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okay, so a couple of weeks ago my Dad gave me his 7" 45s and 10" 78s collection of singles from back in the day...
im not sure how many he had but theres not as many as my vinyl singles collection...
i had a quick look through it and theres a few artists ive not heard of, others ive heard of but not heard,some popular hits,some worldwide popular hits we should all know, and some real surprises that i never thought he would have bought...
obviously, the 78s go back to the early days of rock and roll,up until the '45' was invented then its on to the traditional '45' singles/eps...
his singles go up until the late 1980s and includes artists from Johnny Ray though to Blondie,Adam & The Ants,Joan Jett and beyond...
i have started to play a few and will continue to do so until ive gone through the lot...
my record player does not take the old 78 speed discs so i will attempt to listen to those on youtube(if theyre available...
each time i play one i will post it on the forum, as i did to my own vinyl singles collection a while ago...
both sides will get played and i will post links where applicable(and possible)
i will also give a link to the artist career via wiki(if one exists) and maybe,just maybe, you guys,like me, can hear something you have not ever heard before, especially the old UK artists who may have only had their recordings released in the UK back in the day...
this should be fun to enjoy so without further ado i give to you....
"my father's singles collection"....
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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first up we have:
The G-Clefs, an American doo-wop group: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_G-Clefs
my dad bought their "i understand(just how you feel)" b/w"little girl i love you" single back in 1961
i know the "A" side of the single and love it,
just heard the "B" side and love that one also...
the single only reached #17 on the UK singles charts.
"i understand(just how you feel)" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdNJ-_rtvl8 audio
"little girl i love you" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcwg7JmtF4I audio
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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Tommy Steele "the tommy steele story volume II" 'ep' 1957
the UK's first true 'rock and roller',
the tracks from this 'ep' were taken from his autobiographical movie of the same name
Tommy's wiki bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele#Singles
Wiki bio for the movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tommy_Steele_Story
two of the tracks from this 'ep' were released as stand-alone singles in the UK...
"cannibal pot" which reached #8 on the UK charts and....
"a handful of songs" which peaked at #5 on the UK charts...
"a handful of songs" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsKZ-NL_1Vg audio
"cannibal pot" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9rfrFz7yZA audio
"time to kill" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yde7Gyw3yls audio
"you gotta go" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLnCmBITmWs audio
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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nice thread CH
will be monitoring
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Great idea for an on-going Thread. Anytime I see "doo-wop", I reach for the cans and this didn't disappoint. BTW as one commenter pointed out, mixing 2 or more songs together is called quodlibet and has a storied history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quodlibet
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im have no idea just how many Doo-Wop artists/singles he has in his singles collection jazzy, but im assuming he would possibly have a few because he was a fan of that style back in the day...time will tell anyway...!
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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BUDDY HOLLY
no need for a Wiki bio for Buddy, we all know who he is(was), but i will link it anyway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_holly
so the next single i randomly picked out to play was:
"bo diddley" b/w "its not my fault" from 1963
that single peaked at #4 on the UK charts, but only #116 in the US.
i like the "A" side but absolutely love the "B" side here.
Bo Diddley **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezMLB4nQlAw audio link
its not my fault ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KMqqb8SIYU audio link
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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JIMMY JONES "good timin'" b/w "too long will be too late" 1960
another Doo-Wop guy...
was originally a member of Sparks Of Rhythm in the 1950s...
wiki page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Jones...r)#Singles
"handy man" was his biggest hit in the US, but this one hit #1 on the UK charts...
love the "A" side, "B" side is pretty good also...
this guy from Birmingham Alabama should have been bigger than a "two hit wonder" IMO
"good timin'" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmRG0Y5N8lg audio link
"too long will be too late" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMXDJ8zuf28 audio link
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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just a short note....
ALL the singles i play are 7" ones unless stated that they are the old 78's
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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BILLY FURY "im lost without you" b/w "you better believe it baby" 1964
a UK rocker from the 50s-60s...
he was my dad's favoruite homegrown rocker from back in the day, so im expecting a few of his singles to eventually
crop up on my turntable...
i like the "A" side but love the "B" sided track....
heres Billy's Wki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_fury#Singles
"im lost without you" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIggHlA-el8 audio link
"you better believe it baby" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj262tke0rc audio link
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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