Dave Berry "This Strange Effect" The Decca Sessions 1963 - 1966 - disc 1

Wonderful compilation of a rather quirky performer. This is early Britpop, heavily influenced by early rock ‘n roll and R&B. Gradually the rough edges of his repertoire were smoothed out by great balladry like The Crying Game and (The Kinks’) This Strange Effect (which later turned out to be the Low Lands’ best selling pop single of all time)…...The first 45 RPM single I ever bought happened to be Dave Berry’s Can I Get It From You from 1965. That’s a song I hadn’t heard for at least 45 years. And for not having listened to this after all that time it turns out surprisingly good. I remember seeing him on black and white TV as a kid and finding his performances weirdly compelling, as he sang while hiding behind curtains and moving slowly. Nowadays it’s probably just quirky. This CD set is quite enjoyable and I’m glad this rather obscure material was reissued. Other great songs: Don’t Gimme No Lip Child (later recorded by The Sex Pistols), Little Things (See the Pennebaker documentary Don’t Look Back!) and One Heart Between Two, and the Graham Gouldman penned I’m Gonna Take You There. (Stuart Millman, All Music Guide)trax disc 1:

01 Easy To Cry 02 Tongue Twistin' 03 Memphis Tennessee 04 Tossin' And Turnin' 05 My Baby Left Me 06 Hoochie Coochie Man 07 Little Queenie (live) 08 Diddley Daddy (live) 09 Baby It's You 10 Sweet And Lovely 11 The Crying Game 12 Don't Gimme No Lip Child 13 Not Fade Away (version 1) 14 You Better Move On 15 Diddley Daddy (studio version) 16 Not Fade Away (version 2) 17 I Don't Want To Go On 18 Ella Speed 19 The Girl From The Fair Isle 20 Go On Home 21 Everybody Tries 22 God Bless The Child 23 On The Other Side Of Town 24 Go Home Girl 25 My Last Date 26 St James' Infirmary 27 Just A Little Bit 28 CC Rider 29 Don't Make Fun Of Me

…served by Gyro1966...