I think the "Playboy" to the far right is Carl Radle of later Delaney & Bonnie and Derek & The Dominoes/Clapton fame.
This record will never be the same after Quentin Tarantino got hold of it for Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction - Flowers on the wall [HD]
Game Of Love - great song with a great sound. I love what's going on with the arrangement and the dueling vocals. BTW just to be crystal clear, Mashed Potato as a song is light years better than Do The Freddie.
Sex education comes to the radio. The instruments come in, one by one, setting up interest. You know the words after one listening and it's two minutes long so you never get tired of it. Still one of my favorites and I'll listen to the whole thing when I heard it. Loved "Groovy Kind Of Love" too.
The next up is "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits, #1 from May 1 - May 21, 1965.
I like Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter a lot, although I was lukewarm about it at the time. It's one of my favourite Herman's Hermits tracks. Silhouettes will always take top spot, with A Must to Avoid, Dandy and No Milk Today strong contenders.
I know a lot of people who hate on Herman's Hermits. Truthfully, I was buying any and all British band's records, this one included. I thought their better stuff came later in "No Milk Today" and "Kind Of Hush." I wouldn't miss this song, if I never heard it again but I don't turn it off when I hear it.
Not my favorite Hermits record but considering it was our intro to the group, I liked it well enough at the time. This is the original version from 2 years prior:
So, if I'm reading you gentlemen correctly, you're staying I should have actually listened to it before commenting instead of relying on my memory and being completely wrong? Never listened to it in headphones before. It always sounded so good in speakers just I assumed it was stereo. Of course, the experts are correct and I was totally wrong. Mea maxima culpa.
I don't use headphones. But, the song has never, until a scant few years ago, been in stereo. And, the Eric stereo version leaves a lot to be desired, just as their stereo mix of "Love Is All Around". A lot of the stereo hounds love them just because they're in stereo, though.
I really like "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter". It's minimalistic and honest. In like that it's very English.
I thought it would be impossible to produce a song as bad as or worse than "Mrs. Brown" back then, but my girlfriend at the time was crazy about it. These days I think it's a well conceived, catchy little tune and a great sing-along. The Rays still own "Silhouettes" AFAIC, and my other Herman's favorites in order of preference are "There's a Kind of Hush," "I'm Into Something Good" and "Listen People."
I still think it's big pile of hokum, myself. Herman's Hermit's never impressed me, except for Peter Noone's hair in the 70's and 80's. THAT was a mane to be proud of! I thought "A Must To Avoid" is pretty decent, "Listen People" is ok.. and that's about it. I'm kind of shocked to see the dislike for Gerry and the Pacemakers. Why? What's wrong with this? Nothing!
Is that 70s-era Peter Noone in your profile pic? MOR ballads just ain't my pot of stew, so I could do without Gerry, Petula and that song about Mrs. Brown's daughter.
I agree, but in my experience people tend to either love or hate both Gerry and the Pacemakers and Herman's Hermits. I, for my part, can't think of any meaningful difference between the two unless you give G&tP hipster points for being from the Beatles' hometown.
I don't claim to be any kind of Hermits fan, but their psychedelic album (Blaze) is surprisingly good...mature without making a big deal out of it. Plus, I like isolated songs, like "It's Alright Now," "Listen People," "I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving" or "My Reservation's Been Confirmed."
I did a little checking and I have the song on The Ultimate Collection CD. I'll have to play it again since I don't remember it. The song didn't make it onto my hard drive library, alas.
