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my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-04-2015
TONY ORLANDO "bless you" B/W "am i the guy" 1961
this is new to me...
alli previously knew of Orlando was the couple of hits he had in the 1970s with Dawn...
Wiki says he was sixteen when this one was recorded/released...
both sides are okay,nothing special and i wouldnt go out to buy a compilation on the strength of these two tracks...
the single made it to #5 on the UK charts back in the day...
Here's Tony's Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Orlando
"bless you" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-Uub_Tvr4 audio link
"am i the guy" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HkW_I0hqes audio link
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-04-2015
THE ANIMALS "bring it on home to me" B/W "for miss caulker" 1965
i never knew my dad was an animals' fan, but he has a few singles here, and i know he has their first three studio albums also...
"A" side is one of their best singles IMO, i love it
"B" side, first time ive heard this track, i like it, a few more listens and i may even love it...
a great band with their own unique sound and style...good stuff!
this one peaked at #7 on the UK charts...
here's the band's Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animals
"bring it on home to me" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZntYBFyuZd4 live clip
"for miss caulker" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IZYuv2rn3g audio link
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-04-2015
CILLA BLACK "ive been wrong before" B/W "i dont want to know" 1965
Priscilla White...another of the Liverpudlians who got swept up in Beatlemania and everything Liverpudlian back then...
im not a fan of Cilla, i think i like a couple of her singles and thats about it, but my dad was a huge fan in the 1960s...
strange thing is...i dont like the "A" side, but i like the "B" side here...
single peaked at #17 on the UK charts
heres Cilla's Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilla_Black
"ive been wrong before" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpdjHE24KGQ tv performance
"i dont want to know" **
....no link available!....
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-04-2015
ELVIS PRESLEY "a mess of blues" B/W "the girl of my best friend" 1960
"A" side is rough,raunchy and a Presley classic...
it showed that the US Army had not softened him
"B" side is an average Presley track which showed the US Army had softened him...
the "B" side is an early 1960s pop classic about unrequited love, it was issued as an "A" side single in the UK
in the mid 1970s and became a top10 hit in its own right...
this one with "a mess of blues" was a #1 hit in the UK, and rightfully so!
we dont need a Presley Wiki page link here as we all know who Elvis Presley is(or was)
"a mess of blues" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbHpa-ThHI8 audio link
"the girl of my best friend" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lm0QslYEXg audio link
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-04-2015
looks like another Presley single this time round....
ELVIS PRESLEY "are you lonesome tonight?" B/W "i gotta know" 1960
even though the "A" side is a cover it is still brilliant,one of the best Presley tracks ever,and one that he carried over from his early career into his 1970s
concert tours....
"B" side...this could have been a hit in its own right if not for the "A" side it backed...
another Presley classic pop song that rarely gets the credit it deserves
this single was a #1 hit in the UK,as it was in a lot of countries...
"are you lonesome tonight?" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cS5aCozhcA audio link
"i gotta know" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTbfDIGZmM8 audio link
as an added bonus...
there is a live version of the "A" side called "are you lonesome tonight?(the breakup version)....
well worth a listen if you need to put a smile on your face:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGhmn2i4DBU audio link
my Dad's singles collection.... - jazzboCR - 01-04-2015
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:CILLA BLACK "ive been wrong before" B/W "i dont want to know" 1965
Priscilla White...another of the Liverpudlians who got swept up in Beatlemania and everything Liverpudlian back then...
im not a fan of Cilla, i think i like a couple of her singles and thats about it, but my dad was a huge fan in the 1960s...
strange thing is...i dont like the "A" side, but i like the "B" side here...
single peaked at #17 on the UK charts
heres Cilla's Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilla_Black
"ive been wrong before" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpdjHE24KGQ tv performance
"i dont want to know" **
....no link available!....
For more on Dame Black, see this: http://www.music-discussion.com/showthread.php/16385-Blue-eyed-soul-singers/page5 #24 Also here's a mono version of "I Don't Want to Know" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC666sZ62wo << This may not be YT-available in Australia.
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-04-2015
moving froeward to the 1970s again....
DAVID CASSIDY "daydreamer" B/W "the puppy song" 1973
to be honest i cringed when i picked this one out...
but i neednt have worried...time heals some cringeworthy stuff,well, it certainly did this time!
looking back David wasnt too bad an actor or singer IMO...
i love the "A" side and even like the "B" side here...
this was a huge #1 for him in the UK....
here's his Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cassidy
"daydreamer" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybu3vKZ_Lz0 tv performance
"the puppy song" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH4Qui7czGg audio
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 01-04-2015
moving closer to the present day once again....
DR & THE MEDICS "spirit in the sky" B/W "laughing at the pieces" 1986
UK Glam-Rock/Psychadelic band formed and created by the legendary Roy Wood( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Wood )
"A" side is a cover of that early 1970s classic...i love this one and the original!
"B" side is pretty psychadelic, i like it...
this one hit #3 on the Australian charts...
heres their Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_and_the_Medics
"spirit in the sky" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtkKJvpUG7E video link
"laughing at the pieces" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt_uLOex1U4 audio link
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 02-04-2015
jazzboCR Wrote:For more on Dame Black, see this: http://www.music-discussion.com/showthread.php/16385-Blue-eyed-soul-singers/page5 #24 Also here's a mono version of "I Don't Want to Know" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC666sZ62wo << This may not be YT-available in Australia.
thanks for that version of "i dont want to know" Jazz-Man, when i youtubed it it failed to show any links for that song, not sure how that works????
my Dad's singles collection.... - jazzboCR - 02-04-2015
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:moving closer to the present day once again....
DR & THE MEDICS "spirit in the sky" B/W "laughing at the pieces" 1986
UK Glam-Rock/Psychadelic band formed and created by the legendary Roy Wood( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Wood )
"A" side is a cover of that early 1970s classic...i love this one and the original!
"B" side is pretty psychadelic, i like it...
this one hit #3 on the Australian charts...
heres their Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_and_the_Medics
"spirit in the sky" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtkKJvpUG7E video link
"laughing at the pieces" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt_uLOex1U4 audio link
What a great share!.Camped up that classic and not-bad pychedelia. Being as you mentioned the terrif Roy Wood, how about one of their classic clips with him in it? A great job on an ABBA smash hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSgzPrgRFXc The fun they have with a later-Elvis rocker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E3nxHUwd-M
Remember them from these days--they're/ the Dr. is still in existence but a pale shadow of the past.