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Post by knut on Aug 21, 2018 18:59:26 GMT
 Here's a tracklist: 1. WishYouAWish – Cathy Rich 2. Peculiar Situation – The Young Idea 3. Games We Play – Teenmakers 4. Go Away – The Mirage 5. Fifi The Flea – The Sidekicks* 6. You’ll Be Mine – The 4 Strangers 7. Like Everytime Before – The Everly Brothers* 8. What’s Wrong With The Way I Live – The Twilights 9. Would You Believe – Nicky James 10. Have You Ever Loved Somebody – The Searchers* 11. Pay You Back With Interest – Dana Gillespie 12. Baby That’s All – The Berries* 13. Hard, Hard, Year – The Wildlife 14. Tell Me To My Face – Keith* 15. Little Lover – Matadorerne* 16. Too Many People – Ronnie Burns 17. You Need Love – The Up-Set 18. I’ve Been Wrong – The Buckinghams* 19. Coming From The Ground – The Lee Kings 20. Put Yourself In My Place – Episode Six 21. Charlie And Fred – Bat McGrath And D. Harvey Potter 22. You Know He Did – Mary McCarthy 23. I’ve Got A Way Of My Own – The Electric Prunes* 24. I Can’t Get Nowhere With You – Kris Jensen 25. Signs That Will Never Change – The Everly Brothers* 26. Step Inside – The Strangers 27. High Classed – Bobby Davis 28. So Lonely – What For? 29. Lullaby To Tim – Teenmakers 30. Pare Pare Pare – Deny e Dino* It will come out on Teensville Records |
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Post by Gralto on Aug 23, 2018 14:24:40 GMT
Hi Knut,
I know not everyone is into Hollies covers but for me, this is great news as I love tracking down every Hollies-written cover. Incredible to think that they have more 300 cover versions of the songs they wrote or co-wrote. This number of course does not include the countless versions of He Ain't Heavy, Air That I Breathe, Bus Stop and other songs the band didn't write but made famous.
What's impressive about the above list is that many were covered as A-Sides. Many artists considered these songs were strong enough to be the frontline attack of their next chart assault. Of course the vast majority failed to dent their respective hit parades but nevertheless, The Hollies' songwriting abilities are arguably the most influential part of their history that continue to remain waaaaaaay under-appreciated outside of us devotees.
So is this an official release being issued by a speciality label? And what does the * denote? Can you please provide further details? As I check my listing of covers - which will see light of day in my long mentioned (yawn) Hollies book project (yes I know...it is taking, er, some amount of time...) - I see that Matadorerne - 'Little Lover' is a new one to me - many thanks for this.
cheers
Simon
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Post by dirtyfaz on Aug 24, 2018 3:10:08 GMT
I think the * means Stereo. I think this label is most likely a semi legitimate one. Not sure where they come from but some forums mention Australia. Their website www.teensvillerecords.com/Chris |
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Post by moorlock2003 on Aug 25, 2018 18:25:42 GMT
I have a copy of "You Need Love" by The Up-set. It is a fabulous version, very much akin to The Association covering The Hollies. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" and "Peculiar Situation" are paired on a 45 by The Golden Haze, 2 more outstanding covers. The above CD barely scratches the surface of Hollies covers it seems.
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Post by eric on Aug 26, 2018 13:01:47 GMT
“What’s Wrong With The Way I Live” by the Australian group, The Twilights, was a top 10 hit in Australia in March 1967. This song was recorded at Abbey Road studios and was produced by Norman “Hurricane” Smith. In my local market of Adelaide, this single entered the charts on the same day as “On A Carousel” (4th March 1967) and went to no. 2, spending 7 weeks in the Top 10 and 17 weeks on the charts. “On A Carousel” peaked at no. 8, spent 4 weeks in the Top 10 and 12 weeks on the charts.
Interestingly, two other songs recorded at Abbey Road studios around the same time, and considered by many to comprise the greatest single of all time, entered the charts two weeks later and went to no. 1, but only managed to spend 14 weeks on the chart and 7 weeks in the Top 10. Yes, “What’s Wrong With The Way I Live” occupied our charts for a longer period than “Penny Lane”/“Strawberry Fields Forever”!
As an aside, it remains a mystery to me as to why The Hollies have never performed “What’s Wrong With The Way I Live” on their Australian tours.
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Post by cameron on Sept 18, 2018 17:00:04 GMT
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Post by Gralto on Sept 20, 2018 14:14:22 GMT
“What’s Wrong With The Way I Live” by the Australian group, The Twilights, was a top 10 hit in Australia in March 1967. This song was recorded at Abbey Road studios and was produced by Norman “Hurricane” Smith. In my local market of Adelaide, this single entered the charts on the same day as “On A Carousel” (4th March 1967) and went to no. 2, spending 7 weeks in the Top 10 and 17 weeks on the charts. “On A Carousel” peaked at no. 8, spent 4 weeks in the Top 10 and 12 weeks on the charts. Interestingly, two other songs recorded at Abbey Road studios around the same time, and considered by many to comprise the greatest single of all time, entered the charts two weeks later and went to no. 1, but only managed to spend 14 weeks on the chart and 7 weeks in the Top 10. Yes, “What’s Wrong With The Way I Live” occupied our charts for a longer period than “Penny Lane”/“Strawberry Fields Forever”! As an aside, it remains a mystery to me as to why The Hollies have never performed “What’s Wrong With The Way I Live” on their Australian tours. Good point Eric - maybe if Hollies webmaster Rob Haywood reads this at some point, he may pass this on to Bobby as a suggestion for their next visit here in Feb 2019. It would be cool to have a new song added to the setlist for Down Under shows and of course, its standard arrangement would not be a stretch to replicate live. |
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Post by Gralto on Sept 20, 2018 14:17:50 GMT
Good stuff - thanks for the heads up, Cam. I see its release date is 26 October 2018. As a keen follower of Hollies covers, I'll be sure to grab a copy at some point. |
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Post by madprofessorblyth on Sept 23, 2018 1:12:26 GMT
Looks really great. Hoping this will be available in the US with ease. A few are of particular interest to me, (one or two I didn't know existed previously and went on YouTube to gain some background!) For me, not even owning it, has served a purpose, so I can't wait to add this to my collection in the foreseeable future.
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Post by eric on Dec 11, 2018 12:19:15 GMT
I now have this CD and I am very pleased with it. Teensville Records, an Aussie independent label, has done a great job in putting this compilation together.
As expected, none of these recordings reach the heights of the Hollies’ work. However, there are many strong performances on the CD and in any event it is very interesting to hear these historic cover versions of Hollies’ compositions from the Sixties. Some possess different arrangements, whilst many stay true to the Hollies’ versions. What they all have in common is an enthusiasm for the Hollies’ material.
The tracks reflect the world-wide respect in which the Hollies were held as songwriters. Excluding The Beatles and The Stones, were there any other British bands of the Sixties that had more of their own songs covered by other artists than The Hollies?
I hope that Teensville has the rare 1965 single “Come On Home” by the Aussie band The Twilights scheduled for their next Hollies’ collection. This cover of the “In The Hollies Style” track made it to number 28 in the South Aussie charts and stayed there for 8 weeks. The Twilights repeated the formula more successfully in 1967 with “What’s Wrong With The Way I Live”. They knew a good song when they heard it!
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Post by Stranger on Feb 3, 2019 19:49:46 GMT
This is a very enjoyable collection. Most of the artists do a pretty good job with the songs but very few of them really have that little extra that the Hollies have meaning they tend to make slightly less of the songs rather than more to push them on to being hits.
I wonder if there are enough 70s Hollies covers to make a 70s compilation?
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Post by eric on May 13, 2020 4:35:31 GMT
I just remembered that Australian singer Alison MacCallum released her version of "Would You Believe" as a single in 1972. The track can be heard on iTunes and Spotify and found on YouTube under "Alison McCallum".
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on May 13, 2020 14:41:42 GMT
Missing Four Jacks And A Jill's rendition of "Fifi The Flea" as well as the Guess Who's "You Know He Did". That's how many covers are out there!
Speaking of which, was anybody able to get a copy of the limited edition "Re-Evolution: Fruits de Mer Sings The Hollies"? Came out about five years ago and only 800 copies were made, but they were willing to make more if there was demand for it...Is it worth sending them an email request?
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Post by The Dude on May 17, 2020 17:43:02 GMT
At the moment of writing (sunday evening 17th of may) I'm listening to the Psychedelic Jukebox ( www.psychedelicjukebox.com/ ) where they just played several Hollies songs, covered by psychedelic bands and they didn't stick to the hits.... Mostly songs from the Evolution-album or Butterfly-album, but also a very interesting instrumental version of Bus Stop... apparently all from an album called "60s Music Rovolution" |
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Post by knut on May 17, 2020 19:13:28 GMT
The Re-Evolution Fruits de Mer 2-LP pops up on eBay frequently. There is also a CD version issued as promo. Highly recommended!
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on May 18, 2020 0:30:58 GMT
The Re-Evolution Fruits de Mer 2-LP pops up on eBay frequently. There is also a CD version issued as promo. Highly recommended! Thank you, Knut. I'll keep an eye out. |
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