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Post by stuball on Aug 13, 2013 16:54:42 GMT
Simon, I found 'A Long Long Road' to be absolutely engrossing. Perhaps that's why I find myself going back to read it time and again.
What really caught my eye was your piece on the Canadian Capitol release of the LP 'LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW'. It certainly was 'eye-catching', but at the time of release, for all the wrong reasons. For Capitol to use a three-year old photo of The Hollies was sloppy to say the least, although not as sloppy as the misspelling of one of The Hollies hits on the front cover: 'I CAN'T LET GO . LOOKING THROUGH ANY WINDOW'!?!?! Hair styles and clothing fashions had changed so much by mid-66, that to use the late-63 pic, made the group look so uncool at the time. It would be akin to Capitol putting a 'Love Me Do' era Beatles photo on the cover of 'RUBBER SOUL'. I thought it somewhat embarrassing at the time.
Today however, it is a fascinating shot. At the risk of reading too much into the picture, I can't help but notice Tony and Bobby, former Dolphins and future brother-in-laws, and newest Hollies, both dressed immaculately in three-piece suits and ties, while the original Hollies are dressed casual as can be: did someone not get the memo? Or are we witnessing the future divide among Hollies Ltd? Seriously, it is a great photo, but to grace an LP cover in '66? Highly anachronistic, and totally uncool.
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Post by kraut on Apr 10, 2014 16:31:29 GMT
Hi there! Searching for a fair price for an LP I found today, I ended up in your forum... I found an LP which in fact has no name, but which I found to be named "same" in some german internet pages. On the disc itself is says "bus stop", but when I compare the list of songs to the original list of "bus stop", there are some differences. On top, the LP is in red vinyl and I cannotz find any information about it. Maybe you can tell me where to find more information about the disc. Thanks a lot and best regards from Germany, Arne
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Post by JamesT on Apr 10, 2014 17:15:12 GMT
How come loads of band photographs tend to be reversed? Odd.
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Post by christocello on Apr 10, 2014 23:37:16 GMT
Hi there! Searching for a fair price for an LP I found today, I ended up in your forum... I found an LP which in fact has no name, but which I found to be named "same" in some german internet pages. On the disc itself is says "bus stop", but when I compare the list of songs to the original list of "bus stop", there are some differences. On top, the LP is in red vinyl and I cannotz find any information about it. Maybe you can tell me where to find more information about the disc. Thanks a lot and best regards from Germany, Arne
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Post by christocello on Apr 11, 2014 0:01:51 GMT
Hi Kraut,
the afore mentioned LP brings some of my memories back to my mind. It was the first Hollies LP I ever bought, it must have been around 1979. There is nothing special about this LP, the choice of songs is really good and points somehow to the existance of the long before issued nearly similar US version of "Bus Stop". The front cover (in fact it's reversed) shows also Terry Sylvester and therefore - and according to style, instruments and length of hair;-) - it could have been photographed around 1970. So EMI Germany (EMI Electrola) threw this compilation onto the market with then quite old songs they still had a licence on. In 1967 the Hollies left their German record company (EMI/Odeon) and went to Hansa in Berlin. The red vinyl edition appears from time to time on ebay without even getting higher bids. The record seems to be part of a "best of" (and low price) series with different artist. You will also find Hermans Hermits and related acts with a similarly designed cover. I would guess the LP will probably have been issued around 1976?
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Post by kraut on Apr 11, 2014 9:22:47 GMT
Hello christocello, thanks for the information, now I know why I can't find it in the "discograghy" on wikipedia... I'm afraid I can't tell you about the issuing time, as there is absolutely no date neither on the cover nor on the label of the disc. And yes, as you can see on the last picture on the bottom, EMI is hinting at other "recomended LPs", which seem to be part of a series, including Herman's Hermits, The Lords, etc. So thanks again from Germany! Arne
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Post by christocello on Apr 11, 2014 11:53:32 GMT
Hi, it's me again (christocello) The deeper you dig, the more you'll find...So I took 'just one look' at my LP collection. And I found the "predecessor" of your disc (see picture). Funny: on the sleeve the credits for "Little lover" are given to "Demmon-Patterson" (instead of Nash/Clarke). The LP has still got it's own title (Bus Stop) and on the label the "LC-Code" is missing. It seems to have been a German/Dutch co-production. The only difference to your LP (on the disc's label) is the number: While this one bears "1C 048-50 732" yours reads "048-EMD-50 732" (EMD stands for "emidisc"). According to the web, the "crystal"-company was a sub-company to EMI and was founded in August, 1976. The "LC-code" became a standard on German releases in 1977. So from this information you might guess the date of release. Moreover - it's interesting to take a closer look at the US-origin: Bus Stop (LP-12330 on Imperial), the Hollies 4th US-LP from October, 1966. The same songs in the same order - with two notable exceptions: "Baby that's all" (US-version) has been substituted by "I'm alive" and "You know he did" (US-version side two) gave place to "Stop Stop Stop".
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