In The Trashcan
Records GARBAGE160
"Sung in English, in French or even not sung at
all, I'd go mental after listening to these sixteen
sickos in a row..."
A heavy rock version of The Beatles' "Help" by this Dutch outfit that started as a Nederbiet group in 1965. Their final 45 was six years later. The psychedelic fuzz wah-wah guitar solo and the phasing vocals show this is 1970. An Imperial release.
Author Jimmy Breedlove, known for r&b bands The Ivorytones, The Gliders and The Cues, recorded it in 1966 and it was picked up by Deschamps that same year already.
John Mayall's "I am your witchdoctor" in a fabulous French freakbeat version by Noël Deschamps. On the same 1966 EP you can find versions of "Would I still be her big man" and "Help me".
This way-out groovy instrumental is a sultry version the Mar-Keys' hit single from 1961. That same year David Ede & The Robin Rock already recorded it and it became the official tune for the radio show "Salut les copains". This is a 1968 release on Vogue.
EP with obscure recordings from 1963 by a teenage quartet that later changed into The Beat Merchants. I guess they were the very first British beat band to cover this 1962 Spellman classic. And they did a terrific job.
Another cover song on this fantastic EP on Circle Sound Ltd. Beat music as it should sound like. See more on vol 161.
Surprise, surprise, this is the English sung version of Nino Ferrer's fantastic "Mirza" from 1966 on Golden 12, a German label. See vol 164 for the flipside.
Released a month after the other EP in this volume, in 1966. It contains his best song ever, "Pour le pied", a savage version of Gene Vincent's "Bird doggin'". This is a translation of "Bring your love back home".
The original "Would I still be her big man" by The Brigands from 1966 ended up on a Back From The Grave compilation and yet Noël Deschamps knew this song right after it was released. He translated and covered it a couple of months later for RCA.
Fast cover version of the classic "Muleskinner blues" en français by Belgian singer Mirco Kogoi aka Robert Cogoi. And his horse is singing along! Too stupid to ignore this funny 1964 EP on Philips.
From a split EP: two songs by Raymond Ruer Organ Pop Music and two by The Planeters, an unknown band to me. I assume they were French. Here they bring an excellent version of Shocking Blue's million seller from 1969. More on vol 161.
I started this volume with a Beatles cover; here's another one. A surprisingly groovy beat in this organ instrumental. It first appeared on his album "Organ pop music" in 1969, also on Vega. This split-EP is from 1970.
Jazz singer Mabel Smith changed her name in Big Maybelle and had a long career, yet she died quite young at the age of 47 in 1972. Six years earlier she recorded this James Brown song for Chess Records.
"Ils étaient trois" is Noël's rendition of "Trapped", especially known from Los Bravos' 1966 recording. Also on the "Pour le pied" EP.
Excellent rendition of Earl Hagen's jazz standard by saxophonist and band leader Bostic who was already 46 years old when he recorded this version for King Records.
"Juste quelques mots" or "Oh la hey" was written by Deschamps and Baschung in 1966. An uptempo beat stomper that could have been a song for Jacques Dutronc.
