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| THE LLOYD ALEXANDER REAL ESTATE-Gonna Live Again/Watcha' Gonna Do (When Your Baby Leaves You) U.K. President PT 157 1967 |
Hackney, East London's very own Lloyd Alexander Real Estate made just this one single, but what a glorious single it is! Long forgotten and buried until both sides of this killer 1967 President records single was unearthed on a CD comp in 2011 (see below) it's probably one of the most powerful slices of British 60's r&b.
The A-side, "Gonna Live Again" is a MONSTER track. It kicks off with some very ska-like skat/percussion vocalizing not unlike "Gun Of Navarone" or a '67 Prince Buster 45 and proceeds into this funky "I'll Be Doggone" style riff backed by some strong horns via their twin sax players and churchy Hammond organ and very slick but poppy sounding backing vocals. It's completely catchy and bears REPEATED listening.
The B-side is a reading of Chuck Jackson's "Wat'cha Gonna Do (When Your Baby Leaves You)". It's not anything earth shaking to these ears in light of the absolutely earth shaking A-side but the powerful Hammond n' horns backing is powerful and completely solid and quite enjoyable nonetheless!!
After the band split in 1969 three of the members went on to form the group Audience, who are best known for providing a few tracks on the soundtrack of the famous "Bronco Bullfrog" film.
Both tracks are available on RPM's three CD compilation "Looking Back: 80 Mod, Freakbeat And Swinging London Nuggets".
Hear "Gonna Live Again":
Hear "What You Gonna Do":
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