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Post by cameron on Dec 19, 2019 19:36:01 GMT
Talking with Knut Skyberg on Facebook, he alerted me to the fact that the Hollies played on the 1977 Kenny Lynch B-side 'Nightmares'. It got me thinking, what other sessions did the Hollies (or individual members) play on or partake in? I'm specifically after recorded contributions for now, not just production credits. I decided to create a thread, and hopefully we can add to it together and it will be a useful reference page like some of the BBC/TV tracks and Rarities threads of a similar nature that we've created before. Comment any additions below and I'll add them into the list.
As a side note, other than the infamous Everly Brothers session, the Hollies never elaborate or even seem to recall sessions that they participated in for other artists. It would be nice to try and confirm/deny/elaborate on some of these...
1964:
February 4th: Graham Nash and Allan Clarke participate in the Rolling Stones session for 'Little By Little', 'Can I Get A Witness', 'Now I've Got A Witness' and the jam 'Andrews Blues'. They play percussion (maracas, tambourine and banging coins on bottles for the jam).
August 31st - September 4th: Graham Nash and Tony Hicks partake in a session for demoing various Mick Jagger/Keith Richards compositions for the Andrew Oldham Orchestra. Other session musicians include Clem Cattini and Jimmy Page. Tony Hicks plays guitar.
1966:
May 16th - June 2nd: The Hollies contribute tracks to the Everly Brothers' 'Two Yanks In England' LP. It's not clear who plays on what, though Tony Hicks is assumed to have played guitar on some of the album.
1967:
May 4th - 5th: Graham Nash provides the footstep sound effects along with Gary Leeds (Walker Brothers) for 'If Six Was Nine' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
June 25th: Graham Nash attends the Beatles' televised recording session for 'All You Need Is Love' along with his wife Rose.
August: The Hollies play on the Swedish group the Lee Kings' last single 'Coming From The Ground', co-written by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash. Allan can be heard on vocals, Tony Hicks is unmistakably on guitar and Bobby Elliott is unmistakably on drums.
Unknown Date: Allan Clarke sings and produces on the obscure Societie track 'Bird Has Flown'.
Unknown Date: Graham Nash contributes vocals to the McGough & McGear album, notably 'Ex Art Student'. The sessions were produced by Paul McCartney.
1968:
May: Graham Nash sings on the Donovan song 'Happiness Runs' with Mike McCartney and Lesley Duncan.
September: Graham Nash contributes vocals to 'Lily The Pink' by the Scaffold, which are only audible on the mono mix on the verse about 'Jennifer Eccles'
1969:
January: Bernie Calvert plays bass with the Bread and Beer Band (featuring Elton John) who record one single called 'Dick Barton Theme' B/W 'Breakdown Blues', which Bernie receives a co-writing credit for.
1972:
Unknown Date: Allan Clarke plays harmonica on the Blue Mink album 'A Time of Change'
1975:
Unknown Date: Terry Sylvester contributes vocals to the Alan Parsons Project song 'To One In Paradise'
1977:
January - March: Allan Clarke sings 'Breakdown' on the Alan Parsons Project album 'I Robot'.
Unknown Date: The Hollies play on the Kenny Lynch track 'Nightmares'
1979:
October - December: Allan Clarke provides backing vocals for some tracks on the Paul McCartney & Wings album 'Back To The Egg'.
1999:
Unknown Date: Allan Clarke sings lead vocals on 'Don't Think Twice It's Alright' for the Steve Howe album 'Portraits of Bob Dylan'
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Post by baz on Dec 19, 2019 23:23:56 GMT
Three Graham Nash guest appearances during his time in The Hollies...
1967 - Graham Nash was involved on a session or two with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, notably "If 6 Was 9" where he and Gary Leeds were asked to provide some of the walking footsteps in the song. Graham himself has recounted this tale.
In 1968, Graham guested on the "McGough and McGear" album on the track "Ex Art Student" providing his inimitable high harmonies... and sure enough Jimi Hendrix comes in later on in that song! The album was released in 1968 so his contribution was taped sometime between June 1967 and February 1968.
Then in late 1968 - think it was in October - Graham did a brief guest vocal on the verse about Jennifer Eccles in "Lily The Pink" by Scaffold. However, that is only audible on the 7 inch mono mix suggesting it was a quick dropped in part as he's completely absent from the better known stereo mix. I suspect that was his final session at Abbey Road before he left the band.
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Post by cameron on Dec 20, 2019 8:48:25 GMT
Thanks Baz, you just reminded me that Graham sang on Donovan's 'Happiness Runs' too around the same time. I've added them all to the list.
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Post by paul71 on Dec 20, 2019 10:25:34 GMT
Alan did uncredited vocals on a Paul McCartney lp. Back to the egg possibly?
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Post by thejanitor on Dec 20, 2019 13:01:12 GMT
Apologies if this post falls under the "wrong place" banner, but would any of Graham's post-Hollies appearances on other's work count? (e.g. the recent recordings he and Croz did with David Gilmour)
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Post by baz on Dec 20, 2019 22:27:41 GMT
I think Graham Nash's guest appearances after he left The Hollies would be a very long list! I just remembered an oddity that popped up out the blue some years back on a compilation by The Mirage which ended with a demo of a song called "Go Away" featuring Graham on lead vocal. Dick James Music appears to be the connection. Sure, a demo not intended for release but a session all the same. I'm sure I read somewhere that dated from 1965 though the CD states it spans 1966 to 1968. www.amazon.co.uk/Tomorrow-Never-Knows-Sessions-1966-1968/dp/B000GJ28HIGraham also produced that 1968 album by The Fool... not sure if he guested on it musically as a vocalist or whatever so may or may not count. Absolutely struggling to think of anything else Allan, Tony, Bobby, Eric, Bernie and Terry guested on during the 60's that isn't listed above! |
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Post by cameron on Jan 26, 2020 8:24:27 GMT
Allan Clarke said somewhere recently that he contributed backing vocals to Wings' 'Back To The Egg', and a little bit more digging reveals that he is listed on the sessions. I can't pick out which songs though.
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Post by cameron on Jan 26, 2020 8:26:47 GMT
Also got a new one for you, now confirmed: Tony Hicks plays electric sitar on Kenny Lynch's single 'A Better Place' (later covered by the Hollies on the aborted 'Out On The Road' LP). Bobby reckons he played drums, and I'm sure you can hear Terry's sweet vocals on top. So it's safe to assume that Bernie is on bass as well... recorded just as Mikael Rickfors joined the band and had completed perhaps one session with the Hollies at this point.
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Post by distantlight on Jan 29, 2020 8:15:39 GMT
Thank you for uploding the song, Cameron! Looking forward to hear it in a minute. For me the song kinda was a weak point on Out On The Road as it sounded a bit too naive. But still a catchy tune.
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Post by cameron on Mar 17, 2020 0:26:48 GMT
Another Kenny Lynch/Hollies connection 'Is It True What They Say About Georgia' a German only single from 1977 credited to 'Hollies Ltd' on the production. The B-side was the aforementioned 'Nightmares', but the A-side definitely has the Hollies singing vocally too. Again, it's never been released on CD or on YouTube so I'm going to try and put it up there
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Post by cameron on Mar 17, 2020 0:28:38 GMT
Allan Clarke singing the lead vocals on the Alan Parsons Project track 'Breakdown'. Not a single, but I understand to be a popular LP cut on the FM radio in America. Amazingly the video has nearly 1,500,000 views!
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Post by Stranger on Mar 17, 2020 13:11:32 GMT
Another Kenny Lynch/Hollies connection 'Is It True What They Say About Georgia' a German only single from 1977 credited to 'Hollies Ltd' on the production. The B-side was the aforementioned 'Nightmares', but the A-side definitely has the Hollies singing vocally too. Again, it's never been released on CD or on YouTube so I'm going to try and put it up there I posted Is It True on one of the other threads, weeks of not months ago... Found it! Last post in the Kenny Lynch thread, Jan 4th. |
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Post by thejanitor on Jun 22, 2021 15:27:21 GMT
Been on a Walker Brothers/Scott kick recently and happened to stumble upon this great solo single by John Walker from 1967. Graham was one of its co-writers and it sounds like he might be singing on the chorus too? If he is, that would make it a contender for this thread...
I love it, near baroque pop perfection imo. My only complaint is it fades out too early!
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Post by baz on Jun 22, 2021 16:03:13 GMT
Been on a Walker Brothers/Scott kick recently and happened to stumble upon this great solo single by John Walker from 1967. Graham was one of its co-writers and it sounds like he might be singing on the chorus too? Quite possible. Graham's social circle circa 1967 definitely included the Walker Brothers' Gary Leeds - Leeds was also "walking" with Graham on the Jimi Hendrix session plus the pair of them guested on the McGough and McGear project as did another close pal of Graham's, Dave Mason of Traffic. Mason also guested onstage with Scaffold in 1968 who of course toured with The Hollies... so a lot of mingling was going down! Graham was definitely restless during this era, hanging out as much as he could whilst plugging The Hollies and steering them through the flower-power phase. From various accounts I've read, there was no denying Graham was the most approachable and pro-active Hollie... witness his intervention during a row backstage in 1964 when he defended The Kinks as one early example. I get the feeling there are a few more Nash cameos here and there. |
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Jun 23, 2021 13:46:17 GMT
Been on a Walker Brothers/Scott kick recently and happened to stumble upon this great solo single by John Walker from 1967. Graham was one of its co-writers and it sounds like he might be singing on the chorus too? If he is, that would make it a contender for this thread... I love it, near baroque pop perfection imo. My only complaint is it fades out too early! And then there's Gary Walker's cover of the Easybeats' "Hello, How Are You?" produced by Allan. Damn, I never got around to listening to this...but he also hosted a retrospective of the Walker Brothers on the BBC... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09s41f4/episodes/guide |
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Post by calvertbesseralseric on Jun 24, 2021 10:05:54 GMT
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Post by thejanitor on Jun 24, 2021 12:35:39 GMT
I do remember him describing Mikael Rickfors as picking up where Scott left off (or something along those lines) in one or two of his recent interviews. If that isn't high praise, I don't know what is!
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Jun 24, 2021 13:36:20 GMT
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Post by sandy on Jun 25, 2021 18:01:49 GMT
Pretty sure on Facebook, either Tim or Toby Clarke said that Allan wrote Would you believe with Scott Walker in mind. |
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Post by cameron on Jun 28, 2021 14:08:01 GMT
Seems like a good thread to drop this video into:
Lots of Hollies links and rumoured session participation on most of these tracks.
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Post by The Dude on Jul 4, 2021 19:32:58 GMT
Also got a new one for you, now confirmed: Tony Hicks plays electric sitar on Kenny Lynch's single 'A Better Place' (later covered by the Hollies on the aborted 'Out On The Road' LP). Bobby reckons he played drums, and I'm sure you can hear Terry's sweet vocals on top. So it's safe to assume that Bernie is on bass as well... recorded just as Mikael Rickfors joined the band and had completed perhaps one session with the Hollies at this point. I don't think the 'Out On The Road'-album was abandoned as such, since it was released in Germany, Spain and France at the time. Maybe its release in the UK was abandoned though.... |
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Post by Gralto on Jul 6, 2021 13:00:44 GMT
Also got a new one for you, now confirmed: Tony Hicks plays electric sitar on Kenny Lynch's single 'A Better Place' (later covered by the Hollies on the aborted 'Out On The Road' LP). Bobby reckons he played drums, and I'm sure you can hear Terry's sweet vocals on top. So it's safe to assume that Bernie is on bass as well... recorded just as Mikael Rickfors joined the band and had completed perhaps one session with the Hollies at this point. I don't think the 'Out On The Road'-album was abandoned as such, since it was released in Germany, Spain and France at the time. Maybe its release in the UK was abandoned though.... Are you sure OOTR was released in France, Dude? Only in Spain and Germany have been confirmed via officially pressed copies, though acetates pressed in the UK and a test press from Australia have been sighted. Happy to believe you if you can produce some photographic proof? There has always been talk of copies potentially slipping out in other places (both Philippines and Mexico have been thrown around) though without the evidence to back it up. Cheers Simon |
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Post by ahkyahnan on Jul 6, 2021 13:07:39 GMT
I don't think the 'Out On The Road'-album was abandoned as such, since it was released in Germany, Spain and France at the time. Maybe its release in the UK was abandoned though.... Are you sure OOTR was released in France, Dude? Only in Spain and Germany have been confirmed via officially pressed copies, though acetates pressed in the UK and a test press from Australia have been sighted. Happy to believe you if you can produce some photographic proof? There has always been talk of copies potentially slipping out in other places (both Philippines and Mexico have been thrown around) though without the evidence to back it up. Cheers Simon Discogs only shows Spain & Germany for original release, but it was later reissued in France on CD. Coincidentally I actually just got a copy of this one last week. www.discogs.com/The-Hollies-Out-On-The-Road/release/10939597Mark |
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Post by The Dude on Jul 31, 2021 17:41:12 GMT
Are you sure OOTR was released in France, Dude? Only in Spain and Germany have been confirmed via officially pressed copies, though acetates pressed in the UK and a test press from Australia have been sighted. Happy to believe you if you can produce some photographic proof? There has always been talk of copies potentially slipping out in other places (both Philippines and Mexico have been thrown around) though without the evidence to back it up. Cheers Simon Discogs only shows Spain & Germany for original release, but it was later reissued in France on CD. Coincidentally I actually just got a copy of this one last week. www.discogs.com/The-Hollies-Out-On-The-Road/release/10939597Mark Thanks Mark. I hadn't noticed the French release was the Magic Records CD, released in 2006. I apologise Simon for putting you on the wrong foot there.... |
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Aug 12, 2021 16:17:15 GMT
I think Graham Nash's guest appearances after he left The Hollies would be a very long list! I just remembered an oddity that popped up out the blue some years back on a compilation by The Mirage which ended with a demo of a song called "Go Away" featuring Graham on lead vocal. Dick James Music appears to be the connection. Sure, a demo not intended for release but a session all the same. I'm sure I read somewhere that dated from 1965 though the CD states it spans 1966 to 1968. www.amazon.co.uk/Tomorrow-Never-Knows-Sessions-1966-1968/dp/B000GJ28HIGraham also produced that 1968 album by The Fool... not sure if he guested on it musically as a vocalist or whatever so may or may not count. Absolutely struggling to think of anything else Allan, Tony, Bobby, Eric, Bernie and Terry guested on during the 60's that isn't listed above! Found the song on You Tube. Credited to L. Ransford. Interesting lineup in the Mirage: Ray Glynn, Dave Hynes, Pat Hynes, Pete Hynes, Dee Murray, Kirk Duncan... |
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