Erik Næss aka Dj Lanceness - Last Train, Oslo, November 2014

Mercury records popcorn singler topp 20  - -1955 - 1965

Steve King ”Satan is her name” mercury 72061 (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGXhsXjwg3U
 

Young Jessie ”You Were Meant For Me” Mercury 72146 (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGkZW-092e4 

Steve Karmen ”River in my blood” mercury 71301 (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAVXufvuJd8 

Bobby Scott ”Moanin´” Mercury 72077 – (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSp707OtUIg 

Ray Stevens ”Laughing over my grave” 72307 (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O10vysPF4I 

La Lupe ”Fever” Mercury 72149 (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBRlJ3GLqZQ 

George Barnes ”spooky”  Mercury 71968 (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrsEkmQYg1A

Merle Kilgore ”lover´s hell” mercury 71918 (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnC_y0YlC6E 

Kitty White ”I'm Gonna Be A Fool” Mercury 70750 (1955)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II1FCe53xbQ 

Doug Powell ”Big City Walk” Mercury 71949 (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80t9xcmheaM 

Clyde Mcphatter ”love you til the cows come home” Mercury71783 (1961) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcGahQrIyT8 

Jimmy Randolph ”summertime” Mercury 70869 (1956)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L118-8TOEsg

Carl H. Hall ”Summertime” Mercury 72318 (1964) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvwAXwVo3qc

Cindy Devereaux ”Sing on baby” Mercury71631 (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ReV_0boSZk 

Chuck Miller "Lookout Mountain" Mercury 70767. (1955)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A_ZCWlFjFo
 

Xavier Cugat ”Watermelon man” Mercury 72108 (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN23j4bd1rc

          Haywood Henry  ”buck-de-hoodle” Mercury71674 (1960) 
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXs5sbYbxTU

Perry & The Harmonics ”Do the monkey with James” Mercury 72476 (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayog5wxRsbY
 

Jimmy McCracklin ”Georgia Slop” Mercury 71516 (1959) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9avhJu0Rk8
 

Rusty Draper "All for the love of Flo” Mercury 71545 (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vog8uDTLfgY
 

BUBBLING UNDER;
Chuck Miller”Baltimore Jones” Mercury 70842 (1956)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ng8lvmZ70 

Young Jessie ”Big Chief” Mercury 71985 (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6J_2CS03uE 

Last Train Oslo 30th of October 2014

- ? & Mysterians  "I need somebody"   (US Cameo -66)

- Rufus Thomas  "Walking the dog"   (US Stax -63)

- Taj Mahal  "Statesboro blues"   (US Columbia -68)

- Love Affair  "Let me know"   (UK export CBS -69)

- Animals  "Outcast"   (UK Decca -66)

- Muddy Waters  "Trouble no more"  (US Chess 70s' re of 55 outing)

- Animals  "Don't bring me down"   (UK Decca -66)

- Five Americans  "I see the light"   (US HBR -65)

- Marty Robbins  "Jolie girl"   (US Columbia -70)

- Randy & Rainbows  "Denise"   (US Rust -63)

- Johnny Fuller  "Haunted house"   (US Speciality -58)

- Who  "Whiskey man"   (US Decca -67)

- Fortunes  "Things I should have known"   (UK Decca -65)

- Chad and Jeremy  "Should I"   (US Columbia -65)  Hep Stars!

- Bar-Kays  "A hard day's night"   (US Volt -68)

- Bobby Mc Dowell  "Running away"   (US ABC promo -63)

- Five Americans  "Zip code"   (US Abnak -67)

- Lonnie Mack  "Memphis"   (US Fraternity -63)

- Clyde McPhatter  "A lover's question"   (US Atlantic)   mix'd with
- Lloyd Charmers  "A lover's question"   (UK Trojan -74)

- Del Shannon  "Under my thumb"   (US Liberty -66)

- Union Gap  "Don't make promises"   (US Columbia -67)

- Don Shirley  "Stand by me"   (US Cadence -63?)

- Walter Jackson  "Speak her name"   (Can. Epic -67)

- Lulu & Luvers  "Surprise, surprise"   (UK Decca -65) Stones'

- Solomon Burke  "Lawdy miss Claudy"   (US Atlantic -66) Lloyd P/ Elvis

- Feathers  "Tryin' to get to you"   (US Team -68)

- Lonnie Mack  "Suzie-Q"   US Fraternity -63)

- 13th floor Elevators  "You're gonna miss me"   (US deeper blue IA -66)

- Walter Jackson  "Anyway that you want me"   (US Cotillion -69) Troggs etc

- Fender 'Guitar' Slim  "Tender rock"   (US Enrica -60)

- Bloodrock  "Children's heritage" (edit)   (US Capitol -71) SO Tx guitar!

- Exports  "Seat belts please"   (US King -64)

Kulturhuset Oslo 13th of November 2014

- Showmen  "Country fool"   (US Minit -61)     R.I.P.  deGen'ral

- Jimmy Boyd  "Lazy me"   (US Imperial demo -66)

- Barbara Lewis  "Fool, fool, fool"   (US Atlantic -66)

- Joey Dee& Starliters  "What kind of love is this"   (US Roulette -62)

- Marvin Gaye  "Ain't that peculiar"   (US Tamla -65)

- R.Dean Taylor  "There's a ghost in my house"   (UK TM -74, of -67 US VIP outing)

- Maxine Brown  "One step at a time"   (US Wand -65)

- Rhythm Cats  "Cool caravan"   (US Speciality -54)

- Gloria Lynne  "But not for me"   (US Everest promo -59)

- Olympics  "Looking for a love"   (US Parkway -68)

- Delbert McClinton  "Special love song"   (US ABC -76)  OK, am aware of 45cat's denial
of item. But I hold it in my very hand at writing moment. Diff. take to 'Rawhide' LP, though

- Kinks  "She's got everything"   (UK export Pye -68)

- Tronics  "Pickin' and stompin' " pitch'd down   (US Landa promo -61)

- Astrud Gilberto  "General da banda"   (US Perception -73)

- Who  "Magic bus"   (US Decca -68)

- Barry Ryan  "I'll be on my way dear"   (UK MGM -69)

- Tito Pueante  "Salsa y sabor"   (US Tico -72)

- Jimmy McGriff  "Lonely avenue" pt.1   (US Sue -64)

- Little Jerry Williams  "Push, push, push"   (US Southern Sound -64)

- Floyd Cramer  "Hot pepper"  pitch'd down   (US RCA-62)

- Andy Williams  "House of bamboo"   (US Cadence- 58)

- Adolph Jacobs  "Walkin' and a-whistlin' "   (US Class -59)

- Etta James  "Pushover"   (US Argo -63)

- Eric Burdon & (new) Animals  "See see rider"   (US MGM -66)

-? and Mysterians  "Do something to me"   (US Cameo promo -67)

- Electric Light orch.  "10538 overture"  edit.   (UK Harvest -71)

- Billy Larkin  "Dirty water"   (US World Pacific -66)
yup, Standells' hit as organ-driven instro

- Jean Shepard  "He's my baby"   (US Capitol promo -58)

- Neil Diamond  "I'm a believer"   (US Bang -71)  may be o.g. demo of -66?

- Triumphs  "Humid"   (US KAB promo -63)

- Marcus Østerdahl/ Sound-67 group  "Coca-cola jingle" edit.  (Sw.Coke promo-67)

- Relations  "Puddin-n-tang"   (US Lebby -71)

- Svante Thuresson w/ Marcus Østerdahls orch.  "Næra mej" ('Stand by me')
(Sw.Metronome -67)

-Jimmy Cross  "I want my baby back" instro.version   (US Tollie -64)

- Brian Auger & Trinity  "A day in the life"   (US Atco promo -67?) sgt. Pepper's

- We 4  "Jane"   (Sw.Polydor -65)

- Spirit  "She smiles"   (US Ode -68)

- Herbie Mann  "Soft winds"   (US Atlantic promo -63)

- Artistics  "Price of love"   (US Brunswick -69)

- Checkmates, Ltd  "Do the walk"   (US Capitol -66)

Met these guys in NYC

Met these guys in NYC //Sønnen

Distorted Guitars: the c&w invention that ended up as rock's own hallmark

Distorted Guitars:  the c&w invention that ended up as rock's own hallmark

LA session guitarist Orville 'Red' Rhodes was well aware of Grady Martin's productive mishap on Marty Robbins Nashville session 'Don't worry'. Rhodes tried out simpler ways of 'un-equallizing' pre-amps, and ended 60/61up with compact 'fuzztone' gadget- later marketed by Maestro Inc.
Am not aware if Rhodes did use box in own session work at that time, but he is quoted as lending it out to guitar instro group Ventures in late 61. And DID they use it on their ' 2000 Pound Bee'...

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ventures+2000+pound+bee&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Distorted Bass...McCartney following Grady Martin's trail

By early 65 UK Vox Ltd was marketing their own fuzztone/ fuzzbox. Said to be used by McCartney on George Harrison's "Think for yourself" (Rubber Soul sessions), I very much assume Vox box here being 'cuted by Paul on 6-stringed bass. If so be, McCartney is precisely following Grady Martin's footsteps from ' Don't worry' session.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDxRx01xkJ0

U.S.D.M pt.7

- Bobby Darin  "When I get home"   (US Capitol -63) also copied by numerous UK beat outfits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbdMDuRqUvs

- Tom Jones   "Untrue"  (UK Decca -65)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goGZobCUZTo

- Hello People   "(as I went down to) Jerusalem"  (US Philips -68 )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZOzKo_duNQ

- Delaney and Bonnie   "Only you know and I know"  (US Atco -70)
kinda pre-Exile on Main Street prod. Maybe Bobby Keyes on both?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWkZCEJ-Y3Y

- Sunny and Sunliners   "Every week, every month, every year"  (US Tear drop -63) East L.A.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sunny%20sunliners%20every%20week&sm=3

- Joe South + Believers   "Hearts desire"  (Can. Capitol -68)
original of Billie Joe Royal's Northern swirler. Starts at 4:27 on YouTube clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIijhJDXim8

- Jean Shepard   "He's my baby"  (US Capitol -58)
Hawkshaw Hawkins' spouse and later, regrettably, widow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-TgJGHpg_E

- Strawberry Alarm Clock   "Tomorrow"  (US UNI -67)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn23Vd6Huk0

- Dusty Springfield   "I'll try anything"  (UK Philips -67)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtompNKo6ak

- B.J. Thomas   "Baby cried"  (US Pacemaker -65)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1TOBHCXg88

- Dick Dodd   "Lonely Weekends"  (US Tower -67)
West Coast actor and Standells' drummer 64-66, vocalist of their 'Dirty Water' -66 hit.
Here doing Charlie Rich' schlaeger in mod'dish vein

- Shirley Jackson   "Don't play me a love song"  (US London -63 promo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGmterAR6I

- Bill Doggett   "What a difference a day make"  (US King -56)

- Vogues   "You're the one"  (US Co&Ce -65) Pittsburgh, Penn. As most Co&Ce harmonizers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0OZ2_IZgVs

- Casinos   "I still love you"  (US Fraternity -65) Cincinnati, Ohio. Same area, I'm led to believe?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNP0WOUAfGY

- Righteous Brothers   "Gotta tell you how I feel"  (US Moonglow -65)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ALVjlOXHw

- Bill Medley   "Help me make it through the night"  (US A&M -71 promo)

- Marty Robbins   "Jolie girl"  (US Col. -70)
Label sez comp. B.Fowler? But song supp.to be by Florida's own Elkin Thomas?
Klansman Robbins in Greewich Village & enjoying it, too.
Gorgeous wall-to-wall drumming, btw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWMmnWKdmUU

- Gary Lewis + Playboys   "The loser (with a broken heart)  (US Liberty -67)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YINZMXdaNo

- Wayne Fontana   "Something keeps calling me back"  (UK Fontana -66)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwX068Vqn_4

- Newbeats   "Am I not my brother's keeper"  (UK London -71)
UK only. Flip of Norther reissue of -65 'Run, baby run'
Newbeats/ Flaming Ember/ 4Tops are all different songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPfc8khSZbI

- Brenda Lee   "One step at a time"   (US Decca -58)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vMoLvkll2g

- Happenings   "I got rhythm"  (US BT Puppy -68)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK62pW35GIw

- Gentrys   "A woman of the world"  (US MGM -66 promo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhZ_w1hJUe8

- Young Rascals   "It's love"  (US Atlantic -67) Rascals latinizing w/ Hubert Laws' flute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaYeth_qB3Y

- Gary Puckett + Union Gap   "Don't make promises"  (US Columbia -69)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5NVvNIbyCw

Northern Pop - Unintended Soul Dance Music (USDM) pt.6

- Andy Forray   "Copycat"  (US Diamond) Horace Ott prod& Don Covay comp,maybe not so unintended after all?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muo0dVM0WB4

- The Fun and Games  "The grooviest girl in the world"  (US Uni -68)   taste of 'gum, here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-HxghCGJ-s

-  Los Bravos  "Going Nowhere"  (US Press -66)  gorgeously mod'dish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoKnhvhIZ4E

- Diane and Annita  "One by one"  (US Wand -65)

- George Dogias  "Real George"  (US MGM promo -6?)  top side 'wooly bully' instro may be the better
known among modernists' crowd, but flip's piano shag(sic) is more up my alley (if that's the expression I'm after)

- The Poppies  "He's ready" / "He's got real love"  (US Epic -70)  female soul vocal trio, so not that unintended, either. But how about prod. Billy Sherrill, of later Tammy&George successes? Fern Kinney with late 70s disco success on Florida's TK conglomerate, btw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qNQBQvFfXk         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ5xI6DB03w

- The Blue Angels  "I wonder"  (US SSS -70 promo)  Barry/Greenwich comp. Girl group out of time&space, in Shelby Singleton's Nashville 1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjjpf3AcsUw

- The Triumphs  "Burnt biscuits"  (US Volt 100 -61)  early Chips Moman studio job, handsomely timbales-ridden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_OqRuShMno

- Gene Vincent + Blue Caps  "Who's pushin' your swing"  (US Capitol -59)  horns-augmented RAB shuffle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgeUKVzJNWs

- Tren-Dells  "Hully gully Jones" / "Nite owl"  (US Jam -62)   said to be Kentucky group
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQ65QP8VVs       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bQlhwFwt4

- James Velvet  "Bouquet of flowers"  (US Cub -61)   OK, popcorn rather. But interesting strings arr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSxZUdh2u3k

- The Willies  "The Willy"  (US Co&Ce -66)   didn't all these co&ce harmony groups come out of Ohio or Mich?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31txEEiDwdA

- The Thomas Group  "Autumn"  (US Dunhill -66)  rich kids' band from Hollywood, Sloane+Barry prod.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuHD6bamRVo

- The Shaggy Boys  "You and me"  (US UA -66)   Shadow Morton prod.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fuxhDvVKI

- Joey Dee & Starliters  "Good little you"  (US Jubilee -66 promo)  prod.Trade Martin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nojx7QQbkOA

- Paul Peek  "Pin the tail to the donkey" / "Rockin' pneumonia&b.w.flu"  (US Col. -66 ) prod. Joe South   NOLa
- John Rhys & Lively Set  "Boy watchers theme"  (US Impact -67)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=310epUH7RYM

Dattera-til-Hagen, 31st of January 2014 w/ Jonas Nilsson here as for early door...

- Lena Horne  "Rocky Raccoon"   (US Skye -69)   WhiteAlbum Fab4 novelty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwtVkoim2zg

- Beatles  "Rain"  (US Capitol -66)  US version with tighter outro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRRdxDJUAZ4

- Donny Hathaway  "Jealous guy"  (Can. Atco -72)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcP2duIRT2c

- Beatles  "Got to get you into my life"  (US Capitol -76) real stereo on seven, of Revolver cut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-8kRDYdQXI

- Jennifer Warren  "I am waiting"  (US Parrot -68 promo) 'Between Buttons' Stones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5quBw1jDPRU     songstress of Joe Cocker 80s fame, me'fink

- Wilmer & Dukes  "I'm free"  (US Afrodisiac -67)   flip of Stones' US issue 'Cloud'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSNE6cIpQJQ

- Don Shirley  "Stand by me"  (US Cadence -63)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8syCQVMbCYQ

- Earl Wilson Jr.  "A quiet place"  (US Mercury -66)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QdB-j49qd4    er...not quite 'quiet', but close...'Speak to me of love'

- Jonah Jones Quartet  "Night train"  (US Capitol -60 promo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW1i-BqdY34

- Jackie Shane  "Any other way"  ("Can." Underground reissue of Sue -65)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZnwLamCia4

- Timi Yuro  "What's a matter baby"  (US UA Spotlight reissue of Liberty -62)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7W33HjMB8

- Marvin Gaye  "Hitch hike"  (US Tamla -63)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv6c0012pVQ

- Gerri Hall  "Mr. Blues"  (US Atco -64)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_tqGXo0mOY

- Coasters  "Love potion no.9"  (UK Parlophone -71 of US King -70)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU3DMBW3Ik

- Bobby Rush  "Get out of here  pt.2"  (US WB -74)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7GZObO1q_o

- Jenny Jackson  "Shoora shoora"  (US Farr -76) Sansu/Toussaint prod.

- Tyrone Davis  "Love bones"  (US Dakar -70)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUp5OVrzoNY

- Clifton Dyson  "Body in motion"  (US All-american -78 promo)   lean 3:59& undoctor'd original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkNkMk3M6u0   floppy motown 8:00, regrettably

Distorted guitars - the c&w connection

Nodding to the guitar distortion of Wanda Jackson's -62  "I don't wanta go" (which I incorrectly stated as an 1965 recording), let's try to follow the use of "fuzz" effect in C&W

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaA5qlzUDks         Wanda/ don't wanta go

Unfortunately, Wandas' are still to be registered at PraguerFrank's discografies- so only as uneducated guess I may ponder this as being another Grady Martin job.

Grady who? Er, leading guitarist of 50s/60s Nashville " A-Team" studio mafia.

Said to have stumbled upon pitched distortion effect, due to faulty mix board at Marty Robbin's "Don't worry" recording session. Grady Martin is quoted as not sure if  he then used 6-stringed bass or standard guitar, btw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB7H6pT3DW4      Robbins/ don't worry

Two years later, Martin had further developed that sound effect- by deliberately letting amp tubes oscillate in their fittings- as demonstrated on Carl Butler's c&w-go-psychedelic "Wonder drug". 

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=butler%20wonder%20drug&sm=3         Butler/ wonder drug

073 CO 69827/CB-54? WONDER DRUG 4-42593/CS-8802

16 January 1963 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Carl Butler & Pearl (Carl Butler [vcl], Pearl Butler [vcl], Grady Martin [gt], Pete Drake [steel], Joe Zinkan [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Jerry Rivers [fiddle], Bill Purcell [piano]. Producer: Don Law & Frank Jones)

175 CO 65201/OB 2245/ZSP 51221 DON'T WORRY 'BOUT ME 4-41922 3-41922 4-33070/CS 8435 KG 31361 C 32294 C2-38870 BCD-15655
176 CO 65206/OB 2246/ZSP 51222 A TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING 4-41809 3-41809/CS 8435 BCD-15655
13 July 1960 [14:30-18:30] Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Marty Robbins (Marty Robbins [vcl], Grady Martin [gt], Jack Pruett [gt], Bob Moore [bass], Louis Dunn [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano]. Producer: Don Law)