There's a rockabilly party...
Posted by Philip Bryer on 29 May 2008 - 12:39pm.
...on Saturday night.
Heard Mott's Roll Away The Stone on radio at lunchtime and it reminded me that the spoken word exchange in the middle was altered a year or two ago. Thirty-plus-years-on, a late substitute appears in place of the original female voice. But does anybody know why?
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Thunderthighs
The answer can be found at Wikipedia. It looks like there's always been two versions.
But unfortunately...
...placing 'Roll Away The Stone' on 'Mott' (rather than 'The Hoople', on which it actually appears) kind of destroys their argument stone dead, don't you think?
Wikipedia. Trust it at your peril, folks.
Just five years ago...
...it would probably have remained a mystery.
Thanks Fraser.
While I have...
...your attention, there's a bass heavy version of The Who's masterful I Can See For Miles doing the rounds of the radio playlists and (respect to The Ox notwithstanding) who's responsible for that seven-inch-aberration?
Talking of I Can See For Miles...
....not one of the versions I've got appears to be the same mix. My favourite mix is on a German vinyl compilation. In the middle of the tune where the guitar builds up to a crescendo the guitar on the left and the one on the right move into the centre for the crescendo. Sounds amazing over headphones!
Who
There's two versions of The Acid Queen from Tommy. Later versions feature Daltrey belting it out, earlier pressings find him in a more relaxed mood. Any clues, pop pickers?
There have always been two versions............
Lynsey De Paul's version is, I think, the original single version (which I bought as a hormone charged youngster), with the other appearing on The Hoople and subsequent compilations.
I think LDP's version sounds the sexier!!
Talking of sexy voices, I went to see Beth Rowley last Sunday night........wow!!!!
"...and the crowd goes wild...!"
Ian Hunter overcomes momentary potential "Oh the backing singer's two foot shorter than me..." situation in true statesmanlike fashion.
The lovely Lynsey
Looked great and wrote good songs. Trouble was she couldn't sing for toffee.