Dusty Springfield

 

Artist:  Dusty Springfield 

Birth Name:  Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien

Born:   April 16, 1939.  West Hampstead, London, England

Died:  March 2, 1999 (Aged 59).  Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Genre:   Pop, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop Soul, British Invasion, Early Pop, Smooth Soul, Adult Contemporary

Occupation:   Singer, Musician, Record Producer, Television Presenter

Instruments:   Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Dusty Springfield was an English Pop Singer, and Record Producer, she was an important singer of Blue-Eyed-Soul and at her peak was one of the most successful British Female Performers, with 6 Top 20 Singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 16 on the UK Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989.  She is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and UK Music Hall of Fame.

Title:  The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971 (2021) 

Genre:   Pop, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop Soul, British Invasion, Early Pop, Smooth Soul, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Real Gone Music 

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Son-Of-A Preacher Man (2:28)

 2.  Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Morning) (2:19)

 3.  Don't Forget About Me (2:49)

 4.  Breakfast In Bed (2:54)

 5.  The Windmills Of Your Mind (3:48)

 6.  I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore (3:08)

 7.  Willie & Laura Mae Jones (2:47)

 8.  That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) (2:58)

 9.  In The Land Of Make Believe (2:28)

10. So Much Love (3:28)

11. A Brand New Me (2:30)

12. Bad Case Of The Blues (2:02)

13. Silly, Silly Fool (2:25)

14. Joe (2:16)

15. I Wanna Be A Free Girl (2:51)

16. Let Me Get In Your Way (2:41)

17. Lost (2:22)

18. Never Love Again (3:09)

19. What Good Is Love You (2:50)

20. What Do You Do When Love Dies (2:38)

21. Haunted (2:24)

22. Nothing Is Forever (2:30)

23. I Believe In You (3:09)

24. Someone Who Cares (2:50)

The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971 is the compilation album by Dusty Springfield, released on November 26, 2021 by Real Gone Music.  For Music Collectors.

Badfinger

 

Artist:   Badfinger

Origin:  UK Group formed 1960
Genre:  Rock, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Soft Rock, Album Rock

Original line-up:

Pete Ham:       Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards 
Mike Gibbons: Drums
Tom Evans:     Vocals, Bass
Ron Griffiths:   Guitar, (later replaced by Joey Molland)

Classic line-up:

Pete Ham:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Tom Evans:  Vocals, Bass
Joey Molland:  Vocals, Guitar
Mike Gibbins:  Vocals, Drums

Badfinger formed in 1960, sound like early British Invasion comparison with The Beatles, play Power Pop and Painful Rock  Ballad, the first hit  "Come and Get It: composed by Paul McCartney from soundtrack album called "The Magic Christian"(1969).

Badfinger's second album "No Dice" with many classic hits:  "
No Matter What" and Grammy Award Winning "Without You",  made famous by Harry Nilsson, and later Mariah Carey, "I Can't Take It", "Midnight Caller"-A Lovely Ballad Song by Pete Ham.        

Title:  Straight Up  (1971)
Genre:  Rock, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Soft Rock, Album Rock
Label:  Apple Records
Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks: 

Side One:

 1.  Take It All (4:25)
 2.  Baby Blue   (3:37)
 3.  Money  (3:29)
 4.  Flying  (2:38)
 5.  I'd Die Babe  (2:33)
 6.  Name Of The Game  (5:19)

Side Two:

 1.  Suitcase  ( 2:53)
 2.  Sweet Tuesday Morning  (2:31)
 3.  Day After Day  (3:09)
 4.  Sometimes  (2:56)
 5.  Perfection  (5:07)
 6.  It's Over  (3:34)

Personnel:

Pete Ham:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Tom Evans:  Vocals, Bass
Joey Molland:  Vocals, Guitar
Mike Gibbins:  Vocals, Drums

Straight Up is the fourth studio album by Badfinger, was released on December 13, 1971 by Apple Records, included classic tracks "Baby Blue", and "Day After Day".  Highly Recommended!.

Badfinger

 

Artist:   Badfinger

Origin:  UK Group formed 1960
Genre:  Rock, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Soft Rock, Album Rock

Original line-up:

Pete Ham:       Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards 
Mike Gibbons: Drums
Tom Evans:     Vocals, Bass
Ron Griffiths:   Guitar, (later replaced by Joey Molland)

Classic line-up:

Pete Ham:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Tom Evans:  Vocals, Bass
Joey Molland:  Vocals, Guitar
Mike Gibbins:  Vocals, Drums

Badfinger formed in 1960, sound like early British Invasion comparison with The Beatles, play Power Pop and Painful Rock  Ballad, the first hit  "Come and Get It: composed by Paul McCartney from soundtrack album called "The Magic Christian"(1969).

Badfinger's second album "No Dice" with many classic hits:  "
No Matter What" and Grammy Award Winning "Without You",  made famous by Harry Nilsson, and later Mariah Carey, "I Can't Take It", "Midnight Caller"-A Lovely Ballad Song by Pete Ham.      

Title:  No Dice (1970)
Label:   Apple
Genre:  Rock, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Soft Rock, Album Rock
Label:  Apple Records
Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One

 1.  I Can't Take It  (2:55)
 2.  I Don't Mind  (3:13)
 3.  Love Me Do  (2:59)
 4.  Midnight Caller  (2:48)
 5.  No Matter What  (3:00)
 6.  Without You  (4:43)

Side Two:

 1.  Blodwyn  (3:26)
 2.  Better Days  (3:59)
 3.  It had To Be Me  (2:27)
 4.  Watford John  (3:23)
 5.  Believe Me  (3:00)
 6.  We're for the Dark  (4:02)

Personnel:

Pete Ham:  Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Piano on "Midnight Caller", Fender Rhodes Electric Piano on "Without You"
Tom Evans:  Vocals, Bass
Joey Molland:  Vocals, Rhythm & Lead Guitars
Mike Gibbins:  Drums, Backing Vocals on "It Had To Be", Lead Vocals on "Loving You"

No Dice is the third studio album by Badfinger, was released on November 9, 1970 by Apple Records, including the hit singles and classic tracks: "No Matter Waht", "Without You", "Midnight Caller".  Highly Recommended!.

The Hollies

 

Artist:  The Hollies Origin:  Manchester, England
Genre:  Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Beat, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Guitar
Vic Steele:  Guitar
Eric Haydock:  Bass
Don Rathbone:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Guitar
Tony Hicks:  Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Sitar, Keyboards
Bernie Calvert:  Bass, Keyboards
Bobby Elliott:  Drums

The Hollies are an English Rock Group from Manchester formed in 1962.  One of the best and most commercially successful Pop Rock of the British Invasion and best known for their pioneering and distinctive three part vocal harmony style (heavily influenced by The Everly Brothers), and melodic cheer similar to the early of The Beatles.  It was formed by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash in late 1962 as a Merseybeat music style group in Manchester.  Graham Nash left the band in 1968 to form the Supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash.  The band enjoyed at least 60 Singles and EPs and 26 Albums.  The Hollies had over 30 Charting Singles on the UK Singles Chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 such as "Bus Stop", "Just One Look", "Look Through Any Window", "I Can't Let Go", "On A Carousel", "Stop Stop Stop", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" and "The Air That I Breathe" and many more.  The Hollies were inducted to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2010.

Title:  Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse (US Version) (1967)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Beat, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Epic Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Dear Eloise (2:33)

 2.  Wisyouawish (1:58)

 3.  Charlies And Fred (2:54)

 4.  Butterfly (2:41)

 5.  Leave Me (2:06)

 6.  Postcard (2:04)

Side 2:

 1.  King Midas In Reverse (3:07)

 2.  Would You Believe (3:02)

 3.  Away Away Away (2:19)

 4.  Maker (2:33)

 5.  Step Inside (2:52)

Personnel:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonium on "Dear Eloise"
Tony Hicks:  Vocals, Lead Guitar, Electric Sitar on "Maker"
Bernie Calvert:  Bass, Keyboards
Bobby Elliott:  Drums

Additional Musician:

John Scott:  String and Brass Arrangements

Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse is the seventh studio album in US Version by The Hollies, was released on November 27, 1967 by Epic Records.  In UK Version in Title "Butterfly", was released on N ovember 1, 1967 by Parlophone Records. For Fans of The Hollies and Music Collectors.

The Hollies

Artist:  The Hollies
Origin:  Manchester, England
Genre:  Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Beat, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Guitar
Vic Steele:  Guitar
Eric Haydock:  Bass
Don Rathbone:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Guitar
Tony Hicks:  Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Sitar, Keyboards
Bernie Calvert:  Bass, Keyboards
Bobby Elliott:  Drums

The Hollies are an English Rock Group from Manchester formed in 1962.  One of the best and most commercially successful Pop Rock of the British Invasion and best known for their pioneering and distinctive three part vocal harmony style (heavily influenced by The Everly Brothers), and melodic cheer similar to the early of The Beatles.  It was formed by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash in late 1962 as a Merseybeat music style group in Manchester.  Graham Nash left the band in 1968 to form the Supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash.  The band enjoyed at least 60 Singles and EPs and 26 Albums.  The Hollies had over 30 Charting Singles on the UK Singles Chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 such as "Bus Stop", "Just One Look", "Look Through Any Window", "I Can't Let Go", "On A Carousel", "Stop Stop Stop", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" and "The Air That I Breathe" and many more.  The Hollies were inducted to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2010.

Title:  Stop! Stop! Stop! (US/Canadian Version) (1966)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Pop Rock, Beat, Merseybeat, British Invasion, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Imperial Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  What's Wrong With The Way I Live (2:02)

 2.  Pay You Back With Interest (2:46)

 3.  Tell Me To My Face (3:09)

 4.  Clown (2:16)

 5.  Suspicious Look In Your Eyes (3:37)

 6.  It's You (2:17)

Side Two:

 1.  High Classed (2:21)

 2.  Peculiar Situation (2:51)

3.  What Went Wrong (2:12)

4.  Crusader (3:46)

5.  Don't Even Think About Changing (2:13)

 6.  Stop! Stop! Stop! (2:56)

Personnel:

Allan Clarke:  Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Graham Nash:  Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Tony Hicks:  Vocals, Lead Guitar, Banjo
Bernie Calvert:  Bass, except on "Don't Even Think About Changing", Piano
Bobby Elliott:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Eric Hayclock:  Bass on "Don't Even Think About Changing"

Mike Vickers:  Orchestral Arrangements on "High Classed", "What Went Wrong", "Crusader"

Stop! Stop! Stop! is the fifth studio album (US/Canadian Version) by The Hollies, was released on October 28, 1966 by Imperial Records.  In UK in different Title to be "For Certain Because", was released on December 9, 1966 by Parlophone Records.  For Fans of The Hollies, and Music Collectors.

The Rockin' Berries

 

Artist:  The Rockin' Berries

Origin:  Birmingham, England

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Beat, British Invasion, Rock & Roll

Original line-up:

Chuck Botfield:  Lead Guitar

Doug Thompson:  Rhythm Guitar

Tim Munns:  Bass

Dennis Ryland:  Saxophone

Terry Bond:  Drums

2nd line-up:

Jimmy Powell:  Lead Vocals

Chuck Botfield:  Lead Guitar

Doug Thompson:  Rhythm Guitar

Tim Munns:  Bass

Dennis Ryland:  Saxophone

Terry Bond:  Drums

The Rockin' Berries are an English Beat Group from Birmingham, formed in 1961 by Chuck Botfield (Lead Guitar), Doug Thompson (Rhythm Guitar), Tim Munns (Bass), Dennis Ryland (Saxophone), and Terry Bond (Drums).

Title:  In Town (Limited Edition) (2024) 

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Beat, British Invasion, Rock & Roll

Label:  BGO Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  He's In Town

 2.  Let's Try Again

 3.  Ich Liebe Dich

 4.  You Don't Know What You Do

 5.  Brother Bill

 6.  Without Your Love

 7.  All Of Me

Bonus Tracks:

 8.  What In The World's Come Over You

 9.  Poor Man's Son

Side Two:

 1.  Crazy Country Hop

 2.  All I Want Is My Baby

 3.  Lonely Avenue

 4.  Shades Of Blue

 5.  Follow Me

 6.  Ain't That Lovin' You Baby

 7.  Funny How Love Can Be

Bonus Tracks:

 8.  You're My Girl

 9.  The Water Is Over My Head

Personnel:

Jimmy Powell:  Lead Vocals

Chuck Botfield:  Lead Guitar

Doug Thompson:  Rhythm Guitar

Tim Munns:  Bass

Dennis Ryland:  Saxophone

Terry Bond:  Drums

In Town is the 1965 album by The Rockin' Berries, originally released i. 1965 by Pye Label, remastered and reissued on December 27, 2024 by BGO Records.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Vinyl, with Bonus Tracks.