Posted April 23, 201015 yr Anybody heard this album of hers, released in 1969? It's really untypical of the rest of her output, being a bit of a melting pot of psych-rock, blues, soul and folk styles. She was the first artist to cover a Led Zeppelin song (Your Time Is Gonna Come) and there are also versions of Love Me Do, Lay Lady Lay, Sympathy For The Devil, Walking The Dog (Rufus Thomas) and Mama Roux (Dr John), all embellished with flute, organ and some really funky drumming. She's not really known as an albums act but this is a really strong set, I highly recommend it
April 24, 201015 yr nope , havnt heard of it , sounds interesting ps wasnt 'walking the dog' by the dennisons? with former emmerdale actor clive hornby (the late jack sugden) on drums..
April 24, 201015 yr nope , havnt heard of it , sounds interesting ps wasnt 'walking the dog' by the dennisons? with former emmerdale actor clive hornby (the late jack sugden) on drums.. Rufus had the original and the Dennisons covered it http://www.merseybeatnostalgia.co.uk/html/the_dennisons.html
April 24, 201015 yr Rufus had the original and the Dennisons covered it http://www.merseybeatnostalgia.co.uk/html/the_dennisons.html fair play, i stand corrected :) i presume its the same rufus thomas who did 'the funky chicken' in 70.... abit of an animal fascination!
April 24, 201015 yr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Thomas yeah...quite afew animal referances in his music! :lol:
May 12, 201015 yr I'm going to try to track this down. I rather like Sandie Shaw anyway so this sounds like it could be a treat.
May 13, 201015 yr I'm going to try to track this down. I rather like Sandie Shaw anyway so this sounds like it could be a treat. Hello, I have recently bought the Sandy Shaw singles collection as a 4 CD box-set. I have bought it because I have been a fan of Morrissey and Lloyd Cole since the 1980s; and wanted to get a copy of “Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness” on CD, a single that I have had on vinyl for 22 years. Whilst I have already played a number of tracks that were released in the 1980s from disc 4, I am in no hurry to listen to any of the tracks on the earlier discs, because I think that these recordings might be a bit too much ‘boom-a-bang-a-bang’ for my liking [though I think it was Lulu who recorded that particular Eurovision entry]. In addition to this, I think that I have a negative view of a lot of 1960s ‘light entertainment English pop’ because I feel that I am encroaching on my father’s territory and therefore I think that my opinion is influenced by in part, by that subconscious ‘fear’ where you ‘don’t want to turn into your parents’. When it comes to ‘throw-away light entertainment pop’ I think I would prefer to listen to S/A/W as their songs are at least part of the soundtrack to my upbringing, though I would not want to go out of my way, to listen to Big Fun or Sonia at any time. On the other hand, I would not put Shaw’s later work with Langer-Winstanley, Steven Street and Mark E Nevin in the ‘light entertainment pop’ category and I think that if I was compiling a minidisc compilation, I would feature her later work alongside Madness, The Pretenders, Siouxsie Sioux [especially because of “Interlude” and “This Wheel’s On Fire”] and Marc Almond [a track from “The Stars We Are” album, like “Your Kisses Burn” with Nico, rather than a Soft Cell synthpop track]. Loz
May 14, 201015 yr Whilst I have already played a number of tracks that were released in the 1980s from disc 4, I am in no hurry to listen to any of the tracks on the earlier discs, because I think that these recordings might be a bit too much ‘boom-a-bang-a-bang’ for my liking [though I think it was Lulu who recorded that particular Eurovision entry]. In addition to this, I think that I have a negative view of a lot of 1960s ‘light entertainment English pop’ because I feel that I am encroaching on my father’s territory and therefore I think that my opinion is influenced by in part, by that subconscious ‘fear’ where you ‘don’t want to turn into your parents’. When it comes to ‘throw-away light entertainment pop’ I think I would prefer to listen to S/A/W as their songs are at least part of the soundtrack to my upbringing, though I would not want to go out of my way, to listen to Big Fun or Sonia at any time. 'light entertainment english pop'?.. actually a pretty accurate discription. many of the english 60's female stars did venture onto tv. lulu, cilla in particular. i think that does taint the image of what was a golden age in british female pop . pet clarke, cilla, lulu, sandie, dusty, all had some astounding music entwined with some pretty lame material. however, these girls were all INDIVIDUAL, they had their own sound and could perform . i can understand your position on S/A/W, although id still argue that our 60's songstresses produced far superior material.
May 14, 201015 yr I put Sandie way above Lulu and Cilla though. Yes she did 'Puppet on a String' but hey ho...
May 14, 201015 yr I put Sandie way above Lulu and Cilla though. Yes she did 'Puppet on a String' but hey ho... based on their 60's material , i wouldnt. imho they all had some classic tracks and all did some utter cack. they sound dated now, and rather cheesy, but still great tracks. class cilla - 'ive been wrong before' and 'its for you' sandie - 'run', 'girl dont come' and 'tonight in tokyo' lulu - 'me the peaceful heart' , 'the boat that i row' and 'to sir with love'... bad tracks cilla - 'alfie', 'step inside love' sandie 'puppet on a string' 'monseur (sp?) dupont' lulu 'im a tiger' 'boom bang a bang'
May 14, 201015 yr 'light entertainment english pop'?.. actually a pretty accurate discription. many of the english 60's female stars did venture onto tv. lulu, cilla in particular. i think that does taint the image of what was a golden age in british female pop . pet clarke, cilla, lulu, sandie, dusty, all had some astounding music entwined with some pretty lame material. however, these girls were all INDIVIDUAL, they had their own sound and could perform . Sorry, but it is an area of pop history that I am not too knowledgeable about. For about 30 years of my life I have generally ignored that era of music, only knowing an act like The Monkees from watching their shows on holiday morning TV [my father was never interested in watching American shows like The Monkees or Get Smart and would not want to be watching ‘Trashy American TV’ at 9am on a weekday morning, especially if he was off from work]. Even though I can not put those Sixties singer’s careers into full perspective, I do know certain songs by them and the fact that Cilla seemed to be the ‘KWS of the 1960s’, managing to re-record a number songs by some great American singers, before those people had a chance to get charted in the UK with their superior originals [though KWS produced an obvious blatant copy of the Double You recording]. In regards to Springfield, I do not regard her as being a ‘Light Entertainment Pop’ act even though it is likely that she had one of those shows, made by the BBC, at some point in her career [very likely indeed, as I have also got one by Kate Bush to watch on disc as well and I suppose if Kate has done a show then Dusty must have done one too]. This is because I have been a Pet Shop Boys fan for about 25 years and would have initially known her from her collaboration with the boys, in regards to the “Actually” album and “Scandal” film. From there my next point of reference would have been “Dusty In Memphis” and so I tend to regard her as a ‘blue-eyed soul’ artist, not only because of that record, but also because when I first discovered her, the charts of the time were full of acts like Wet Wet Wet and Simply Red [i also believe there is some kind of career redemption for Mr Hucknell in the current issue of ‘The Word’, after many years of negativity from the self-defined ‘cultural elite’ that is the ‘mainstream’ music press]. Loz
May 14, 201015 yr Even though I can not put those Sixties singer’s careers into full perspective, I do know certain songs by them and the fact that Cilla seemed to be the ‘KWS of the 1960s’, managing to re-record a number songs by some great American singers, before those people had a chance to get charted in the UK with their superior originals [though KWS produced an obvious blatant copy of the Double You recording]. Loz cilla was no more guilty of covering american music then anyone. the early 60's was dominated by acts (solo or groups, including the beatles) looking to america for inspiration. they either covered tracks or produced anglacised versions of american music, especially the blues. i think the only track cilla pre-empted was 'anyone who had a heart', which is one of our defining tracks of the 60's... i prefer it to dione warwick as i prefer the 'big production' epstein ( i presume) put on it. oh yeah, she covered 'youve lost that lovin feeling' but it was inferior to the righteous bros and chart history shows that the public agreed. when ive a moment ill post up 'its for you', which epitomises the sounds of the mid 60's. cilla should be known for that.
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