The Tremeloes – Here Come The Tremeloes (1967)

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The Tremeloes – Here Come The Tremeloes (Original Album - CBS S 63017, 1967). 

They formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes (the name soon being changed thanks to the spelling mistake of a local newspaper), and started out as Buddy Holly and the Crickets imitators. On New Years Day, 1962, Decca, looking for a "Beat" group, auditioned two promising young bands: Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and a somewhat similar combo (also heavily influenced by Buddy Holly) from Liverpool called The Beatles. 

In what is now considered one of the notorious blunders of all time, Decca chose the Tremeloes over The Beatles. The Tremeloes proved to be a very talented band in their own right who had a successful career. Like the Beatles, every member of the Tremeloes was a strong singer and the band seamlessly combined rock and roll with a variety of other genres. 

Original band member details: 

Brian Poole — born 2 November 1941, Barking, Essex — Vocalist (up to 1966). 

Alan Blakely — born Alan David Blakely, 1 April 1942, Bromley, Kent — died 10 June 1996 — Rhythm Guitarist / Keyboards / Vocalist. 

Ricky West — born Richard Charles Westwood, 7 May 1943, Dagenham, Essex — Lead Guitarist / Vocalist. 

Alan Howard — born 17 October 1941, Dagenham, Essex — Bassist / Vocalist (up to 1966). 

Chip Hawkes — born Leonard Donald Hawkes, 2 November 1945, Shepherd's Bush, West London — Bassist / Vocalist (from 1965). 

Dave Munden — born David Charles Munden, 2 December 1943, Dagenham, Essex — Drummer / Vocalist. 

It's difficult for anyone who has heard them not to like -- or even love -- the Tremeloes. They were one of the more prodigiously talented British pop/rock bands of the 1960s, and they threw that talent into the making of amazingly catchy and well-crafted singles that lit up the charts and radio on both sides of the Atlantic for four years running, from 1966 through 1970. Their version of "Twist and Shout" managed to rise to number four on the English charts, despite running up head-to-head with the Beatles' recording. Their next record, a cover of the Contours' hit "Do You Love Me," was a classic of the era, an honest, authentic-sounding screamer of a single that hit number one in England once the Beatles' "She Loves You" vacated the spot, and managed to eclipse a rival version by the Dave Clark Five. In its wake, Brian Poole & the Tremeloes managed a series of respectable, even occasionally inspired hits over the next two years, including a U.K. Top Ten cover of Roy Orbison's "Candy Man" and a convincingly raucous rendition of the Strangeloves' Bo Diddley-beat-driven anthem "I Want Candy." Yet, the Tremeloes are also one of the least known and least respected of 1960s English bands. The precise reason for the lack of respect is difficult to pin down, except perhaps that their timing was out, as far as making the most of their success -- they generally didn't write their own material, and they cut their best singles long after the British Invasion (and the mystique surrounding the bands that were part of it) had ended. And, yet, ironically, the Tremeloes are also one of the longest surviving English rock & roll bands, still playing regularly more than 40 years after the group's founding. 

Fonte: Bruce Eder, All Music Guide and Wikipedia. 

Faixas / Track List: 

01. Here Comes My Baby 

02. Run, Baby, Run (Back into My Arms) 

03. My Town 

04. Round and Round 

05. What a State I'm In 

06. Loving You (Is Sweeter Than Ever) 

07. Good Day Sunshine 

08. You 

09. Let Your Hair Hang Down 

10. Shake Hands (And Come Out Crying) 

11. When I'm With Her 

12. Even the Bad Times Are Good 

13. Gentleman of Pleasure 

14. Jenny's Alright 

15. Be Mine 

16. Happy Song 

17. Running Out 

18. Negotiations in Soho Square 

19. Suddenly Winter 

20. Sunshine Games 

21. Silence Is Golden 

22. Norman Stanley James St. Claire 

23. Cool Jerk 

24. I'm With You All the Way 

25. Sing Sorta Swingle 

26. Too Many Fish in the Sea 

27. Come On Home 

Álbum gentilmente cedido pelo nosso amigo David Ryan, a quem agradecemos.