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From '' Goose Bumps ''
Label: Scotti Bros. Records – SB 7104
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Monarch Pressing
Country: US
Released: Aug 1979
Tracklist
A1 She Broke Your Heart
Backing Vocals – Lou Gramm
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Mick Jones
Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Synthesizer [Prophet V] – Larry Fast
Written-By, Backing Vocals – Ian Lloyd
A2 Love Stealer
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd, Lou Gramm
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Mick Jones
Percussion, Siren, Whistle – Jimmy Maelen
Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Written-By – Phil Wainman, Richard Myhill
A3 First Heartbreak
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd, Lou Gramm
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Dennis Elliott
Synthesizer – Larry Fast
Written-By – Russ Ballard
A4 Slip Away
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd
Bass – Benjamin Orr
Drums, Organ – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Ric Ocasek
Synthesizer – Larry Fast
Written-By – Ric Ocasek
A5 Holiday
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd, Lou Gramm
Drums, Bass, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Written-By – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
A6 Open Soul Surgery
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer – Jim Vallance
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Written-By – Jim Vallance
B1 Goosebumps
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd
Drums, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Lindsay Mitchell
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Written-By – Brian Robertson, Terry Britten
B2 Easy Money
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Written-By – Corky Laing, Ian Hunter
B3 Time Of The Season
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Lou Gramm
Drums, Synthesizer, Rhythm Guitar – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Ian Lloyd
Synthesizer [Prophet V], Sequencer – Larry Fast
Written-By – Rod Argent
B4 New City Lights
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – David Sinclair
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Written-By – Kevin Borich
B5 I'm Ready
Backing Vocals – Ian Lloyd, Lou Gramm
Drums, Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Sequencer – Larry Fast
Written-By – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance
B6 Love Is A Ship
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Written-By – Paul Da Vinci
Arranged By – Ian Lloyd (tracks: B3), Jim Vallance (tracks: A1 to A6, B1, B2, B4 to B6)
Lead Vocals – Ian Lloyd
Art Direction – Sandi Young
Photography By [Front Cover] – Chris Callis
Photography By [Back Cover] – Larry Williams
Engineer – David Thoener (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B4 to B6), Geoff Turner (tracks: B1, B3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Gregg Caruso (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B4 to B6), Paul MacDonald (tracks: B1, B3)
Producer – Bruce Fairbairn
℗ 1979 Scotti Brothers Records
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"Time of the Season" is a song by the British rock band the Zombies, featured on their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle.
It was written by keyboardist Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios (then known as EMI Studios) in September 1967.
Over a year after its original release, the track became a surprise hit in the United States, rising to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Cashbox chart.
It has become one of the Zombies' most popular and recognizable songs, and an iconic hit of 1960s psychedelia.
Notable cover versions
In 1969, The Thyme
In 1981, Pino D'Angiò included an Italian version titled "Signorina"
Brent Bourgeois in 1990
Michael Damian in 1994
Also in 1994 The Nylons
In 1997 Kurt Elling
Scott Weiland released a cover version on the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack, credited to a fictitious band called "Big Blue Missile" featuring Weiland.
In 2003, Ben Taylor recorded the song for his album Famous Among the Barns, later featured in the horror film Prom Night (2008).
In 2005, The Guess Who
Dave Matthews Band in 2005
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and Jack Blades (of Night Ranger) in 2007
America remade "Time of the Season" for their 2012 release Back Pages, a cover album.
Jake Shimabukuro in 2018
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Available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/album/1kwMKpzJu8JjLzOxpwcxZg
Apple Music:
music.apple.com/us/album/goosebumps/440023609
and Deezer:
deezer.com/en/album/8303698
#powerpop
#powerpopcover
From '' Goose Bumps ''
Label: Scotti Bros. Records – SB 7104
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Monarch Pressing
Country: US
Released: Aug 1979
Tracklist
A1 She Broke Your Heart
Backing Vocals – Lou Gramm
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Mick Jones
Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Synthesizer [Prophet V] – Larry Fast
Written-By, Backing Vocals – Ian Lloyd
A2 Love Stealer
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd, Lou Gramm
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Mick Jones
Percussion, Siren, Whistle – Jimmy Maelen
Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Written-By – Phil Wainman, Richard Myhill
A3 First Heartbreak
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd, Lou Gramm
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums – Dennis Elliott
Synthesizer – Larry Fast
Written-By – Russ Ballard
A4 Slip Away
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd
Bass – Benjamin Orr
Drums, Organ – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Ric Ocasek
Synthesizer – Larry Fast
Written-By – Ric Ocasek
A5 Holiday
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd, Lou Gramm
Drums, Bass, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Written-By – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
A6 Open Soul Surgery
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer – Jim Vallance
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Written-By – Jim Vallance
B1 Goosebumps
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd
Drums, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Lindsay Mitchell
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Written-By – Brian Robertson, Terry Britten
B2 Easy Money
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Written-By – Corky Laing, Ian Hunter
B3 Time Of The Season
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Lou Gramm
Drums, Synthesizer, Rhythm Guitar – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Ian Lloyd
Synthesizer [Prophet V], Sequencer – Larry Fast
Written-By – Rod Argent
B4 New City Lights
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn, Ian Lloyd
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – David Sinclair
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Written-By – Kevin Borich
B5 I'm Ready
Backing Vocals – Ian Lloyd, Lou Gramm
Drums, Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Lead Guitar – Jimmy Crespo
Sequencer – Larry Fast
Written-By – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance
B6 Love Is A Ship
Backing Vocals – Bruce Fairbairn
Bass – Steve Buslowe
Drums, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards – Jim Vallance
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
Written-By – Paul Da Vinci
Arranged By – Ian Lloyd (tracks: B3), Jim Vallance (tracks: A1 to A6, B1, B2, B4 to B6)
Lead Vocals – Ian Lloyd
Art Direction – Sandi Young
Photography By [Front Cover] – Chris Callis
Photography By [Back Cover] – Larry Williams
Engineer – David Thoener (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B4 to B6), Geoff Turner (tracks: B1, B3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Gregg Caruso (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B4 to B6), Paul MacDonald (tracks: B1, B3)
Producer – Bruce Fairbairn
℗ 1979 Scotti Brothers Records
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"Time of the Season" is a song by the British rock band the Zombies, featured on their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle.
It was written by keyboardist Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios (then known as EMI Studios) in September 1967.
Over a year after its original release, the track became a surprise hit in the United States, rising to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Cashbox chart.
It has become one of the Zombies' most popular and recognizable songs, and an iconic hit of 1960s psychedelia.
Notable cover versions
In 1969, The Thyme
In 1981, Pino D'Angiò included an Italian version titled "Signorina"
Brent Bourgeois in 1990
Michael Damian in 1994
Also in 1994 The Nylons
In 1997 Kurt Elling
Scott Weiland released a cover version on the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack, credited to a fictitious band called "Big Blue Missile" featuring Weiland.
In 2003, Ben Taylor recorded the song for his album Famous Among the Barns, later featured in the horror film Prom Night (2008).
In 2005, The Guess Who
Dave Matthews Band in 2005
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and Jack Blades (of Night Ranger) in 2007
America remade "Time of the Season" for their 2012 release Back Pages, a cover album.
Jake Shimabukuro in 2018
------------------------
Available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/album/1kwMKpzJu8JjLzOxpwcxZg
Apple Music:
music.apple.com/us/album/goosebumps/440023609
and Deezer:
deezer.com/en/album/8303698
#powerpop
#powerpopcover

![Southwest F.O.B. - Nadine (Chuck Berry Cover)
From Smell Of Incense
Label: HIP – HIS 7001, HIS-7001
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1968
Tracklist
A1 Smell Of Incense
Written-By – Bob Markley, Ron Morgan
A2 Tomorrow
Written-By – Dan Seals, John Ford Coley
A3 Rock N Roll Woman
Written-By – Stephen Stills
Downtown Woman/Nadine
A4a Downtown Woman
Written-By – John Ford Coley, Dan Seals
A4b Nadine
Written-By – Chuck Berry
B1 All One Big Game
Written-By – Dan Seals, John Ford Coley
B2 On My Mind
Written-By – Dan Seals, John Ford Coley
B3 Bells Of Baytown
Written-By – Dan Seals, John Ford Coley
B4 And Another Thing
Written-By – Dan Seals, John Ford Coley
Arranged By – Southwest F.O.B.
Performer – Dan Seals, John Ford Coley, Shane Keister
Drums – Zeke
Art Direction – Christopher Whorf
Photography By [Cover] – Apple Graphics
Engineer, Liner Notes – Robin Hood Brians
Engineer – Randy Fouts
Producer – GPC Enterprises
Notes
The album has been reissued several times.
In 1997 on P-Vine Records (PCD-5177)
In 1998 on Sundazed Music (SC 11060) and again in 2008 on BeatRocket (BR 144) a a subsidiary of Sundazed Music.
© 1998 Sundazed Music
℗ 1998 Sundazed Music
🎵 [SONG INFO]
Nadine (Is It You?) is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry.
It was released as a single in February 1964 and was the first music that Berry released after finishing a prison term in October 1963.
Composition
After his December 1959 arrest under the Mann Act, Berry eventually served a one-and-a-half-year prison term, from February 1962 to October 1963, for transporting a girl, age 14, across state lines. He had not released a single since Come On in October 1961.
Nadine was recorded at a November 1963 session at the Chess studio in Chicago, his first after his release from prison. Another song from that session, You Never Can Tell, would also be released as a single.
The composition resembles Berrys first hit, Maybellene, similarly featuring lyrics about pursuing a girl, though in Nadine the pursuit is not by car but on foot and by taxi. As Berry told Melody Maker, I took Maybellene and from it got Nadine.
As William Ruhlmann of Allmusic writes, the lyrics are distinguished by an unusual use of similes, such as: She moves around like a wayward summer breeze; Moving through the traffic like a mounted cavalier; and I was campaign shouting like a Southern diplomat.
Chart performance
The song was released in February 1964 as a single on Chess (catalogue no.1883), backed with O Rangutang.
It peaked at no.23 on the Billboard Hot 100, no.7 on the R&B chart, and no.27 on the UK Singles Chart.
Reception
According to Allmusic, the song had a profound influence on the songwriting of Bob Dylan: One need only listen to Nadine (Is It You?), released in February 1964, and then to the 1965 Dylan album Bringing It All Back Home, with its surreal story-songs, to hear the similarities.
Cash Box described it as a hard-driving, rhythmic pop-blues tear-jerker essayed with authority and feeling.
In the 1987 documentary film Hail! Hail! Rock n Roll (in which Berry performs Nadine), Bruce Springsteen praised the songs lyrics. Springsteen singled out the lines, I saw her from the corner when she turned and doubled back / Started walking toward a coffee-colored Cadillac. Ive never seen a coffee-colored Cadillac, but I know exactly what one looks like, Springsteen says in the film.
Later versions
The song has been recorded by numerous artists including:
Steve Forbert,
John Hammond Jr.,
Kevin Dunn,
Waylon Jennings,
Billy Boy Arnold, Dion,
George Thorogood,
New Riders of the Purple Sage,
Juicy Lucy,
Dire Straits,
George Benson,
Michael Nesmith,
Motörhead,
Dicky Lee,
Stan Ridgway
and The Seldom Scene.
🔗 [LINKS]
Available on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3oV24upgeYPaWj4xDxwJaY
Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/smell-of-incense/1468580584
and bandcamp:
https://southwestfob.bandcamp.com/album/smell-of-incense
#progrock
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![Blues RagsnHollers - I Just Want To Make Love To You (Garage Rock, Muddy Waters Cover)
From I Just Want To Make Love To You
Label: Leedon – LK-1421
Format: Vinyl, 7
Country: Australia
Released: Aug 1966
Tracklist
A I Just Want To Make Love To You
Written-By – Willie Dixon
B Got Love If You Want It
Written-By – James Moore
Notes
Made By – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
👥 [BAND INFO]
Blues RagsnHollers were an Australian band formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1966
Members:
Andy Wilkinson, Brian Coughlan, David Harrison, John Hilton, Mick Patterson, Ted Fry
🎵 [SONG INFO]
I Just Want to Make Love to You is a 1954 blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters.
The song was a major hit, reaching number four on Billboard magazines Black Singles chart.
Backing Waters vocals and guitar on the single were Little Walter on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on second guitar, Otis Spann on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums.
Waters recorded the song again for the album Electric Mud (1968).
Cover versions
Etta James version
In 1961, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last!.
Her rendition also served as the b-side to her hit At Last. In 1996, Etta James version became popular in the UK after featuring in a Diet Coke ad campaign.
As a result, the single was re-released there.
The song first appeared on the UK Singles Chart on February 10, 1996 at No. 5, the single stayed on the charts for 7 weeks and left the charts at No. 62 on March 23.
Rolling Stones version
The Rolling Stones recorded the song, with slightly modified lyrics, for their 1964 debut album The Rolling Stones (titled Englands Newest Hit Makers in the US) and released the song as the B-side to Tell Me in America.
A live version was later released on Rarities 1971-2003.
Foghat version
Blues-rock group Foghat released a version of I Just Want to Make Love to You on their self-titled debut album in 1972 and released the song as a single the same year where it reached No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their first hit.
A live version was released on Foghat Live and released another 45 rpm single with Fool for the City as the b-side, the single was edited from over eight minutes to 3 minutes and 56 seconds.
This single version reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Foghats version of the song was used in the films Dazed and Confused and Halloween II.
Other cover versions
The song was performed by a supergroup consisting of Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter on Super Blues in 1967.
The song has also been recorded by:
Willie Dixon,
Chuck Berry,
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band,
the Grateful Dead,
Buddy Guy,
Mungo Jerry,
The Kinks,
Shadows of Knight,
Robben Ford,
Van Morrison,
Lou Rawls,
The Righteous Brothers,
The Yardbirds,
The Animals,
Janis Siegel,
Meat Puppets,
Cold Blood,
April Wine,
Louise Hoffsten,
Foghat,
Lee Aaron,
Saxon,
Nanette Workman,
Smith,
James Blood Ulmer,
Livin Blues,
Lloyd Spiegel,
Junior Wells,
Memphis Slim,
Bo Diddley,
Johnny Otis,
Paul Rodgers,
Ross/Wollners Inner City,
The New Orleans Radiators,
W.C.Spencer,
Medicine Mike,
Eddy Clearwater,
Stone,
Thornetta Davis,
Geoff Achison,
Louise Hoffsten,
Cash McCall,
Corey Osborn,
Radio Moscow,
Chocolate Watchband,
Cold Blood/Lydia Pense
and Not Moving.
A live version by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is featured on their career-spanning live set, The Live Anthology.
The Bob Dylan song My Wifes Home Town, from the 2009 album Together Through Life, is heavily influenced musically by the song, and the album notes give credit to Willie Dixon. The songs lyrics however are entirely different.
The middle eight was adapted by the Violent Femmes for their 1982 song Gone Daddy Gone and the 2006 cover by Gnarls Barkley.
#bluesragsnhollers
#ijustwanttomakelovetoyou
#garagerock
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![涼風真世 - A Hard Days Night (in Japanese, The Beatles)
From 涼風真世ビートルズを歌う
Label: TMP – TMPC 34
Format: CD, EP
Country: Japan
Released: 1989
Tracklist
1. Michelle
2. A Hard Days Night
3. Let It Be
4. And I Love Her
5. Something
Notes
8 page booklet.
No back insert.
Glued on the spine obi.
Unofficial translation of Artist & Title: Mayo Suzukaze – Suzukaze Mayo Beatles O Utau (Suzukaze Mayo Sings The Beatles).
Mayo Suzukaze. Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. Ex-member of Takarazuka.
Born in Ishimaki, Miyagi on September 11, 1960.
💿 [SONG INFO]
A Hard Days Night is a song by the English rock band the Beatles.
Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was primarily written by John Lennon, with some minor collaboration from Paul McCartney.
It was released on the soundtrack album A Hard Days Night in 1964.
It was also released as a single in the UK (with Things We Said Today as its B-side), and in the US (with I Should Have Known Better as its B-side.)
The song featured prominently in the Beatles first feature film, A Hard Days Night.
The song topped the charts in both the United Kingdom and United States when it was released as a single.
The American and British singles of A Hard Days Night, as well as both the American and British albums of the same title, held the top position in their respective charts simultaneously for a couple of weeks in August 1964, the first time any artist had accomplished this feat.
Title
The songs title originated from something said by Ringo Starr. Starr described it this way in an interview with disc jockey Dave Hull in 1964: We went to do a job, and wed worked all day and we happened to work all night. I came up still thinking it was day I suppose, and I said, Its been a hard day … and I looked around and saw it was dark so I said, … night! So we came to A Hard Days Night.
Release and reception
A Hard Days Night was first released to the United States, coming out on 26 June 1964 on the album A Hard Days Night, the soundtrack to the film, and released by United Artists.
The United Kingdom first heard A Hard Days Night when it was released there on 10 July 1964, both on the album A Hard Days Night, and as a single, backed with Things We Said Today on the B-side. Both the album and single were released by Parlophone Records. The single began charting on 18 July 1964, a week later ousting the Rolling Stones Its All Over Now from the top spot on the British charts on 25 July 1964, coincidentally the day when both the American and British albums too hit the peak of their respective charts. The single stayed on top for three weeks, and lasted another nine weeks in the charts afterwards.
The American single on 1 August started a two-week-long run at the top, setting a new record – nobody before had ever held the number one position on both the album and singles charts in the United Kingdom and the United States at the same time. The Beatles were the only ones who had done this until 1970 when Simon and Garfunkel achieved the same feat with their album Bridge over Troubled Water and its title track.
The song was the fifth of seven songs by the Beatles to hit number 1 in a one-year period, an all-time record on the US charts. In order, these were I Want to Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, Cant Buy Me Love, Love Me Do, A Hard Days Night, I Feel Fine and Eight Days a Week. It was also the sixth of seven songs written by Lennon-McCartney to hit number 1 in 1964, an all-time record on the US charts for writing the most songs to hit number 1 in the same calendar year.
The songs opening chord and closing arpeggios were highly influential on the Byrds. After watching the film A Hard Days Night and seeing Harrisons choice of guitar, Roger McGuinn adopted the Rickenbacker as his and the Byrds signature instrument.
In this way, according to author Andrew Grant Jackson, A Hard Days Night birthed the folk-rock sound that the Byrds popularised in 1965.
That same year, A Hard Days Night won the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song at number 153 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
In 2000, the 1964 recording of A Hard Days Night on the United Artists label was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
🔗 [LINKS]
https://ameblo.jp/suzukaze-mayo
https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Artist/A007938.html 涼風真世 - A Hard Days Night (in Japanese, The Beatles)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pOAfLn2jBU4/mqdefault.jpg)
![Infinity - Taxman (The Beatles Cover)
From Collected Works 1969-70
Label: Acme / Lion Productions – ACLN 1013CD
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 2009
Tracklist
01. Time Keeper
02. Venetian Glass
03. Space Shanty
04. Taxman
Written-By – George Harrison
05. (Im In Love With) A Girl Like You
Written-By [Uncredited] – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
06. Same Girl
07. Pattern People
Written-By – Jimmy Webb
08. Venetian Glass (Instrumental)
09. Ive Got You Under My Skin (Instrumental)
Written-By – Cole Porter
10. (Im In Love With) A Girl Like You (Mono)
Written-By [Uncredited] – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
11. Ive Got You Under My Skin
Written-By – Cole Porter
12. Taxman (Instrumental)
Written-By – George Harrison
Written-By – Infinity (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 8)
Guitar, Vocals – Brian Gill, Stuart Calver
Drums, Vocals – Phil Chesterton
Organ, Vocals – John Da Costa
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Ian Baldwin
Recorded At – Essex Studios
Recorded At – Tangerine Studios
Artwork [Updated] – JTs House Of Design
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Acme
Copyright © – Acme
Taxman is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver.
Written by the groups lead guitarist, George Harrison, with some lyrical assistance from John Lennon, it protests against the higher level of progressive tax imposed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Harold Wilson, which saw the Beatles paying over 90 per cent of their earnings to the Treasury.
The song was selected as the albums opening track and contributed to Harrisons emergence as a songwriter beside the dominant Lennon–McCartney partnership.
It was the groups first topical song and the first political statement they had made in their music.
The Beatles began recording Taxman in April 1966, a month after Wilsons landslide win in the 1966 general election. Coinciding with the songs creation, Harrison learned that the band members tax obligations were likely to lead to their bankruptcy, and he was outspoken in his opposition to the government using their income to help fund the manufacture of military weapons. Drawing on 1960s soul/R&B musical influences, the song portrays the taxman as relentless in his pursuit of revenue and name-checks Wilson and Edward Heath, the leader of the Conservative Party. The recording includes an Indian-influenced guitar solo performed by Paul McCartney.
Taxman was influential in the development of British psychedelia and mod-style pop, and has been recognised as a precursor to punk rock. The Jam borrowed heavily from the song for their 1980 hit single Start! When performing Taxman on tour in the early 1990s, Harrison adapted the lyrics to reference contemporaneous leaders, citing its enduring quality beyond the 1960s. The songs impact has extended to the tax industry and into political discourse on taxation.
Release
EMIs Parlophone label released Revolver on 5 August 1966, with Taxman sequenced as the opening track, before Eleanor Rigby.
Other versions, tributes and parodies
The Beatles chose not to perform any of the songs from Revolver in concert, and Harrison first played Taxman live on his 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton. He took to introducing it as a very old song written in 1873.
In other comments at that time, he said its message was relevant regardless if its the Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, [or] Nineties, since Theres always a taxman.
Harrison changed much of the lyric, updating the politicians to John Major, George Bush and Boris Yeltsin, making reference to VAT, and including a new bridge that ended with the lines If you wipe your feet, Ill tax the mat / If youre overweight, Ill tax your fat.
Taxman was covered by the 1960s garage-psychedelic band the Music Machine in a version that music critic Richie Unterberger describes as [sticking] pretty close to the original arrangement, while a recording by Junior Parker fully explored the songs soul traits.
Writing for Rough Guides, Chris Ingham includes a version by avant-garde cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm in his selection of bizarre Beatles covers.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played Taxman in tribute to Harrison at the Concert for George, held at Londons Royal Albert Hall in November 2002
On the 2003 Songs from the Material World Harrison tribute album, former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman contributed a version of the song.
Cheap Tricks Taxman, Mr Thief, from their 1977 eponymous debut album, is an homage to the Beatles song, dealing in similar lyrical themes.
The Jam adapted the riff and rhythm from Taxman in their 1980 hit single Start!
Weird Al Yankovic recorded a parody of Taxman in late 1981, during the height of the Pac-Man games popularity. Titled Pac-Man, it was first released on the 2017 compilation Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of Weird Al Yankovic.
~more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxman
#psychedelicrock
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![American Gorilla - Masters Of War (Anarcho-Punk/Art Rock, Bob Dylan Cover)
From Forsaking All Others / Masters Of War
Label: U.S.A. Records & Tapes – U.S.A. 001
Format: Vinyl, 7, 45 RPM, Numbered
Country: US
Released: 1982
Tracklist
A Forsaking All Others
B Masters Of War
Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Patrick Lubow
Drums, Noises – Johnnie Nobody
Notes
First Pressing 300 copies on back sleeve, mechanically numbered on back sleeve and on one label.
White labels stamped in various colors. Both labels are marked A.
Un-numbered copies also exist: quantity is unknown.
🎵 [SONG INFO]
Masters of War is a song by Bob Dylan, written over the winter of 1962–63 and released on the album The Freewheelin Bob Dylan in the spring of 1963.
The songs melody was adapted from the traditional Nottamun Town.
Dylans lyrics are a protest against the Cold War arms build-up of the early 1960s.
Recordings and performances
Dylan first recorded Masters of War in January 1963 for Broadside magazine, which published the lyrics and music on the cover of its February issue.
The song was also taped in the basement of Gerdes Folk City in February and for Dylans music publisher, M. Witmark & Sons, in March.
The Witmark version was included on The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 – The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964 in October 2010.
The Freewheelin version was recorded on April 24, 1963, by Columbia Records; in addition to that album, it has also appeared on compilation albums such as Masterpieces in 1978 and Biograph in 1985.
During 1963, Dylan performed the song at his three major concerts, including New Yorks Town Hall on April 12, Brandeis Universitys Brandeis Folk Festival on May 10, and Carnegie Hall on October 26.
He also played it at an afternoon workshop at his first Newport Folk Festival appearance on July 27.
The Town Hall performance was released on The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home in August 2005 and the Brandeis version on Live in Concert at Brandeis University 10/05/1963 in October 2010.
A live, electric version, recorded at Londons Wembley Stadium in 1984, was included on Dylans 1985 Real Live European tour album.
He performed the song during the 1991 Grammy Awards ceremony where he received a Lifetime Achievement Award. After 1963s performances, Dylan did not play an acoustic version of Masters of War for 30 years, until his Hiroshima concert in Japan in 1994.
Leon Russells 1970 version retains Dylans lyric but is sung to the melody of The Star Spangled Banner.
Notable recordings by other artists
1963 Judy Collins, Judy Collins no.3
1964 The Staple Singers, This Little Light
1965 Pete Seeger with a spoken lyrical rendering in Japanese, Strangers and Cousins.
1965 Odetta, Odetta Sings Dylan
1965 José Feliciano, Memphis Menu
1967 Barry McGuire (single)
1968 Cher, Backstage
1970 Leon Russell, Leon Russell
1981 Valérie Lagrange Chez moi
1983 Martin Simpson, Grinning in Your Face
1984 Roger Taylor (of Queen), Strange Frontier
1984 The Flying Pickets, Lost Boys
1990 Mark Arm The Freewheelin...7 (single)
1992 Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready, The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1996 Tim OBrien, Red On Blonde
1999 Broadside Electric, With Teeth
2000 Roland Van Campenhout & Wannes Van de Velde, De Nomaden Van De Muziek
2003 Pearl Jam, Live at Benaroya Hall*2004 D.O.A., Live Free or Die
2004 Iskra, Iskra
2004 Bob Weir with RatDog, Weir Here
2005 Bill Frisell, Further East/Further West
2007 Mountain with Ozzy Osbourne, Masters of War
2008 RPWL, The RPWL Experience
2010 Anika, Anika
2011 Arsonists Get All the Girls, Songs For The Resistance (Homefront soundtrack)
2013 Lee Abramson, album The Antarctic Wars
2013 Ed Sheeran, ONE Presents agit8, Vol.2
2013 John Wheeler, Un-American Gothic
2013 The RoJ LiGht, album Justice for Believers
2014 Barb Jungr, album Hard Rain: The Songs of Bob Dylan & Leonard Cohen
#bobdylancover
#artrock
#anarchopunk
#mastersofwar
📜 [PUBLISHING & PERMISSIONS]
Copyright music and lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Special Rider – for original, exclusive performances by Bob Dylan, check-out the official channel at https://www.youtube.com/BobDylan American Gorilla - Masters Of War (Anarcho-Punk/Art Rock, Bob Dylan Cover)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pch8nnI5mg8/mqdefault.jpg)

![Donnie Barren - I Think Were Alone Now (Tommy James and the Shondells Cover)
From I Love My Cats Meow
Label: City Lights Records – CLS-002005
Format: CD, CD-ROM, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 2005
Tracklist
01. Falling In Love
02. Wake Up Dreamer
03. Cant You See The World Through My Eyes?
04. I Think Were Alone Now
05. South Side
06. Red Lights Turn To Gray
07. I Love My Cats Meow
08. Tear It Down
09. Til The End Of Time
10. Flat Tire
11. Crack A Smile
Songwriter – Donnie Barren (tracks: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11), Ritchie Cordell (track: 4)
© 2005 City Lights Records
℗ 2005 Donnie Barren
👤 [ARTIST INFO]
Donnie Barren played lead guitar for the Los Angeles rock band City Lights in the late 70s and early 80s, writing and singing songs for the groups single (Action/Back Off Babe) and EP (Blackout). Some of the more fun gigs were at the Whiskey a Go-Go, Starwood, Gazzarris, and the Troubadour, where City Lights headlined or shared the stage with bands like Dokken, RATT, Poison, Snow, X, Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfmans band), Joshua, and Dubrow (formerly Quiet Riot).
Donnie ventured out on his own in 1982, releasing the single I Love My Cats Meow/Falling In Love in March 1983 (acting as musician, singer/songwriter, producer and promo-man). The tune was well received, being played on over 15 Southern California radio stations during its 1st month and garnering college radio coverage across the USA and in Germany.
Cats Meow hit no.1 on LAs KXLU, entered KROQs Rodney on the Roqs Top 10 in April (at no.7) and moved to no.1 for all of May and June. At the time, KROQ (FM 106.7 in Pasadena, CA) was the no.1 Album Oriented Rock (AOR) station in LA and was regarded as the new music trend-setter across the US. For perspective, Nenas 99 Balloons (CBS Records) held the no.1 position on Rodney on the Roqs Top 10 the following month, July of 1983. This was long before other AOR stations added the German song to their play lists, ultimately making 99 Balloons a national Top 40 Hit.
Unfortunately, just as Cats Meow was climbing the charts, Donnies distribution partner (Faulty Products, a division of IRS/A&M Records) ran out of money and stopped promoting its stable of artists (groups like the Bangles, Dead Kennedys & DOA). Looking back, its ironic that Donnie signed up with a label called Faulty Products, but they were considered one of the best new music distributors at the time. If they had put some promotion support behind the single, the song could have had a strong national showing.
Undeterred, Donnie continued to record and release original tracks throughout the 80s while gaining a deeper appreciation for the business side of music. He ultimately took a break to finish school (earning an MBA from Harvard) and then dove into the business world (albeit not the music biz), working at Procter and Gamble and Microsoft.
Years later, Donnie returned to his passion, re-releasing parts of his 80s catalog, producing a fresh collection of rock instrumentals (under his full name, Donnie Barren Holtzinger), and writing/producing songs for sync. His music now fuels TV shows, films, sports arenas, video games, and ad campaigns — with placements on HBO, Hulu, Netflix, The CW, the WNBA, Sony’s MLB The Show, and brands like Amazon and Toyota.
Some people have asked: Donnie who? When Donnie was younger, he thought his last name was too long for a musician, so he opted to use his middle name. Now, many years the wiser, Donnie goes by either Donnie Barren or Don Holtzinger (or Donnie Barren Holtzinger). So, for those people that knew Donnie Barren (or dB for short), wed like to introduce you to Don Holtzinger.
Drop Donnie a line on Facebook (@donholtzinger) or Instagram (@donniebarren). I know hed like to hear from you.
🎵 [SONG INFO]
I Think Were Alone Now is a song written and composed by Ritchie Cordell that was first recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells.
It was a major hit for the group, reaching number 4 on the US Hot 100 in April 1967. It finished at No. 12 on Billboard magazines year-end singles chart for 1967.
The song has been covered several times by other artists, most notably by Tiffany in 1987. The Tiffany recording reached number 1 on the charts of various countries including the US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand. Other cover versions have also charted, including those by the Rubinoos (number 45 US, 1977) and Girls Aloud (number 4 UK, 2006).
~more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Think_We%27re_Alone_Now
🔗 [LINKS]
https://donniebarren.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5s72rFnWfMlfz4HlsHm4JQ
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtnDM74D4qaW993CgczeLuQ
https://www.facebook.com/donniebarrenholtzinger
Available on bandcamp:
https://donniebarrenholtzinger.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-my-cats-meow
and Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1b3PXrwVZ3si5lwSHca9zG
https://open.spotify.com/album/5J41Gc4lHQ8tItBYrXxtv8
#donniebarren
#ithinkwerealonenow
#losangelesrock
#tiffany
#tommyjamesandtheshondells Donnie Barren - I Think Were Alone Now (Tommy James and the Shondells Cover)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/py90dr4IWZQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![The Frank Barber Percussion - Mah-Na Mah-Na (Piero Umiliani)
From Deep Percussion
Label: Polydor – 24-4508
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1970
Tracklist
A1 Mah-Na Mah-Na
Written-By – Piero Umiliani
A2 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Written-By – Bacharach And David
A3 Mendocino
Written-By – Doug Sahm
A4 Tracy
Written-By – Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance
A5 Theme 18
Written-By – Norrie Paramor
B1 Precisely Percussion
Written-By – Frank Barber
B2 Midnight Cowboy
Written-By – John Barry
B3 Big Spender
Written-By – Cy Coleman
B4 Somewhere Theres A Love For You
Written-By – Frank Barber
B5 Hare Krishna
Written-By – Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado
B6 Summer Palace
Written-By – Norrie Paramor
Notes
Frank Barber Percussion Ensemble
🎵 [SONG INFO]
Mah Nà Mah Nà is a popular song by the Italian composer Piero Umiliani.
It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell (Svezia, inferno e paradiso). On its own it was a minor radio hit in the United States and in Britain, but it became better known internationally after it was used by the Muppets and on The Benny Hill Show.
Sesame Street producer Joan Ganz Cooney heard the track on the radio and decided it would be a perfect addition to the show. The songs first Sesame Street performance by the Muppets was performed by puppeteers Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Loretta Long (Susan) on the fourteenth episode of the show, broadcast on November 27, 1969. The following Sunday, Henson and his Muppets performed the song on The Ed Sullivan Show. Seven years later, the song was part of the premiere episode of The Muppet Show.
Starting in 1971, The Benny Hill Show—in its second incarnation at Thames Television where it launched in 1969 in colour—included Mah Nà Mah Nà as part of a background music medley during their frequent slapstick sketches. The medley became a Benny Hill Show tradition for the rest of its run.
Original version
Although Umiliani used a very similar theme in 1966 for the soundtrack of the Italian film Ring Around the World, Mah Nà Mah Nà debuted as part of Umilianis soundtrack for the Italian mondo film Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968), an exploitation documentary film about wild sexual activity and other behaviour in Sweden. The song accompanied a scene in the film set in a sauna which gave its original title Viva la Sauna Svedese (Hooray for the Swedish Sauna). It was performed by a band called Marc 4 (four session musicians from the RAI orchestra), and the lead part was sung by Italian singer/composer Alessandro Alessandroni and his wife Giulia. The song also appeared on the 1968 U.S. soundtrack album released for the film.
Mah Nà Mah Nà was a hit in many countries in 1968–1969. In the United States, it peaked at No. 55 in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 44 on the Cash Box magazine chart in October 1969. It also reached No. 12 on the United States Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song reached No. 22 in the RPM magazine top singles charts, October 11, 1969, and No. 5 on the AC Chart a week later. The original UK single release, on the Pye International label (7N 25499), left the artists name uncredited on the label, and a cover version by Giorgio Moroder, pseudonymously credited to The Great Unknowns and released the same year on the Major Minor label (MM 658), featured Moroders Doo-be-doo-be-do on the B side (also sometimes featured in The Benny Hill Show). Umilianis original version, now credited to Umiliani on the label, was reissued by EMI Records in the UK in 1977 and reached No. 8 in the charts. During its 1–15 September 1969 run on the WLS 890 Hit Parade, the surveys erroneously credited the record to someone named Pete Howard. WPTR did much the same, except that the credit was given to the stations disc jockey, J.W. Wagner.
Other famous versions
A heavy metal version was recorded by the UK band Skin in 1996, for the Perfect Day single which was a minor hit in the UK at No. 33. This version is titled The Muppet Song (Mah Na Mah Na).
In 2011, the alternative rock band the Fray released a cover of the song on Muppets: The Green Album, though a remaster of the original version from The Muppet Show performance appears on the soundtrack from the 2011 film The Muppets.
The Mexican rock band Maná sang the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2016.
~more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah_N%C3%A0_Mah_N%C3%A0
#thefrankbarberpercussion
#mahnamahna
#pieroumiliani The Frank Barber Percussion - Mah-Na Mah-Na (Piero Umiliani)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pyIWtqlEY_s/mqdefault.jpg)
![Split Genes - Somebody To Love (New Wave/Power Pop/Post-Punk, The Great Society Cover)
From Somebody To Love
Label: Sara Bee – BN 124
Format: Vinyl, 7, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Tracklist
A Somebody To Love
Written-By – Darby Slick
B Submarine City
Written-By – Band Of Joy
Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Published By – Band Of Joy Music Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Tape One
Pressed By – Damont
Distributed By – Pye Records
Manufactured By – Pye Records
Lacquer Cut By – BilBo
Notes
(Walton-on-Thames(98) 42689)
Manufactured and Distributed by Pye Records
℗ 1980
© 2007 Sarabee
℗ 2007 Sarabee
🎵 [SONG INFO]
Somebody to Love (originally titled Someone to Love) is a rock song that was written by Darby Slick.
It was originally recorded by The Great Society, and later by Jefferson Airplane.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jefferson Airplanes version No. 274 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Background
Written by The Great Society guitarist Darby Slick after realizing his girlfriend had left him, and first performed by that band, which included his then-sister-in-law Grace Slick on vocals, the song made little impact outside of the club circuit in the Bay Area.
The song was recorded on December 4, 1965, and released in February 1966 as a single with the B-side another Darby Slick composition titled Free Advice on the Northbeach label (Northbeach 1001) and received minimal circulation outside of San Francisco.
San Francisco in the mid-1960s was the center of free love, but Darby Slick saw a downside to this ethos, as it could lead to jealousy and disconnect.
This song champions loyalty and monogamy, as the singer implores us to find that one true love that will nurture us and get us through the tough times.
However, the lyrics do not treat love as something that randomly happens to a person, but rather as an action that a person, male or female, may choose to take.
This subtle but profound difference in philosophy places this song in opposition to songs that speak of falling in love as if love is something that happens to a person outside of their conscious intention.
Re-recording
When Grace Slick departed to join Jefferson Airplane, she took this song with her, bringing it to the Surrealistic Pillow sessions, along with her own composition White Rabbit.
Subsequently, the Airplanes more ferocious rock and roll version became the bands first and biggest success, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The groups first hit song, Somebody To Love was also one of the first big hits to come out of the US West Coast and San Francisco Bay area counterculture scene, to which numerous artists and musicians would be drawn over the following few years.
Slicks original performance of the song with The Great Society is more subdued, with the Jefferson Airplane version sounding far more accusatory and menacing on lines such as Your mind is so full of red and Your friends, baby, they treat you like a guest.
The lyrics are in the second person, with each two-line verse setting a scene of alienation and despair, and the chorus repeating the title of the song, with slight variations such as: ... / Dont you need somebody to love? / Wouldnt you love somebody to love? / ... Like the album on which it appeared, this song was instrumental in publicizing the existence of the Haight-Ashbury counterculture to the rest of the United States.
Here are some notable uses in movies and television:
A Serious Man (2009): The Coen brothers film uses the studio release of the song at the beginning of the main story, helping to transition the setting to St. Louis Park, Minnesota, in 1967.
The Cable Guy (1996): Features a memorable and humorous karaoke performance of the song by Jim Carreys character.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998): This movie, which delves into 1960s drug culture and paranoia, includes the song on its soundtrack, fitting its aesthetic.
Apollo 13 (1995): Used in the film to evoke the time period.
Gimme Shelter (1970): The documentary about the Rolling Stones 1969 U.S. tour, culminating in the Altamont Free Concert, features Jefferson Airplane performing the song during their set at Altamont.
Four Brothers (2005)
Parenthood (TV Series): Appeared in an episode of the show.
American Pop (1981): An animated film with a multi-generational storyline using rock music.
Cover versions / Remixes
Boogie Pimps
A German electronic music duo who released a popular house/electronic remix of the song in 2003.
Their version became a worldwide hit, notably reaching No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
The duo reportedly decided to cover the song after watching it in the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Mothers Finest covered the song in 1979, giving it a funk/disco arrangement.
Great White
The Ramones included a cover on their 1994 album Acid Eaters.
W.A.S.P.
Rez Band (Resurrection Band)
🔗 [LINKS]
Available on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5vk2J8HRtmrTGgNJyUObxP
#splitgenes
#somebodytolove
#newwave
#postpunk
#newwave Split Genes - Somebody To Love (New Wave/Power Pop/Post-Punk, The Great Society Cover)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q6LEA_5ksFU/mqdefault.jpg)
![Albert Ginés - Ginchy (Bert Weedon Cover)
From The First Monkey In Space
Label: Topaz Hit Label – Top3
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: Spain
Released: Oct 16, 2019
Tracklist
A1 The First Monkey In Space
A2 Oceánica
A3 El Tren De La Jungla
A4 Turmal
A5 El Fotógrafo Del Surf
A6 Saudade Surf
B1 La Huida
B2 Mr Vlady
B3 Reverb Swing
B4 Cato Fong Theme
B5 Waponi Woo
B6 Ginchy
Composed By – Bert Weedon
Arranged By, Performer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Albert Ginés
Composed By – Albert Ginés (tracks: A1 to B5)
Notes
Recording and mixing by Albert Ginés.
Tracks A2 & B4 from Oceánica 7, Roctopus Tea Party, 2017
Tracks A3 to A6 & B2 from Saudade Surf 7, Roctopus Tea Party, 2018
© 2019 Albert Ginés
℗ 2019 Albert Ginés
🎵 [SONG INFO]
Ginchy was officially released in January 1961 as a 7-inch vinyl single on the Top Rank International label, with Yearning as its B-side.
It entered the UK Singles Chart on February 8, 1961, and spent five weeks on the chart, peaking at number 35.
Cover versions
The Ventures, an incredibly prolific and influential American surf rock and instrumental rock band, released their cover of Ginchy in March 31, 1961.
It appeared on their album Another Smash!!! which was released in June 1961.
They also released it as a single with Lullaby of the Leaves as the B-side.
The Brazilian instrumental band The Jet Blacks also recorded a cover of Ginchy in 1962. This was part of their early output, as they were formed in 1961 and quickly became known for their covers of popular instrumental tracks.
While The Ventures and The Jet Blacks are arguably the most well-known bands to cover Ginchy from that era, the song has been covered by other groups over the years, though perhaps not with the same widespread recognition. For example, The Golden Guitars released a version in 1974.
The continued existence of these covers highlights the enduring appeal of Ginchy as a strong instrumental piece. Its a song that lends itself well to interpretation by guitar-focused bands, allowing them to showcase their own style while paying homage to Bert Weedons original composition.
The fact that a British instrumental (Weedons original) was picked up by major American and Brazilian instrumental groups underscores the international exchange and influence within the instrumental rock genre during the late 1950s and early 1960s. These bands were often listening to each others work and adapting popular tunes for their own audiences.
Ginchy, through Bert Weedons original and these subsequent covers, remains a recognized and respected piece in the history of instrumental rock and roll.
🔗 [LINKS]
Available on bandcamp:
https://albertgines.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-monkey-in-space
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4AoIMDhEb1SSZek0EEgYoo
Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-first-monkey-in-space/1471149796
and Deezer:
https://www.deezer.com/us/album/102209962
Albert Ginés on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/albert_gines/
and YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOEzg5b6ttRG9rEwSN1Okew
#surfinstrumental
#instrumentalsurf Albert Ginés - Ginchy (Bert Weedon Cover)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qXrIj6G-t20/mqdefault.jpg)