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Post by intrepid37 on Oct 19, 2023 21:54:52 GMT
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Post by NoShear on Oct 20, 2023 15:53:06 GMT
It was a fairly common practice for British performers to rerecord songs in French or German to broaden their reach into the European market, but I never realized until Motown released a compilation in the 90's that some of their acts did it too. I love how easily The Supremes' "Come See About Me" made the transition. Good job, Diana, Mary and Flo. Beatlemania was such a thing that this German version made it to U.S. record stores, where I bought the 45 on the Swan label. I knew about the Hamburg gigs with the Beatles, I Love Melvin, but surprised as you once were with the Motown reach-out. |
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Post by NoShear on Oct 20, 2023 22:37:20 GMT
Seems that Swan was a major label for you during some of your youth, I Love Melvin. |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Oct 20, 2023 23:32:41 GMT
Seems that Swan was a major label for you during some of your youth, I Love Melvin. Only by accident, because they had a few records I liked. I also had Billy and Lillie's so-so single, "Lucky Ladybug". They weren't a big label at all and really lucked out when they got the rights to release The Beatles' "She Loves You" in the U.S. Somebody explained to me once how that happened but I don't really remember any more; something to do with EMI selling them the rights after Capitol, the Beatles' new U.S. label, passed on the rights to release the singles, only the albums. Capitol was in for a rude awakening because the band quickly became the biggest cash cow on the planet, so they bought back the rights and "She Loves You" was included on the second Capitol album, a compilation of older stuff that had already been and gone in England but was new to the U.S. market. Capitol had also missed out on a bunch of early British singles like "Love Me Do", which were released here as an album on the Vee Jay label. Capitol had nobody to blame but themselves and probably had to shell out big time again to buy back the rights. After that singles were released here by Capitol until the band formed Apple Records. :format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-7432679-1441409307-1661.jpeg.jpg) |
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Post by NoShear on Oct 20, 2023 23:53:30 GMT
Seems that Swan was a major label for you during some of your youth, I Love Melvin. Only by accident, because they had a few records I liked. I also had Billy and Lillie's so-so single, "Lucky Ladybug". They weren't a big label at all and really lucked out when they got the rights to release The Beatles' "She Loves You" in the U.S. Somebody explained to me once how that happened but I don't really remember any more; something to do with EMI selling them the rights after Capitol, the Beatles' new U.S. label, passed on the rights to release the singles, only the albums. Capitol was in for a rude awakening because the band quickly became the biggest cash cow on the planet, so they bought back the rights and "She Loves You" was included on the second Capitol album, a compilation of older stuff that had already been and gone in England but was new to the U.S. market. Capitol had also missed out on a bunch of early British singles like "Love Me Do", which were released here as an album on the Vee Jay label. Capitol had nobody to blame but themselves and probably had to shell out big time again to buy back the rights. After that singles were released here by Capitol until the band formed Apple Records. Yes, I thought of the Vee-Jay coup, I Love Melvin... You didn't mention getting the milestone release: Did you have it?? |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Oct 21, 2023 0:00:27 GMT
I had the album but sold off most of mine a few years back, trying to find them homes before I die and they end up in a dumpster. I still have the Swan and Vee-Jay singles for now though, as well as the Capitol picture sleeve 45's. They'll be next.
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Post by NoShear on Oct 21, 2023 0:30:19 GMT
I had the album but sold off most of mine a few years back, trying to find them homes before I die and they end up in a dumpster. I still have the Swan and Vee-Jay singles for now though, as well as the Capitol picture sleeve 45's. They'll be next. First, I Love Melvin, I hope this is simply precautionary on your part and you're still OK health-wise... My father was an album man and, when I was eleven, I began listening to/looking at his records such as:  For me, the above belongs in your Classic Album Cover Art thread - I still like the photo of the Fab Four on the set of The Ed Sullivan Show... Speaking of both "Sie liebt dich" and SOMETHING NEW SOMETHING NEW: |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Oct 21, 2023 12:57:17 GMT
Meanwhile, these guys were nipping at their heels. This song was really popular with cover bands at the time." It has a good beat and you can dance to it".
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Post by I Love Melvin on Oct 21, 2023 13:36:19 GMT
I loved these guys; they almost totally eschewed psychedelia at a time when most everyone else was all in. They brought a really British brand of vaudeville-style humor to rock and roll. They performed their "Death Cab for Cutie" from the same album ("Gorilla", 1967) in the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" TV special.
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Post by NoShear on Oct 21, 2023 15:22:43 GMT
I had the album but sold off most of mine a few years back, trying to find them homes before I die and they end up in a dumpster. I still have the Swan and Vee-Jay singles for now though, as well as the Capitol picture sleeve 45's. They'll be next. So much rock history on those swirled slabs, I Love Melvin:  |
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Post by intrepid37 on Oct 23, 2023 23:33:11 GMT
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Post by intrepid37 on Oct 26, 2023 22:07:54 GMT
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Post by intrepid37 on Oct 29, 2023 17:23:29 GMT
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Post by I Love Melvin on Oct 30, 2023 17:44:03 GMT
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Post by intrepid37 on Nov 1, 2023 12:44:13 GMT
Such a positive beat for such a heartbreaking lyric!
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