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| THE LANCASTRIANS-The World Keeps Going Round/Not The Same Anymore U.S. Jerden 798 1966 |
British beat combo The Lancastrians cut nine singles in the U.K. for Pye in '64-'66. Only two were issued here in the States. Today's subject was their last of the two launched here in April 1966 (it was originally released in the U.K. as Pye 7N 17043 in January 1966).
"The World Keeps Going Round" was of course penned by Ray Davies and previously released by the Kinks as an album track on their third British long player "The Kink Kontroversy" in November 1965 (it was also on their U.S. issue of the same LP released here in March 1966). That said The Lancastrian's single had a snowball's chance in hell of becoming a hit and sank quite quickly here.
"The World Keeps Going Round" was the beginning of a series of lyrically bleak and dark introspective lyrics penned by Davies (example : "You worry 'bout yourself, what's the use of worrying now you're almost grown, you worry 'bout your own, what's the use in worrying cos you'll die all alone"), a trend that would disturbingly continue into 1966 as his mental state became more fragile. The Lancastrians version is fairly close to the original in tempo and delivery, although their's is stronger vocally with double tracked harmony lead vocals and a funky little guitar solo that may or may not be Jimmy Page and his fuzz box (entirely possible as the record was produced by Shel Talmy and Page was his preferred hired gun on session work).
The flip, "It's Not The Same Anymore" is a somber ballad, pretty mundane stuff compared to their other rocking sides and is easily forgotten up against the majority of their catalog.
Both sides are available on a streaming compilation "The Pye Anthology".
Hear "The World Keeps Going Round":
Hear "It's Not The Same Anymore":
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