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Post by JamesT on Jul 15, 2023 19:37:51 GMT
Interesting, but as a penultimate track on Distant Light, the original is faultless.
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Post by gee on Jul 15, 2023 21:33:06 GMT
'A Little Thing Like Love' was considered as a potential Hollies single - possibly Allan Clarke leaving the group went against the idea at that time which is a pity as it was a great track
Allan's co-writer Tony Macaulay of course produced hits for a number of artists over 1968 onwards period notably he was The Foundations producer on PYE records...and it seems he would have taken over as The Searchers new producer succeeding Tony Hatch if they had taken the new contract PYE offered them
quite possibly The Searchers themselves never even knew about that at the time as it seems their manager 'called the shots'- it transpired Paul McCartney had earlier offered them 'Things We Said Today' but heard nothing back from the group (Paul might have been a bit put out about that as they did cut both Hollies and Rolling Stones songs as singles of course)
Years later John McNally and Frank Allen were quite surprised about it saying they would have LOVED to cover that song ! - so it looks as if 'management' possibly were 'quiet' about the song offer...(??)
this sort of thing went on - The Toggery Five were upset when their intended single track 'I'm Alive' was suddenly reallocated to The Hollies while The Small Faces said they were last to know they had moved from Decca to Immediate (!)
Paul Jones HATED 'Lady Godiva' but was 'told' he really ought to cover it by his producer (who Paul later discovered had a publishing angle)...years later Paul told Peter Asher he was sorry about covering LG and he was not keen on the song or had been trying to steal their 'Peter & Gordon' hit in any way...Peter replied both Gordon Waller and he also HATED the song but were sold it by their producer (who was Paul Jones producer too...)
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Post by baz on Jul 15, 2023 22:42:02 GMT
this sort of thing went on - The Toggery Five were upset when their intended single track 'I'm Alive' was suddenly reallocated to The Hollies while The Small Faces said they were last to know they had moved from Decca to Immediate (!) Paul Jones HATED 'Lady Godiva' but was 'told' he really ought to cover it by his producer (who Paul later discovered had a publishing angle)...years later Paul told Peter Asher he was sorry about covering LG and he was not keen on the song or had been trying to steal their 'Peter & Gordon' hit in any way...Peter replied both Gordon Waller and he also HATED the song but were sold it by their producer (who was Paul Jones producer too...) Then in the 70's came total confusion with Roy Wood who at one point appeared to be signed to EMI and Warner Bros at the same time and didn't have a clue what label his next record would come out on... Warners released the Christmas single only to have to swiftly withdraw it when they found out EMI actually owned it hence EMI simply stuck a blank sticker over the Warners logo on the picture sleeves... That was all thanks to his manager Don Arden and his dubious dealings as if his experiences earlier with Tony Secunda hadn't caused enough damage. Ha... "Lady Godiva" was ghastly but it does have one redeeming feature - flip the disc over and there's the self penned "Morning's Calling", a great Byrds-like folk rocker which is my fave P+G song.
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Post by Stranger on Jul 16, 2023 10:44:13 GMT
I think A Little Thing Like Love is a magnificent track. It's in contention for my favourite Hollies song of all!
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Post by moorlock2003 on Jul 17, 2023 4:49:11 GMT
'A Little Thing Like Love' was considered as a potential Hollies single - possibly Allan Clarke leaving the group went against the idea at that time which is a pity as it was a great track Allan's co-writer Tony Macaulay of course produced hits for a number of artists over 1968 onwards period notably he was The Foundations producer on PYE records...and it seems he would have taken over as The Searchers new producer succeeding Tony Hatch if they had taken the new contract PYE offered them quite possibly The Searchers themselves never even knew about that at the time as it seems their manager 'called the shots'- it transpired Paul McCartney had earlier offered them 'Things We Said Today' but heard nothing back from the group (Paul might have been a bit put out about that as they did cut both Hollies and Rolling Stones songs as singles of course) Years later John McNally and Frank Allen were quite surprised about it saying they would have LOVED to cover that song ! - so it looks as if 'management' possibly were 'quiet' about the song offer...(??) this sort of thing went on - The Toggery Five were upset when their intended single track 'I'm Alive' was suddenly reallocated to The Hollies while The Small Faces said they were last to know they had moved from Decca to Immediate (!) Paul Jones HATED 'Lady Godiva' but was 'told' he really ought to cover it by his producer (who Paul later discovered had a publishing angle)...years later Paul told Peter Asher he was sorry about covering LG and he was not keen on the song or had been trying to steal their 'Peter & Gordon' hit in any way...Peter replied both Gordon Waller and he also HATED the song but were sold it by their producer (who was Paul Jones producer too...) I read that Wayne Fontana was first offered “I’m Alive” but turned it down. He also passed on “There’s A Kind of Hush”. Fontana was obviously not a good judge of hit material. “Lady Godiva” may have been a trivial novelty song along with its cousin “Knight In Rusty Armour”, but they gave P & G their final two hits in America. The duo’s recorded output was spotty, with a lot of MOR dreck, but there are gems to be found on every P & G LP, and there were 10 US LP releases (11 if you include a “Best of”), compared to 5 in the UK.
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Post by gee on Jul 17, 2023 21:46:06 GMT
Ironic but both British duos Peter (Asher) & Gordon (Waller) and Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde enjoyed more success in the USA than they did at home but both were still appreciated in the UK
some fascinating arrangements (often by Geoff Love) with unusual instruments can be found on P & G singles 'B' sides which they mostly composed themselves
sadly both Gordon Waller and Chad Stuart are no longer with us...however Peter & Jeremy have duly teamed up saluting both duos songs for concerts
here's Peter & Gordon's hit 'A World Without Love' by 'Peter & Jeremy'
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Post by gee on Jul 17, 2023 21:50:34 GMT
and in turn
Chad & Jeremy's 'Summer Song' by 'Peter & Jeremy'
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Post by moorlock2003 on Jul 17, 2023 23:05:43 GMT
Ironic but both British duos Peter (Asher) & Gordon (Waller) and Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde enjoyed more success in the USA than they did at home but both were still appreciated in the UK some fascinating arrangements (often by Geoff Love) with unusual instruments can be found on P & G singles 'B' sides which they mostly composed themselves sadly both Gordon Waller and Chad Stuart are no longer with us...however Peter & Jeremy have duly teamed up saluting both duos songs for concerts here's Peter & Gordon's hit 'A World Without Love' by 'Peter & Jeremy' Chad and Jeremy participated in a “British Invasion” package tour in 1986 (I believe it was) at the Felt Forum in New York City, which included Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Troggs, and The Mindbenders (and not only didn’t Wayne Fontana show up, but none of the other original members did either!). Chad and Jeremy’s set was the highlight of the evening. They were superb!
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Post by gee on Jul 18, 2023 21:19:04 GMT
Hope Catwoman didn't return and steal Chad & Jeremy's voices again....??
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