The Birds - Ronnie Wood's Birds LP
SKU: ACL0078
Description:
Heres a definitive singles collection for the influential proto-mod
british band ! The Birds were a rhythm and blues band, formed in
1964 in London. They recorded fewer than a dozen songs and released
only four singles. Starting out with a hard R&B sound, they
later began infusing it with Motown-style vocal harmonies. The best
known former member of The Birds is Ronnie Wood, who went on to
join the Jeff Beck Group, The Creation, Faces and later The Rolling
Stones.
Their hard R&B sound was good enough to get them into a
battle-of-the-bands contest held under the show Ready Steady
Go!. When the band made their first television appearance,
they caught the eye of Decca record company executives. The ensuing
recording contract resulted in their first two singles, "You Don't
Love Me" and "Leaving Here". The Birds seemed destined for stardom
with their loud rhythm-and-blues based music, receiving equal
billing with The Who at some concerts. However, in the spring of
1965, the Los Angeles-based band, The Byrds, was dominating the UK
Singles Chart with their folk-rock version of Bob Dylan's "Mr.
Tambourine Man", released by the newly formed British CBS Records.
When The Byrds arrived in England for their first British tour that
summer, The Birds' manager, Leo de Clerck, took legal action to
prevent them from using the name; the action failed, amid a flurry
of national press and television coverage. The group parted ways
with de Clerck soon afterwards.
Format & package: LP
Record label: Audio Clarity
Year of release: 2021 (compilation)
Tracks:
A1 You're On My Mind
A2 You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)
A3 Leaving Here
A4 Next In Line
A5 No Good Without You Baby
A6 How Can It Be
B1 Say Those Magic Words
B2 Daddy Daddy
B3 Run Run Run
B4 Good Times
B5 Granny Rides Again
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0,4 Kg |
