By far the most wide-ranging retrospective of a singer who never found the consistently good material that her considerable talents deserved. Starting with her 1964 British hit cover of "Shout," From Crayons to Perfume also includes the number one single "To Sir with Love" and a few of her other British Top Ten hits from the '60s, including the nice 1965 soul ballad "Leave a Little Love" and the chirpy 1967 Neil Diamond tune "The Boat That I Row" (the flipside of "To Sir with Love," which wasn't a hit at all in the U.K.). Unfortunately, it gives short shift to the raunchy R&B she recorded in the mid-'60s, but it does include the sadly neglected, moody "Dreary Nights and Rows" (penned by "To Sir with Love" author Mark London) and the Top 40 orchestrated ballad "Best of Both Worlds," co-arranged by future Led Zep member John Paul Jones. You also get nifty covers of Tim Rose's "Morning Dew" and Harry Nilsson's "Without Him," along with a few songs she recorded with Atlantic (some with the Dixie Flyers) that gave her more sympathetic soul material than she was accustomed to, including the hit "Oh Me Oh My." There's also her semi-legendary 1974 single "Watch That Man"/"The Man Who Sold the World," a double-sided 45 of David Bowie covers produced by Bowie himself, and the theme song to the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. This 20-song compilation doesn't gather together all her fine material by any means, but it's the only one to cover most of her career. (Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)
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01 Shout 02 Leave A Little Love 03 To Sir With Love 04 The Boat That I Row 05 Dreary Nights And Days 06 Best Of Both Worlds 07 Me The Peaceful Heart 08 Boy 09 Sad Memories 10 Morning Dew 11 Without Him 12 Oh Me Oh My (I`m A Fool For You Baby) 13 Hum A Song [With The Dixie Flyers] 14 After The Feeling Is Gone [With The Dixie Flyers] 15 Everybody`s Got To Clap 16 Watch That Man 17 The Man Who Sold The World 18 The Man With The Golden Gun 19 Don`t Take Love For Granted 20 I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)
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Lulu "From Crayons to Perfume"
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gitit! no pw
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Too bad this comp misses one of her greatest tracks, her version of "Here comes the night".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zm7RDGo_Dw
Thanks for all the sharing, guys !
One-Album Wonders
KRAYON ANGELS
-London, UK, lasted about 8 months in 1969: Garage Fuzz Psych with traces of Power Pop
-Complete recordings, recorded in ’69 but unreleased until 2000
Krayon Angels “Nineteen Sixtynine” (2000) 320
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/jBpAdwBo/file.html
ROCKIN’ ROLLIN’ BLUES BAND
-Unknown US location, private pressing LP
-Raw Blues & Rockabilly Bar Rock with male/female vocals
Rockin’ Rollin’ Blues Band “Wild & Untamed “ (1973) 320
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/iELDKWdb/file.html
THE CHERRY PEOPLE
-Washington, DC 1967-75: Mostly Popsike with a couple of jammin’ Soul-Psych tracks.
The Cherry People, Self-Titled (1968) 320
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/aFZxwYml/file.html
FAT WATER
-Chicago, Illinois 1968-71: Psychedelic Hard Blues Rock with mostly female vocals
Fat Water, Self-Titled (1969) 320
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/JfnNwNFb/file.html
THE MATADORS
-Prague, Czechoslovakia 1965-68: Garage Psych R&B
The Matadors, Self-Titled (1968) 320
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/CyZsbZDL/file.html
MY INDOLE RING
-Vancouver, Canada 1966-69: Wild Psychedelic Blues/Popsike
-Recorded 1966-69, Unreleased until 2001
My Indole Ring, Self-Titled (2001) 256
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/PnKiSNVx/file.html
HICKORY WIND
-Indiana 1969-71, NOT the late 70’s West Virginia folk group
-Country Rock Folk Psych
Hickory Wind, Self-Titled (1969/2007 Expanded) 320
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/0He691Uc/file.html
**Three-fourths of Hickory Wind went on to start B.F. Trike after moving to Nashville in 1971
B.F. TRIKE
-Nashville, Tennessee 1971-72: Proto-Prog Power Psych Fuzz
-Recorded 1971, Shelved, First Released 1989
B.F. Trike, Self-Titled (1971) 320
http://www92.zippyshare.com/v/JegHkJLT/file.html
About: Lulu on youtube
German (G E M A trouble) watchers try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKpVz13-6w
Hermann
i have a difficult holiday music request. i’ve never heard or seen this in any medium, but it existed as a 45 rpm. in november 1963, comedian and jfk impersonator vaughn meader recorded verve #10309: a-side, “St Nick Visits the White House”; b-side, “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. in the wake of the kennedy assassination, the record was recalled before it ever hit the shelves. so it’s a bit hard to find and, to my knowledge, no digital copy has ever been shared. if any of the vinyl-ists out there want to pick up the gauntlet, i for one would be much obliged as would be, i’m sure, others out there in the zone.
and as long as i’m at it, the two xmas albums by the four freshmen, “snowfall” and “freshmas” would be nice to see. thanks in advance.
barba --
Vaughn Meader's album, The First Family, was a mainstay in our house and in thousands of households around the USA. My father got rid of our copy shortly after the assassination of JFK. I don't think I have heard it since then. But I was unaware of the Christmas 45 that you are referring to. I too would like to have that in my mp3 collection. Thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully someone can fulfill it.
Gyro and RYP, thank you for sharing, "From Crayons to Perfume"...appreciated.
Thanks again LoFi Larry for another batch of obscurities, much appreciated!
Thanks Lofi for the obscure psych stuff.
Thanks to LoFi Larry for HICKORY WIND and all of his one album wonder psych posts.
Lulu has a new album out, MAKING LIFE RHYME, that's very much in the Bonnie Raitt mold with a touch of retrol soul and doo wop.
Barba inspired me... There's a 45 by Dean Beard called 'You Don't Have To Go Home (But You Can't Stay Here)' that I heard on the radio around 1974 or so. It's not on any of the various Dean Beard LPs or CDs. Nat Stuckey does a similar version of it, but it's not the same. Thanks in advance for your help. And thanks again for all you guys do.
Thanks Ryp
Always thought Lulu was a much underrated performer.
Regards
Rhod
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