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Best known for their #5 US hit Walk Away Renee (which I haven't included here), The Left Banke were a classical-influenced psych-pop outfit from New York City which ran mainly from 1965-69 with several spilts and reformations along the way. Their main songwriter was Michael Brown, who was just 16 years old when he wrote Walk Away Renee about Renée Fladen-Kamm, then-girlfriend of The Left Banke's bassist Tom Finn.
They recorded two albums in the 60s - 'Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina' and 'The Left Banke Too' which are well worth a purchase, and one much later which I haven't investigated. The Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rzeGqqethE Reached #15 on the Billboard chart, so really this qualifies as a hit, but when did you last hear it on the radio? The Left Banke - Desiree (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6d9k-Nn0P4 The Left Banke - I Haven't Got The Nerve (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHTEAcIndb0 The Left Banke - I've Got Something On my Mind (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYPQMsRG0kA The Left Banke - Goodbye Holly (1968) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX0rb_V74YE ![]() I like all the tracks in Randy's post, but Walk Away Renee (mentioned, but not featured) is by far my favourite track by this band. I really find it hard to believe that Michael Brown was only 16 years old when he wrote this beautiful song. Most British people who know this song at all only know the UK hit cover by the Four Tops. That version's good, but the original version is absolutely exquisite. In fact, I like the latter so much that it took pride of place in the first post I ever made to this thread ... Quote:
and the original and imho definitely the best version of "Walk Away Renee" by The Left Banke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uqBTzfcIk4 |
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Can't seen to find anything about this band , keep being redirected to Blondie .
Blond - ( I Will Bring You ) Flowers In The Morning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvd9l...eature=related |
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Three tracks recorded by actors.
Bernard Cribbins - My Resistance Is Low (1962) That great British comedy actor, Bernard Cribbins, had two UK Top Ten hit singles in 1962 with the novelty songs Hole In The Ground and Right Said Fred. In the same year he recorded an album which included this fine rendition of a great old Hoagy Carmichael song. Richard Chamberlain - They Long To Be Close To You (1963) The Carpenters may have recorded the definitive and most successful version of this Bacharach and David song, but they were not the first act to record it. That honour goes to one of the most popular actors of the era, Richard Chamberlain. Actually, his voice is surprisingly good and this version of the song is not bad at all. Chris Sandford - Not Too Little Not Too Much (1963) This track is very much of its day, but it's decent enough. The actor Chris Sandford was appearing in Coronation Street (as popular then as it is now) when he recorded the track, which was probably the main reason it became a UK hit single, albeit a minor one. |
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Phil Kinorra (also known by his stage names Julian Covey, Julien Covey and Philamore Lincoln) is a British drummer and singer who performed with Brian Auger and the Trinity, Graham Bond and Don Rendell, as well as with his own band, Julian Covey & The Machine, for which he sang and played drums. He also played as a replacement drummer for The Who's Keith Moon after he hurt himself in 1967. However, he only played one concert with the band before being replaced by Chris Townson, who continued filling in for Moon for four more concerts.
(Apologies for lifting that straight from Wikipedia - RG) Julien Covey & The Machine - A Little Bit Hurt (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfMjdss24Y And it's B-side... Julien Covey & The Machine - Sweet Bacon (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-HnVQjjE0 Philamore Lincoln - The North Wind Blew South (1970) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYHyrwlLsqE Philamore Lincoln - Rainy Day (1968) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QaU-...eature=related Philamore Lincoln - You're The One (196?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kDwP...eature=related Take all the dates with a pinch of salt; information on this is a bit scant. The album The North Wind Blew South was released in 1970, but I've included it in this thread rather than Rare 70s because it was recorded in '69 and to keep it together with the Julian Covey tracks. |
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Three tracks recorded by actors.
Bernard Cribbins - My Resistance Is Low (1962) That great British comedy actor, Bernard Cribbins, had two UK Top Ten hit singles in 1962 with the novelty songs Hole In The Ground and Right Said Fred. In the same year he recorded an album which included this fine rendition of a great old Hoagy Carmichael song. Richard Chamberlain - They Long To Be Close To You (1963) The Carpenters may have recorded the definitive and most successful version of this Bacharach and David song, but they were not the first act to record it. That honour goes to one of the most popular actors of the era, Richard Chamberlain. Actually, his voice is surprisingly good and this version of the song is not bad at all. Chris Sandford - Not Too Little Not Too Much (1963) This track is very much of its day, but it's decent enough. The actor Chris Sandford was appearing in Coronation Street (as popular then as it is now) when he recorded the track, which was probably the main reason it became a UK hit single, albeit a minor one. Mike Berry - On my mind |
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A post celebrating the other half of the great songwriting duo, Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman. Together they wrote some of the sixties most enduring songs such as Teenager in Love and Save the last dance for me but Mort Shuman in particular had a remarkable career trajectory that took him from songwriter in Greenwich Village to French music star before finally ending his days writing songs for West End musicals. more about him here
Many of the hits Mort and Doc wrote were also recorded by Mort, an accomplished blues singer. Here is I'm a Man , a Rockabilly number that would become a hit for Fabian. Mort Shuman - I'm A Man From the same year, 1959, Turn Me Loose later recorded by both Fabian and Dion and the Belmonts. Mort Shuman - Turn Me Loose At the same time as writing with Doc he also composed music for soundtracks. Here's a fine jazz instrumental he wrote Mort Shuman - Monday, Monday Post continues on the Rare 70's thread |
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A post celebrating the other half of the great songwriting duo, Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman. Together they wrote some of the sixties most enduring songs such as Teenager in Love and Save the last dance for me but Mort Shuman in particular had a remarkable career trajectory that took him from songwriter in Greenwich Village to French music star before finally ending his days writing songs for West End musicals. more about him here
Many of the hits Mort and Doc wrote were also recorded by Mort, an accomplished blues singer. Here is I'm a Man , a Rockabilly number that would become a hit for Fabian. Mort Shuman - I'm A Man From the same year, 1959, Turn Me Loose later recorded by both Fabian and Dion and the Belmonts. Mort Shuman - Turn Me Loose At the same time as writing with Doc he also composed music for soundtracks. Here's a fine jazz instrumental he wrote Mort Shuman - Monday, Monday Post continues on the Rare 70's thread Incidentally, the Monday Monday in your post is a jazz instrumental cover of the classic song written by John Phillips and originally recorded by the Mamas and the Papas. It is not a Mort Shuman composition. |
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I like Mort Shuman. He and Doc Pomus wrote some of the best rock 'n' roll/pop songs of the late fifties and early sixties. I also really like his English translations of Jacques Brel songs, which are not "sanitised" like those by Rod McKuen.
Incidentally, the Monday Monday in your post is a jazz instrumental cover of the classic song written by John Phillips and originally recorded by the Mamas and the Papas. It is not a Mort Shuman composition. |
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Three great soul tracks from the early sixties:-
Jerry Butler - He Will Break Your Heart (1960) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjczGwA7AZ4 James Brown - I Don't Mind (1961) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkFm8oah0HU Gene Chandler - Rainbow (1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHMVISmmxqU |
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Was listening to a couple of Etta James tracks on YouTube , & noticed another artist named Etta , clicked on have to have a listen have got to say I was mightily impressed with what I heard .
Etta Jones - Don't Go To Strangers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08IR-...eature=related ( Notice Rob is an inactive member again . ) |
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Nice one Barney........Etta Jones is a new one on me but I like it !
Very Billie Holiday............ ![]() Just having a look round and here's one i recognise.........from 1962 Etta Jones 'Till There Was You'............which the Beatles did a cover of on their first album. It's more likely that they'd heard the Peggy Lee version which had been a minor hit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMflmMBpz6Y |
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Here's a slightly bizarre clip I found on Youtube.
This is Paul Simon & his doppelgänger (brother Ed) performing Davy Graham's great folk guitar classic 'Anji'. Simon & Mini Me - Anji |
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How about Mike Berry, known later to TV audiences as Mr Spooner from Are You Being Served. As a singer he was best known for his kitsch minor hit Tribute to Buddy Holly (latterly Sunshine of your Smile) as well as his many Holly covers; here's a rare original song
Mike Berry - On my mind U.K. Jones - Let Me Tell Ya |
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And here he is in 1969 performing as U.K. Jones with what's claimed to be the first ever glam rock song; a far cry from his beginnings as a Buddy Holly tribute act!
U.K. Jones - Let Me Tell Ya Ning - Machines |
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A random selection , l just liked the name of the group or title of the song
Diddy Wah Diddy - Barry & The Remains http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-533S...eature=related She Came In The Morning - Fat Mattress http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWgoppbnhfQ Sometimes You Just Cant Win - Mouse & The Traps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWFDfXvEU0Q |
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Somebody to Love , first recorded by by The Great Society , prefer this version to the Jefferson Airplane version.
Somebody To Love - The Great Society http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzyDL...eature=related Something a bit different & Bluesy from Bobbie Gentry , Big Boss Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGNNd...eature=related John D Loudermilk with the original version of his song Tobacco Road http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3gR...eature=related |
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John D Loudermilk with the original version of his song Tobacco Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3gR...eature=related (The Nashville Teens hit cover is fantastic too). |
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In honour of Robert Moog's 78th birthday (thanks Google) some classic 60's hits that were re-worked through the synthesiser that bears his name. Starting with Hugo Montenegro (who composed the Good, Bad and Ugly theme) and his 1969 moog version of MacArthur Park.
Hugo Montenegro - MacArthur Park From French electronic music pioneer Jean Jacques Perrey and American Gershon Kingsley's 1967 album Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Spotlight on the Moog Perrey & Kingsley - Umbrellas of Cherbourg And lastly another French electronic music pioneer Claude Denjean with a bizarre version of The Moody Blues hit. Claude Denjean - Nights in White Satin |
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A French instrumental group
The Four Dreamers - Chariot ( I Will Follow Him ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4VjRqtBdtw |
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A Northern Soul classic I don't think we've had yet.
Marva Josie - Later For You Baby The White Queen of Soul with a magnificent theme for an obscure film from 1967. Dusty Springfield - The Corrupt Ones And if there was a white man of soul it would've have to be Tom; this b-side is a simple but effective way to showcase 'The Voice' (I had to) Tom Jones - Day by Day |
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( Notice Rob is an inactive member again . ) Glad to see the thread thriving without me althout tbh my input hasnt been great for a while.and im back just in time for its second aniversary!
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What Goes On
The Velvet Underground - What Goes On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZppCa2JgU I have no intellectual comments to add, this song just trips me out a bit man ![]() enjoy |
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Great to see you back, rob, was beginning to fear the worst.
This heatwave puts me in the mood for some Brazilian sambas. I'll start with one from the man behind some of the most well known bossa nova tunes (Desafinado, the girl from ipanema) Antonio Carlos Jobim and a tune that invites you to sit down and pour yourself a long drink. Jobim - One note samba Known variously as So Nice or the Summer Samba, this English version of the samba de verao is sung by Astrud 'girl from Ipanema' Gilberto Astrud Gilberto - Summer Samba And finally another summery samba sung by another Gilberto this time in portugese. Bebel Gilberto - Samba de Bencao |
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Yeah victim of the over sensetive thought police, its amazing what can be construed as 'rule breaking', they are implemented way too strictly. I found on another forum a thread dedicated to people who have had ds bans and the really soft reasons... like one lady who informed ds that her daughter and she both had seperate accounts here but on the same ip addy.. dispite her email telling her it was ok, she later got perma banned for having 2 accounts...
Glad to see the thread thriving without me althout tbh my input hasnt been great for a while.and im back just in time for its second aniversary! ![]() |
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