The Hollies and Kenny Lynch 1972 - 1977
Apr 1, 2020 23:40:25 GMT
thejanitor, Mevrouw Bee, and 1 more like this
Post by cameron on Apr 1, 2020 23:40:25 GMT
My previous thread about this got muddied by YouTube removing my last video on copyright grounds, since I've managed to re-upload it without any problems by removing the Hollies and Cilla Black tracks, so I thought I'd start a new thread.
Here are all the Kenny Lynch and Hollies related rarities in one place. The common thread is that they're all Hicks/Lynch penned tracks bar one:
1) A Better Place (1972)
This is confirmed as being backed by the Hollies. This is a way better performance than the Hollies' version from 'Out On The Road'. Tony Hicks' solo is absolutely superb and Terry Sylvester's harmony is really clear cut. There's no recording dates or information for any of these Kenny Lynch songs, but it's assumed that this was recorded either just before or just after Mikael Rickfors joined the Hollies in 1972.
2) You'll Be On Your Own Tonight (1973)
I've got my suspicions that the Hollies play on this too. I'm almost certain that it's Terry we can hear on high harmonies. The distorted wah-wah guitar solo is characteristically Tony Hicks and he had that exact effect. On 'Don't Leave The Child Alone' and I'm sure another song from the second Rickfors era LP. There's also a prominent organ part, which Bernie (and Mikael for that matter) were playing during that 1972/3 era. Could it be backed by the Hollies and perhaps recorded during the same session as 'A Better Place'? This track was the B-side to the next song:
3) We Can Be Friends (1973)
No Hollies on this I don't think, but a similar sounding powerful female choir/chorus that's reminiscent of 'What A Life I've Led', which was also a Hicks/Lynch penned track.
4) Bet You I Do (1974)
Again, no Hollies on this. But another Hicks/Lynch authored song.
5) Nearer To You (1973)
The Kenny Lynch solo version of this Hollies track would be released after the Hollies' version snook out on 'Out On The Road' in Germany and Spain before the album was cancelled. I don't think the Hollies appear on this track, but I'm fairly certain that Tony contributes guitar to it, as it has an identical fuzz/wah-wah tone as his playing on 'You'll Be On Your Own Tonight'. I'm sure Tony's characteristic lower vocal harmony can be heard too.
6) Is It True What They Say About Georgia (1977)
This is all Hollies and Kenny Lynch, confirmed on the original label. This was a German only single. This is the only non-Hicks/Lynch penned song on the set, but it was written by Chip Taylor, who of course wrote 'I Can't Let Go', 'The Baby' and 'Son of a Rotten Gambler' for the Hollies. It's a Hollies production, according to the label, and has that really clear cut tight Hollies vocals on the choruses. Kenny Lynch fits in really well with their vocals - I wonder if he was ever considered a replacement for Allan during his solo periods? It's possible that this is also the "lost" 1977 session outtake 'Is It True' that's listed on the Hollies' sessionography.
7) Nightmares (1977)
The B-side to the last song, a very weird Hicks/Lynch collaboration, but again featuring the Hollies. A very odd track that was the final collaboration between Kenny Lynch and Tony Hicks.
Here all these songs here:
NONE of these have been reissued and the only way to find them 'officially' is by tracking down the rare original singles, none of which even charted anywhere in the world.
Here are all the Kenny Lynch and Hollies related rarities in one place. The common thread is that they're all Hicks/Lynch penned tracks bar one:
1) A Better Place (1972)
This is confirmed as being backed by the Hollies. This is a way better performance than the Hollies' version from 'Out On The Road'. Tony Hicks' solo is absolutely superb and Terry Sylvester's harmony is really clear cut. There's no recording dates or information for any of these Kenny Lynch songs, but it's assumed that this was recorded either just before or just after Mikael Rickfors joined the Hollies in 1972.
2) You'll Be On Your Own Tonight (1973)
I've got my suspicions that the Hollies play on this too. I'm almost certain that it's Terry we can hear on high harmonies. The distorted wah-wah guitar solo is characteristically Tony Hicks and he had that exact effect. On 'Don't Leave The Child Alone' and I'm sure another song from the second Rickfors era LP. There's also a prominent organ part, which Bernie (and Mikael for that matter) were playing during that 1972/3 era. Could it be backed by the Hollies and perhaps recorded during the same session as 'A Better Place'? This track was the B-side to the next song:
3) We Can Be Friends (1973)
No Hollies on this I don't think, but a similar sounding powerful female choir/chorus that's reminiscent of 'What A Life I've Led', which was also a Hicks/Lynch penned track.
4) Bet You I Do (1974)
Again, no Hollies on this. But another Hicks/Lynch authored song.
5) Nearer To You (1973)
The Kenny Lynch solo version of this Hollies track would be released after the Hollies' version snook out on 'Out On The Road' in Germany and Spain before the album was cancelled. I don't think the Hollies appear on this track, but I'm fairly certain that Tony contributes guitar to it, as it has an identical fuzz/wah-wah tone as his playing on 'You'll Be On Your Own Tonight'. I'm sure Tony's characteristic lower vocal harmony can be heard too.
6) Is It True What They Say About Georgia (1977)
This is all Hollies and Kenny Lynch, confirmed on the original label. This was a German only single. This is the only non-Hicks/Lynch penned song on the set, but it was written by Chip Taylor, who of course wrote 'I Can't Let Go', 'The Baby' and 'Son of a Rotten Gambler' for the Hollies. It's a Hollies production, according to the label, and has that really clear cut tight Hollies vocals on the choruses. Kenny Lynch fits in really well with their vocals - I wonder if he was ever considered a replacement for Allan during his solo periods? It's possible that this is also the "lost" 1977 session outtake 'Is It True' that's listed on the Hollies' sessionography.
7) Nightmares (1977)
The B-side to the last song, a very weird Hicks/Lynch collaboration, but again featuring the Hollies. A very odd track that was the final collaboration between Kenny Lynch and Tony Hicks.
Here all these songs here:
NONE of these have been reissued and the only way to find them 'officially' is by tracking down the rare original singles, none of which even charted anywhere in the world.
