This will be the last one of these for a bit. I don't want to ruin a good thing.
I happen to like this particular volume, as it has more than a few personal favorites.
And am I the only one who did not know that The Exciters recorded "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" before Manfred Mann?
Enjoy the mix.
TRACKLIST
Do Wah Diddy Diddy- The Exciters/Manfred Mann
Trouble Boys- Dave Edmunds/Thin Lizzy
You Drive Me Wild- The Runaways/Wanda Jackson
Groovin' (We're Gonna Groove)- Ben E. King/Led Zeppelin
All Right Now- Free/Jon Cleary
Strawberry Letter 23- Shuggie Otis/The Brothers Johnson
Outdoor Miner- Wire/The Grays
No Fun- The Stooges/Nick Curran
Hangin' Around- Lou Reed/Squeeze
By The Time It Gets Dark- Sandy Denny/The New Mendicants
8 comments:
Thanks fo this and yes, I think everyone else did know about The Exciters! The total gem here is Jon Cleary's version of All Right Now - so so good. I hadn't' heard it before; where is it from?
Cleary released a 4-track EP in between records "Do Not Disturb: Hotel Room Ruffs."
https://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/product/jon-cleary-do-not-disturb/
Thanks Sal - appreciate the information
I found a fun compilation several years ago, You Heard It Here First, comprised of songs that pre-dated the more popular versions that were recorded - here are a few:
Rock Around The Clock - Sonny Dae & His Knights
This Diamond Ring - Sammy Ambrose
California Sun - Joe Jones
Something Stupid - Carson & Gaile
Louie Louie - Richard Berry
Wild Thing - The Wild Ones (this one's great!)
Nice mix, thanks!!
Randy
No, you're not the only one!
I didn't even know We're Gonna Groove was a Ben E King song,
I knew about The Exciters, I'm surprised you didn't.
FD13NYC,
Not even Ted Williams batted 1000!
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