The Merseybeats UK 1964 LP Fontana Recs
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The Merseybeats UK 1964 LP Fontana Records Catalogue Number TL 5210, 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 e.g. Merseybeat ("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 well) 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 very busy percussion, less successful is a soft a cappella rendition of "The Girl That I Marry." The ballad "Lavender Blue" offers a Gustafson arrangement and his "Jumpin' Jonah" is a ripoff of "Long Tall Sally”. Overall a good 60’s Beat LP. Sleeve EX- Record EX- P&P UK £3.75 Overseas at cost
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