Cliff Bennett & Rebel Rousers Original UK 1st Press ST LP NM 1965 PMC 1242 MONO
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Cliff Bennett & Rebel Rousers~Original UK 1st Press ST LP NM 1965 PMC 1242 MONO
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
Original UK 1st pressing LP released in 1965 on the Black & Yellow Parlophone Label. Cat: PMC 1242. This LP is in MONO. Matrix Numbers: XEX 511-1N & XEX 512 1N.
Over the next few weeks I will be offering a wonderful selection of rare mostly UK late 50's & 60's 1st pressing LP's and EP's. Obtained from and English gentleman who originally lived in Manchester and saw many of the great acts of the day in their prime. His enthusiasm and knowledge of this period of music and the amount of artists he saw was quite staggering and included Rolling Stones, Beatles, Eric Burdon & Animals, Manfred Mann, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Small Faces, Kinks, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Roy Orbison, Sam Cooke, this list went on and on! A fastidious collector his vinyl overall has been kept in fantastic condition especially considering some of the items are over 50 years old! Many of the items would have been bought within weeks of their original release dates. We offer combined postage on all items purchased. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to list his 45's in the near future. Over 300 wonderful items from the same period.
If Cliff Bennett's debut album could've come out a year sooner than it did, it just might've pushed Bennett and his band the Rebel Rousers to the front rank of British Invasion acts, and maybe just a few steps from the top rank of British beat artists at home it's that good. Even listening to it decades after it was recorded, it holds up almost as well as the Beatles' second album, and a lot better than the best albums by any of their Liverpool contemporaries Gerry & the Pacemakers or Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas. In a way, it's not a surprise that the record should be this good, as Bennett was one of the most prodigiously talented singers on the British beat scene. On their self-titled first album, Bennett & the Rebel Rousers fit into the latter category. Supported more than ably by Howard Wendells' lead guitar and Mick Burt's highly underrated drumming, plus a pair of saxmen (Maurice Groves, Sid Phillips) and an organist (Roy Young) who were sympathetic to the materials, Bennett rose to the occasion of this debut long-player. His vocal range was phenomenal, and for sheer power he rivaled Paul McCartney in his lower register on "Make Yourself at Home" and his mid-range on "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," and then plunging into harder blues on "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby"; and the near-falsetto singing on "Steal Your Heart Away" is spellbinding.
Tracks: I can't stand it/ Sweet and lovely/ Make yourself at home/ You've really got a hold on me/ Ain't that lovin' you baby/ Sha la la/ One way love/ Steal your heart away/ It's all right/ Beautiful dreamer/ Mercy mercy/ Talking about my baby/ The pick-up.
Labels are both lovely and clean no marks, stickers or writing. Record is in Near Mint condition. Front cover is full gloss and in stunning condition, features original flip back cover. The back has only a few tiny light marks. Cover has very light ring wear, a few tiny tears around edges and a few light marks and is in Excellent condition.
We offer combined postage for multiple purchases. All records are sealed securely in a plastic sleeve and housed in a stiff cardboard mailer which is then wrapped in paper and sealed around edges with masking tape.
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