List Of All The Songs Copied By 60S Bands To Make Their Names

[Guest MBarrett]

Sooty, you'll see Emabassy's everywhere because this was Woolworth's own label,

 

Like Sooty I had no idea that Woollie's had their own record label early 60's .

 

I started buying records Christmas 1964 when it sounds like Embassy was on its way out.

 

But I can't remember Woolie's selling records at all in the mid-1960's.

 

We had a big Woolworths in our town and I had to go past it to get to the first record shop. I can't remember even looking in there let alone buying anything.

 

First recollection I have is them having those Top of the Pops LP's later on in the 60's. But they were considered a joke and no one I knew would have been seen dead with one.

[Pete S]

...nicely put Roburt...and in general I agree not many Black voices can be emulated or bettered...X You have surprised me with your Georgie Fame plug tho'!!!x If u consider that 'acceptable' to your pallet....what about this.....which i think hits a groove for me.....but in NO WAY better than Ray.....!x

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd5Rft_HsNc

 

I've got another, unissued version of this, Stewart Smith, Pye acetate - better than the other covers but still miles of RP

[Roburt]

...nicely put Roburt...and in general I agree not many Black voices can be emulated or bettered...X You have surprised me with your Georgie Fame plug tho'!!!x

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Sooty,

I think Gene McDaniels vocal on "Point of No Return" is better than Georgie's .... but I like the musical approach / arrangement of Georgie's track the better.

The backing on GMcD's version is much more poppy / gimmicky IMO. George does it more jazzy R&B style.

Edited May 28, 2013 by Roburt

[Sooty]

NEVER HEARD IT Souljer6!!!!!...Nice 1!x Not 'offensive'...but I think the music kicks a bit more on the Long John version....but Don;s voice....spot on......along with the banging bass for the 'twirls' in the middle....definate dancer!x thanx for posting!x

 

 

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[Sooty]

...like to hear that Drifter Acetate Pete!!! As would we all???!!! Any chance???!!!hehe!x

 

Roburt....perhaps me judgement is impaired....!x Gene McDaniels for me.....can't be bettered!!! Walk With A Winner was a 'Sooty Spin' throughout the 90's.....and luv the tune and his voice still today. Georgie Fame.......from my perspective....just can't come near it!!x I Llike Georgie....but have never considered him 'competition' with any of them...or comparable! The Jools of his time!!!x Music tho'...'sound'...an individual taste!x I respect yours and appreciate the info for me to explore and say wot I say! I like this tune better than the original....and tell 'the boys' every time we have met over the years....hehe!x It ain;t as 'amicable' a discussion as we've had i assure you......... FIIIIIGHT NIIIIGHT.....LUV IT!!!hehehe...x

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Thanx for the 'education' folks....lap it up!!x Indeed i've put a reply regarding 'education' to Krissii in the members freebasing forum to explain why I 'love' this scene!! It's.innocence for me....personified!x My 'Wonderwall'....!x Thank You ALL!x

[Pete S]

I can't mate sorry, I sold it to a collector on the proviso that I wouldn't make copies of it and circulate it, I think I did post about half of it up somewhere once...maybe two thirds of it, but never the full version, it's in Japan now, if I can find the edit I'll post it

[Sooty]

....any bit of it would be nice Pete!!x I had a Pye acetate that 'the vicar' Tony took off me in the 90's that I din;t get a recording of....well...just one on a tape! 'Moanin' by....by.....I can't remember! ABSOLUTE stomper!! I think tit was issued too on Reprise??...but can;t remember who he was or wot the full script on the tune was!x

Swopped it for Cards On The Table......I din;t know how to play it at the time!!!x

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[Pete S]

....any bit of it would be nice Pete!!x I had a Pye acetate that 'the vicar' Tony took off me in the 90's that I din;t get a recording of....well...just one on a tape! 'Moanin' by....by.....I can't remember! ABSOLUTE stomper!! I think tit was issued too on Reprise??...but can;t remember who he was or wot the full script on the tune was!x

Swopped it for Cards On The Table......I din;t know how to play it at the time!!!x

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I know Moanin' by Trade Martin but thats on RCA...oh hang on, I know it, it's by Mark London on Pye

Edited May 28, 2013 by Pete S

[Sooty]

.....THAT's IT!!!!!!! Mark London!!! Was it issued???!!!x TUUUNE!!!x It was on a Pye metal disc 1 sided!x Ain't ever seen it since or i;d have me a copy!x

 

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[Pete S]

.....THAT's IT!!!!!!! Mark London!!! Was it issued???!!!x TUUUNE!!!x It was on a Pye metal disc 1 sided!x Ain't ever seen it since or i;d have me a copy!x

 

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Yeah it did come out on Pye mate but it's a hard one to find

[Sooty]

...i'll Karaoke over me John Barry instrunebtla copy....he does a good job.....and I like to think I do ok too.....MOOOOOOAAAANIIIN'...MMOOOOOAAAININ'...YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH......MOANIN' ALL NIIIGGGGHT LONG.....brilliant! Apt too....gotta go to fix the hole I put in me boat yesterday....!!.......been MOOOOOANIN' all night long.....just preparing meself to face it again!...On it....and i'm up for a copy if u see/find one in your travles!x

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[Sceneman]

Just one look by Doris still reigns supreme ,where as Bessies song was a dirge .

eric burdon and the animals sure copied everything in sight ,a strange one was Timmy shaws Gonna send you back to Georgia with a subtle title change .

 

the ska boys of jamaica did make the effort to write some original material although did they did make some bizarre copies of odd tunes ...when eric appeared on the Jools Holland show a few weeks back he was asked where he got his records from, and replied he had a merchant seaman neighbor who lived below who supplied him with imports 

[Guest penny]

Sooty, you'll see Emabassy's everywhere because this was Woolworth's own label, they covered every top 10 hit from the late 50's up until around 1965 I think.  Some people actually collect full runs of these!

A better one is paul rich's version of 'hit the road jack', although still fairly superfluous.

[George G]

some of the most famous

 

Masqueraders - I don't want nobody to lead me on / Paul revere and the raiders

 I don't get this, I can't recall a PR&R recording of this song unless it's an LP cut that I forgot about. Besides, they had their first mild hit record in 1961, 6 years before the Masqueraders record. By late 1965 they were stars. Their breakthrough hit "Just Like Me" was written and recorded first by the Wilde Knights, a band from the Longview, WA area.

[boba]

 I don't get this, I can't recall a PR&R recording of this song unless it's an LP cut that I forgot about. Besides, they had their first mild hit record in 1961, 6 years before the Masqueraders record. By late 1965 they were stars. Their breakthrough hit "Just Like Me" was written and recorded first by the Wilde Knights, a band from the Longview, WA area.

 

didn't someone make this a rock hit and if so, did i get it wrong and who was it?

[Robbk]

Gerry and The Pacemakers' "I'll Be There"--R&B version by The Uptones-1964.  Chad & Jeremy's "Willow Weep For Me"-R&B version by The Barons (Roger Craton (Lee Rogers) lead)-1959, The Beatles "Devil In Her Heart" -"Devil In His Heart"-The Donays-1962

[George G]

didn't someone make this a rock hit and if so, did i get it wrong and who was it?

 Huh, nothing that comes to mind. It sounds a little like "Nobody" by Three Dog Night but they are definitely different songs. I can be sure that Paul Revere and Raiders didn't have a hit with it. They did some remakes/covers of R&B songs but nothing that was a big hit. Their huge hit "Indian Reservation" was a remake of a record by x-Sorrows member Don Fardon (but written by John Loudermilk).

Edited May 29, 2013 by George G

[boba]

all I know is that i knew the song somehow from before hearing the masqueraders version. and i don't know anything about rock. was there a bigger r&b cover i'm forgetting?

[Sooty]

,,,here's a rareity....Dutch 60's band....!x

 

 

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...they have a decent version of Do The Dog on Utube too!!x Gimme Lloyds version anyday.....but they is groovy in their own way methinks!!x

[Guest in town Mikey]

Not 60s, but I was driving on Friday and on the Pop Master quiz on Radio 2, they played Kylie singing Tears On My Pillow and asked who sang the original.

I said Johnny Nash, and was surprised to hear it was Little Anthony and the Imperials. i knew they did it but mistakenly thought they'd covered it

[Sceneman]

freddy and the dreamers copy of James Rays  'if you gotta make a fool of somebody' , is a dead copy ,not much to choose between em

[Nickinstoke]

Sooty,

I think Gene McDaniels vocal on "Point of No Return" is better than Georgie's .... but I like the musical approach / arrangement of Georgie's track the better.

The backing on GMcD's version is much more poppy / gimmicky IMO. George does it more jazzy R&B style.

I prefer Georgie Fame's version to Gene McDaniels, but I believe Georgie's was based on the Louis Jordan version on Tangerine

[Roburt]

I prefer Georgie Fame's version to Gene McDaniels, but I believe Georgie's was based on the Louis Jordan version on Tangerine

You're right, it had to be the US cover by Louis Jordan that Georgie was 'following' musically rather than the Gene McDaniels original / hit version.

Yet another version to throw into the mix then  ......

[Sooty]

I apologise folks!!!x I hadn't heard the track 'Point of No Return'....by Gene...or amyone! I have heard all 3 versions including the above....and musically...for raw music...Georgie...Louis...Gene!...and 'voice'...for this tune......first Louis....Georgie....then Gene!!!! Out and out Pop song for Gene......and apologise for making a presumptuous judgement without doing me ear test and hair raising arm experiment....job done and survey completed!x

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...it's been mentioned above...Don Fardon.....back on 1974/5.....it was about the 8th 'Northern' record I heard in me mate Waynes bedroom! I remember it being played at the school Youth Club on a Friday night '75.....and I LOVED IT!! Still do! NEVER heard it played out anywhere since 1993....but have heard it on the radio a few times over the years! it sits proudly in me collection and i've put the Mr Custer song next to it as featured in the Best Boot Buys thread!!!!x

Was it played at Wigan??? How did it become part of my mates collection of 'Northern'???

 

 

 

 

[shelly]

Got a copy of The  Entertainer by The News somewhere ,cover of Tony Clarke's version

[Dobber]

...i'm often surprised at Boot Sales as to how many 'covers' I come across by 60's bands on B sides etc! This one I found last year....I take them home to listen.....they either become frizbees...or stay in me box adjacent to the originals! Many of the above mentioned I have in my 60's collection and deserve a spot! This hasn't been mentioned........but it made the box......!x

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roW3mVUX88w

 

The above appears to be 'live' and is different to the 7"....but I liked the footage of folk and stuff...X

 

Off to find some nuggetts at the Boot Sale!!x Have a happy day...X

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haha...singer nearly fell off the stage!

[Dekka]

This type of thread has been done before and it still irritates me,

 

there's only Pete knows what he's talking about.

 

Beatles, freddy and the dreamers, tremolos, lulu, dusty, hollies, cilla, hollies, dave clark absolutely pathetic,

 

it appears to me not one of you on here has any idea as to the depth and quality of British Beat.

 

God knows I have tried my best to avoid this pathetic thread,

 

if you wanna know whats out there then open your bloody eyes and do some research

 

cos it ain't all about northern soul on a cd track list, wigan, Stafford whatever

[Roburt]

 

not one of you on here has any idea as to the depth and quality of British Beat.

 

The depth .............. right down to the very deepest level of crap  ........

The quality ........ almost completely none existent in 99.9% of Brit covers.

[Dekka]

The depth .............. right down to the very deepest level of crap  ........

The quality ........ almost completely none existent in 99.9% of Brit covers.

 

Come on then, smart arse, name me all the covers you know

 

oh, and all the British bands you know and their songs

 

and try not to google too much, or I will smell a rat straight away

 

especially as i'm smelling one right now

 

and by the way, where exactly do you live? cos it may help in determining your credibility

Edited May 31, 2013 by dekka

[Roburt]

Come on then, smart arse, name me all the covers you know

 

and by the way, where exactly do you live? cos it may help in determining your credibility

I live in ..... a house ......... smart arse (right back at you) .....

I grew up listening to the crappy UK covers coz that's all the BBC would play, so I know what I'm talkin about.

The UK covers (99.9% of em at least) can't hold a candle to the originals ..... never have & never will do.

[Dekka]

Why not try and listen to

 

Julie Driscoll and the Brian Auger Trinity - save me

 

Aretha and a Nina cover, not sure who did it first, but does that really matter when you hear this British girl belt out this classic,

 

try telling me it's crap, Robert with a u

 

if I knew how to you tube I would