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Post by gav on Jun 1, 2017 12:42:24 GMT
A different take on the Quo Covers Thread, here's the original of every song Quo have covered and released, in quoronological order.
The first Spectres single was "I (Who Have Nothing)". I suspect it may have been the Italian language version that was kicking around the Rossi household prior to this. Ben E King made it an English hit in 1961, and it was later covered by Shirley Bassey, and Tom Jones.
In the Spectres days, it seemed to be mostly Alan Lancaster that took the lead vocals, so for Rossi to sing this as the first single, maybe he had a soft spot for it, given his Italian roots.
Here's the original by Joe Sentieri back-to-back with King's version:
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Post by gav on Jun 1, 2017 12:56:15 GMT
The B-side of The Spectres' "I (Who Have Nothing)" was a cover of Jimmy Hughes' 1964 R&B single "Neighbor, Neighbor". It was covered in 1965 by The Graham Bond Organization, and again in 1966 by The Spencer Davis Group (released the same month as The Spectres' version), but remains most faithful to the original.
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Post by 37 on Jun 1, 2017 14:02:54 GMT
`Kin hell, a post referencing all the songs Quo have covered. This could take forever!
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Post by gav on Jun 2, 2017 10:17:51 GMT
Here's another track The Spectres covered in 1966 which remained unreleased for many years. Originally written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin, Bobby Vee's cover from 1964 seems to be the version that The Spectres version was most faithful to.
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Post by gav on Jun 13, 2017 17:36:36 GMT
A staple of The Spectres' live set, and yep i am continuing this thread to the bitter end!
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Post by gav on Jun 14, 2017 21:22:38 GMT
This cover hung around in The Spectres' live set until after the name change to "The Status Quo", and they even performed it in it's entirety at the first reunion of Lancaster, Parfitt, Rossi & Coghlan at Shepperton Studios in 2011.
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Post by gav on Jun 15, 2017 10:48:34 GMT
A song that The Spectres recorded in 1966 and featured in their live set for a couple of years, being beefed up and re-recorded for Quo's first album, "Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo" in 1968.
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Post by gav on Jun 19, 2017 18:07:24 GMT
Another staple from the Spectres' live set that featured long after Rick joined in '68, and was once again resurrected for the "Hello Quo!" segment filmed with the reunited Lancaster, Parfitt, Rossi & Coghlan at Shepperton Studios in 2011.
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Jun 19, 2017 20:52:22 GMT
Keep 'em comin Gav !
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Post by wolfman on Jun 22, 2017 7:59:44 GMT
my bedroom walls was covered with quo posters in the 70s if that counts....
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Post by gav on Jun 22, 2017 9:42:08 GMT
Here's a song "I Don't Want You" by a little known 60's garage band The Anteeeks from Kilmarnock, Scotland that the newly-named Traffic Jam recorded for a BBC session in 1967. The session was available on a yellow-vinyl bootleg 7" for years before finally being released on the reissue of Quo's debut album around 2003. This was still pre-Parfitt stuff.
The song was co-written by Pete Dello who formed Honeybus in the late 60's. The drummer for that band was Pete Kircher.
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Jun 22, 2017 13:19:59 GMT
Here's a song "I Don't Want You" by a little known 60's garage band The Anteeeks from Kilmarnock, Scotland that the newly-named Traffic Jam recorded for a BBC session in 1967. The session was available on a yellow-vinyl bootleg 7" for years before finally being released on the reissue of Quo's debut album around 2003. This was still pre-Parfitt stuff. The song was co-written by Pete Dello who formed Honeybus in the late 60's. The drummer for that band was Pete Kircher. The things you learn on here.... Thanks!!
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Post by gav on Jun 24, 2017 14:20:54 GMT
Here's another track that Traffic Jam covered on their 1967 session for the Beeb, the well-known Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston hit "It Takes Two". Alan and Francis shared the lead vocal.
The story goes that the band were hired at the time as soul-singer Madeline Bell's backing band and they used to cover this one live, with Francis as Mr Gaye. Apparently the two used to have a staged smooch at the end of the song!
Madeline Bell's other Quo-related claim to fame is that when she became a respected session singer in the 70's, she often guested on the neo-classical albums of one Tom Parker, the man responsible for that honky-tonk piano solo on Quo's "Break The Rules" - there ya go.
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Post by dennis on Jun 27, 2017 9:10:56 GMT
Marvellous stuff - great thread!
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Post by Gaz on Jun 27, 2017 11:10:53 GMT
Does this count?
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