The Beatles - The Instrumental Mixes Vols.1 & 2 (A TJR Compilation)

 

Have you ever wondered what your favourite band would sound like if you took their vocals out of the song mix? Well, there are some very clever people on YouTube who have been remixing Beatles tunes for many years and fans have been enjoying these new mixes as a way to revisit these popular songs.

What I have been doing is collecting these and creating my own compilations of some of these mixes. These are the first two volumes. You can use them sing along with, maybe for that next karaoke party, or play along with your own instrument.

I'll have more volumes to come but would be interested to know your comments on these.

Vol.1

1 My Bonnie (Instrumental & Backing Vocals) - The Beat Brothers

2 Leave My Kitten Alone (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

3 From Me To You (Instrumental) - The Beatles

4 Please Please Me (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

5 I Saw Her Standing There (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

6 I Wanna Be Your Man (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

7 Rock And Roll Music (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

8 I Want To Hold Your Hand (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

9 Long Tall Sally (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

10 Matchbox (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

11 Can't Buy Me Love (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

12 Eight Days A Week (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

13 You're Going To Lose That Girl (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

14 You Can't Do That (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

15 Roll Over Beethoven (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

Vol.2

1 All I've Got to Do (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

2 Baby's In Black (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

3 Chains (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

4 Devil In Her Heart (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

5 Every Little Thing (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

6 I Call Your Name (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

7 I Feel Fine (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

8 If I Fell (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

9 I'm Looking Through You (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

10 Kansas City   Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

11 Little Child (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

12 No Reply (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

13 Not A Second Time (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

14 She's A Woman (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

15 The Word (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

16 There's A Place (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

17 Ticket To Ride (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

18 When I Get Home (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

19 Yes It Is (Instrumental Mix) - The Beatles

The Smithereens – Meet The Smithereens!

 I Want To Hold Your Hand 2:29

I Saw Her Standing There 3:00

This Boy 2:33

It Won't Be Long 2:15

All I've Got To Do 2:05

All My Loving 2:10

Don't Bother Me 2:33

Little Child 1:49

Till There Was You 2:14

Hold Me Tight 2:32

I Wanna Be Your Man 2:07

Not A Second Time 2:10

Meet The Smithereens!

Heartbeat 1 & 2 (Music From The ABC TV Series) - various artists

 

Heartbeat

1-1 Nick Berry– Heartbeat

1-2 The Swinging Blue Jeans– The Hippy Hippy Shake

1-3 Sandie Shaw– (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me

1-4 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas– Little Children

1-5 The Kinks– All Day And All Of The Night

1-6 Peter & Gordon– A World Without Love

1-7 The Animals– The House Of The Rising Sun

1-8 Lulu & The Luvvers*– Shout

1-9 Gerry & The Pacemakers– Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying

1-10 Herman's Hermits– I'm Into Something Good

1-11 The Searchers– Needles & Pins

1-12 The Bachelors– I Believe

1-13 Gerry & The Pacemakers– I Like It

1-14 Joe Brown & The Bruvvers*– A Picture Of You

1-15 Acker Bilk– Stranger On The Shore

Heartbeat 2

2-1 The Hollies– Look Through Any Window

2-2 The Moody Blues– Go Now

2-3 The Kinks– Tired Of Waiting For You

2-4 Amen Corner– Bend Me, Shape Me

2-5 Georgie Fame– Sunny

2-6 The Shadows– FBI

2-7 The Small Faces*– Itchycoo Park

2-8 Dave Berry– The Crying Game

2-9 Freddie & The Dreamers– You Were Made For Me

2-10 Nick Berry– Heartbeat

2-11 Jeff Beck– Hi Ho Silver Lining

2-12 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes– Do You Love Me?

2-13 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas– Bad To Me

2-14 The Fortunes– You've Got Your Troubles

2-15 The Searchers– When You Walk In The Room

2-16 Spencer Davis Group*– Gimme Some Lovin'

2-17 Manfred Mann– The Mighty Quinn

2-18 Donovan– Catch The Wind

2-19 Joe Cocker– Let It Be

2-20 Nick Berry– Daydream Believer

Heartbeat 1 & 2

Brumbeat - The Story Of The 60's Midlands Sound

Brumbeat, which originated in the British manufacturing capitol of Birmingham, was never remotely as well-known or recognized (at least, outside of Birmngham) as the Liverpool sound called Merseybeat or, for that matter, as familiar as the so-called "Tottenham Sound" embodied by the Dave Clark Five. Brumbeat, such as it was -- the term derived from the local slang term for Birmingham -- was also never as unified a sound as Merseybeat, possibly because it followed in its wake, and also because Birmingham was a bigger city with more hands involved in making music, from more different angles; and there was no one managerial figure, such as Brian Epstein, who dominated the field with his taste and perceptions in quite the same way in the early years; by the time "Brumbeat" was perceived -- though it could be argued that the term was really a creation of the music press looking for a story circa 1964-1965 -- British rock and roll music was already being perceived as a goldmine on an international scale.

This compilation set is essential listening for fans of 60's British rock'n'roll, and will contain at least a modest revelation or two for even the most sophisticated listener, based on its thoroughness and depth. 

 Tracklist       
1-1     –Spencer Davis Group*     Dimples    
1-2     –Nicky James     My Colour Is Blue    
1-3     –Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions*     That's Alright    
1-4     –The Wolves      Journey Into Dreams    
1-5     –The Rockin' Berries     You'd Better Come Home    
1-6     –Carl Wayne & The Vikings     Your Loving Ways    
1-7     –The Rockin' Berries     He's In Town    
1-8     –The Hellions     Daydreaming Of You    
1-9     –The Moody Blues     Go Now    
1-10     –The Brand     I'm A Lover Not A Fighter    
1-11     –Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions*     Sugar Babe    
1-12     –Johnny Neal & The Starliners*     Walk Baby Walk    
1-13     –Carl Wayne & The Vikings     You Could Be Fun (At The End Of The Party)    
1-14     –Keith Powell      People Get Ready    
1-15     –The Hellions     Dream Child    
1-16     –The Ugly's     Wake Up My Mind    
1-17     –Mike Sheridan's Lot     Take My Hand    
1-18     –The Montanas*     All That Is Mine Can Be Yours    
1-19     –Carl Wayne & The Vikings     My Girl    
1-20     –Peter London      Baby I Like The Look Of You    
1-21     –The Wolves      At The Club    
1-22     –The Revolution      Shades Of Blue    
1-23     –The Ugly's     The Quiet Explosion    
1-24     –The Settlers     Early Morning Rain    
1-25     –The Montanas*     That's When Happiness Began    
        Disc Two
2-1     –The Move     Night Of Fear    
2-2     –The 'N Betweens*     You Better Run    
2-3     –Keith Powell      It Keeps Rainin'    
2-4     –The Bobcats     Can't See For Looking    
2-5     –The Montanas*     Ciao Baby    
2-6     –The Exceptions*     The Eagle Flies On Friday    
2-7     –The Ugly's     Real Good Girl    
2-8     –The Montanas*     Difference Of Opinion    
2-9     –The Rockin' Berries     Dawn (Go Away)    
2-10     –Young Blood      Don't Leave Me In The Dark    
2-11     –The Lemon Tree     William Chalker's Time Machine    
2-13     –Gary Aston     His Lordship    
2-13     –The Rockin' Berries     Pain    
2-14     –Ian Campbell Group*     Doctor Junk    
2-15     –Velvett Fogg     Wizard Of Gobsolod    
2-16     –The Ugly's     I've Seen The Light    
2-17     –Paradox      Mary Colinto    
2-18     –Cinnamon Quill     Take It Or Leave It    
2-19     –Young Blood      The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill    
2-20     –Jefferson      The Colour Of My Love    
2-21     –The Ace Kefford Stand     For Your Love (Demo)    
2-22     –Idle Race*     Days Of Broken Arrows    
2-23     –Copperfield      I'm No Good For Her    
2-24     –Sight And Sound     Jackie    
2-25     –Jimmy Powell      Slow Down

 Brumbeat One Brumbeat two

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Merseybeat - The Story of the 60's Liverpool Sound

 

 

Short-lived it may have been, but for a brief, explosive period, Liverpool was the unlikely epicentre of a worldwide music scene. This 50-track compilation explores the phenomenon of Merseybeat with a welter of hit recordings, cult classics and intriguing rarities. Incorporating the rockers, girl groups, balladeers and beat merchants, this is the ultimate primer of the movement which effectively kick started modern British music.

 Tracklist
1-1     –Billy Fury     My Advice (Demo)    
1-2     –The Three Bells     Steady Date    
1-3     –The Beatles     Ain't She Sweet    
1-4     –Gerry & The Pacemakers     How Do You Do It?    
1-5     –The Big Three     Some Other Guy    
1-6     –The Searchers     Sweets For My Sweet    
1-7     –Johnny Sandon And The Remo Four     Lies    
1-8     –The Searchers     Love Potion No.9    
1-9     –The Chants      I Don't Care    
1-10     –The Undertakers      Money (That's What I Want)    
1-11     –Jeannie & The Big Guys     Boys    
1-12     –Tommy Quickly, The Remo Four     Kiss Me Now    
1-13     –The Breakaways     Here She Comes    
1-14     –The Swinging Blue Jeans     Hippy Hippy Shake    
1-15     –The Trends      All My Loving    
1-16     –The Searchers     Needles And Pins    
1-17     –The Undertakers      Just A Little Bit    
1-18     –Jeannie & The Big Guys     I Want You    
1-19     –The Breakaways     He Doesn't Love Me    
1-20     –The Chants      Then I'll Be Home    
1-21     –The Trends      The Way You Do The Things You Do    
1-22     –The Remo Four     Sally Go Round The Roses    
1-23     –Johnny Sandon And The Remo Four     Some Kinda Wonderful    
1-24     –The Wackers      Love Or Money    
1-25     –Tony Jackson & The Vibrations     Bye Bye Baby  

  
2-1     –The 'Takers*     If You Don't Come Back    
2-2     –The Searchers     When You Walk In The Room    
2-3     –Tommy Quickly, The Remo Four     Wild Side Of Life    
2-4     –Mark Peters & The Silhouettes     Don't Cry For Me    
2-5     –Tony Jackson & The Vibrations     Fortune Teller    
2-6     –Greta Ann     Sadness Hides The Sun    
2-7     –Tony Jackson     Stage Door    
2-8     –Paddy, Klaus & Gibson     I Wanna Know    
2-9     –The Masterminds     She Belongs To Me    
2-10     –Jimmy Tarbuck     Wastin' Time    
2-11     –The Searchers     Take Me For What I'm Worth    
2-12     –The Koobas     Take Me For A Little While    
2-13     –Jason Eddie And The Centremen     What'cha Gonna Do Baby    
2-14     –Paddy, Klaus & Gibson     No Good Without You Baby    
2-15     –The Cryin' Shames     Please Stay    
2-16     –The Merseys     Sorrow    
2-17     –The Koobas     A Place I Know    
2-18     –The Searchers     Take It Or Leave It    
2-19     –Paddy, Klaus & Gibson     Quick Before They Catch Us    
2-20     –Jason Eddie And The Centremen     Singing The Blues    
2-21     –Chris Curtis     Aggravation    
2-22     –5 AM Event     Hungry    
2-23     –Eddie Cave & The Fyx     It's Almost Good    
2-24     –The Kirkbys     It's A Crime    
2-25     –The Cryin' Shames     Nobody Waved Goodbye 

Merseybeat One Merseybeat Two

 

The Dave Clark Five...Glad All Over Again...35 Solid Gold Hits

The Dave Clark Five (also known as "the DC5") were an English pop-rock group. Their single "Glad All Over" knocked the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK Singles Chart in January 1964; it peaked at number 6 in the United States in April 1964. "Over And Over" was a number 1 single in the United States for the group in December 1965.

They were the second group of the British Invasion on The Ed Sullivan Show, appearing in March for two weeks after the Beatles appeared three straight weeks in February 1964. For some time the Dave Clark Five were more popular in the US than in their native UK, but had a renaissance in the UK between 1967 and 1970. 

The band started out as the Dave Clark Quintet in 1957, with Clark on drums, Dave Sanford on lead guitar, Chris Walls on bass, Don Vale on piano (and arranger). In 1958, Sanford was replaced by Rick Huxley and people were confused by the meaning of the word quintet, so the band renamed themselves the Dave Clark Five, with Stan Saxon on lead vocals, Huxley on rhythm guitar, Roger Smedley on piano and Johnny Johnson on lead guitar. Mick Ryan replaced Johnson in 1958 and Jim Spencer joined on saxophone, while Smedley left. Walls left in 1959 and Huxley became the bass player. Mike Smith joined on piano in 1960, and Lenny Davidson replaced Ryan in 1961. In 1962, the band changed its name to the Dave Clark Five when Saxon left. The group was Clark on drums, Huxley on bass, Smith on organ and lead vocals, and Davidson on lead guitar, adding Denny Payton on tenor and baritone saxophone, harmonica and guitar.

The Dave Clark Five had 17 records in the Top 40 of the US Billboard chart and 12 Top 40 hits in their native UK between 1964 and 1967. Their song "Over and Over" went to number one in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 on Christmas Day 1965, despite less impressive sales in the UK (it peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart), and they played to sell-out crowds on their tours of the U.S. The Dave Clark Five was the first British band of the British Invasion to tour the US, and they made 18 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show – the most of any British Invasion group.

The group disbanded in late 1970. On 10 March 2008, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Glad All Over Again

Beat at Abbey Road 1963 to 1965 by various artists

Beat at Abbey Road is a 28 track collection from various major groups and artists that laid down recordings at the famed studios in the early 1960's at the height of the beat boom. Some went on to major success while others faded away into relative obscurity.

Artists on this compilation include Cilla Black, The Fourmost, The Dakotas, Freddie and The Dreamers, Manfred Mann, The Hollies, The Swinging Blue Jeans and Rod Stewart. Also included are some rarities and obscurities that will please the avid aficionados.

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The British Beat Explosion, Rock ‘n Roll Island edited by Jennifer Wheatley...new book release

On September 2nd, Aurora Metro Books released "The British Beat Explosion, Rock ‘n Roll Island" (ISBN 9781906582470) edited by Jennifer Wheatley, with contributions from music journalists Zoë Howe and John Platt, club owner Gina Way, exhibition curator Michele Whitby and the musicians themselves .  The book is published in association with a new exhibition, music gigs and film to celebrate the legacy of Eel Pie Island as a seminal jazz and R&B music venue in the 1950s and 1960s (see www.eelpieislandmusic.com). The book has been hailed as ‘containing a treasure trove of contributions - interviews, photographs and more – from musicians, fans, critics and the original Eel Pie clubbers’ (Dmitry M. Epstein on the Let it Rock blog).

The British Beat Explosion narrates the story of this incredible venue which became a literal and metaphorical island of culture and free expression for generations of teenagers. The vision and inspiration of one local man – Arthur Chisnall – lay behind it all.  Chisnall, with astonishing prescience, recognized that the burgeoning new tribe of teenagers would need a cultural and social space of their own, where they could both revel in their own culture and be provided with advice and information on a range of issues affecting their work, education and well-being.  Chisnall took over the management of a hotel on the island and soon made it a Mecca for fans and cutting-edge jazz musicians alike, including Ken Colyer and George Melly.

What began as a jazz club developed into a magical arena for young people to come together, experiment, improvise and create a new kind of music – the ‘Thamesbeat’ R & B sound - one that has been exported from the Twickenham/Richmond area to the world at large. The British Beat explosion developed in South-West London and many of the rock legends of today took their first steps to global stardom on the island: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Brian May, David Bowie, Elton John, Ronnie Wood and David Gilmour to name but a few.  Rod Stewart recently recalled his career’s beginnings on the island on the BBC television program Imagine.  The musical legacy of the Island endures strongly, with contemporary bands such as The
Mystery Jets and The Carnabys consciously exhibiting the influence of the music and the scene.  The Eel Pie phenomenon stuttered and then ended in 1971, when the Hotel burned down, and all trace of the dilapidated Club disappeared, to be replaced by new townhouses.

Chisnall succeeded gloriously in carving out this space as a separate and precious world for its young clientele, and the book carries many glowing reminiscences to this effect.

The British Beat Explosion is packed with anecdotes and descriptions, ranging from the memories of fans to fascinating insights into how musicians discovered one another. The book is an invaluable piece of research into the genealogy and development of the myriad artists who are associated with The Island, an absorbing read for anybody with an interest in contemporary culture, and – if justice is served – will go some way towards ensuring that Eel Pie Island is enshrined in the pantheon of musical venues alongside such places as The Cavern and Ronnie Scott’s.


                                                              

The Shadows...The Original Chart Hits 1960-1980...plus other classic tracks

The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters) are an English instrumental rock group. They were Cliff Richard's backing band from 1958 to 1968 and on numerous reunion tours, including 2020. They have had 69 UK chart singles from the 1950s to the 2000s, 35 credited to the Shadows and 34 to Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The group, who were in the forefront of the UK beat-group boom, were the first backing band to emerge as stars. As pioneers of the four-member instrumental format, the band consisted of lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar and drums. Their range covers pop, rock, surf rock and ballads with a jazz influence.

The core members from 1958 to 2015 were Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch. Along with the Fender guitar, another cornerstone of the Shadows sound was the Vox amplifier. The Shadows, with Cliff Richard, dominated British popular music in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the years before the Beatles. The Shadows' number one hits included "Apache", "Kon-Tiki", "Wonderful Land", "Foot Tapper" and "Dance On!". Although these and most of their best-remembered hits were instrumentals, the group also recorded occasional vocal numbers, and hit the UK top ten with the group-sung "Don't Make My Baby Blue" in 1965. Two other vocal songs by the Shadows also made the charts. They disbanded in 1968, but reunited in the 1970s for further commercial success.

The Shadows are the fifth most successful act in the UK singles chart, behind Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Cliff Richard and Madonna. The Shadows and Cliff Richard & the Shadows each have had four No. 1 selling EPs.

The Shadows 1

The Shadows 2

 

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The Beatles...Early Tapes with Tony Sheridan

There are many versions of The Beatles' early recordings available, and, yes, this is another one, but worth listening to for the beginnings of not only The Beatles, but for the Beat scene in the UK from the early sixties. A good selection of rock'n'roll and R&B covers plus The Beatles' tribute to The Shadows, the instrumental track "Cry For A Shadow".

The Early Tapes