Here's another mix of stuff I stuck together recently. My mixing skills remain primitive but I hope you enjoy the extended play all the same. All the songs are featured somewhere on this blog if you want to hear them on their own without my minor interferences...
1. Jelly Bean Bandits - Generation
2. Gene Clark - So You Say You Lost Your Baby
3. Circus 2000 - I Am The Witch
4. Gary Walker and the Rain - Spooky
5. Boston Crabs - Down In Mexico
6. The Searchers - Love Potion No.9
7. The Golliwogs - You Better Be Careful
8. Neil Diamond - Cherry Cherry
9. Wayne Fontana - Waiting For A Break In The Clouds
10. Marmalade - I See The Rain
11. The Remains - Why Do I Cry
12. JJ Lancaster - So Unkind
13. New Inspiration - Lonesome Way
14. Ann Margret - I Just Don't Understand
15. The Painted Ship - Frustration
16. The Craig - I Must Be Mad
17. The Raving Madd - Boundaries
Thursday, 19 November 2009
The Golliwogs - You Better Be Careful
The Golliwogs are most famous for becoming Creedance Clearwater Revival later in their existence. Shame. They started out so well. This was recorded in 65 and is the bside to a decent version of "Brown Eyed Girl".
Ann Margret - I Just Don't Understand
Ann Margret was a Swedish American dancer come singer come actress. She was signed to RCA and marketed as a female Elvis and she utilised Chet Atkins production skills and The Jordanaires as her backing singers. This was released in 1961 and comes from her second album. The fuzz guitar is awesome, especially when you consider how early this single was recorded.
JJ Lancaster - So Unkind
I picked this up years ago and still know very little about it. I've not seen any other JJ Lancaster releases and know nothing about the artist. Any ideas? It's a great snarling garage track anyway.
The Searchers - Love Potion No.9
The Searchers are an under-rated group. They had success with the great pop of "Sweets For My Sweet", topping the chart in 63. A few more hits followed including this great version of the Leiber and Stoller classic, which reached the top three in the US. By the late 60's they were on a downward spiral though, despite the sheer perfection of 1968 single "Umbrella Man" (See youtube), criminally that failed to even chart and has thus far elusively remained outwith my collection. Curses.
Gary Walker and the Rain - Spooky
Scott always gets the plaudits but Gary certainly had his share of great tracks too. This is a brilliant record, I think its got the same vibe as The Zombies big singles or even The Searchers version of "Love Potion No.9".
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