different because it starts out almost as a ballad with the tempo slowly building and these incredible layers of harmony coming in with increased musical backing as it goes along. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/aFZ2U-uH3c8?si=dYho8SyJo-mtYbzS">https://youtu.be/aFZ2U-uH3c8?si=dYho8SyJo-mtYbzS</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQu8O1y8PwOseZXmMGD24joalRAf-zF3WHKN-arh6GdiAjOszEW9hEQRm0kfIpF5NtZElzDXBVGEpHGCrsDktbwZEbmHEJaLm5esp2Ml6Ck_8JbJQEs_qcr_9OEZsXBL2_T5ERatK_PjbDPgfCnR3p6H2sEqF-knTg2d5LSKBYa_MPzcig55w8Ad1269O/s701/rosco-gordon-just-a-little-at-a-time-old-town.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQu8O1y8PwOseZXmMGD24joalRAf-zF3WHKN-arh6GdiAjOszEW9hEQRm0kfIpF5NtZElzDXBVGEpHGCrsDktbwZEbmHEJaLm5esp2Ml6Ck_8JbJQEs_qcr_9OEZsXBL2_T5ERatK_PjbDPgfCnR3p6H2sEqF-knTg2d5LSKBYa_MPzcig55w8Ad1269O/s320/rosco-gordon-just-a-little-at-a-time-old-town.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>6. ROSCO GORDON-"Just A Little Bit At A Time" Old Town 1167 1964</b></p><p>This one is an interesting mash mash of rock n' roll, r&b and soulful horns on top of an almost disjointed raving musical backing. The arrangement of course owes a little bit to his classic "Just A Little Bit" (sorry I couldn't resist the pun).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5ZNLtrj0eMA?si=5SZGtR3nj9a8rJsl"> https://youtu.be/5ZNLtrj0eMA?si=5SZGtR3nj9a8rJsl</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUAcwDDosUH7dAslmxo3vjn-cs6UYvM3qIonkNGipyU-5byCLOc6DCuuiH44hy_r3YOjpByUQrAUNuxqbaTqKDse75IMmHpr3smLTLV_rJq2msupTgWi6FhaasUOjgddo8PRmM4m2O8NVTZdJmAZWDdaMU0eSN4M24p-6qOPnhyphenhyphenLs_ZWrAu0M7YXko5IH/s806/jimmy-caravan-and-his-trio-higher-and-higher-tower.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="806" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUAcwDDosUH7dAslmxo3vjn-cs6UYvM3qIonkNGipyU-5byCLOc6DCuuiH44hy_r3YOjpByUQrAUNuxqbaTqKDse75IMmHpr3smLTLV_rJq2msupTgWi6FhaasUOjgddo8PRmM4m2O8NVTZdJmAZWDdaMU0eSN4M24p-6qOPnhyphenhyphenLs_ZWrAu0M7YXko5IH/s320/jimmy-caravan-and-his-trio-higher-and-higher-tower.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>7. JIMMY CARAVAN AND HIS TRIO-"Higher And Higher" Tower 412 1968</b></p><p>This 101 mph mod Hammond jazz work out of the Jackie Wilson smash is incredible. It's funky wailing B-3 playing is like an American answer to Wynder. K. Frog and I have been unable to find out much more about Jimmy Caravan other than the fact that in addition to this 45 he did an LP for Tower full of lots of other covers of contemporary tunes (Bee Gees, Beatles, Rascals etc). </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/9GzkZWG2fmA?si=85ZFCpeIBTUD6z-B">https://youtu.be/9GzkZWG2fmA?si=85ZFCpeIBTUD6z-B</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCLrYbdM43fyF7NjOW22-wF8Y60w7Bl2S-h5Pmv2mAfOFkqjog_UUWqSFcDBKRXNXTPBy0zy5Aj3QPpgaDYNlTnSwIa0xlFhELUOZNyHYYZCaUoCjxzTcta6oEA-ksZkMxvNVnC16aAAzDHedZkD6zR_q6VIPqHdBBXXLAsMdZKvx-drWhAnq292OprpV/s700/leon-and-the-burners-crack-up-1965-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCLrYbdM43fyF7NjOW22-wF8Y60w7Bl2S-h5Pmv2mAfOFkqjog_UUWqSFcDBKRXNXTPBy0zy5Aj3QPpgaDYNlTnSwIa0xlFhELUOZNyHYYZCaUoCjxzTcta6oEA-ksZkMxvNVnC16aAAzDHedZkD6zR_q6VIPqHdBBXXLAsMdZKvx-drWhAnq292OprpV/s320/leon-and-the-burners-crack-up-1965-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>8. LEON AND THE BURNERS-"Crack Up" Josie 45-945 1965</b></p><p>Greasy, twangy guitar, powerful horns and subtle organ make up this funky little instrumental that comes across like a raunchy Booker T. and the M.G.'s record. The instruments mesh together perfectly with the twangy raw guitar guitar licks and funky organ flowing together perfectly. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/UALKCoz-Ra8?si=5OHYgxWE4ZSsO9SD">https://youtu.be/UALKCoz-Ra8?si=5OHYgxWE4ZSsO9SD</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR9cQvuS8tIMyT0sMiyMS-WZ6BatK-RxZjxrix8nbYTo6tTSHoGJedKsuniFUrDtpwlVEViGO14aUAclesOSPnUoCCGAeMW9DD4FEVjR9Ueprudhj9LwpCOMDjhyxqOW1-pZPCVkToaZ5eee7QiNiao531Hj8CnoRCJKr9BuDosKr45tI-CHFoxigxPfZ/s452/the-new-happiness-mellow-yellow-columbia.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="452" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR9cQvuS8tIMyT0sMiyMS-WZ6BatK-RxZjxrix8nbYTo6tTSHoGJedKsuniFUrDtpwlVEViGO14aUAclesOSPnUoCCGAeMW9DD4FEVjR9Ueprudhj9LwpCOMDjhyxqOW1-pZPCVkToaZ5eee7QiNiao531Hj8CnoRCJKr9BuDosKr45tI-CHFoxigxPfZ/s320/the-new-happiness-mellow-yellow-columbia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>9. THE NEW HAPPINESS-"Mellow Yellow" Columbia 4-44044 1967</b></p><p>I'm a sucker for any 60's covers of Donovan songs, especially when they're from the jazz or easy listening genres. This flute led, Latin percussion version has some incredible Ramsey Lewis style piano, punchy horns and a backbeat that would do Ray Baretto proud. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/vg7bNM9qfBs?si=wpH2M598lqmx_uDd">https://youtu.be/vg7bNM9qfBs?si=wpH2M598lqmx_uDd</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJBwM9any_xRIiuL3FTi-qjsgujtxPJsOQPIbAcnBVoHtoJWxb6-jptId-sgpfSUen1ZjkeUPUC0OJdGcqZcPRj_Tp57DibHQqiOXcOZxeN7Hh-jVe4HGhdDFuSatRNk6mp5rGwdHqT5hiXzuPP8vA-IL2G-HB2swn0z_pxcVXr20GkIVkC10eQJES3gr/s691/eddie-holman-this-cant-be-true-1965.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="681" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJBwM9any_xRIiuL3FTi-qjsgujtxPJsOQPIbAcnBVoHtoJWxb6-jptId-sgpfSUen1ZjkeUPUC0OJdGcqZcPRj_Tp57DibHQqiOXcOZxeN7Hh-jVe4HGhdDFuSatRNk6mp5rGwdHqT5hiXzuPP8vA-IL2G-HB2swn0z_pxcVXr20GkIVkC10eQJES3gr/s320/eddie-holman-this-cant-be-true-1965.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>10. EDDIE HOLMAN-"This Can't Be True" Parkway P-960 1965</b></p><p>This powerful soul belter by Eddie Holman sees him utilizing his famous falsetto on top of an incredibly sophisticated musical backing featuring some catchy doo-wop style harmonies and mellow feel with a melodic swing. Dig that crazy organ that comes in halfway through!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/_my5vvBQ8uo?si=HohCbJlulqlb4P6U">https://youtu.be/_my5vvBQ8uo?si=HohCbJlulqlb4P6U</a></p><p><br /></p><p>All scans c/o 45cat.com</p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-44489121262895429282023-11-26T13:33:00.000-05:002023-11-26T13:33:08.982-05:00More U.K. Obscurities On U.S. Labels: The Merseybeats "Don't Turn Around"<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw_E8w_DnoCxvAH-MCKUHgXcNgds_L-KdAtbkurQ2ZYCcXzuVT1z7SC1IuSS1C_3nhFxrnVJic24GCJE_mOGPL_tMCrx8T_Yn5fQIllJ4Ii57IxWC2DN2AnkfSoEknwy4a0I-3ctX-lu_Zkyah3rTtboHDsIrBWjZxZ2qxKk61EcANViuZEaVdi4DuqT-/s1143/img955%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1140" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw_E8w_DnoCxvAH-MCKUHgXcNgds_L-KdAtbkurQ2ZYCcXzuVT1z7SC1IuSS1C_3nhFxrnVJic24GCJE_mOGPL_tMCrx8T_Yn5fQIllJ4Ii57IxWC2DN2AnkfSoEknwy4a0I-3ctX-lu_Zkyah3rTtboHDsIrBWjZxZ2qxKk61EcANViuZEaVdi4DuqT-/s320/img955%20(2).jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>THE MERSEYBEATS</b>-<i>Don't Turn Around</i>/<i>Really Mystified</i> U.S. Fontana S-1905 <i>1964</i> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Merseybeats were one of the slew of Liverpool bands signed in 1963 when A&R men descended on the city in the wake of "Merseybeat" and signed anyone with a guitar who could carry a tune, fortunately The Merseybeats were incredibly talented. Though they flirted with the U.K. charts (seven of their eight singles were in U.K. top forty, only one in the top ten) their popularity was never enough to overcome The Searchers or any of Brian Epstein's acts chart wise. They had a selection of their eight U.K. singles released in America (five) and this was their second U.S. release in June of 1964 ( in the U.K. it was their third issued as Fontana TF 459 in April, 1964 where it rose to #13, their second highest scoring British single). <div><br /></div><div>"Don't Turn Around" marked the debut recording with their new bass player/vocalist Johnny Gus (Gustafson), recently of Liverpool's <a href="https://anorakthing.blogspot.com/2018/04/great-obscure-uk-60s-sides-big-three.html">The Big Three</a>, replacing the outgoing Billy Kinsley. Johnny Gus who was also a very competent vocalist and shared lead vocals with front man Tony Crane as well as lead vocals on many tracks. Like many of the Merseybeat's selections "Don't Turn Around" epitomizes the genre of the "beat ballad". Lead vocalist Tony Crane and Johnny Gus confidently croon over a gentle backing of bass, drums, acoustic guitar and some very Rachmainoff piano trills, the acoustic guitar lick is quite catchy and to me the number really works. Side A is "the ballad"...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI65wTYLP8b9dZMBzceJHtq0ORZ3X8pJ9bjFbv7HrVdrguAQ7SAUaLpBfrpBI-0SMNGq9XL65ou9F_iKwRU8PO4soPGZp3TW8IB5xLvLo86965TbS20UFs3hosXhcdjMoPrMzd9_9opYfI-72SryhyphenhyphenbxGIc5fdT0mhJj-DsbujnVoSzued3G803yAWoukz/s400/the-merseybeats-milkman-video-.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="400" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI65wTYLP8b9dZMBzceJHtq0ORZ3X8pJ9bjFbv7HrVdrguAQ7SAUaLpBfrpBI-0SMNGq9XL65ou9F_iKwRU8PO4soPGZp3TW8IB5xLvLo86965TbS20UFs3hosXhcdjMoPrMzd9_9opYfI-72SryhyphenhyphenbxGIc5fdT0mhJj-DsbujnVoSzued3G803yAWoukz/w400-h258/the-merseybeats-milkman-video-.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On Side B we have "the beat"... "Really Mystified" was penned by Crane and Gustafson and in my estimation it is one of their best tracks. It's an upbeat catchy little beat ditty that almost sounds at times like it's a cover of an American r&b number that's sped up (the hand claps and melody especially). As with the A side the vocals are a duet between Crane and Gustafson. It's easily their most rocking track of the Crane/Gustafson era.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both tracks were part of Edsel records essential 1982 compilation LP "Beat & Ballads" as well as the more recent and thoroughly comprehensive 2021 Grapefruit two CD collection "I Stand Accused" which collected everything the band and it's members recorded in the 60's. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "Don't Turn Around":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/RvEB7-vP4zg?si=T-RqxXEx-yDrxmKJ">https://youtu.be/RvEB7-vP4zg?si=T-RqxXEx-yDrxmKJ</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>See and hear the band do "Don't Turn Around" live at the 1964 NME Pollwinners Concert:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/aWNLDOfPcrY?si=UKHhkN2Vn5mfHhrW">https://youtu.be/aWNLDOfPcrY?si=UKHhkN2Vn5mfHhrW</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "Really Mystified":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/ezEhvWVtDbc?si=unKq7oPOSR6hPWyu">https://youtu.be/ezEhvWVtDbc?si=unKq7oPOSR6hPWyu</a></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-91419547844040173752023-11-17T18:10:00.004-05:002023-11-17T18:10:44.229-05:00More U.K. Obscurities On U.S. Labels: Jeff Beck's Debut With The Fitz & Startz <p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5N-Q4oASA8sq4CqwhAg1rshb7EIL36qVNIEZN9Zr_KEooaGtHVXPnXn1-36msRip5JF7GylZbHfouucB1_XXaGlGSfg1kelOceM64RIkC7FfvkVZJhj-cyz37xOz9bmSnAnwba74zP64JZxjPJPgm8CuuJGQ7zexYNlz4qYELHRq1q4L9kGCy8HQ4IXU/s1215/img288.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1193" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5N-Q4oASA8sq4CqwhAg1rshb7EIL36qVNIEZN9Zr_KEooaGtHVXPnXn1-36msRip5JF7GylZbHfouucB1_XXaGlGSfg1kelOceM64RIkC7FfvkVZJhj-cyz37xOz9bmSnAnwba74zP64JZxjPJPgm8CuuJGQ7zexYNlz4qYELHRq1q4L9kGCy8HQ4IXU/s320/img288.jpg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>THE FITZ & STARTZ</b>-<i>I'm Not Running Away</i>/<i>So Sweet</i> U.S. Capitol 5356 <i>1965</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
This one off 45 by the obscure Manchester U.K. beat quartet The Fitz & Startz goes down in the annals of history as being the earliest known commercial recording of Jeff Beck, who though not a band member, contributed lead guitar on the A-side as a 20 year old session guitarist. Originally released in the U.K. as Parlophone R 5216 in December 1964 it was issued the following month in the United States. It made nary a ripple on either side of the Atlantic. </div><div><br /></div><div>"I'm Not Running Away" is catchy in no small part due to Beck's hypnotic, melodic guitar licks (with an interesting effect that sounds similar to something Joe Meek would have concocted) and the distinct high backing vocals that stick in your brain . Those same high backing vocals remind me of The Honeycombs and the lead vocalist brings to mind The Applejacks.</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8T446-pthuDN8spAny56daliewj6zUPDw3O5b6D8qJ6e-35yuJRdBbdQ10yoUp7hbOWZpVIM4OPMkvHNE9Pr0QpCiRPd41mghs_QBecmaoOtWgxrO60OFcy9KWaEvBe2jQoAMZ8Eh6hTHfyiFIAsrdx9dBR8NpjGUPxst7QNnSXFhf9FUTyjO94zp3Qj/s600/fitz6.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8T446-pthuDN8spAny56daliewj6zUPDw3O5b6D8qJ6e-35yuJRdBbdQ10yoUp7hbOWZpVIM4OPMkvHNE9Pr0QpCiRPd41mghs_QBecmaoOtWgxrO60OFcy9KWaEvBe2jQoAMZ8Eh6hTHfyiFIAsrdx9dBR8NpjGUPxst7QNnSXFhf9FUTyjO94zp3Qj/w400-h239/fitz6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Photo c/o </b><a href="http://manchesterbeat.com">manchesterbeat.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"So Sweet" is a mid tempo disposable beat ballad. It has a slight country/Everly's feel to the double tracked lead harmony vocals and sounds like your typical '64 beat ballad (not unlike an Escorts or Merseybeats flip side). </div><div><br /></div><div>"I'm Not Running Away" featured on a 2003 Jeff Beck CD collection "Shapes Of Things: 60's Groups And Sessions", the flip side has not been reissued to my recollection. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear both "I'm Not Running Away" and "So Sweet":</b></div><div><a href="goog_655512607"><br /></a></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/qbuK5C-G-c4?si=-E9INiUatOOy2aTZ">https://youtu.be/qbuK5C-G-c4?si=-E9INiUatOOy2aTZ</a></div><div><br /></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-52304626631178989522023-11-08T09:57:00.004-05:002023-11-08T09:58:34.997-05:00More U.K. Obscurities On U.S. Labels: Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWNkzZJYRZcdPA7dsiF3mLc9ip-wsK2Q4AW2d4ABAd4T1MVpKHBzbnb-JnoZ1bxQWybzBMOjTp13cVHT5XeexW0oQ4clpyKgJdsDqArO8mNnTiFS9Ikl1t9ltW6t790lz7WjOmo6mk2CO4uN0xthV6m0kux47inf-RtomuK2kakRCbonDHTMGV3PfsaHl/s320/GENO.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWNkzZJYRZcdPA7dsiF3mLc9ip-wsK2Q4AW2d4ABAd4T1MVpKHBzbnb-JnoZ1bxQWybzBMOjTp13cVHT5XeexW0oQ4clpyKgJdsDqArO8mNnTiFS9Ikl1t9ltW6t790lz7WjOmo6mk2CO4uN0xthV6m0kux47inf-RtomuK2kakRCbonDHTMGV3PfsaHl/s1600/GENO.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>GENO WASHINGTON & THE RAM JAM BAND</b>-<i>Water</i>/<i>Understanding </i>US Congress CG-269 <i>1966</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>
Swinging London soul legend Geno Washington was originally from Evansville, Indiana but curiously despite a massive career in England only saw two U.S. releases. Today's specimen was his first of just three. <div><br /></div><div> Back in the U.K. today's release was his second U.K. single issued in April 1966 as Piccadilly 7N 35312, it was released here the following month. </div><div><br /></div><div> "Water" was composed by the songwriters Miller and McCoy. As far as I can tell Geno Washington was the first artist to record the track. It's a very brass heavy number which for Geno's studio recordings was always a strong suit because his voice was not always up to par (to my ears anyway). The track has a great swing thanks to the Ram Jam Band and their razor sharp playing, but again it's Geno's voice that's not exactly a plus.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKM5qlcaRK0VEN0C6xqQsI2lTV8A7Hm09WF5Lr32UTguqyBSAjhD6J8UBKLq03HDOa_Ap_4a9oW84u2Qiq7_J2VP4-TsQ0QWaOotKKf1QPv_-PgevmF6lbjYA4Vgd_b4Y845gYuLnBnQvVeZBTBL0l13vY3xNNXgcocUOOxDuhFv9ZwuGNaH2ODkJlHKqc/s1947/Ram-Jam-Band-1965.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1947" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKM5qlcaRK0VEN0C6xqQsI2lTV8A7Hm09WF5Lr32UTguqyBSAjhD6J8UBKLq03HDOa_Ap_4a9oW84u2Qiq7_J2VP4-TsQ0QWaOotKKf1QPv_-PgevmF6lbjYA4Vgd_b4Y845gYuLnBnQvVeZBTBL0l13vY3xNNXgcocUOOxDuhFv9ZwuGNaH2ODkJlHKqc/w400-h318/Ram-Jam-Band-1965.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
"Understanding" was originally penned and recorded by Johnny Nash, again the musical backing is straight on solid but again the vocals are a tad weak.
Both sides have been collected on a lot of compilations, the most recent being Castle's "Foot Stompin' Soul" and is also available to hear on Spotify. <div> </div><div><b>Hear "Water": </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div> <a href="https://youtu.be/6GpFghcJu6Y?si=nZ4hGxF3Y2RK5VBT ">https://youtu.be/6GpFghcJu6Y?si=nZ4hGxF3Y2RK5VBT </a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b> Hear "Understanding": </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div> <a href="https://youtu.be/VHuHJl13q0A?si=fdbwT2NgNg2qjxhc">https://youtu.be/VHuHJl13q0A?si=fdbwT2NgNg2qjxhc</a></div></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-78760553805163975772023-11-02T09:54:00.000-04:002023-11-02T09:54:29.521-04:00U.S. Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues 45's For November<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZYx29kmx3wUVH63BSF-RiDUcKwB2Ji32bWVcghX8Jrj1N7LtcD4cvxo2sRXL1lfcm2cqRumCKeF09NWyNVcYlCEpWyD1KZImld3-ddfRboL1F2VBdhwFwG2voKzBaakpBGO_3pWVVuARdM2sclKsaIx66IVu_VQFIEphbtMM2xAZ7ZkgnY6hAwEpLMOC/s610/frances-faye-comin-home-baby-audio-fidelity.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="610" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZYx29kmx3wUVH63BSF-RiDUcKwB2Ji32bWVcghX8Jrj1N7LtcD4cvxo2sRXL1lfcm2cqRumCKeF09NWyNVcYlCEpWyD1KZImld3-ddfRboL1F2VBdhwFwG2voKzBaakpBGO_3pWVVuARdM2sclKsaIx66IVu_VQFIEphbtMM2xAZ7ZkgnY6hAwEpLMOC/s320/frances-faye-comin-home-baby-audio-fidelity.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1. FRANCES FAYE-"Comin' Home Baby" Audio Fidelity 45-125 1966</b></p><p>I never tire of hearing version's of Mel Torme's "Comin' Home Baby". This up tempo version has punchy brass and a strong female vocal with some very heavy hitting in the musical backing (I particularly enjoy the piano trills and drummer who is absolutely bashing the shit out of their kit).</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/63ynDKiKX1w?si=UCov2o5Mq58IMpTg">https://youtu.be/63ynDKiKX1w?si=UCov2o5Mq58IMpTg</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhann1Lt6PpRUTdSDXSwpoIBBZrOXZurpB5f1Pz0jDWPAkZ8hC0qG47jJj74krUH5wtPifabd_FrkIthoSvppjNK8frfveCGERy2MIMJ7jteZVU44mXjGe1wKXYZyLe6swnMQG23GWMDXKeFchgMEewOk7bModnz_kyF-7Jt71D7VrfX-cYoXtgKTnfYiHr/s637/al-greene-and-the-soul-mates-back-up-train-1967.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="637" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhann1Lt6PpRUTdSDXSwpoIBBZrOXZurpB5f1Pz0jDWPAkZ8hC0qG47jJj74krUH5wtPifabd_FrkIthoSvppjNK8frfveCGERy2MIMJ7jteZVU44mXjGe1wKXYZyLe6swnMQG23GWMDXKeFchgMEewOk7bModnz_kyF-7Jt71D7VrfX-cYoXtgKTnfYiHr/s320/al-greene-and-the-soul-mates-back-up-train-1967.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>2. AL GREENE & THE SOUL MATES-"Don't Leave Me" Hot Line Music Journal 15,000 1967</b></p><p>Yes this is THE Al Green years before stardom. This was the second pressing of what was his first single. It's incredible!! The violins and falsetto backing remind me of Dexy's Midnight Runners!! There's literally so much going on in this with vibes, strings, organ and powerful backing vocals. The riff being played by the violins is hypnotic! Oh and then there's Al's voice, which needs no review....</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/4vqWF_Y4Soo?si=RDh6QZndZpgc5sPg">https://youtu.be/4vqWF_Y4Soo?si=RDh6QZndZpgc5sPg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiaH1CnQvn-RQPY-X78kfuh5YSoEHbK-ztm-mtfoN_t9vjEBggeIIa3XcnO-QPkCu11dLdFjb7yZuesxIV7O5r-lEi8ZqPSDhgYBSklbYEx8qzeC-Dt-7JaG4VpOde0HVX62coxBXPWIZQolzRLkIcEnUA8455lgv_tf8bZZfAPRHyquJBF3hZ3LQML2n/s782/the-wooden-trumpet-theme-from-nypd-amy.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="782" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiaH1CnQvn-RQPY-X78kfuh5YSoEHbK-ztm-mtfoN_t9vjEBggeIIa3XcnO-QPkCu11dLdFjb7yZuesxIV7O5r-lEi8ZqPSDhgYBSklbYEx8qzeC-Dt-7JaG4VpOde0HVX62coxBXPWIZQolzRLkIcEnUA8455lgv_tf8bZZfAPRHyquJBF3hZ3LQML2n/s320/the-wooden-trumpet-theme-from-nypd-amy.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>3. THE WOODEN TRUMPET-"Theme From N.Y.P.D" Amy 11000 1967</b></p><p>I was first introduced to this number via the Johnny Hammond Smith version. It appears this preceded it by one month. Whereas the Johnny Hammond Smith version is led by the organ this is an amazing combination of horns that are positively astounding in a moody sort of way and the descending brass lines remind me a lot of the "Batman" theme.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/iKxqTpeen78?si=TW6IM55Be8DBzLKi">https://youtu.be/iKxqTpeen78?si=TW6IM55Be8DBzLKi</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2HJasbOnZhXNmYW00ECFv18MOQWZEWL0m5Fruku8hs9mlkFb2NgvD2jM2xBfQBrn-V4goaVlWjRUOetwBgtxkJc-yrq4QCOSxrz1JUc6hXQ8AUu8iv0Xb_BJHhsmiHcFOWgOE3OACP5iCa-bdb_c3RpeU66rG8g68i2TiPL4PUJbxL9G8OQzdqwpHrla/s800/lee-andrews-and-the-hearts-quiet-as-its-kept-rca.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2HJasbOnZhXNmYW00ECFv18MOQWZEWL0m5Fruku8hs9mlkFb2NgvD2jM2xBfQBrn-V4goaVlWjRUOetwBgtxkJc-yrq4QCOSxrz1JUc6hXQ8AUu8iv0Xb_BJHhsmiHcFOWgOE3OACP5iCa-bdb_c3RpeU66rG8g68i2TiPL4PUJbxL9G8OQzdqwpHrla/s320/lee-andrews-and-the-hearts-quiet-as-its-kept-rca.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>4. LEE ANDREWS AND THE HEARTS-"Quiet As It's Kept" RCA Victor 47-8929 1966</b></p><p>Backed by a slight Latin beat and horns that play a "Louie Louie" style riff this number is a nice combination of a ballad with a danceable mid tempo beat that's quite infectious! Apparently it's in demand with pensioners on a certain soul scene across the pond. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/8L95j8PjbhQ?si=2YIn5dyH6p2UTQDL">https://youtu.be/8L95j8PjbhQ?si=2YIn5dyH6p2UTQDL</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitR4JboD7c9fGl5GugEW3BlpMctXf6I4s_lkERR3cw-r0TLWOBmv4eSFxPgF8HJ2G76n_8PYDyPK7s0Y0kLd2suIkdqowfav-4xvnhxv8kNw40XUfdC8VUGlB1AxGMfQjrbU_uIwvZPhRXeLjn0qgVv9yBvZMHSU4LjzPIT3rrt6qaDx9yXyL9M8yplhb/s714/lowell-fulson-blues-rhumba-checker.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitR4JboD7c9fGl5GugEW3BlpMctXf6I4s_lkERR3cw-r0TLWOBmv4eSFxPgF8HJ2G76n_8PYDyPK7s0Y0kLd2suIkdqowfav-4xvnhxv8kNw40XUfdC8VUGlB1AxGMfQjrbU_uIwvZPhRXeLjn0qgVv9yBvZMHSU4LjzPIT3rrt6qaDx9yXyL9M8yplhb/s320/lowell-fulson-blues-rhumba-checker.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>5. LOWELL FULSON-"Blues Rhumba" Checker 854 1957</b></p><p>This early side from the legendary Lowell Fulsom (titled Fulson here) is a funky little honky tonk instrumental that has a really eccelctic mix of stride blues piano and conga drums creating a really interesting mix that ends quite abruptly!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/jCCA8BJtT5Q?si=NeCZ1rSNQwtRbcuB">https://youtu.be/jCCA8BJtT5Q?si=NeCZ1rSNQwtRbcuB</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHN7ATi0aKECPFYaVoGCNyicVQ_d85ottWIHswODmA07n68vlcb4nRMgR3ZCfpnYjcI3OudeOprOqdwayy4I05qHUpzgKMCu5lw2JreqSu5gBJFLNy13Ht0sO9auigMtkQ0UiTPtyeL-RRKMvZd77W6xu-psttrTARYAQT61n5MEdbtjH1Yo1sKpyFzQRa/s432/mickey-murray-shout-bamalama-1967-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHN7ATi0aKECPFYaVoGCNyicVQ_d85ottWIHswODmA07n68vlcb4nRMgR3ZCfpnYjcI3OudeOprOqdwayy4I05qHUpzgKMCu5lw2JreqSu5gBJFLNy13Ht0sO9auigMtkQ0UiTPtyeL-RRKMvZd77W6xu-psttrTARYAQT61n5MEdbtjH1Yo1sKpyFzQRa/s320/mickey-murray-shout-bamalama-1967-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>6. MICKEY MURRAY-"Shout Bamalama" SSS International SSS 175 1967</b></p><p>This cover of an early Otis Redding recording is almost unrecognizable until the vocals start because it's delivered at literally five times the pace of the original! There's Memphis style horns, looping bass and a spiritual backing vocals chorus of "<i>we shall be free</i>" all creating an interesting groove.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/cwRxJaIM4us?si=RpEkUpJM0cZ2duSB">https://youtu.be/cwRxJaIM4us?si=RpEkUpJM0cZ2duSB</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhMEy_6OHlm4JMuHMltiFSz2PxC3YycghyphenhyphenYo8Rv0_Fd9S4j1XeMx-PwcjNH8uo9qcO8Khyphenhyphen9DsjLF6ekc1wGbkcSk3xGONqNcOjAscObscW2JeZaIwM23pmWfC9nfoUAmm0DmyINf621GzTpkEEL4-arwUh5K09ffqJqibSXOIHPdzjsZcbB3sAcEYnYmK/s500/jj-barnes-baby-please-come-back-home-groovesville.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhMEy_6OHlm4JMuHMltiFSz2PxC3YycghyphenhyphenYo8Rv0_Fd9S4j1XeMx-PwcjNH8uo9qcO8Khyphenhyphen9DsjLF6ekc1wGbkcSk3xGONqNcOjAscObscW2JeZaIwM23pmWfC9nfoUAmm0DmyINf621GzTpkEEL4-arwUh5K09ffqJqibSXOIHPdzjsZcbB3sAcEYnYmK/s320/jj-barnes-baby-please-come-back-home-groovesville.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>7. J.J. BARNES-"Baby Please Come Back Home" Groovesville GV 1006 1967</b></p><p>Detroit's J.J. Barnes cut this 45 after a slew of amazing singles for the local Ric-Tic label. This track is a moody mix of strings, congas and falsetto backing vocals that give an absolute Temptations meets Four Tops '67 feel (the backing vocals weave a melody that is dangerously close to "Get Ready"). Smooth as silk this number would not have been remotely out of place on any of the Motown imprints!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/6n82CFE7Fdc?si=T2kUj2mC6sycHf2C">https://youtu.be/6n82CFE7Fdc?si=T2kUj2mC6sycHf2C</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q2Twqm_Il4xKUqgAUqPky7fI3D6wz4p_h5_m_c1vzr9Hm82v8gYUWu0hGeg_2qz0a7e-VnwfDJAE7-2mHWloMMGNjAzotZAcHdrz34KC5f23LgfjgxmUXeS05rJdWjCDoLCcoGxCj92mYvyunjSPGepPw8uVvzK9vEsFwgakqIas8d7FPVXuAXBhFLNQ/s780/the-packeys-greasy-pumpkin-hollywood.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="780" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q2Twqm_Il4xKUqgAUqPky7fI3D6wz4p_h5_m_c1vzr9Hm82v8gYUWu0hGeg_2qz0a7e-VnwfDJAE7-2mHWloMMGNjAzotZAcHdrz34KC5f23LgfjgxmUXeS05rJdWjCDoLCcoGxCj92mYvyunjSPGepPw8uVvzK9vEsFwgakqIas8d7FPVXuAXBhFLNQ/s320/the-packeys-greasy-pumpkin-hollywood.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. THE PAC-KEYS-"Greasy Pumpkin" Hollywood 1118 1967</b></p><p>The Pac-Keys were a side project led by Packy Axton (a founding member of The Mar-Keys and other side projects like The Packers, L.H. & The Memphis Sounds and The Martinis). Curiously this number is one of his more restrained instrumentals despite a song title that would lead you to expect something funky, but it's not coming off like a cross between "Groovin' With Mr. Bloe" meets "Soulful Strut"! Mind you it's not a bad thing, just far more restrained when compared with previous works.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/RYI0NZd3v68?si=kQp0sGBGYcIPZKWW">https://youtu.be/RYI0NZd3v68?si=kQp0sGBGYcIPZKWW</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUwfiyP5qkcMQrViuMYmDZ3dtAnZnD5qKyeUjDRfqxI_2vngHVE0ZsBdvm7uqjZE3ChGYsRHO3b0zEKHRwkQ_T3_MAXAwZeWySt5MuUZALiv_HX3NY5SIeg4-fmDJvYt7HtSLPF9t_zIIVGffE6fv49Idnp6LkkUlr1NFVEY7JrLim5qs4z_UxUIZqxaQ/s800/jackie-and-the-starlites-i-found-out-too-late-1961.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUwfiyP5qkcMQrViuMYmDZ3dtAnZnD5qKyeUjDRfqxI_2vngHVE0ZsBdvm7uqjZE3ChGYsRHO3b0zEKHRwkQ_T3_MAXAwZeWySt5MuUZALiv_HX3NY5SIeg4-fmDJvYt7HtSLPF9t_zIIVGffE6fv49Idnp6LkkUlr1NFVEY7JrLim5qs4z_UxUIZqxaQ/s320/jackie-and-the-starlites-i-found-out-too-late-1961.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. JACKIE AND THE STARLITES-'I'm Coming Home" Fury 1057 1961</b></p><p>This interesting mish mash of The Coasters meets James Brown (the beat and tempo owe a bit to "Shout And Shimmy", which curiously it precedes by a year!) is a non stop 100 mph raw stormer by this New York vocal group (also known as The Starlites) that's far more funky than anything I have ever heard by them. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/dUUso5TdT-Q?si=-qXMe3ZaycpevGLn">https://youtu.be/dUUso5TdT-Q?si=-qXMe3ZaycpevGLn</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpP3trvKWAkm6XmHIp7Oe2vlXQfRSy54zroR3IuKT5j04X0_Sr4FoOUr2QEb3R7JGp_3i5U_tnhq-6Z8Pod6si0XkDB0nUvajDlZoXpktxwSFftk17O8uLKYZRA6UqRwEEF6SLtsBVitY9u33oWpbKajQn5BbjklL12Wh5FvrYPx05-RtDpFUnzZ53DI2/s700/margaret-ann-williams-ten-commandments-of-soul-sue.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpP3trvKWAkm6XmHIp7Oe2vlXQfRSy54zroR3IuKT5j04X0_Sr4FoOUr2QEb3R7JGp_3i5U_tnhq-6Z8Pod6si0XkDB0nUvajDlZoXpktxwSFftk17O8uLKYZRA6UqRwEEF6SLtsBVitY9u33oWpbKajQn5BbjklL12Wh5FvrYPx05-RtDpFUnzZ53DI2/s320/margaret-ann-williams-ten-commandments-of-soul-sue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. MARGRET ANN WILLIAMS-"Ten Commandments Of Soul" Sue 45-134 1965</b></p><p>Our final selection is a reading of The Moonglows "Ten Commandments Of Love" with a deep male bass voice speaking out the commandants while Williams, in an almost shrills voice ad libs over the top while lush strings and a basic bass/piano/drums lay down the groove.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/zByHK5S_L4s?si=NVZfU3sAz0K4UeMv">https://youtu.be/zByHK5S_L4s?si=NVZfU3sAz0K4UeMv</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>All scans c/o <a href="http://45cat.com">45cat.com</a></b></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-57884871260055635682023-10-20T08:05:00.000-04:002023-10-20T08:05:55.048-04:00Manfred Mann-"My Little Red Book" 1968<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EzL61F94Wfc/YCHoF3iRKMI/AAAAAAAC9XU/N_F2zqLCJ0c2gHmKi47vqJP6rQqYEvizwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1173/Manfred15.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1173" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EzL61F94Wfc/YCHoF3iRKMI/AAAAAAAC9XU/N_F2zqLCJ0c2gHmKi47vqJP6rQqYEvizwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Manfred15.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>MANFRED MANN</b>-<i>My Little Red Book (All I Do Is Talk About You)</i>/<i>I Can't Believe What You Say</i> US Ascot AS 2241 <i>1968</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was a common practice in the 60's for labels to squeeze everything they could out of a band, especially when they moved onto a new label. Case in point Manfred Mann. When the band switched lead singers in 1966 and switched from HMV to Fontana in the U.K. they switched from Ascot/United Artists to Mercury in the U.S. Two years and four singles into their contract with Mercury, Ascot issued two singles. The second of those was today's subject, "My Little Red Book (All I Do Is Talk About You)" is an odd duck as it was first released on Ascot back in May, 1965 as AS 2184 with the release of the film "What's New Pussycat" (which featured the tune in a scene in the film) with "What Am I Doing" as the flip. Fast forward to April 1968 and "My Little Red Book" was again issued, this time with "I Can't Believe What You Say" on the B-side. I have yet to figure out the reason Ascot would issue a three year old record (and mention it's inclusion on an equally old long player on the label), though I suspect it might be in relation to the Manfred's return to the charts with "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)" (Imperial did the same move in '68 when Georgie Fame struck gold on Epic with "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" they rushed out "<a href="https://anorakthing.blogspot.com/2015/02/more-uk-obscurities-on-us-labels.html">Last Night</a>"). </p><p>All that out of the way "My Little Red Book (All I Do Is Talk About You)" is amazing. It's far more powerful than the version Bacharach cut with Tony Middleton on vocals. From the pounding piano and funky organ to the subtle flute, Paul Jone's vocals swing. Every time I hear it I can't help but think of Peter O'Toole's wooden dance moves to it in the discotheque scene in the film "What's New Pussycat"!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9MPRNWN11zybkR4MlDsJ7y-nNEF-RngowKvUOv5kiqAa46jSI7-MzayBclIzKjU6VbwQN120C8Ae8-fmsH6Oetia6OkvAxnxtDfkF6qhClCXeIRxQZZoNdUW3BMYI-GKN9ULtdMwSzb-AthWR8afaIwAQ4Ur8jZGnNVe6STpDddkr_toa6D8nwgGHGLs/s350/manfred_mann.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="350" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9MPRNWN11zybkR4MlDsJ7y-nNEF-RngowKvUOv5kiqAa46jSI7-MzayBclIzKjU6VbwQN120C8Ae8-fmsH6Oetia6OkvAxnxtDfkF6qhClCXeIRxQZZoNdUW3BMYI-GKN9ULtdMwSzb-AthWR8afaIwAQ4Ur8jZGnNVe6STpDddkr_toa6D8nwgGHGLs/w400-h313/manfred_mann.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The flip is a pedestrian cover of Ike and Tina's "I Can't Believe What You Say". It's not awful by any means but I always felt that the Manfred's were better at blues and jazz than they were at soul!</p><p>Both sides were compiled on the essential 4 CD collection "Down The Road Apiece Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966". </p><p><b>Hear "My Little Red Book":</b></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/zWKa6uyhFJU?si=2b9-N53yOG_ib50p">https://youtu.be/zWKa6uyhFJU?si=2b9-N53yOG_ib50p</a></p><p><b>Hear "I Can't Believe What You Say":</b></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/3p1BieOTNV0?si=T-V2vQ5CDRZkCA7e">https://youtu.be/3p1BieOTNV0?si=T-V2vQ5CDRZkCA7e</a></p><p><br /></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-34976993727703257952023-10-08T11:51:00.005-04:002023-10-15T13:13:53.273-04:00The Merseys-"The Cat"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUolGcaVJbFZZIHXSzEJa78HXg3DxVgNSWynoBhx9m5L5MkJ4w6xhaTfKY_TCICUk5-RBvBXD6eBAlyWT0QRzBmBZbdDLvPDKAQmiRlKaEO-1NHyl8w2uq-G_504o565uYA4gipmN8Y8wsjubfLdmka5g3eJt901WpbQkVo1QO-UMp5XMtWJw3iBcO1Zjl/s1152/img245.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUolGcaVJbFZZIHXSzEJa78HXg3DxVgNSWynoBhx9m5L5MkJ4w6xhaTfKY_TCICUk5-RBvBXD6eBAlyWT0QRzBmBZbdDLvPDKAQmiRlKaEO-1NHyl8w2uq-G_504o565uYA4gipmN8Y8wsjubfLdmka5g3eJt901WpbQkVo1QO-UMp5XMtWJw3iBcO1Zjl/s320/img245.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Merseys</b>-<i>The Cat</i>/<i>Change of Heart</i> U.K. Fontana TF 845 <i>1967</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
The Merseys were a short lived U.K. duo comprised of former Merseybeats John Banks and Billy Kinsley. Formed upon the demise of The Merseybeats, The Merseys managed to do something the Merseybeats never did: break into the U.K. Top 10, in April 1966 their cover of The McCoy's "Sorrow" peaked at #4. Unfortunately they were destined to be a one hit wonder. </div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyp-oIrgySr2YROrE5fEHEdCd_3StzMH07oeQ4dJCC9DFwJEiGBpptYMTR_ruBawACmQxACRYfatq_hP8D902H0uWNKo0wVaehV96r-WLUgtByFzu9z2NAun_5Ymc1r32_FUPMByq7Lpr1Xy8irk_AQjhnuwKEZinmKmfvRxATlEp6vltaEdqwue3_M8b/s221/merseys2red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyp-oIrgySr2YROrE5fEHEdCd_3StzMH07oeQ4dJCC9DFwJEiGBpptYMTR_ruBawACmQxACRYfatq_hP8D902H0uWNKo0wVaehV96r-WLUgtByFzu9z2NAun_5Ymc1r32_FUPMByq7Lpr1Xy8irk_AQjhnuwKEZinmKmfvRxATlEp6vltaEdqwue3_M8b/w326-h400/merseys2red.jpg" width="326" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Merseys with The Fruit Eating Bears<br />photo c/o</b><a href="https://www.themerseybeats.co.uk/"> <span style="color: #01ffff;">https://www.themerseybeats.co.uk/</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"The Cat" was their fourth single of six in the U.K. on Fontana. It was my introduction to the band when my friend Keith Patterson put it on a legendary mix tape he made me in 1989. Penned by Tin Pin Alley duo Roger's Cook and Greenaway it's lyrically unimpressive but the band's vocals and musical backing are amazing (interestingly the band over accentuate their Liverpool accents). The backing music reminds me a lot of The Who circa 1966 (the band were briefly were managed by Lambert & Stamp). I'm especially taken by the blistering proto raga guitar solo by future Badfinger member Joey Molland, who was a member of the Mersey's backing group The Fruit Eating Bears (not to be confused with a punk band of the same name). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO7Ol03fvq3v0v3E9yJe_QCpN2bAm9EduVaXamF6j-krOY5xc9wgP3SIfDcRgw1nkIzgWHkCq1KdFQ9e1ZSJFNev4WFd_oYrlhovo9GlZhcNeEkraw_rhfRzm0jcX-Orp0ebJ60d2kVuf6_Cn_bcsEgQQZf3q4HGw9YTvseiujIYcpEbk1TK7vy1AStJb/s680/the-merseys-change-of-heart-fontana-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="680" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO7Ol03fvq3v0v3E9yJe_QCpN2bAm9EduVaXamF6j-krOY5xc9wgP3SIfDcRgw1nkIzgWHkCq1KdFQ9e1ZSJFNev4WFd_oYrlhovo9GlZhcNeEkraw_rhfRzm0jcX-Orp0ebJ60d2kVuf6_Cn_bcsEgQQZf3q4HGw9YTvseiujIYcpEbk1TK7vy1AStJb/w400-h296/the-merseys-change-of-heart-fontana-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The flip "Change Of Heart" was written by Tony Crane. It has a ragtime type piano and a interesting trumpet solo and the whole thing reminds me of a throwaway Harry Nilsson track or a disposable Mike D'Abo era Manfreds tune, it's not unlistenable but nothing I would play twice.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2021 Grapefruit records issued a thorough two CD collection of all of The Merseybeats/Merseys tracks and subsequent spin off bands and includes both sides of this 45. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "The Cat":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/Nw9VMTytIoc?si=nP8DYlSmVpffD9Fa">https://youtu.be/Nw9VMTytIoc?si=nP8DYlSmVpffD9Fa</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "Change Of Heart":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/akzBm7X4Yyc?si=o-8eX0yClsooOQu5">https://youtu.be/akzBm7X4Yyc?si=o-8eX0yClsooOQu5</a></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-17454559826135337022023-10-02T08:12:00.001-04:002023-10-22T10:45:10.194-04:00U.S. Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues 45's For October<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLI9xm8wfCdmoBuF_WTdGZyrmPd80f4wQIOwd3EFTPa7kW1_sG4eKC5mH3cb--AGai7eFTOJgf5IcvfVliBXKMOvAty1OXJwqajZ-Ry8pmF15HniXY86szF0IqgadaGQCwIQfOolQADkIPj7EzD6VvyWAQvlMkgUcBHlGoftQb5M8987LNSXiLwFZJEzmp/s700/fred-parris-and-the-restless-hearts-no-use-in-crying-1965-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLI9xm8wfCdmoBuF_WTdGZyrmPd80f4wQIOwd3EFTPa7kW1_sG4eKC5mH3cb--AGai7eFTOJgf5IcvfVliBXKMOvAty1OXJwqajZ-Ry8pmF15HniXY86szF0IqgadaGQCwIQfOolQADkIPj7EzD6VvyWAQvlMkgUcBHlGoftQb5M8987LNSXiLwFZJEzmp/s320/fred-parris-and-the-restless-hearts-no-use-in-crying-1965-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1. FRED PARRIS & THE RESTLESS HEARTS-"No Use In Crying" Checker 1108 1965</b></p><p>This impassioned soul ballad sounds like a cross between the vocals of Jackie Shane and the backing vocals of The Kelly Brothers. The musical structure is not dissimilar from a late 50's doo wop number (like The Flamingos maybe?).</p><p> <a href="https://youtu.be/EWoDeEUnVyc?si=AWa0WYDl9A9gb60B">https://youtu.be/EWoDeEUnVyc?si=AWa0WYDl9A9gb60B</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5330Ak5i-lt8yufRmvJC2wcFmRAFpKGsSlaUD1qQbQNY5SoxaArVEudqIdpbEwN8gZNz1FwxdpirWDQz_Ag6FGQLzbswUSBLhLhKm3KOfYEM090KpPN0JjAP17H4m33-A3iQBXB62s1P99kq6iquYiFERneYzJt_TfP01TS0WNZCbpgRsRDB-ItBWTv8/s527/the-fabulous-peps-with-these-eyes-wheelsville.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5330Ak5i-lt8yufRmvJC2wcFmRAFpKGsSlaUD1qQbQNY5SoxaArVEudqIdpbEwN8gZNz1FwxdpirWDQz_Ag6FGQLzbswUSBLhLhKm3KOfYEM090KpPN0JjAP17H4m33-A3iQBXB62s1P99kq6iquYiFERneYzJt_TfP01TS0WNZCbpgRsRDB-ItBWTv8/s320/the-fabulous-peps-with-these-eyes-wheelsville.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>2. THE FABULOUS PEPS-"With These Eyes" Wheelsville 109 1966</b></p><p>This mega obscure number is 101% high octane soul with strong horns, hip hand claps, fantastic brass and some great falsetto vocals bringing to mind The Impressions. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/QqdJzxXi_WY?si=pxN26iVfwc4Lfgmc">https://youtu.be/QqdJzxXi_WY?si=pxN26iVfwc4Lfgmc</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJE_OvReYbroMtCw7F3OCkcTNPbTCwW406ClRhbCjLg5-EKhj43BP4MYSB3NEWVNSCdVKuNaOgSm8ADzYwHxa7TxWwTJ_oeAPDJrRv1yGFuFUNwMfvRV2UflpZe8vnozPqldLn0rJQYYIxoTQNPvyZLAC1awGCklkfVSxlYOC00DCnuhLBSfKFlPSTiyhj/s700/billy-young-glendora-original-sound.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJE_OvReYbroMtCw7F3OCkcTNPbTCwW406ClRhbCjLg5-EKhj43BP4MYSB3NEWVNSCdVKuNaOgSm8ADzYwHxa7TxWwTJ_oeAPDJrRv1yGFuFUNwMfvRV2UflpZe8vnozPqldLn0rJQYYIxoTQNPvyZLAC1awGCklkfVSxlYOC00DCnuhLBSfKFlPSTiyhj/s320/billy-young-glendora-original-sound.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>3. BILLY YOUNG-"Glendora" Original Sound OS-29 1963</b></p><p>I had long assumed that Brit r&b mavens The Downliners Sect had covered "Glendora" from the Pewrry Como original, that was until I recently heard this! It's moody, soulful and almost doom laden and clearly is where Don Craine and the boys took their version!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/DprSxokWqD0?si=gSvFjpEKOTcckOCe">https://youtu.be/DprSxokWqD0?si=gSvFjpEKOTcckOCe</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNaaEQvd78dwlICxL_GsJe9Fi0GQIX3OBpfXEk21fJLyZt0YqrFsqaDts9Xvy7ZLkQilCA5NJN9VROjGeVaBIJRvVH7qF7asMcpGsJBh4EIukLZkbV_kNVNOJJFY8VEU3zQj_IyBjfgXrB3CQtRGDqfMY5Xt5BINtMbbp3tpeONHKGw6WwiO8XGq9UyJa/s604/big-maybelle-oh-lord-what-are-you-doing-to-me-scepter.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="604" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNaaEQvd78dwlICxL_GsJe9Fi0GQIX3OBpfXEk21fJLyZt0YqrFsqaDts9Xvy7ZLkQilCA5NJN9VROjGeVaBIJRvVH7qF7asMcpGsJBh4EIukLZkbV_kNVNOJJFY8VEU3zQj_IyBjfgXrB3CQtRGDqfMY5Xt5BINtMbbp3tpeONHKGw6WwiO8XGq9UyJa/s320/big-maybelle-oh-lord-what-are-you-doing-to-me-scepter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>4. BIG MAYBELLE-"Oh Lord What Are You Doing To Me" Scepter 1279 1964</b></p><p>Big Maybelle is one of my favorite female soul vocalists and nothing tops her delivery on this ballad that reminds me of a husky Baby Washington. The powerful orchestration and lush backing vocals just adds to the heavy weight of this powerhouse belter!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/kaYzNbnqQkI?si=8cUdHNrGtfs34kYE">https://youtu.be/kaYzNbnqQkI?si=8cUdHNrGtfs34kYE</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRh8NaZXje32kxl01CR-JOR650EeTMwvelOcgYskq7ok4Fx82Ef7LfrPr5ORlBzNm0Ie3OUpF_OcV69IgSFymZfGpsq4ug71Xi0Juq8P4uN7GhxDAUnJ1CnaGAOEFJt_qUUjSe4W8ux8ZrRA9GB3mMGkRseheAG8fOdVnS2upTih-vL5wOgJLXSoww_QT/s800/mitch-ryder-and-the-detroit-wheels-a-face-in-the-crowd-new-voice.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRh8NaZXje32kxl01CR-JOR650EeTMwvelOcgYskq7ok4Fx82Ef7LfrPr5ORlBzNm0Ie3OUpF_OcV69IgSFymZfGpsq4ug71Xi0Juq8P4uN7GhxDAUnJ1CnaGAOEFJt_qUUjSe4W8ux8ZrRA9GB3mMGkRseheAG8fOdVnS2upTih-vL5wOgJLXSoww_QT/s320/mitch-ryder-and-the-detroit-wheels-a-face-in-the-crowd-new-voice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>5. MITCH RYDER AND THE DETROIT WHEELS-"Come See About Me" New Voice 828 1967</b></p><p>I've always been sort of ambivalent about Mitch Ryder as I sometimes feel like a lot of his stuff is kind of "samey"? I don't know why but I really dig this Supremes cover. The musical backing is minimal and sounds like a frat rock band and interestingly there's no backing vocals just Mitch's gravelly voice which is where it's charm lies!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/RVMPQjZrNyk?si=tVlBJGmrI3eJwzt3">https://youtu.be/RVMPQjZrNyk?si=tVlBJGmrI3eJwzt3</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikppkLmu5HuRVOemzcXpsJ7Z8WBnVUbLxgWr2M0UTmQpsGe3GTcCS8HuYK0BMimGArnD052CFM-n1F_O6kB-v9g34fb2NaaYrYnbFMhNGyAeSh50IibcfRAP6EInadK76IhN6mgqj__jkmAIaaSt6dGUG90dD_EElWg9_b2AvTlF89kc3JZ3CnBsmVMC9p/s700/brenton-wood-baby-you-got-it-double-shot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikppkLmu5HuRVOemzcXpsJ7Z8WBnVUbLxgWr2M0UTmQpsGe3GTcCS8HuYK0BMimGArnD052CFM-n1F_O6kB-v9g34fb2NaaYrYnbFMhNGyAeSh50IibcfRAP6EInadK76IhN6mgqj__jkmAIaaSt6dGUG90dD_EElWg9_b2AvTlF89kc3JZ3CnBsmVMC9p/s320/brenton-wood-baby-you-got-it-double-shot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>6. BRENTON WOOD-"Baby You Got It" Double Shot 121 1967</b></p><p>From it's quirky little combo organ and Brenton's falsetto double tracked vocals and rapid fire/catchy deliver this one always grabs me, especially the chorus. Not to be confused with the Maurice & The Radiants tune of the same name. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/BDTFxK-ssnk?si=4_65GyTCeaM6Yy9c">https://youtu.be/BDTFxK-ssnk?si=4_65GyTCeaM6Yy9c</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyu9Svk2xDS2HfnCahmyodMwW8qxdZSsDvVIYI7Pej8zkV5-vkkC2DcADgru7OsdgwDDAcMzW7bTQSdHT5AepRv0bedAe_tL-yfSin--VuHapEn8Bk73AMlxn9nhSzKuuQIvRcOV1pBoLw8cZfuYxqaa3hbeUIYyDe5ugrRWOIbKp3cXf4SbfSlLCou7aQ/s666/twistin-kings-congo-part-i-motown.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyu9Svk2xDS2HfnCahmyodMwW8qxdZSsDvVIYI7Pej8zkV5-vkkC2DcADgru7OsdgwDDAcMzW7bTQSdHT5AepRv0bedAe_tL-yfSin--VuHapEn8Bk73AMlxn9nhSzKuuQIvRcOV1pBoLw8cZfuYxqaa3hbeUIYyDe5ugrRWOIbKp3cXf4SbfSlLCou7aQ/s320/twistin-kings-congo-part-i-motown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>7. TWISTIN' KINGS-"Congo Part I" Motown M-1023 1961</b></p><p>This is hot!! An incredibly catchy drum heavy instrumental augmented by some neo classical ivory tinkling clashing with the heavy and hypnotic beat. Pure Afro-Cuban rhythm guaranteed to stop you dead in your tracks. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/j116_-blXak?si=WL0-vgMkgoYx3ExH">https://youtu.be/j116_-blXak?si=WL0-vgMkgoYx3ExH</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoEt3se_9sXMSMuHguA212ztJejgHfSwJAMZuAJwaQgi7b77f4z39tFOV_KOSgMimeOPDqJKoOVetc9wA7i_9FHitBCTKH7KeAnZOHiDyhtWlYLKf1cLLoXzkMJz5r1G413RUNbVVWghm9_6cTXCO1k-Q9qnRBrQuNRUysnZ6amWO3qtG2ZX6H8GHECvb/s800/gladys-knight-and-the-pips-who-knows-maxx.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoEt3se_9sXMSMuHguA212ztJejgHfSwJAMZuAJwaQgi7b77f4z39tFOV_KOSgMimeOPDqJKoOVetc9wA7i_9FHitBCTKH7KeAnZOHiDyhtWlYLKf1cLLoXzkMJz5r1G413RUNbVVWghm9_6cTXCO1k-Q9qnRBrQuNRUysnZ6amWO3qtG2ZX6H8GHECvb/s320/gladys-knight-and-the-pips-who-knows-maxx.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS-"Stop And Get A Hold Of Myself" Maxx 334 1964</b></p><p>This mega pricey 45 is a Van McCoy composition that is power packed with catchy breaks, an infectious groove and some incredible call and response vocals. It's easily one of the bands strongest pre-Motown releases in my estimation.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/KjLKKLu-eP8?si=n1FHTzdWFK9-2Yiv">https://youtu.be/KjLKKLu-eP8?si=n1FHTzdWFK9-2Yiv</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMqKvbrkyvH1euPGCmaLmS3YQ_wtCFnHuP0O009bIWd7C2CwnoMSXJNMgcUuae8NV9ujoY_O355JorqvI-01bmEyJ5V1_d2RJk7hoJxiX25boAkIlPKfWvzUmNQm5yI0yL8C1LciVPV9um81-jJl8OhdofXRkU4SULJhm1Ud2-SPFBvbEfpYnAAc1p0Lh/s800/donnie-elbert-get-ready-1967-4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMqKvbrkyvH1euPGCmaLmS3YQ_wtCFnHuP0O009bIWd7C2CwnoMSXJNMgcUuae8NV9ujoY_O355JorqvI-01bmEyJ5V1_d2RJk7hoJxiX25boAkIlPKfWvzUmNQm5yI0yL8C1LciVPV9um81-jJl8OhdofXRkU4SULJhm1Ud2-SPFBvbEfpYnAAc1p0Lh/s320/donnie-elbert-get-ready-1967-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. DONNIE ELBERT-"Along Came Pride" UK CBS 2807 1967</b></p><p>This storming number was not released in the US for some reason. It was recorded in the UK and it's powerful musical backing was care of none other than the legendary Keith Mansfield. It's uptempo groove made it mandatory on the (ahem) Northern scene.....</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/zenjWuZGaT0?si=ka8sphtpnTZY6N8u">https://youtu.be/zenjWuZGaT0?si=ka8sphtpnTZY6N8u</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX58v7vqahHyhQ_xv-aR7tabj7NYbg7NUptjWVIg1Ed57tzmckI2F2Ryo6L-SRPOdz3P4Yvc_9DtK2lG4Z_q4FpJLzBUdwrR14tms58MrrjNKLTjscLkBIn0_a51L0qUxQQcrj2CCQIGCURCZjlYgVIMalLh2hTdLERonOH5vxNEB4qH6I0T_TE0aURhvD/s571/rex-garvin-and-the-mighty-cravers-believe-it-or-not-like.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="571" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX58v7vqahHyhQ_xv-aR7tabj7NYbg7NUptjWVIg1Ed57tzmckI2F2Ryo6L-SRPOdz3P4Yvc_9DtK2lG4Z_q4FpJLzBUdwrR14tms58MrrjNKLTjscLkBIn0_a51L0qUxQQcrj2CCQIGCURCZjlYgVIMalLh2hTdLERonOH5vxNEB4qH6I0T_TE0aURhvD/s320/rex-garvin-and-the-mighty-cravers-believe-it-or-not-like.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. REX GARVIN AND THE MIGHTY CRAVERS-"Believe It Or Not" Like 45-302 1966</b></p><p>This little gem is an interesting PSA about the horrors of L.S.D. on top of a soulful groove. Curiously there seems to be a lot of references about monsters in the lyrics ("<i>Did you hear about the girl who tried it, she thought she was outta site till she looked out her back window and saw vampires flyin' through the night</i>" or "<i>Did you hear hear about the man who tired it, he wanted to leave his troubles behind, he wound up goin' crazy, you know he thought that he was Frankenstein</i>")! Regardless of how ridiculous it sounds lyrically the number is a gas!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/1c5UAJ-s46w?si=2qqHPIBghxA2RVMD">https://youtu.be/1c5UAJ-s46w?si=2qqHPIBghxA2RVMD</a></p><p><b>All scans c/o <a href="http://45cat.com">45cat.com</a></b></p><p><br /></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-52505252383111379972023-09-02T10:02:00.001-04:002023-10-22T10:45:51.662-04:00U.S. Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues 45's For September<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7zl3QzM2sauNo7fEYpwrNQSKur2kho0FBoIdzHlAakFrnAHEsVaHm9ssxUzt5Fv8VO0V95naoiU1FX9Hda72GlZ3bg-rovYEjIKucLueC_P6PrOw6OuZJcXAJoVaPAsbsVV6yu8FHMVrY1XLj1MyzngMlNog_m4Rui4xF_xzWqVa4fMAvWgaSafz3fjn/s327/ty-hunter-something-like-a-storm-chess%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7zl3QzM2sauNo7fEYpwrNQSKur2kho0FBoIdzHlAakFrnAHEsVaHm9ssxUzt5Fv8VO0V95naoiU1FX9Hda72GlZ3bg-rovYEjIKucLueC_P6PrOw6OuZJcXAJoVaPAsbsVV6yu8FHMVrY1XLj1MyzngMlNog_m4Rui4xF_xzWqVa4fMAvWgaSafz3fjn/s320/ty-hunter-something-like-a-storm-chess%20(1).jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1. TY HUNTER-"Bad Loser" Chess 1893 1964</b></p><p>"Bad Loser" was the B-side of Ty's final Chess recording "Something Like A Storm". It's mid tempo soulful delivery punctuated by some powerful horns (dig that trombone) and strong backing vocals reminding me of a poppy Ben E. King. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/rquGPj_u05Y">https://youtu.be/rquGPj_u05Y</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZlz7DUFXghbfu4zk8ITtDEhIm2D60q7_oc2vMnW_7g6uZLXAFe-MMJR0U5ubTGzWIaYVgHGXlZ0tkFTp3SnxTda2V1w0py70vT1jwncG39z2O0rob3t-ai0k6U6yQS8ljPbhbNb4AoEVSHbhxUa2Uryl6h6_Ub4d5PSKhGVjbIs_ywF4rq_-96CeTp0y/s799/ernie-kdoe-my-motherinlaw-is-in-my-hair-again-duke.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZlz7DUFXghbfu4zk8ITtDEhIm2D60q7_oc2vMnW_7g6uZLXAFe-MMJR0U5ubTGzWIaYVgHGXlZ0tkFTp3SnxTda2V1w0py70vT1jwncG39z2O0rob3t-ai0k6U6yQS8ljPbhbNb4AoEVSHbhxUa2Uryl6h6_Ub4d5PSKhGVjbIs_ywF4rq_-96CeTp0y/s320/ernie-kdoe-my-motherinlaw-is-in-my-hair-again-duke.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>2. ERNIE K-DOE-"My Mother-In-Law (Is In My Hair Again") Duke 378 1964</b></p><p>Ernie's follow up to his 1961 smash "Mother In Law" is this sequel with some funky James Brown style horns is more upbeat than it's predecessor is absolutely contagious thanks to it's tongue and cheek lyrics and perfectly dance-able groove.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/uE1nrf3Csc8">https://youtu.be/uE1nrf3Csc8</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgn0AXmPsVHbEXAfFPoqTqw87S5X5nyICm1R3gNKXFNvbPAFkJQOS1RFvX_p-0r6-K9gwAQzUbPPtcsRqAzXnEr5sfteJds4AL0zAWgqf_ErJd1j0BnraRnCfLaW0aQZLnQakmSwHqRZjQ9FolNDh8gbUk3pfnlfhqNMv1Qs09hoVmyg6yzi_Ci1FfbHf/s700/j-c-davis-sweet-sweet-love-1963-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgn0AXmPsVHbEXAfFPoqTqw87S5X5nyICm1R3gNKXFNvbPAFkJQOS1RFvX_p-0r6-K9gwAQzUbPPtcsRqAzXnEr5sfteJds4AL0zAWgqf_ErJd1j0BnraRnCfLaW0aQZLnQakmSwHqRZjQ9FolNDh8gbUk3pfnlfhqNMv1Qs09hoVmyg6yzi_Ci1FfbHf/s320/j-c-davis-sweet-sweet-love-1963-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>3. J.C. DAVIS-"Sweet Sweet Love" Chess 1859 1963</b></p><p>Starting with some swirling organ and a preachers style call "Sweet Sweet Love" kicks into a funky call and response 101 mph gospel soul groove that doesn't hold back for it's brief one minute and fifty second soul/r&n revival.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/vfD8Fv7b9KE">https://youtu.be/vfD8Fv7b9KE</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6dYGdmrC3M1KpV4fto4pEemPs0RMAIjh1KdasgJeW5FTNEe3KG5YGA76DOq97AewUEokoN-0wo_K1iZtvRUkkVI6lgSepjI7SKWJt1Vzo7sUbbhkOC3pJP4mZ8NTLTAc1mqFA5jZ2tlM43GWIDktNsqeb0Ey-MnKukCyJMdMSfeh9B0eWjw5AAa3mCkD/s707/joe-swifts-internationals-bell-bottoms-onacrest.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6dYGdmrC3M1KpV4fto4pEemPs0RMAIjh1KdasgJeW5FTNEe3KG5YGA76DOq97AewUEokoN-0wo_K1iZtvRUkkVI6lgSepjI7SKWJt1Vzo7sUbbhkOC3pJP4mZ8NTLTAc1mqFA5jZ2tlM43GWIDktNsqeb0Ey-MnKukCyJMdMSfeh9B0eWjw5AAa3mCkD/s320/joe-swifts-internationals-bell-bottoms-onacrest.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>4. JOE SWIFT'S INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS-"Bell Bottoms" Onacrest OC-501 1966</b></p><p>A big thanks to the "Mod Jazz" series for unearthing this amazing little saxophone driven instrumental complete with go-go organ and an irresistible groove (it is sadly missing the inanely hilarious banter between the band during the breaks on the version on "The Return Of Mod Jazz" which was an alternate take).</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/HpmbEjm9iZg">https://youtu.be/HpmbEjm9iZg</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-YrRKKixIG7IqzF8dzpkIAzGQu9HoaRIOIXKy5_BCplrlNSoEt2qbnzPrTsC7l7v0Vp5eIFbKg7PmPIg_cPGk1vpvaXvqNZierjXBt3yqghdoMVCgh0ySoDSDIsJPQ8Z5Qpi9ROVfeZJx7eGG7A_j8SnRWTEVYBV54Hb7zqYeJcm6WLlzwBj3b7wz03o/s800/the-exits-gemini-under-the-street-lamp-1967-6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-YrRKKixIG7IqzF8dzpkIAzGQu9HoaRIOIXKy5_BCplrlNSoEt2qbnzPrTsC7l7v0Vp5eIFbKg7PmPIg_cPGk1vpvaXvqNZierjXBt3yqghdoMVCgh0ySoDSDIsJPQ8Z5Qpi9ROVfeZJx7eGG7A_j8SnRWTEVYBV54Hb7zqYeJcm6WLlzwBj3b7wz03o/s320/the-exits-gemini-under-the-street-lamp-1967-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>5. THE EXITS-"You Got To Have Money" Gemini 1004 1967</b></p><p>Punctuated by some sweet backing vocals and congas hammering out a groovy beat this mega obscure 1967 b-side is probably my favorite soul tune at the moment. The tempo, the delivery and the razor sharp back up singers on top of lyrics about financial disparity is absolutely mindblowing.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Gs9R9t7TuCg">https://youtu.be/Gs9R9t7TuCg</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgPP-20jIWxZwcA7E4ozqkoVEJT4AKfjil63DuYg9of8TP8FELv32ju63Loqo4krbcHFP0ozYpFPOmvdp_rOy0XUkz2R_DikYcShpIr8hF79rC-Y-w4hp_w6dItE6anRFvrham5a2rHGW9tk-Lzjl_uwwhq5b0oqsxHzYShCQQ4ZiBSDr5BuqRhXryBeu/s589/nat-kendrick-and-the-swans-wobble-wobble-part-i-instrumental-1963.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="589" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgPP-20jIWxZwcA7E4ozqkoVEJT4AKfjil63DuYg9of8TP8FELv32ju63Loqo4krbcHFP0ozYpFPOmvdp_rOy0XUkz2R_DikYcShpIr8hF79rC-Y-w4hp_w6dItE6anRFvrham5a2rHGW9tk-Lzjl_uwwhq5b0oqsxHzYShCQQ4ZiBSDr5BuqRhXryBeu/s320/nat-kendrick-and-the-swans-wobble-wobble-part-i-instrumental-1963.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>6. NAT KENDRICK & THE SWANS-"Wobble Wobble" Dade 45-5003 1963</b></p><p>This interesting instrumental reminds me of something Britain's Sounds Incorporated would have done (especially the guitar licks), it's a bit monotonous at times but the precision horns make it worth listening to, like most offerings by sax player Nat Kendrick.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/mVRnUqJ_a6s">https://youtu.be/mVRnUqJ_a6s</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVCd8JpW18ozV1a5bJoECtmB7pD8HkIbJJEPUIWRQrQHCpxGr-cI6DNXeMF-kPuZkJbichgMbmHnAQn87K0M4emxWpN5Sh5Qojzwr-XrvCtpevY9nf9zMIX7QKi6OjNMy_QyFeE-2_Uk_Ua4gn6LJ1Jsx7F-nX3xvt_cL0I03b8L9Qx6k5h8r_QpSuDpR/s774/kenny-smith-my-day-is-coming-rca-victor.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVCd8JpW18ozV1a5bJoECtmB7pD8HkIbJJEPUIWRQrQHCpxGr-cI6DNXeMF-kPuZkJbichgMbmHnAQn87K0M4emxWpN5Sh5Qojzwr-XrvCtpevY9nf9zMIX7QKi6OjNMy_QyFeE-2_Uk_Ua4gn6LJ1Jsx7F-nX3xvt_cL0I03b8L9Qx6k5h8r_QpSuDpR/s320/kenny-smith-my-day-is-coming-rca-victor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>7. KENNY SMITH-"Go For Yourself" RCA Victor 47-8850 1967</b></p><p>This is an amazing little funky soul 45 that starts off with an interesting bit of social commentary about self preservation ("<i>You better think about #1 and go for yourself</i>!") with some twangy guitar licks, powerful J.B. style horns and some chicken scratch rhythm. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/NtqBtuiVCHc?si=VvIJY-gGS63gyyDj">https://youtu.be/NtqBtuiVCHc?si=VvIJY-gGS63gyyDj</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGJ3flJJ0yrpF3qhoycfX-PAp6fvXbO9g7PaNYho9dHbIcJ7ZLPGuiSti-Z9vPpnt0Gqn4zMMwL91nUWkUViXhuhSNk1EJdz_p66I3Q-RovvFo-4EjzuV3_KiMYSteHQO-L-u868aTaYZE9pVL-w4nfDHqIC8sKQvV0T9kTKGFSsfkMi6dHdZIjMVGdbu/s800/billy-joe-young-ive-got-you-on-my-mind-again-paula-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGJ3flJJ0yrpF3qhoycfX-PAp6fvXbO9g7PaNYho9dHbIcJ7ZLPGuiSti-Z9vPpnt0Gqn4zMMwL91nUWkUViXhuhSNk1EJdz_p66I3Q-RovvFo-4EjzuV3_KiMYSteHQO-L-u868aTaYZE9pVL-w4nfDHqIC8sKQvV0T9kTKGFSsfkMi6dHdZIjMVGdbu/s320/billy-joe-young-ive-got-you-on-my-mind-again-paula-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8. BILLY JOE YOUNG-"I've Got You On My Mind Again" Paula 240 1966</b></p><p>I discovered this one a few months back thanks to someone on Instagram (apologies for not recalling who). This number could be considered soulful thanks to the infectious brass and the Northern soul-esque "<i>Hey hey hey</i>" vocal interjections but there's something almost "poppy" that probably ruins it's chance of ever being "danceable", but regardless I think it's amazing.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/gnyZ4LdKUsM?si=U5lGOwKC7AEPGMpO">https://youtu.be/gnyZ4LdKUsM?si=U5lGOwKC7AEPGMpO</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu-yNHhNe5YZTBFEhod5evO2LyV3QmHsCbxDgInHlckIHKTZdbMhDHLN1laEvZEVXCzr0AnhNxZiFEXU9YWiBD_bPSaquBqm47NZ07MPc8BtNTgxdggainDDD6-xtZMYu4Z77lCDIcd9ZCZ02mOyQWz2cEpKVkB6uLPt4HnjaAMSR2DnKdxN8jB9OvjsV/s703/bobby-freeman-ill-never-fall-in-love-again-1965-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu-yNHhNe5YZTBFEhod5evO2LyV3QmHsCbxDgInHlckIHKTZdbMhDHLN1laEvZEVXCzr0AnhNxZiFEXU9YWiBD_bPSaquBqm47NZ07MPc8BtNTgxdggainDDD6-xtZMYu4Z77lCDIcd9ZCZ02mOyQWz2cEpKVkB6uLPt4HnjaAMSR2DnKdxN8jB9OvjsV/s320/bobby-freeman-ill-never-fall-in-love-again-1965-5.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9. BOBBY FREEMAN-"I'll Never Fall In Love Again" US Autumn 9 1965</b></p><p>I was first hipped to this gritty little Sly Stone composition/production via a British cover of this by John Lee's Groundhogs (on Shel Talmy's Planet label) which eventually led me to this original. For the uninitiated it's an incredibly powerful belter with some punchy horns, jangly guitars and impassioned vocals by Bobby "Come On And Swim" Freeman. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Dy1z9KyIrOM?si=9TlcFQ9Jt-KjVq6X">https://youtu.be/Dy1z9KyIrOM?si=9TlcFQ9Jt-KjVq6X</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LSnijJeRSVtXFUNQyVy9SegjX4ZobQbtSvhr55nZL39-bRgQgHw_RqhkrvffGonbZ9iGKXxLNqX3usyLH-Bme87tbCEiWDi3w25Csto1cNw-BtPRn0UP0PbZKaCsS9y4gP_f4mFQHNkVdtWdCgRse1Eq4UJHbpcmskL46VkxKhlIQ-2L4AlaNFH3h3WY/s705/the-bobbettes-i-shot-mr-lee-triplex.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LSnijJeRSVtXFUNQyVy9SegjX4ZobQbtSvhr55nZL39-bRgQgHw_RqhkrvffGonbZ9iGKXxLNqX3usyLH-Bme87tbCEiWDi3w25Csto1cNw-BtPRn0UP0PbZKaCsS9y4gP_f4mFQHNkVdtWdCgRse1Eq4UJHbpcmskL46VkxKhlIQ-2L4AlaNFH3h3WY/s320/the-bobbettes-i-shot-mr-lee-triplex.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. THE BOBETTES-"I Shot Mr. Lee" Triple-X 104 1960</b></p><p>"<i>1-2-3, I shot Mr. Lee, 3-4-5 I got tired of his jive..</i>" goes the opening line of this macabre sequel to the band's 1957 hit "Mr. Lee" which kicks off with a sax blowing Chopin's "Funeral March". It's uptempo call and response rapid fire vocal delivery are amazingly catchy (with a chorus "<i>shot him in the head boom-boom</i>"). The lyrical fun continues with "<i>5-6-7-8 Mr. Lee had a date, 9-10-11 now he's up in heaven..". </i>The public (my father included) were suitably offended and the record failed to chart.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/4Yn1jGwcYDw">https://youtu.be/4Yn1jGwcYDw</a></p><p><b>All scans c/o <a href="http://45cat.com">45cat.com</a></b></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-87975540257506459402023-06-23T11:58:00.003-04:002023-06-23T11:58:40.768-04:00More U.K. Obscurities On U.S. Labels: The Montanas<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yHKbj0eZDJ6KVsxz-b0pYcddoLk7F34KDavgeULaYqQ3VNAzyq9KjIMM7x7AaZEfYIUK48AN0fUDesNkcLTEZASE-J7izYKRECc2XywZISdSsCZHVJJD-c-2zO9jg67F5guGaaYOTIWcuprbPvaxZWYZDiZATQIG6hpgbIG3CzGK9aZBOy5CGum1oA/s1132/img726%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1127" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yHKbj0eZDJ6KVsxz-b0pYcddoLk7F34KDavgeULaYqQ3VNAzyq9KjIMM7x7AaZEfYIUK48AN0fUDesNkcLTEZASE-J7izYKRECc2XywZISdSsCZHVJJD-c-2zO9jg67F5guGaaYOTIWcuprbPvaxZWYZDiZATQIG6hpgbIG3CzGK9aZBOy5CGum1oA/s320/img726%20(2).jpg" width="319" /></a></p> <b>THE MONTANAS</b>-<i>Top Hat</i>/<i>Take My Hand</i> U.S. Independence IND-79 <i>1967</i><p></p><div>The Montanas were one of those British bands who never came remotely close to having a hit in the United States but U.S. labels doggedly continued to release their 45's (often differing from British releases). With three singles issued on Warner Brothers and five on the Independence label and one on Decca one could say they were almost excessive. For me the Montanas straddle the aisle between saccharine overproduced pop and freaky pop psych. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today's subject was their third U.S. 45 and their first for the obscure Independence label (along with label mates Bonnie Bramlett and Marlene Dietrich). It was their fourth single in the U.K. launched on Pye (7N 17338) in June of 1967, this release came later in September. "Take My Hand" (written by the Addrissi brothers who gave them their brilliant '65 single "That's When Happiness Began") is a fairly innocuous pop tune with harmonies and a full on Tony Hatch production (he handled most of their records). It's not awful but it's nothing I want to play repeatedly coming off like The Hollies in their post Nash cabaret period (I can actually imagine Allan Clarke singing this). For me the money is on the flip, an unreleased Bee Gee's track called "Top Hat" penned by Barry Gibb (it was also covered by Aussie singer Ronnie Burns on his debut LP along with four other Brothers Gibb gems). It's a kitschy/cheeky little number that's bouncy with some great hooks, tight harmonies and is punchy enough, musically to sound like The Move. Lyrically it's a clever number about a man seeking a change in his mundane existence who believes that purchasing a new top hat will change his perspective. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtS3-PfSzNenRoVqxSMI6Xq7flpGCY8K9ZV8AD7hC-xnNR1w96xp_gbnC1ed82Aq13HbSdZ8x9xT8QF_b_mm_RaoIS7RyEG4ltrMdmPkyKzNcWLo8EJ_EL87ys9K2g6ITSq0r5EqMiUFxbyAGRyrKrJCSq9Ai9PI4odb_MNPG15QGRXWETrXHc5WQ2JQ/s591/mon.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="591" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtS3-PfSzNenRoVqxSMI6Xq7flpGCY8K9ZV8AD7hC-xnNR1w96xp_gbnC1ed82Aq13HbSdZ8x9xT8QF_b_mm_RaoIS7RyEG4ltrMdmPkyKzNcWLo8EJ_EL87ys9K2g6ITSq0r5EqMiUFxbyAGRyrKrJCSq9Ai9PI4odb_MNPG15QGRXWETrXHc5WQ2JQ/w400-h313/mon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Both sides were comped on the comprehensive CD collection of their output "You've Got To Be Loved: Singles A's & B's".</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "Take My Hand":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/lmw_nFe6ig8"> https://youtu.be/lmw_nFe6ig8</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hear "Top Hat":</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/dDHTHDBSaY4">https://youtu.be/dDHTHDBSaY4</a></div>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-42775524603731498402023-06-03T10:31:00.002-04:002023-10-22T10:46:57.831-04:00U.S. Soul/R&B/Jazz/Blues 45's For June<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu9iRaBfFOWeNG5oaIF_pE6oXKBgEDDq50wE3it2wP8X4qOpAts1gtQvWo6QOB4u-2HONFwxT0pT0CoiXQpuoX-5bugACF1p2I8AKUWKBeGkbb2dpDF2VnC9xdwiqE5I4RmFUscD2T-bnZhK-tg2rqzcRRuEXjseucPeuJ4AcUPAtXFABZvZuT_gX3g/s700/bobby-day-spicks-and-specks-1967.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu9iRaBfFOWeNG5oaIF_pE6oXKBgEDDq50wE3it2wP8X4qOpAts1gtQvWo6QOB4u-2HONFwxT0pT0CoiXQpuoX-5bugACF1p2I8AKUWKBeGkbb2dpDF2VnC9xdwiqE5I4RmFUscD2T-bnZhK-tg2rqzcRRuEXjseucPeuJ4AcUPAtXFABZvZuT_gX3g/s320/bobby-day-spicks-and-specks-1967.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1. BOBBY DAY-"Spicks And Specks" U.S. Sure-Shot 5036 1967</b></p><p>This is possibly the first Bee Gees cover to ever get a release in the US! By 1967 the hits for Bobby Day had long dried up and someone had the foresight to have him record this. It kicks off with a martial beat that persists throughout the number adding some regal brass beneath Day's impassioned vocals.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/uRUef814vYg">https://youtu.be/uRUef814vYg</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueRonahCFyMtCcj6jpUHOAAzFHE25L1ds58qeIDpWlFeOgFInArDm9zJ5Xq-DLP0z86xbEbG952o-tnLVKSEMwYu31KpGP0gwBlw5EzqjFjEjTs4c0Rvj6f1E6185xdlOqcVbarwI2Rokn41FuJITjUCh00wR42gEdZjDvejxTuq0ljqFqM4zJh5NEQ/s800/jackie-ross-selfish-one-1964-10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueRonahCFyMtCcj6jpUHOAAzFHE25L1ds58qeIDpWlFeOgFInArDm9zJ5Xq-DLP0z86xbEbG952o-tnLVKSEMwYu31KpGP0gwBlw5EzqjFjEjTs4c0Rvj6f1E6185xdlOqcVbarwI2Rokn41FuJITjUCh00wR42gEdZjDvejxTuq0ljqFqM4zJh5NEQ/s320/jackie-ross-selfish-one-1964-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. JACKIE ROSS-"Everything But Love" U.S. Chess 1903 1964</b></p><p>Jackie Ross of course will always be remembered for her previous release "Selfish One" . This number is more uptempo and features a distinctly Motown feel, from the musical backing, the backing vocals and even Jackie's vocal delivery. Quite possibly her best.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/P3X5sU-boNo">https://youtu.be/P3X5sU-boNo</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyPwzcPfXu__5f2iSs_vigPsSNI-hsz4JMe07b9S-BTrXOAmBOQjEQVpXHnrH0dv2r68DTM_Cg4RHa4BPjc2U2vL6ndckRldXCs-9CacMN8EUtcH2UMMhGXLbdpgiOS0YYKWBzygUevQrtvrLm9AZ7_C3JbUYQ8TlK50YcrJXnIpzr-Q9tHIT8NPZvg/s700/arthur-alexander-detroit-city-dot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyPwzcPfXu__5f2iSs_vigPsSNI-hsz4JMe07b9S-BTrXOAmBOQjEQVpXHnrH0dv2r68DTM_Cg4RHa4BPjc2U2vL6ndckRldXCs-9CacMN8EUtcH2UMMhGXLbdpgiOS0YYKWBzygUevQrtvrLm9AZ7_C3JbUYQ8TlK50YcrJXnIpzr-Q9tHIT8NPZvg/s320/arthur-alexander-detroit-city-dot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. ARTHUR ALEXANDER-"Detroit City" U.S. Dot 45-16737 1965</b></p><p>Arthur cut this Bobby Bare hit as his last single for the Dot label. It's slow and soulful and still retains edges of the song's country music backing but has something very Ben E. King to it in both the vocals and the production. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/V1-c_C4cfss">https://youtu.be/V1-c_C4cfss</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinywR3Md2iW3z8ICFpqttSb_wW6A3Hf4jvM65eiVujRtR8cgqUniCi5MD6PeFEQ6_vUEyR_hRp0kp_EN8MaDA7AQPvAskIRyiDL7jmS1eulLl94W3Yb2zcwMH44bW7Hw-rYg-12wQyUdLNtRXSvSc8FQdWszUW0xETfGcCHz8Aq0AbAJEidNOoGueL7g/s518/pat-lundy-soul-aint-nothin-but-the-blues-columbia.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinywR3Md2iW3z8ICFpqttSb_wW6A3Hf4jvM65eiVujRtR8cgqUniCi5MD6PeFEQ6_vUEyR_hRp0kp_EN8MaDA7AQPvAskIRyiDL7jmS1eulLl94W3Yb2zcwMH44bW7Hw-rYg-12wQyUdLNtRXSvSc8FQdWszUW0xETfGcCHz8Aq0AbAJEidNOoGueL7g/s320/pat-lundy-soul-aint-nothin-but-the-blues-columbia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>4. PAT LUNDY-"Soul Ain't Nothin' But The Blues" U.S. Columbia 4-44312 1967</b></p><p>Don't let the title deceive you, I expected this to be a greasy r&b number and instead it's a 100 mph high octane soul workout. It sounds almost "saccharine" in it's production and execution but it's infectious and soulful enough to work, but just barely. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/z0S8sUsZiys">https://youtu.be/z0S8sUsZiys</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6FaQraE7aZP9rF8ucxLnQz0ka_0IizOqDLkzO8Ey-omETgqx2KNVlCopcs-UnYDpXo9ZjSCCLjPJc1gVT8yyTkBNsUgspoz-QhABjfFRIzP5WzoimP3mnz4rd6IObOaXuS0iuvkiYfe6c4ElK91-C_wrtM0CgPOHyeLfTIySJCSjOK5MWAti8Zvlvw/s800/el-chicano-eleanor-rigby-1970-4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6FaQraE7aZP9rF8ucxLnQz0ka_0IizOqDLkzO8Ey-omETgqx2KNVlCopcs-UnYDpXo9ZjSCCLjPJc1gVT8yyTkBNsUgspoz-QhABjfFRIzP5WzoimP3mnz4rd6IObOaXuS0iuvkiYfe6c4ElK91-C_wrtM0CgPOHyeLfTIySJCSjOK5MWAti8Zvlvw/s320/el-chicano-eleanor-rigby-1970-4.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>5. EL CHICANO-"Coming Home Baby" U.S. Kapp K-2099 1970</b></p><p>This funky little cover of the Mel Torme classic is an incredibly kitschy Hammond organ driven Latin boogaloo jazz stormer. It's not too busy, it's not too funky and it has just the right amount of soul.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/zqsAvVLJPWg">https://youtu.be/zqsAvVLJPWg</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JtId4Ug2oDEuidkSD4ce3-EQQkBZU6YLjTyRJ5jv68MkKEDrG17tQguo5SMen6PIi0_4Y9zNjxpa5I5P2uAu6qxsVJSQawdrzNBJodaqS9PDFsMigGdcj4PBICIrWxiLvkNMPsZtMR19sxbTpg4CACPOiNf3woMjf_JgSHHjdnnhIjJVx7rtFkcoLg/s770/the-traits-harlem-shuffle-scepter-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="759" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JtId4Ug2oDEuidkSD4ce3-EQQkBZU6YLjTyRJ5jv68MkKEDrG17tQguo5SMen6PIi0_4Y9zNjxpa5I5P2uAu6qxsVJSQawdrzNBJodaqS9PDFsMigGdcj4PBICIrWxiLvkNMPsZtMR19sxbTpg4CACPOiNf3woMjf_JgSHHjdnnhIjJVx7rtFkcoLg/s320/the-traits-harlem-shuffle-scepter-3.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>6. THE TRAITS-"Harlem Shuffle" U.S. SCE 12169 1966</b></p><p>The Traits were known as Roy Head's backing band but they also had a few singles credited to themselves after backing Head, including this rapid fire interpretation that takes the Bob & Earl original up a few notches in the pulse department. It was released in the States on three different labels!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/d16YO-a-z88">https://youtu.be/d16YO-a-z88</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfE7LKZRq5Q1ZlnXStBNE02uM4Krwd-pqhRFZpeot-9Navt7wAFud2vzCbi0BIv-KZtctQ0cQI16Kj6Zo15QXn_YQqM32yVnSYY3p1ELZ0NxV0qz_baOibZyZ1Xc611VHS5PFx9dZoUWwhyUuJg67I3y3h0qpgAqqy4f_CI-vvRqNcWj0thoAOpI8ew/s700/champion-jack-dupree-drunk-again-1954-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfE7LKZRq5Q1ZlnXStBNE02uM4Krwd-pqhRFZpeot-9Navt7wAFud2vzCbi0BIv-KZtctQ0cQI16Kj6Zo15QXn_YQqM32yVnSYY3p1ELZ0NxV0qz_baOibZyZ1Xc611VHS5PFx9dZoUWwhyUuJg67I3y3h0qpgAqqy4f_CI-vvRqNcWj0thoAOpI8ew/s320/champion-jack-dupree-drunk-again-1954-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>7. CHAMPION JACK DUPREE-"Shim Sham Shimmy" U.S. Robin 130-X45 1954</b></p><p>My favorite Champion Jack Dupree is this rollicking blues shouter that's one part juke joint blues holler and one part rock n' roll. The guitarist is rumored to be Brownie McGhee, but whoever it is their electric blues style adds to this 45 rpm party. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/x8-HsMHSHHk">https://youtu.be/x8-HsMHSHHk</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywytjH4QXXhkMYQgykCMKUH3ZWjuCwexQh3KLrGcqhvgIXyghvmoTr1gy-sEusW_qK9Plru5VxVQdVzv1J4CF7nvJubFiwW35vAQap7blqvLliSWKFQHyD1p4V54NvdD2wNSIjKXUl_qKKRkzbuN-xxOYQbgsEiNqqKW7Lt36vx6rhZB97EGk98YGRA/s755/jo-ann-and-troy-who-do-you-love-atlantic.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywytjH4QXXhkMYQgykCMKUH3ZWjuCwexQh3KLrGcqhvgIXyghvmoTr1gy-sEusW_qK9Plru5VxVQdVzv1J4CF7nvJubFiwW35vAQap7blqvLliSWKFQHyD1p4V54NvdD2wNSIjKXUl_qKKRkzbuN-xxOYQbgsEiNqqKW7Lt36vx6rhZB97EGk98YGRA/s320/jo-ann-and-troy-who-do-you-love-atlantic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>8. JO ANNE & TROY-"Who Do You Love" U.S. Atlantic 45-2256 1964</b></p><p>Here's an interesting version of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love" that's slick in production and slightly sanitized in the female vocals but the tempo and and hand claps make it perfect dance floor material.</p><p> <a href="https://youtu.be/rqvffD9K4vU">https://youtu.be/rqvffD9K4vU</a></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTMXfxyt28TZbn0MFvx4a5Rcosxg33ySFsjRnoCD5xEd7Tr6iXlyvI1nKyOo4fcYMGFIF9_kptl1n-phQSHAnQwRqT1RrEIo1s-z9DfIzF7k642FtgwCeQdJo_csM8Sz6P71RvukJ22J-RsgY-_WBe0fBeNvwg_fZPCJ-Dqf0kmZ5mDQtCdaP7sVikQ/s448/della-reese-ninety-nine-and-a-12-wont-do-rca.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTMXfxyt28TZbn0MFvx4a5Rcosxg33ySFsjRnoCD5xEd7Tr6iXlyvI1nKyOo4fcYMGFIF9_kptl1n-phQSHAnQwRqT1RrEIo1s-z9DfIzF7k642FtgwCeQdJo_csM8Sz6P71RvukJ22J-RsgY-_WBe0fBeNvwg_fZPCJ-Dqf0kmZ5mDQtCdaP7sVikQ/s320/della-reese-ninety-nine-and-a-12-wont-do-rca.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>9. DELLA REESE-"Ninety Nine And 1/2 Won't Do" U.S. RCA Victor 47-7996 1962</b></p><p>Here's one that took me by surprise! Della Reese manages to take this track to new heights long before Wilson Pickett and a host of others did it. There's some incredible call and response vocals and a distinctly soulful feel to it all. Simply magnificent!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/qpIyO_l7GZ4">https://youtu.be/qpIyO_l7GZ4</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tOC2S3IDJqyBvE3IawgGXFUelzbVgZ3X9rXO-tDnGQKRiaLAv53H4FeTCHfVgvYEWdJNstVMsqPMzqpKn5wW7qr-kj_wl-4YWRcV3q8DN5-9BwOtFZ8Uc6LJIrV1wX3DOK4qdwEHOXNdNynmEWReiGDsLi9U0tVSJk20DQQtebIjln1Qg64WONqgJw/s781/alvin-robinson-fever-red-bird-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tOC2S3IDJqyBvE3IawgGXFUelzbVgZ3X9rXO-tDnGQKRiaLAv53H4FeTCHfVgvYEWdJNstVMsqPMzqpKn5wW7qr-kj_wl-4YWRcV3q8DN5-9BwOtFZ8Uc6LJIrV1wX3DOK4qdwEHOXNdNynmEWReiGDsLi9U0tVSJk20DQQtebIjln1Qg64WONqgJw/s320/alvin-robinson-fever-red-bird-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>10. ALVIN ROBINSON-"Fever" U.S. Red Bird RB 10-010 1964</b></p><p>Alvin Robinson is one of those artists who basically didn't cut any filler, and this smoldering reading of "Fever" is high up on my list of his achievements. The horns have a smokey, jazz club feel and haunt the background providing an excellent marriage of convenience between jazz and soulful r&b.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/QPqfFGQehAM">https://youtu.be/QPqfFGQehAM</a></p><p><b>All scans c/o <a href="http://45cat.com">45cat.com</a></b></p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-70433219457178230472023-05-20T11:02:00.005-04:002024-02-01T09:26:03.079-05:00The Mod Scene- Volume Two Imagined<p><br /></p><p>In 1998 Decca issued a 25 track CD called "<a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/544403-Various-The-Mod-Scene">The Mod Scene</a>", one of several "Scene" compilations issued of tracks culled from the Decca/Deram archives. Unfortunately further official volumes were not forthcoming so I decided to create an imaginary track listing of another volume utilizing tunes from the Deram and Decca labels. All tracks are U.K. 45 rpm releases. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfau_eVm9CxwivpIaXv9zqWtPmxV-2Grp03jZjqVqJL9Y-tnBnqaR8-ArbzQmGe6aNKICeprUZQQ1yOHKRCdRiGbrKm29xRDiD_-EcBbJpoCcspLPXdsvG4hgAwgoiVJ-oMMuu1-QlO9h7G6o4lvW5n1Y2gN_2Zlp_cT4kPI0Kk6NZv90aOyRGAld_TGu/s1696/bill%20mod%20scene%20vol.2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="1696" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfau_eVm9CxwivpIaXv9zqWtPmxV-2Grp03jZjqVqJL9Y-tnBnqaR8-ArbzQmGe6aNKICeprUZQQ1yOHKRCdRiGbrKm29xRDiD_-EcBbJpoCcspLPXdsvG4hgAwgoiVJ-oMMuu1-QlO9h7G6o4lvW5n1Y2gN_2Zlp_cT4kPI0Kk6NZv90aOyRGAld_TGu/s320/bill%20mod%20scene%20vol.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1. THE EYES OF BLUE-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/M-p9VmlLNMg">Don't Ask Me To Mend Your Broken Heart</a>" Deram DM 114 1967</p><p><b>2.</b> <b>THE LOOSE ENDS-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/v5nS1ZxuZ3o">Send The People Away (People Gotta Go)</a>" Decca F 12437 1966</p><p><b>3.</b> <b>SMALL FACES-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/A3cevhViz18">I've Got Mine</a>" Decca F 12276 1965</p><p><b>4. THE TRUTH-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/YfT3jUGhiHc">Hey Gyp</a>" Deram DM 105 1966</p><p><b>5. THE QUIK-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/jrYId8NAnkY">King Of The World</a>" Deram DM 139 1967</p><p><b>6. ROB & DEAN DOUGLAS-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/VQSjQlyl500">Phone Me</a>" Deram DM 132 1967</p><p><b>7. THE ST. LOUIS UNION-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/jodhSGG8zeA">Think About Me</a>" Decca F 12508 1966</p><p><b>8. THE ARTWOODS-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/qaInDgVWblU">I Take What I Want</a>" Decca F 12384 1966</p><p><b>9. THE NASHVILLE TEENS-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/QcmhNLv---I">Words</a>" Decca F 12542 1967</p><p><b>10. TONY KNIGHT'S CHESSMEN-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/UHt5d_SvpKY">Surfer Street</a>" Decca F 12109 1965</p><p><b>11. THE BIRDS-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/TOcqFFp70Iw">Leaving Here</a>" Decca F 12140 1965</p><p><b>12. JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/MmaONMU4nsM">Crocodile Walk</a>" Decca F 12120 1965</p><p><b>12. GENE LATTER-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/NqmzBhvBQkg">Just A Minute Or Two</a>" Decca F 12364 1965</p><p><b>13. THE UNTAMED-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/9u-eH7BzO34">So Long</a>" Decca F 12045 1964</p><p><b>14. THE LOVE AFFAIR-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/N5UGU2cS9Uc">Satisfaction Guaranteed</a>" Decca F 12558 1967</p><p><b>15. THE FLIES-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/zSJbtFYLpEQ">House Of Love</a>" Decca F 12594 1967</p><p><b>16. LULU-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/6HyWNifnJoc">Can't Hear You No More</a>" Decca F 11965 1964</p><p><b>17. ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/CzxvAQttWvc">Help Me Girl</a>" Decca F 12502 1966</p><p><b>18. THE CLAYTON SQUARES-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/1Gw9s8DxhYA">Come And Get It</a>" Decca F 12250 1965</p><p><b>19. THE GAME-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/tSJc9TmZujs">Gotta Wait</a>" Decca F 12469 1966</p><p><b>20. GOLDIE & THE GINGERBREADS-"</b><a href="https://youtu.be/kB8ugTCpVwM">The Skip</a>" Decca F 12126 1965</p><p><b>21. THE DOUBLE FEATURE-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/XJJfmmq0Gb0">Come On Baby</a>" Deram DM 115 1967</p><p><b>22. WINSTON G.-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/CRhYBXgBKlc">Cloud Nine</a>" Decca F 12444 1966</p><p><b>23. AMEN CORNER-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/KATRSNZLC5Y">High In The Sky</a>" Deram DM 197 1968</p><p><b>24. D. CORDELL TEA TIME ENSEMBLE-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/zizW0_56lsA">A Quick One For Sanity</a>" Deram DM 137 1967</p><p><b>25. DAVID BOWIE-</b>"<a href="https://youtu.be/scFpxKdm2w4">The London Boys</a>" Deram DM 107 1966</p><p>Artwork care of <a href="https://charliestarkeydesign.com/">Charlie Starkey</a>. </p>Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.com0