On December 6, 1988, Roy Kelton Orbison died aged 52. He was musician (guitar, harmonica), singer and songwriter, thanks to his distinctive and impassioned voice, named “Caruso of Rock” and nicknamed the Big O. In the period between 1960 and 1964, 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top 40. In 1987, Roy Orbison was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and in “Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame”; in 1989 in the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 37 on its list of the “Greatest Artists of All Time” and number 13 on the list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time’. In 2002, “Billboard” magazine ranked Orbison at number 74 in its list of the “Top 600 Recording Artists”. Orbison won six “Grammy Awards”, including “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1998.
Tag Archives: 1964
The Beatles: Beatles For Sale
On December 4, 1964, “Parlaphone” label released “Beatles for Sale”, the fourth Beatles studio album. It was recorded August – October 1964, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin. The album cover photo was by Robert Freeman. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; piano, harmonica; tambourine, handclaps
- Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass, acoustic guitars; piano, Hammond organ; handclaps
- George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead vocals; lead, acoustic and 12-string guitars; African drum, handclaps
- Ringo Starr– drums, tambourine, maracas, timpani, cowbell, packing case, bongos
- George Martin– piano
Track listing:
All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
- No Reply
- I’m a Loser
- Baby’s in Black
- Rock and Roll Music – Chuck Berry
- I’ll Follow the Sun
- Moonlight – Roy Lee Johnson
- Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Richard Penniman
- Eight Days a Week
- Words of Love – Buddy Holly
- Honey Don’t – Carl Perkins
- Every Little Thing
- I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party
- What You’re Doing
- Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby – Carl Perkins
The Yardbirds: Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds
On November 15, 1965, “Epic” label released “Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds” the second Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded March 1964, April – September 1965, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.
Personnel:
- Keith Relf– vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Jeff Beck– lead guitar
- Eric Clapton– lead guitar
- Jimmy Page– second lead guitar
- Chris Dreja– rhythm guitar
- Paul Samwell-Smith– bass guitar, backing vocals, musical director
- Ron Prentice – bass
- Jim McCarty– drums, backing vocals
- Giorgio Gomelsky– backing bass vocal
Track listing:
- You’re a Better Man Than I – Mike Hugg, Brian Hugg
- Evil Hearted You – Graham Gouldman
- I’m Man – Bo Diddley
- Still I’m Sad – Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty
- Heart Full of Soul – Graham Gouldman
- The Train Kept A-Rollin – Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann
- Smokestack Lightning – Howlin’ Wolf
- Respectable – O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
- I’m Man – Bo Diddley
- Here ‘Tis – Bo Diddley
Simon & garfunkel: Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
On October 19, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.”, the debut Simon & Garfunkel album. It was recorded March 1964, and was produced by Tom Wilson.
Personnel:
- Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
- Art Garfunkel – vocals
- Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar
- Bill Lee – acoustic bass
Track listing:
- You Can Tell the World – Bob Gibson, Bob Camp
- Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Ed McCurdy
- Bleecker Street – Paul Simon
- Sparrow – traditional, arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
- Bendictus – traditional, arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
- The Sound of Silence – Paul Simon
- He Was My Brother – Paul Kane
- Peggy-O – traditional, arr, Paul Simon
- Go Tell It on the Mountain – traditional, arr. Paul Simon
- The Sun Is Burning – Ian Campbell
- The Times They Are a-Changin – Bob Dylan
- Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – Paul Simon
Kinks: Same
On October 2, 1964, “Pye” label released the debut self-titled Kinks album. It was recorded July – August 1964, at “Pye Studios No. 2”; “Pye Studios No. 1”, and “IBC Studios”, and was produced by Shel Talmy.
Personnel:
- Ray Davies– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, harmonica
- Dave Davies – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
- Pete Quaife– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Avory– drums, tambourine
- Jimmy Page– twelve string guitar, acoustic guitar
- Jon Lord– piano
- Bobby Graham– drums
- Rasa Didzpetris-Davies – backing vocals
- Heyworth –remastering
- Klaus Schmalenbach –design, photography
Track listing:
- Beautiful Delilah – Chuck Berry
- So Mystifying – Ray Davies
- Just Can’t Go to Sleep – Ray Davies
- Long Tall Shorty – Herb Abramson, Don Covay
- I Took My Baby Home – Ray Davies
- I’m a Lover Not a Fighter – D. “Jay” Miller
- You Really Got Me – Ray Davies
- Cadillac – Bo Didley
- Bald Headed Woman – Shel Talmy
- Revenge – Ray Davies, Larry Page
- Too Much Monkey Business – Chuck Berry
- I’ve Been Driving on Bald Mountain – Shel Talmy
- Stop Your Sobbing – Ray Davies
- Got Love If You Want It – James Moore
The Rolling Stones: Out Of Our Heads
On September 24, 1965, “Decca” label released “Out of Our Heads”, the third Rolling Stones (The) album. It was recorded 2 November 1964 – 6 September 1965, and was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.
Personnel:
- Mick Jagger– lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Keith Richards– electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Brian Jones– electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, organ, percussion, backing vocals
- Bill Wyman– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Charlie Watts– drums, percussion
- Ian Stewart– piano
- Jack Nitzsche– harpsichord, percussion
- Phil Spector– detuned “bass” guitar
Track listing:
- She Said Yeah – Sonny Bono, Roddy Jackson
- Mercy, Mercy – Don Covay, Ronnie Miller
- Hitch Hike – Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul, William “Mickey” Stevenson
- That’s How Strong My Love Is – Roosevelt Jamison
- Good Times – Sam Cooke
- Gotta Get Away – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- Talkin’ ‘Bout You – Chuck Berry
- Cry to Me – Bert Russell
- Oh, Baby (We Got a Good Thing Going) – Barbara Lynn Ozen
- Heart of Stone – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man – Nanker Phelge
- I’m Free – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Manfred Mann: The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann
On September 11, 1964, “His Master Voice” label released “The Five Faces of Manfred Mann”, the debut Manfred Mann studio album. It was recorded in 1964, at “EMI Studios” in Abbey Road, London, and was produced by John Burgess.
Personnel:
- Manfred Mann– piano, organ
- Paul Jones– vocals, harmonica, maracas
- Mike Vickers– guitar, flute, saxophone
- Tom McGuinness– bass guitar
- Mike Hugg– drums, vibes
- Norman Smith– engineer
Track listing:
- Smokestack Lightning – Chester Burnett
- Don’t Ask Me What I Say – Paul Jones
- Sack O’ Woe – Cannonball Adderley
- What You Gonna Do? – Paul Jones, Manfred Mann
- Hoochie Coochie – Willie Dixon
- I’m Your Kingpin – Manfred Mann, Paul Jones
- Down the Road Apiece – Don Raye
- Got My Mojo Working – Preston Foster; credited to Muddy Waters
- Canadian version: “Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
- It’s Gonna Work Out Fine – Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney; credited to Joe Seneca, J. Lee
- Anello – Mike Hugg, Paul Jones, Manfred Mann, Tom McGuinness, Mike Vickers
- Untie Me – Joe South
- Bring It to Jerome – Jerome Green
- Without You – Paul Jones
- You’ve Got to Take It – Paul Jones
The Rolling Stones: Five By Five
On August 14, 1964, “Decca” label released “Five by Five”, the second Rolling Stones EP. It was recorded June 11, 1964, at “Chess Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.
Personnel:
- Mick Jagger– lead vocals, tambourine
- Brian Jones– guitar, harmonica, organ, backing vocals
- Keith Richards– guitar, backing vocals
- Bill Wyman– bass guitar
- Charlie Watts– drums
- Ian Stewart– organ, piano
Track listing:
- If You Need Me – Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman
- Empty Heart – Nanker Phelge
- 2120 South Michigan Avenue – Nanker Phelge
- Confessin’ the Blues – Jay McShann, Walter Brown
- Around and Around – Chuck Berry
Bob Dylan: Another Side Of Bob Dylan
On August 8, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Another Side of Bob Dylan”, the fourth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in June 1964, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson.
Personnel:
- Bob Dylan– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Dylan.
- All I Really Want To Do
- Black Crow Blues
- Spanish Harlem Incident
- Chimes of Freedom
- I Shall Be Free No. 10
- To Ramona
- Motorpsycho Nitemare
- My Black Pages
- I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
- Ballad in Plain D
- It Ain’t Me Babe
The Beach Boys: All Summer Long
On July 13, 1964, “Capitol” label released “All Summer Long”, the sixth Beach Boys studio album. It was recorded October 1963 -May 1964, at “United Western Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.
Personnel:
- Al Jardine– harmony and backing vocals, bass guitar, electric rhythm guitar
- Mike Love– lead and bass vocal
- Brian Wilson– lead, harmony and backing vocals, piano, harpsichord, Hammond B3 organ; xylophones or marimba
- Carl Wilson– harmony and backing vocals, electric, lead and rhythm guitars
- Dennis Wilson – vocal, harmony and backing vocals, drums, brushed drums; percussion
- Hal Blaine– timbales with brush, rim with thin stick
- Glen Campbell– 6-string electric bass guitar
- Steve Douglas– tenor saxophone
- Jay Migliori– baritone saxophone
- Ray Pohlman – 6-string electric bass guitar
- Chuck Britz– engineer
- Kenneth Veeder, George Jerman – cover photographs
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except where noted.
- I Get Around
- All Summer Long
- Hushabye – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
- Little Honda
- We’ll Run Away – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
- Carl’s Big Chance – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson
- Wendy
- Do You Remember
- Girls on the Beach – Brian Wilson
- Drive In
- Our Favorite Recording Sessions – Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine
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