The Beat Merchants - The Beats Go On

The Beat Merchants were a talented British band of the early '60s who were equally adept at generating mainstream British pop/rock in the manner of the Roulettes and the Searchers or hard-driving bluesy rock & roll in the manner of the Rolling Stones and the Small Faces.

 Yet apart from their debut single, "Pretty Face" -- which made it to number 44 on the British charts -- they never made any commercial impression on audiences in England or America. They started life as a Shadows-influenced instrumental group from England's south coast called the Hustlers, consisting of guitarist Ralph Worman, bassist Geoff Farndell, rhythm guitarist Gavin Daneski... Read More...

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                                                                      Personnel:

- Peter Toal - vocals (1963)

- Chris Boyle - vocals (1963-65)

- Gavin Daneski - guitar, harmonica, vocals

- Geoff Farndell - bass, vocals

- Ralph Worman - guitar (1962-65)

- Les Rogers - drums (1962)

- Vic Sendall - drums (1962-66)

- Rick MacEvoy - guitar (1965)

- Alan Piggott - guitar (1965-66)

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01. Pretty Face (Boyle, Daneski, Farndell, Worman, Sendall) - 1:53


02. Was Before (Farndell) - 2:52

03. Hippy Hippy Shake (Romero) - 2:40

04. Moanin' (Timmons, Hendrix) - 3:12

05. All She Wants Is Me (Daneski, Farndell) - 3:16

06. Reasons (Farndell) - 3:01

07. Talkin' About You (C.Berry) - 2:23

08. So Fine (J.Gribble) - 2:45

09. On A Summer Day (Daneski, Farndell) - 2:04

10. She Said Yeh (Jackson, Bono) - 2:24

11. Come On & Tell Me (Daneski) - 2:03

12. Fortune Teller (Ballard, Vance) - 2:30

13. So Fine (#2) (J.Gribble) - 2:44

14. Pretty Thing (E.McDaniel) - 2:25

15. What Have I Done (Daneski, Farndell) - 2:44

16. Messin' With The Man (M.Morganfield) - 2:13

17. Does It Show (Farndell) - 2:23

18. Rich Girl (Farndell) - 2:06

19. Not Guilty (Farndell) - 2:52

Listening to this 19-song compilation of official singles and demo tracks by the Beat Merchants, one just wants to ask, "What the hell went wrong?" Based on these sides, these guys had it all, a distinctive guitar attack, nicely coarse vocals, and a ton of collective charisma, but they never made it as a recording act. Whether they're engaging in Beatles-like balladry ("Was Before") or going head-to-head with the Rolling Stones on Muddy Waters' "Messin' With the Man," the Beat Merchants were making entertaining, exciting, and interesting records; even "Does It Show," a sub-Who hard rock ballad, is utterly diverting, and the best of the cuts here, "Pretty Face," "Moanin'," "Reasons," "So Fine," "On a Summer Day," "Pretty Thing," and "Not Guilty" -- the latter a sneering punk anthem from very late in their history, which shows they still had what it took as players and songwriter in 1966, without a recording contract to their names -- are as good as any archival releases by the Yardbirds and the Kinks et al.

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Будущая группа The Beat Merchants была создана в Horsham (графство Sussex) в 1962 году под названием Hustlers или Peter & the Hustlers. Состав: Ralph Worman - лидер-гитара, его двоюродный брат Geoff Farndell - басs, Gavin Daneski - ритм-гитара и Les Rogers - ударные. Всем им было тогда 14-16 лет. Играли инструментальную музыку в стиле The Shadows. Затем их ударник попал в автокатастрофу, и они пригласили Vic Sendall из другой местной группы, Texans, а также взяли вокалиста Peter Toal. Затем певец Chris Boyle (также из Texans) заменил Pete Toal, эмигрировавшего в Австралию (группа стала называться The Beat Merchants). Группа была талантлива и легко выиграла конкурс National Boys' Club в Брайтоне с песнями Come On (Чак Берри) и Bo Diddley. Были совместные туры с Applejacks, Honeycombs, Lulu и Gene Vincent. Но вот с записями им не повезло - было выпущено всего два сингла (по одному в 1964 и 1965) - Pretty Face/Messin' With the Man и So Fine/She Said Yeah. Кстати, So Fine достигла 1-го места в чартах США, когда вышла там на B-стороне сингла Freddie & the Dreamers "You Were Made For Me". Затем Ralph Worman также решил эмигрировать - но в Канаду, и оставил группу в 1965 году. Энтузиазм молодых людей пропал (было им тогда лет по 18-20), повлюблялись, поженились, и ушли из шоу-бизнеса. Потом Farndell, Daneski и Sendall пытались создать новую группу (в 1968 - Permissive Society), но она как-то не прижилась. На этом диске записано всё, что смогли найти. Записи - моно, первоначальное качество некоторых треков оставляет желать лучшего.~ ( progbeat-vvche.blogspot.com )

The Who - Rarities (1966-1972 )

Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. The group was a whirlwind of activity, as the wild Keith Moon fell over his drum kit and Pete Townshend leaped into the air with his guitar, spinning his right hand in exaggerated windmills.

Vocalist Roger Daltrey strutted across the stage with a thuggish menace, as bassist John Entwistle stood silent, functioning as the eye of the hurricane. These divergent personalities frequently clashed, but these frictions also resulted in a decade's worth of remarkable music -- it took some five years to find their audience, but at the tail end of ... Read More...

                           

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The Who - Who Rarity Collections:

1. The Who - Circles (Instant Party) (2:29)

2. The Who - Disguises (3:13)

3. The Who - Batman (1:27)

4. The Who - Bucket T (2:10)

5. The Who - Barbara Ann (2:01)

6. The Who - In The City (2:24)

7. The Who - I've Been Away (2:09)

8. The Who - Doctor Doctor (3:01)

9. The Who - The Last Time (2:50)

10. The Who - Under My Thumb (2:37)

11. The Who - Someone's Coming (2:27)

12. The Who - Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (3:16)

13. The Who - Dogs (3:06)

14. The Who - Call Me Lightning (2:24)

15. The Who - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2:38)

16. The Who - Join Together (4:24)

17. The Who - Don't Know Myself (4:59)

18. The Who - Heaven & Hell (3:33)

19. The Who - When I Was A Boy (3:31)

20. The Who - Let's See Action (3:59)

21. 21 - The Who - Relay

22. 22 - The Who - Waspman

23. 23 - The Who - Here For More

24. 24 - The Who - Water

25. 25 - The Who - Baby Don't You Do It

Thre Sonics - Here Are The Sonics!!! (1965)

A rock & roll band from Tacoma, WA, the Sonics' original members were Gerry Roslie (lead singer, piano, organ), Andy Parypa (guitar), Larry Parypa (bass), Bob Bennett (drums), and Rob Lind (saxophone). Forming in the wake of the early-'60s success of local favorites the Kingsmen and the Wailers (whose Etiquette label they recorded for), the Sonics combined classic Northwest-area teen band raunch with early English band grit (particularly influenced by the Kinks), relentless rhythmic drive, and unabashed '50s-style blues shouting for a combination that still makes their brand of rock & roll perhaps the raunchiest ever captured on wax.

Lead singer Gerry Roslie was no less than a white Little Richard, whose harrowing soul-screams were startling even to the Northwest teen audience, who liked their music powerful and driving with little regard to commercial subtleties. With hit after hit on the local charts (and influencing every local band that ever took the stage), the band inexplicably was never able to break out nationally, leaving its sound largely undiluted for mass consumption. Breaking up in the late '60s (after one ill-fated album attempt to water down their style for national attention), the Sonics continue today to be revered by '60s collectors the world over for their unique brand of rock & roll raunch.

1. The Sonics - The Witch (2:40)

2. The Sonics - Do You Love Me (2:18)

3. The Sonics - Roll Over Beethoven (2:49)

4. The Sonics - Boss Hoss (2:24)

5. The Sonics - Dirty Robber (2:02)

6. The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel (2:40)

7. The Sonics - Psycho (2:17)

8. The Sonics - Money (2:00)

9. The Sonics - Walkin' The Dog (2:45)

10. The Sonics - Night Time Is The Right Time (2:58)

11. The Sonics - Strychnine (2:13)

12. The Sonics - Good Golly Miss Molly (2:08)

13. The Sonics - Keep A Knockin' (1:55)

14. The Sonics - Don't Believe In Christmas (1:46)

15. The Sonics - Santa Claus (2:52)

16. The Sonics - The Village Idiot (2:39)

 

The Sonics that Wailers bassist Buck Ormsby took into a small studio and unleashed on the world show a live band at the peak of its power, ready to mow down the competition without even blinking twice. Their debut long-player (originally issued on the Etiquette imprint) is reprised here with new liner notes by Norton prexy Miriam Linna in the original mono. The flame-throwing hits of "The Witch," "Psycho," "Boss Hoss," and "Strychnine" are aboard, along with versions of "Do You Love Me," "Dirty Robber," "Have Love Will Travel," and "Walkin' the Dog" that are no less potent. This long-play vinyl reissue also boasts the addition of four bonus tracks: "Keep a Knockin'" (the original B-side of "The Witch") and three selections from an Etiquette Christmas album, "Don't Believe in Christmas," "The Village Idiot," and "Santa Claus." Another important chunk of Seattle rock & roll history.

Fire Escape - Psychotic Reaction (1967)

Because it is totally hardcore, has the word "psychotic" spelled wrong in huge print on the back cover, and is almost impossible to find anywhere, '60s freaks will want this. No members of the so-called Fire Escape are mentioned by name, and there's an arranger's credit, which is not exactly a sign that a regular band is playing. It is a good guess that the group is fabricated and the project is actually performed by the so-called production team of Larry Goldberg and Hank Levine, with help from sessionmen.

The liner notes detail how some jokers arrived in San Francisco during the height of the Haight-Ashbury scene and spent more than $50 in cab fare wandering around trying to find where the group the Fire Escape was playing. And guess where that was? A club called the Gutter. If that is not proof enough that this is one of the greatest sets of liner notes in music history, sample the intro: "San Francisco, a far out city! The Fire Escape, a far out band!" Well, it certainly has good taste in covers, that's for sure. Practically all the good parts of the original Nuggets collection are here: the title track, "Talk Talk," "96 Tears." There's not one but two obscure Seeds covers. The producers take credit for writing "Blood Beat" and "Journey's End," both yucky, but no one takes credit for "Love Special Delivery," advertised as just plain "LSD" on the front cover. This is one of three overt references to acid in the song selection -- talk about targeting an audience who are hallucinating too hard to respond. This album is, frankly, a ripoff, but at least good stuff was ripped off. And yes, Shockabilly also spelled "psychotic" wrong on the back of the original Rough Trade release, Dawn of Shockabilly, but at least that was in small print.

1. The Fire Escape - Psychotic Reaction (2:53)

2. The Fire Escape - Talk Talk (1:52)

3. The Fire Escape - Love Special Delivery (2:15)

4. The Fire Escape - The Trip (1:50)

5. The Fire Escape - 96 Tears (2:33)

6. The Fire Escape - Blood Beat (2:00)

7. The Fire Escape - Trip Maker (2:52)

8. The Fire Escape - Journey's End (2:41)

9. The Fire Escape - Pictures & Designs (2:30)

10. The Fire Escape - Fortune Teller (2:14)

Plattform 6 & The Kynd - Colours & Shy Girl

(Two Rare South African Beat LP on 1 CD 1965-66)

The Kynd

PLATFORM 6

1. Colours

2. Stand By Me

3. Land Of A Thousand Dances

4. All I Really Want To Do

5. Sing Me A Lovesong

6. This Boy

7. Runaway

8. Greenback Dollar

9. Trains And Boats And Planes

10. Bye Bye Love

11. In The City

12. Miss You

13. Shy Girl

14. Hideway

15. Too Much Monkey Business

16. Be Kind

17. I Have Been Wrong

18. Talkin Bout You

19. Dimples

20. Do Not Ever Change

21. Dancing In The Street

22. Take It Or Leave It

23. Just One Look

24. Naggin Woman

Jimmy Page - Back Pages...The Early Years

Before joining the Yardbirds, Jimmy Page was Britain's premier session guitarist, guesting on innumerable dates from the Who and the Kinks on down to total unknowns.

This 22-track compilation includes some of his more notable uncredited solos, when Page was the man to give a song or a session an extra lift with his licks. As you might expect, the quality is variable, encompassing charming but wimpy Merseybeat, energetic but generic covers of '50s rock classics, and sub-Stones R&B. There are some great moments here, though. The Primitives' sides are respectable raw British R&B, and Les Fleur de Lys are like a poppier Who. Page really lets rip on his solo for the First Gear's "Leave My Kitten Alone"; it's probably the best one he recorded prior to joining the Yardbirds. This also includes the rare single cut by Nico in Britain in 1965 before joining the Velvet Underground, which has a folkish sound in the vein of Marianne Faithfull; the A-side is a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "I'm Not Saying," of all things, and the B-side is a somber acoustic ballad co-written by Page himself. The set ends with its one smash hit, Donovan's "Sunshine Superman."

1. Les Fleur De Lys - Circles (3:04)

2. Les Fleur De Lys - So Come On (1:51)

3. Les Fleur De Lys - Moondreams (2:28)

4. The Blue Rondos - Baby I Go For You (2:11)

5. The Blue Rondos - Little Baby (2:37)

6. The First Gear - Gotta Make Their Future Bright (2:00)

7. The First Gear - The 'In' Crowd (2:26)

8. The First Gear - A Certain Girl (2:22)

9. The First Gear - Leave My Kitten Alone (2:22)

10. Gregory Phillips - Please Believe Me (1:52)

11. Gregory Phillips - Angie (1:58)

12. The Primitives - How Do You Feel (2:24)

13. The Primitives - You Said (2:20)

14. The Lancastrians - She Was Tall (2:07)

15. The Lancastrians - We'll Sing In The Sunshine (2:37)

16. Wayne Gibson and Dynamic Sounds - See You Later Alligator (2:23)

17. Wayne Gibson and Dynamic Sounds - Kelly (2:34)

18. The Authentics - Without You (2:25)

19. The Authentics - Climbing Through (3:01)

20. Nico - I'm Not Saying (2:50)

21. 21. Nico - The Last Mile

22. 22. Donovan - Sunshine Superman (full length version)

Mickey Finn & The Blue Me with Jimmy Page - Keep Moving ! (1964-66)

Mickey Finn, a band not a person, did a few non-hit singles in Britain in the mid-1960s, a couple of which are highly esteemed by British Invasion collectors. Originally known as Mickey Finn and the Blue Men, the band were also notable for including Jimmy Page as a member for a while, although only briefly...

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This compilation was released by the french CD label Most of the tracks were done by East Londoners "The Mickey Finn" who were responsible for the monster-freakbeater "Garden Of My Mind" (also included here). The compilers also put an eye on the work Jimmy Page was involved in and just gave the credits to "Jimmy Page Allstars" which was incorrect. I took the RIGHT band names from the Garage Compilation Database where it is also mentioned that the tracks 21 and 22 are not listed on the cover. The liner notes are in french.(Faintly Blowing )

1. Mickey Finn & The Blue Men - Reelin' And Rockin'

2. Mickey Finn & The Blue Men - Hush Your Mouth

3. Mickey Finn & The Blue Men - I Still Want You

4. Mickey Finn & The Blue Men - Pills

5. The Mickey Finn - This Sporting Life

6. The Mickey Finn - Night Comes Down

7. The Mickey Finn - Ain't Necessarily So

8. The Mickey Finn - God Bless The Child

9. The Mickey Finn - I Do Love You

10. The Mickey Finn - If I Had You Baby

11. The Mickey Finn - Garden Of My Mind

12. The Mickey Finn - Time To Start Loving You

13. Jimmy Page - Keep Moving

14. Jimmy Page - She Just Satisfies

15. The Hairy Ones - Gloria

16. The Hairy Ones - It's My Life

17. Bobby Graham - Zoom, Widge & Wag

18. Hairy Ones - Get Off Of My Cloud

19. Hairy Ones - Ring Dang Doo

20. Johnny Hallyday - Psychedelic

21. Casey Jones & The Engineers - One Way Ticket

22. Casey Jones & The Engineers - I'm Gonna Love

Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends (1970)

An infamous album by London scene maker Screaming Lord Sutch, who, among other things, claimed to be a genuine Earl and to have started the long hair craze of the '60s, and ran for Parliament on the youth ticket. His infamy bought him some heavy friends indeed for his first LP. Jimmy Page (who produced and played), John Bonham, Jeff Beck, Nicky Hopkins and Noel Redding are all on hand to support Sutch's R&B retreads ("Baby Come Back" is a steal of Roy Head's "Treat Her Right"). The album is regarded as a kind of Plan 9 from Outer Space of rock LPs: it's bad, but endearingly so, with Sutch's growling vocals providing the laughs. Many Led Zeppelin fans — who bought this album when it was released on the heels of the first two Zep records — have never forgiven Page for it.

1. Wailing Sounds

2. 'Cause I Love You

3. Flashing Lights

4. Gutty Guitar

5. Would You Believe

6. Smoke and Fire

7. Thumping Beat

8. Union Jack Car

9. One for You, Baby

10. L-O-N-D-O-N

11. Brightest Light

12. Baby, Come Back

Tony Sheridan - The Singles (1961-1968) Vol.1-2

With his 1961 recording of 'My Bonnie,' Tony Sheridan forever secured rock & roll immortality; while the song was certainly a respectable hit during its heyday, its place in music history is instead assured as the first studio session to feature the Beatles. Anthony Sheridan McGinnity was born in Norwich, England on May 21, 1940; he formed his first band, the Saints, at the age of 15 before relocating to London a few years later. In 1959, he joined Vince Taylor and the Playboys, one of the most popular of the many British groups which rose to fame on the decadent Hamburg, Germany club scene; over time, the band evolved into a new unit called the Beat Brothers, originally featuring Sheridan on vocals and guitar backed by guitarists Ken Packwood and Rick Richards, bassist Colin Melander, keyboardist Ian Hines and drummer Jimmy Doyle.


The Beat Brothers' lineup was notoriously nebulous, and among the various musicians which briefly passed through their ranks were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best; it was this early incarnation of the Beatles which backed Sheridan in mid-1961 on at least three tracks -- 'My Bonnie,' 'The Saints' and 'Why (Can't You Love Me Again).' (Much of the information about the sessions remain murky, based on memory and conjecture; the true circumstances will likely never be definitively determined, although it is also widely agreed that the same date generated 'Ain't She Sweet,' sung by Lennon, as well as the instrumental 'Cry for a Shadow.') 'My Bonnie' sold some 100,000 copies and reached the West German Top Five; it was creditied to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers as a result of label fears that 'Beatles' bore too much similarity to the German word 'peedles' -- slang for the male organ.

In April 1962, the Beatles also joined Sheridan for a performance at the Hamburg Star Club; two more tracks, 'Sweet Georgia Brown' and 'Swanee River,' are believed to have been recorded at that time. (Again, conclusive proof is lacking.) By this time, Sheridan was fronting a new group called the Tony Sheridan Quartet; at one point, their ranks included drummer (and future Beatle) Ringo Starr. By 1964, Sheridan had joined the Bobb Patrick Big Six, but by now the Hamburg beat craze was dying; at that juncture he journeyed to Vietnam to play U.S. army bases. When he returned to Hamburg in 1968, he remained a cult hero, and played a number of triumphant live dates before gradually retiring from show business. Years later Sheridan converted to the Sannyasin religion, rechristening himself Swami Probhu Sharan and settling in Germany -- a footnote in rock history, to be sure, but an important and enduring one. By Jason Ankeny

vol 1 - Singles 1961 - 1964

1961 My Bonnie (Dt. Intro)/The Saints (& Beat Brothers=The Beatles)

1962 Ich Lieb Dich So/Der Kiss-Me Song (Bert Kaempfert Orch.)

1962 You Are My Sunshine/Swanee River (& Beat Brothers=The Beatles?)

1962 Madison Kid/Let's Dance (& Beat Brothers)

1963 Ruby Baby/What'd I Say (& Beat Brothers=Joey Dee's Starlighters)

1963 Veedeboom Slop Slop/Let's Slop (& Beat Brothers=Star Combo)

1963 Jambalaya/Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (& Beat Brothers=Bobby Patrick Big Six)

1964 Skinny Minny/Sweet Georgia Brown (& Beat Brothers=Bobby Patrick Big Six)

vol 2 - Singles 1965 - 1967

1965 Sweet Georgia Brown/Nobody's Child (& Beat Brothers=The Beatles)

1965 Do-Re-Mi/My Babe (& Beat Brothers=Bobby Patrick Big Six)

1965 Shake It Some More/La Bamba (& Beat Brothers=The Big Six)

1965 Vive L'Amour/Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (& Beat Brothers=The Big Six)

1966 Just You And Me/The Creep (& Beat Brothers=A/Studio B/The Big Six)

1966 Wolgalied/Alles Aus Liebe Zu Dir (& Beat Brothers=A/Studio B/Studio+The Big Six)

1967 Ich Will Bei Dir Bleiben/Ich Lass' Dich Nie Mehr Wieder Geh'n (& Studio)

1967 Jailhouse Rock/Skinny Minny (& Beat Brothers=Bobby Patrick Big Six+A/Drums: Bobby Kemp)

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1. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - My Bonnie (Dt. Intro) (2:44)

2. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - The Saints (3:21)

3. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Der Kiss-Me Song (2:36)

4. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Ich Lieb Dich So (2:48)

5. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Jambalaya (2:43)

6. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Let's Dance (2:37)

7. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Let's Slop (2:57)

8. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Madison Kid (2:50)

9. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Ruby Baby (2:54)

10. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Skinny Minny (3:11)

11. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Swanee River (2:57)

12. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Sweet Georgia Brown (2:29)

13. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Veedeboom Slop Slop (2:36)

14. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - What'd I Say (2:42)

15. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (3:05)

16. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - You Are My Sunshine (2:29)

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1. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Alles Aus Liebe Zu Dir (2:34)

2. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Do-Re-Mi (2:47)

3. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (2:40)

4. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Ich Lass' Dich Nie Mehr Wieder Geh'n (2:30)

5. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Ich Will Bei Dir Bleiben (3:08)

6. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Jailhouse Rock (3:11)

7. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Just You And Me (2:27)

8. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - La Bamba (3:32)

9. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - My Babe (3:37)

10. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Nobody's Child (6:09)

11. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Shake It Some More (3:20)

12. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Skinny Minny (3:58)

13. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Sweet Georgia Brown (2:07)

14. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - The Creep (2:42)

15. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Vive L'Amour (2:43)

16. Tony Sheridan & The Beatles - Wolgalied (3:15)

Mike Sheridan &The Nightriders - Birmingham Beat (1963-66)

Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders = Early Idle Race
This group was one of the most well known Brumbeat acts of the early 1960s and are also very significant as the members included two of the most famous Birmingham musicians of the 1960's and 70's, namely Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne. (http://www.brumbeat.net/ntrdrs.htm) read more...


Mike Sheridan
The Nightriders
Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders
Idle Race
Mike Sheridan lead vocal (left 1966)
Brian Cope bass guitar (left 1963)
Al Johnson lead guitar (left 1964)
Dave Pritchard guitar, vocals
Roger Spencer drums, vocals
Greg Masters bass guitar, vocals (joined 1963)
Roy Wood lead guitar, vocals (joined 1964, left 1966)
Johnny Mann lead guitar (joined & left 1966)
Jeff Lynne lead guitar, vocals (joined 1966)
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Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders - Mike Sheridan's Lot
Bermingham Beat
Product DescriptionFollowing the huge 'Merseybeat' success of 1962/63, the spotlight moved to Birmingham and the major record companies in the UK swept through the Midlands to sign the leading groups in the area. EMI signed a few via Columbia and Parlophone labels with local favorites Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders first off the block. This is real Beat Group era fare that deserves its first ever appearance on CD. All the group EMI singles are included here. Features 10 tracks by Mike Sheridan & the Nightriders & 4 tracks by Mike Sheridan's Lot.
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1. No Other Guy 2. Tell Me What You're Gonna Do 3. Please Mr. Postman 4. In Love 5. Brand New Cadillac 6. Thing of the Past 7. What a Sweet Thing That Was 8. Fabulous 9. Here I Stand 10. Lonely Weekends 11. Take My Hand - Mike Sheridan 12. Make Them Understand - Mike Sheridan 13. Stop Look and Llisten - Mike Sheridan 14. Don't Turn Your Back on Me - Mike Sheridan

Price & Sheridan - This Is To Certify (1970)

This Is To Certify - Rick Price & Mike Sheridan

Both veterans of Birmingham England's early 1960's "Brumbeat" scene, Mike Sheridan and Rick Price began writing songs together in 1968, just a little bit before Price received an offer from Roy Wood of the Move to join that group. He filled the spot left by guitarist/singer Trevor Burton when the latter quit the group, soon after the release of "Blackberry Way". They continued to write together during Price's tenure with the band, which lasted until 1969, at approximately the same time that Jeff Lynne joined the band and Wood conceived the notion of the Electric Light Orchestra -- during that period, the Move recorded one Sheridan/Price copyright, "Lightning Never Strikes", as the B-side of "Brontosaurus". In the wake of his exiting the Move, Price and Sheridan ended up being signed together as recording artists to President Records.

They lasted with the label for a year, releasing singles variously as Rick Price & Sheridan, Sheridan/Price, and several other permutations, although Sheridan/Price was the name ultimately used for their one official album, This Is To Certify That. . .. The tracks were actually credited separately to them within the album, and the exact work of the duo was always a bit confusing, apparently even to the label, which regarded Price as the principal artist. They lasted together officially thru 1970, and their output consisted of beautifully melodic pop-rock, reminiscent of the most pop-oriented output of the Move. In 2004, President Records released a double CD set entitled This Is To Certify That. . ., containing the complete recordings of the duo augmented with Price's solo output for the label. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

1. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 01 - Davey has No dad (2:56)

2. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 02 - Lightning Never Strikes (2:40)

3. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 03 - Bitter Sweet (2:45)

4. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 04 - Tracey Smith (2:08)

5. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 05 - Sometimes I Wonder (2:43)

6. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 06 - Tomorrow's Child (2:27)

7. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 07 - Face In My Windows (2:20)

8. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 08 - Will You Leave me behind (2:07)

9. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 09 - Beautiful Sally (2:07)

10. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 10 - On The Moon (2:34)

11. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 11 - Picture Box (2:12)

12. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 12 - Lamp Lighter Man (2:59)

13. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 13 - Follow me, Follow (2:45)

                      14. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 14 - When Love Breaks Your Heart (1:42)

15. Price & Sheridan - 1970 - This Is To Certify - 15 - Top Ten Record (2:13)

 

This is one of the better albums coming from the Move family tree. It was released in 1970 though it has a clear 1967/1968 sound and is one of the best albums of its kind. Rick Price entered the Move sometime in the late 60s, contributing bass and guitar to “Shazam“, “Looking On” and “Message From The Country.” Mike Sheridan had previously been leader of the Nightriders which were a Birmingham group that specialized in the merseybeat sound and 50s rock n roll.

The Nightriders were sort of a breeding ground for future Move members, most importantly Roy Wood. During Price’s tenure with the Move, he and Sheridan started writing songs together for the above album. Both Sheridan and Price share vocals and writing chores on an album that veers into power pop, psychedelia, sunshine pop and progressive pop. There are horn and string arrangements on this beautiful album that recall some of Paul McCartney’s soft moments on the Beatles’ classic White Album (think “Martha My Dear” or even the Move’s great ”Beautiful Daughter”). Some of the heavier moments like “Sometimes I Wonder,” “Lamp Lighter Man,” and “Lightning Never Strikes” sound like excellent 68/69 era Move outtakes. In fact, “Lighting Never Strikes” was released as a Move single at the tail end of the 60s. Sheridan and Price’s version is just as good though not as trippy, with a splendid backwards guitar solo, slashing acoustic guitars and crashing drums. Other songs such as the string laden pop number ”Davey Has No Dad” or the trippy “Picture Box” have a beautiful child-like, story song whimsy that hints at a Ray Davies influence.
This is an exceptional if little known Move album that will appeal to fans of the Beatles, Kinks and even lovers of soft, sunshine pop sounds.

Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Fame & PricePrice & FameTogether - Together (1971)

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Alan Price and George FAME on life  big friends. . Together they produced a series of TV shows, which were shown on British television in 1970. A pair recorded a very strong collaborative album Fame & Price / Price & Fame / Together, 1971; also released the single «Rosetta» (the first track on this disc), which entered the British Top 20. ~ Thanks rutracker.org  ; Vvche (Victor) ...

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1. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Rosetta (2:46)


2. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Yellow Man (3:36)

3. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - The Dole Song (2:47)

4. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Time I Moved On (4:05)

5. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - John And Mary (3:30)

6. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Here And Now (2:51)

7. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Home Is Where Your Heart Is (3:17)

8. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Ballad Of Billy Joe (4:23)

9. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - That's How Strong My Love Is (5:04)

10. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Blue Condition (3:36)

11. Georgie Fame & Alan Price - I Can't Take It Much Longer (3:37)

Alan Price Set - The Price To Play (1966)

Price's first album (released in the U.K. only, although some tracks would come out in the U.S.) is a rather routine set of club R&B/soul. Fronting a six-piece that includes three horns, Price sticks mostly to covers of familiar American tunes like "Mercy Mercy," "Ain't That Peculiar," "I Can't Turn You Loose," and "Barefootin'" on this amiable, but hardly remarkable, set. Price's voice is appealing, but lacks power, and in all it sounds like a clump of covers ground out hurriedly to get an album on the market. Georgie Fame did this kind of thing better, though Price's approach isn't as jazz-oriented.

The CD reissue on Repertoire doubles the length of the original LP by adding 12 bonus tracks from 1965-1967 singles, including the brilliant British hit "I Put a Spell on You." The other singles cuts, alas, aren't in the same league, though in general they're better than the ones that constituted The Price to Play. His cover of "Any Day Now" is decent, and the interpretation of Randy Newman's "Simon Smith and the Dancing Bear" (presented in two versions) would both give him a British hit and foretell a move into a much poppier direction.

1. Alan Price - Medley Barefootin'/Let'S Go Baby/Land Of 1000 Dances (4:36)

2. Alan Price - Just Once In My Life (3:26)

3. Alan Price - Goin' Down Slow (4:45)

4. Alan Price - Getting Mighty Crowded (2:15)

5. Alan Price - Honky Tonk (4:40)

6. Alan Price - Move On Drifter (2:29)

7. Alan Price - Mercy Mercy (3:09)

8. Alan Price - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (2:46)

9. Alan Price - Ain'T That Peculiar (3:22)

10. Alan Price - I Can'T Turn You Loose (2:24)

11. Alan Price - Critic'S Choice (2:02)

12. Alan Price - Hi Lili Hi Lo (2:49)

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Get Away The Very Best Of

The Very Best of Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames is a good budget-line British collection that features many of Fame's '60s hits, including the infectious "Yeh Yeh." Although it's far from a comprehensive retrospective, the collection nevertheless is a basic sampler that functions as a nice overview in lieu of the out-of-print 20 Beat Classics.

Unique 14 Track Anthology of the Recording Heyday of the British Blues/Jazz Oriented Rocking Keyboardist (And Longtime Associate of Van Morrison) who Created a Major Chart Hit with "Yeh Yeh". He Followed with a Plethora of Albums and Great Renditions of Booker T and the Mg's "Green Onions", "Let the Good Times Roll", "Baby Please Don't Go" and Many More. This Volume is a Great Budget Collection of his Best.

1. Yeh Yeh

2. Green Onions

3. Let the Good Times Roll

4. Sitting in the Park

5. Funny How Time Slips Away

6. Shop Around

7. Baby Please Don't Go

8. Get Away

9. Eso Beso

10. In the Meantime

11. Sunny

12. Ride Your Pony

13. Night Train

14. I Love the Life I Live

The Zipps - Be Stoned! Dig (1967)

Dutch freakbeat band the Zipps formed in Dordrecht, the Netherlands in the fall of 1965. Lead guitarist Peter Nuyten and drummer John Noce Santoro previously teamed in the Moving Strings, who issued a pair of singles on the Delta label before dissolving, while singer/guitarist Philip Elzerman and vocalist Jan Bek came to the Zipps lineup from the Beat Town Skifflers, and bassist Theo Verschoor tenured in the Twilights.

Bek quit the Zipps prior to the release of their debut single, "Roll the Cotton Down," issued in early 1966 on the Op-Art label; after signing to the Relax label, the group issued two more singles that year, "Chicks and Kicks" and "Beat and Poetry." Beginning with 1967's "Marie Juana" — a record which required significant lyrical revisions before Relax censors would agree to its release — the Zipps steered their garage-influenced sound towards psychedelia, and thanks in part to their hallucinatory light show, they earned the sobriquet "The Dutch Pink Floyd"; Elzerman openly espoused drug use in interviews, and stickers reading "Be Stoned! Dig: Zipps Psychedelic Sound" were distributed at live dates. After backing French pop singer Philippe Salerne on his singles "Elle" and "Venez Voir Comme On S'Aime," the group replaced Santoro with drummer Wim Klein, but after a December 1967 date in support of the Electric Prunes and the Soft Machine, the Zipps dissolved when Nuyten, Verschool, and Klein all announced their exit. Elzerman and Santororeformed the group in early 1968, adding guitarist Dick VisschersDick Visschers and bassist Ruud van Seventer for one final single, 1969's "When You Tell It, Tell It Well..!" The Zipps eventually disbanded for good, and in 1999, the Dutch label Pseudonym compiled all of their singles, the Philippe Salerne sessions, and a handful of live cuts for a retrospective titled Be Stoned! Dig: Zipps. In December 2001, a Zipps lineup consisting of Elzerman, Nuyten, Santoro, van Seventer, and former Heatwave keyboardist Janco Barut reunited for a hometown performance in Dordrecht; the following year, "Chicks and Kicks" was included on the second Nuggets box set.

1. The Zipps - Highway Gambler (2:10)

2. The Zipps - Roll The Cotton Down (2:44)

3. The Zipps - Kick And Chicks (3:13)

4. The Zipps - Hipsterism (3:09)

5. The Zipps - Beat & Poetry Part 1 (7:06)

6. The Zipps - Beat & Poetry Part 2 (7:42)

7. The Zipps - Marie Juana (3:16)

8. The Zipps - The Struggle For Ice-Cold Milk Of Benzi The Bassplayer Or How To Promote Original Dutch Milk (2:25)

9. The Zipps - When You Tell It, Tell It Well ..! (3:11)

10. The Zipps - Lotus Love (2:52)

11. The Zipps - Walking On This Road To Mine Town (2:47)

12. The Zipps - The Beer Hall Song (4:54)

13. The Zipps - Kicks And Chicks (3:37)

14. The Zipps - Avec De L'Italie (2:10)

15. The Zipps - Venez Voire Comme On S'Aime (1:32)

16. The Zipps - Lotus Love (2:57)

17. The Zipps - The Struggle For Ice-Cold Milk Of Benzi The Bassplayer Or How To Promote Original Dutch Milk (2:23)

18. The Zipps - Kicks And Chicks (3:14)

19. The Zipps - LSD 25 Interview (13:45)

Jerry Raye Featuring Fenwyck - The Many Sides Of (1967)

Although pop-psychedelic rockers Fenwyck were based in Southern California, singer Jerry Raye came from the East Coast; the other members, it may be assumed, were local musicians. Fenwyck's most famous song, "Mindrocker", was composed by Keith and Linda Colley, the same songwriters who composed "One Track Mind" for The Knickerbockers. "Mindrocker", credited simply to Fenwyck, was release in July of 1967 on the Challenge label as single #59369. Later that same year, "Mindrocker" was also released on the much smaller DeVille label as single #206. The DeVille release was credited to Jerry Raye and Fenwyck.

Formed 1963, Arcadia, CA, United States

Members Jerry Raye (vocals), Pat Robinson (guitar), Pat Maroshek (bass), Keith Knighter (drums)

Related Artists Back Pocket, CRY

Also Known As Jerry Raye Featuring Fenwyck

A1 Mindrocker 2:57

Written-By - Keith Colley , Linda Colley

A2 State Of Mind 2:59

Written-By - Pat Robinson

A3 Away 2:35

Written-By - Pat Robinson

A4 I'm Spinning 2:00

Written-By - Pat Robinson

A5 I Wanna Die 2:45

Written-By - Pat Robinson

A6 Iye 1:58

Written-By - Pat Robinson

B1 You're My Lovin Baby 2:34

Written-By - Van McCoy

B2 The Devil Is A Woman (You Tell Such Lovely Lies) 2:55

Written-By - Mike Davashe* , Tom Glaser*

B3 I Cry 2:18

Written-By - Amando Velegas

B4 Can I Be The Guy 2:58

Written-By - Fred Darian , Jack Moon

B5 Mr. Kicks 3:28

Written-By - Oscar Brown*

B6 Pray For Me 2:57

Written-By - Pete Apodaca

Paul Revere & The Raiders - Revolution! (1967)

If not as consistently a knockout as Spirit of '67, Revolution! is nevertheless right on its heels, containing as it does an even greater degree of pop experimentation within the form. Suffice to say that this group managed to make the transition from the simple, tough R&B-flavored rock they helped found to the more psychedelic popcraft/acidic majesty that soon unfolded behind the 1964-1965 Beatles' lead....

And if Spirit is the Raiders' Revolver, then Revolution! is their less wacked-out Sgt. Pepper. Beginning with one of their most supreme moments — the rough-and-tumble, aggressive yet amazingly catchy "Him or Me — What's It Gonna Be" — the LP takes the same twists and turns as its predecessor through a multitude of entertaining styles, from the sharp laze blues of "Reno" to the quintessential upbeat smack of "Mo'reen" and especially "Gone-Movin' On." Through it all, bandleader Mark Lindsay is a minor marvel. Lindsay may not have been blessed with a classic pop voice croon, but his exciting lower-range grunt and snarl compliments his upper-range prettier voice in a way that adds bushels of unfiltered attitude. His gutsy, versatile style totally blends with the rough edges of both the production and playing, which belies the more gilded pop moments. Lindsay is the glue that holds what would have been a willy-nilly collection together. Truly 1967 was the most magical year in pure pop history. But if many with-it fans have already bathed in the unbelievable sonic pleasures of that year, far too few have given the Raiders their rightful place in this pantheon, even though they certainly held such a place in their time. There can be no reason for this oversight to continue, for here is the evidence once again laid bare.

1. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Him or Me (What's It Gonna Be?) (2:53)

2. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Reno (2:31)

3. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Upon Your Leaving (3:15)

4. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Mo'reen (2:33)

5. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Wanting You (2:55)

6. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Gone - Movin' On (2:38)

7. Paul Revere & The Raiders - I Had a Dream (2:23)

8. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Tighter (2:02)

9. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Make It With Me (3:10)

10. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Ain't Nobody Who Can Do It Like Leslie Can (2:21)

11. Paul Revere & The Raiders - I Hear a Voice (2:53)

12. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Ups And Downs [*] (2:52)

13. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Try Some of Mine [*] (2:48)

14. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Legend of Paul Revere [*] (3:49)

The Merseybeats - Selftitled (1964)

The Merseybeats' only original album, recorded in mid-1964 with John Gustafson in their lineup in place of co-founder Billy Kinsley on bass, is a strange hybrid of originals that move between solid harmony-based Liverpool pop/rock ("Milkman," "Really Mystified") and Bo Diddley-influenced rockers ("Funny Face"), juxtaposed with an odd selection of covers, ranging from "Bring It On Home to Me" and "He Will Break Your Heart" (which do work) to an odd selection of show tunes.

The better of the latter is a reasonably successful rendition of "Hello Young Lovers" done with rockabilly guitar and some way too busy percussion; much less successful is a soft a cappella rendition of "The Girl That I Marry." The ballad "Lavender Blue" offers a Gustafson arrangement that isn't terribly interesting, and Gustafson's "Jumpin' Jonah" is even more of a ripoff of "Long Tall Sally" (especially as done by the Beatles) than the Beatles' "I'm Down" was. The resulting album, with the Beatlesque single side included, was neither fish nor fowl, and insufficiently strong in any direction other than what their singles already pointed toward to gain the band a wider audience.

01. MILKMAN

02. HELLO,YOUNG LOVERS

03. HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART

04. FUNNY FACE

05. REALLY MYSTIFIED

06. GIRL THAT I MARRY,THE

07. FOOLS LIKE ME

08. MY HEART AND I

09. BRING IT ON HOME TO ME

10. LAVENDER BLUE

11. JUMPING JONAH

12. DON'T TURN AROUND

Phil May & The Fallen Angels - Fallen Angels (1976)

What a mess! It's kind of glorious, but it's a wreck. The Fallen Angels were a legendary never-were band of British former rock icons...

The majority of this album was recorded with former Humble Pie guitar picker Mickey Finn (not the T. Rex drummer), teamed with Greg Ridley from Spooky Tooth, Twink Adler from the Pretty Things, and former Fleetwood Mac rhythm guitarist Bob Weston. The lineup was changed almost immediately and after many recruitments and falloffs, a lineup fronted by Finn — now including vocalist Phil May of Pretty Things fame (the band was on hiatus at the time) — went to Geneva to record an album. After six weeks in Switzerland that were ruled by rock & roll-styled excess, the Fallen Angels had recorded only eight songs — none of which were finished. Upon returning to the U.K., everybody quit but May. He recruited some more players and eventually finished the album with overdubs and new songs. Once done, May toured a bit and hung it up by reconvening the Pretty Things, at which time Finn re-formed the band and recorded three more songs — included on this set as bonus tracks. The original album was only issued in Holland, and is thoroughly unmemorable, sounding like a cross between the Eagles jamming with Humble Pie and the Black Crowes. It's just icky, garage-y British blues-style rock, and being recorded in 1976 was already four years past its prime. Even the Faces had already moved on. In retrospect, it sucks, but in a charming, unfocused, drunken way. Standout tracks, if there are any, are "Fallen Angels," "California," "Cold Wind," "Dogs of War," and "Chance."

1. Fallen Angels

2. California

3. 13 1/2 Floor Suicide

4. Dance Again

5. Shine On Baby

6. My Good Friend

7. Cold Wind

8. I Keep On

9. Dogs Of War

10. Girl Like You

11. When The Russians Come Back - (bonus track)

12. Chance - (bonus track)

13. Lazy Days - (bonus track)

Fallen Angels - It's a long way down / The Roulette Masters (1968)

The Fallen Angels hailed from Washington, D.C., an area that in the mid-'60s was a breeding ground for rock bands and where such artists as Jim Morrison (the Doors), Roy Buchanan, Mama Cass Elliot, EmmyLou Harris, and many more got their start. The Fallen Angels were formed in 1966 and recorded two LPs for the Roulette label. Both of the albums have been re-released on separate CDs as The Roulette Masters, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The music of the Fallen Angels was aimed for a pop audience as the label was trying to repeat the success of its major act, Tommy James & the Shondells. It proved that the Fallen Angels were much to "far out" for the commercial radio audience, and despite good sales of the first album, the band was dropped by their label after recording a second album entitled It's a Long Way Down. Both albums remain prime examples of psychedelic pop music which many band's in the late 90s are trying to copy.

Released 1968 on Roulette

Reviewed by Dave Furgess

 
Over the years there have been a few different groups who have recorded under the name The Fallen Angels, ex-Byrd/Burrito Gram Parsons dubbed his solo backing group The Fallen Angels, then there was a unit fronted by ex-Pretty Things lead singer Phil May, finally there was an 80's group which had ex-members of Hanoi Rocks & The Vibrators. The group I will be talking about here were probably the first to use the name Fallen Angels and they were arguably the best.


These Fallen Angels were a great psychedelic group who were based in the Baltimore, Maryland-Washington D.C. area and recorded two full length albums for Roulette Records. I'm not certain if this group is in any way related to the superb garage punk outfit responsible for the legendary "Bad Woman" 45 for the Eceip label in 1966 (I don't think the groups were related because both the vocalists and the group's musical styles vary dramatically.) Does anyone know for certain?

http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/review/1714

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1. Poor Old Man (3:41)

2. A Horn Playing On My Thin Wall (4:25)

3. Something New You Can Hide In (3:59)

4. Tell You A Story (:22)

5. Silent Garden (1:54)

6. Look To The Sun (3:46)

7. One Of The Few Ones Left (2:50)

8. I Really Love My Mother (1:07)

9. Look At The Wind (4:04)

10. Didn't I? (2:55)

11. It's A Long Way Down (2:45)

12. I'll Drive You From My Mind (4:19

Freddie & The Dreamers - The Very Best Of

Despite its relatively shoddy packaging and remastering, Collectables' The Very Best of Freddie & the Dreamers is a good collection of the British Invasion group's best moments. "I'm Telling You Now" and "Do the Freddie" are here, of course, along with 23 other tracks. Since the group was essentially a one-hit wonder, there aren't many lost classics scattered throughout the album, but there are a couple of fun little songs that will be of interest to Freddie fans. However, if you already have EMI's collection The Best of Freddie & The Dreamers

1. I'm Telling You Now

2. I Understand (Just How You Feel)

3. It Doesn't Matter Anymore

4. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

5. You Were Made For Me

6. See You Later Alligator

7. Do The Freddie

8. I Think Of You

9. Feel So Blue

10. Over You

11. I Love You Baby

12. Viper

13. If You've Got A Minute Baby

14. Just For You

15. Money (That's What I Want)

16. Little You

17. Thou Shalt Not Steal

18. Jailer Bring Me Water

19. I Don't Love You Anymore

20. Playboy

21. Windmill In Old Amsterdam

22. Tell Me When

23. Come Back When You're Ready

24. Sally Ann

25. Don't Make Me Cry

26. I Just Don't Understand

27. Silly Girl

28. Love Like You