Neil Christian / Neil Christian & the Crusaders 1962-1973 (with Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Nicky Hopkins)

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Christopher Tidmarsh, 14 February 1943, Hoxton, East London, England. With backing group the Crusaders, Christian was one of the pioneering acts of Britain’s pre- Beatles era. His first line-up included guitarist Jimmy Page, who was later featured as a session musician on the singer’s 1964 release, ‘Honey Hush’. Albert Lee, Mick Abrahams and Alex Dmochowski (later of Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation) also graced the Crusaders at various times in its career, while Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Elmer Twitch (piano), Bibi Blange (bass) and Tornado Evans (drums) supported Christian when he toured to promote ‘That’s Nice’. This perky single reached the UK Top 20 in 1966, but when the similarly styled ‘Oops’ failed to chart, the singer moved to Germany where he had attracted a fanatical following. Christian subsequently returned to Britain and continued to record sporadically, but, unable to secure a consistent success, he later retired from active performing.

Neil Christian / Neil Christian & the Crusaders

1962-1973

Virtually all of this 28-song anthology covers the years 1962- 73

01 - My Baby Left Me                                        

02 - Yaketty Yak                                            

03 - That's Nice                                            

04 - What Would Your Mama Say Now                           

05 - Let Me In                                              

06 - Big Beat Drum                                          

07 - Get A Load Of This                                     

08 - Honey Hush                                             

09 - Give The Game Away                                     

10 - Feel In The Mood                                       

11 - I Remember                                             

12 - The Road To Love                                       

13 - One For The Money                                      

14 - A Little Bit Of Someone Else                           

15 - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion                          

16 - I Like It                                              

17 - She's Got The Action                                   

18 - Bad Girl                                               

19 - You're All Things Bright And Beautiful                 

20 - Two At A Time                                          

21 - Wanna Lover                                            

22 - Oops                                                   

23 - She Said Yeah                                          

24 - Let Me Hear You Laugh                                  

25 - Bit By Bit                                             

26 - Count Down                                             

27 - Gonna Love You Baby  

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