THEM Them LP HAPPY TIGER 1969 US orig+stereo HT1004 VAN MORRISON-BELFAST GYPSIES
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THEM
JERRY COLE, ALAN HENDERSONThem forged their hard-nosed R&B sound in Belfast, Northern Ireland, moving to England in 1964
after landing a deal with Decca Records. The band's simmering sound was dominated by boiling organ riffs,
lean guitars, and the tough vocals of lead singer Van Morrison, whose recordings with Them rank among
the very best performances of the British Invasion.
After Morrison left the group, Them splintered into the Belfast Gypsies,
who released an album that (except for the vocals) approximated Them's early records,
and a psychedelic outfit that kept the name Them, releasing four LPs
"THEM"
1969 LP HAPPY TIGER RECORDS HT 1004 STEREO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: HAPPY TIGER - YELLOW LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: HT 1004
Catalog on labels: HT-1004 (H-69160 / H-69161)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): P-69160-STEREO ?14360
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): P-69161-STEREO ?14360-X
On labels: Dist. & Mfg. by Happy Tiger Records, Los Angeles, Calif.
On Back Sleeve: Produced by Ray Ruff
Recorded at Gold Star Recording Studios, Inc., Hollywood, Calif.
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tracklisting
Side 1: I KEEP SINGING - LONELY WEEKENDS
TAKE A LITTLE TIME - YOU GOT ME GOOD - JO ANN
Side 2: MEMPHIS LADY - IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
NOBODY CARES - I AM WAITING - JUST A LITTLE
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Them's star attraction, Van Morrison, had been out of the group for four years by the time
they released their self-titled sixth album in 1969, though when Them came out they barely
qualified as a band -- bassist Alan Henderson was the sole holdover from the original lineup,
and the only other member cited was American session musician Jerry Cole, who played guitar
and drums as well as handling lead vocals. The tough blues-influenced rock of Them's early sides
had been replaced a by a psychedelic-tinged garage sound, and the fuzzy report of Cole's guitar
and the fevered (if somewhat mannered) sneer of his voice made for a better-than-average slice
of West Coast studio-centric garage howling. Rumor has it that Ry Cooder and Jack Nitzsche
are among the sessionmen helping out on this set...(AllMusic)
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