Beatles. Non
si sa per certo su di loro, pur non essendo loro origini e della lineup.
Sono
venuti fuori Harlow, Essex, con una scaletta che comprendeva Ricky Potter alla
voce solista e Curt Creswell alla chitarra solista, e ad un certo punto erano
apparentemente conosciuta come si infrange il blu, prima di prendere il nome
della cosacchi e di stabilirsi definitivamente sulle Naturals nei
primi mesi del 1964. Essi
sono stati firmati per l'etichetta Parlophone EMI all'indirizzo intorno a questo
stesso momento, e fecero il loro debutto nel tardo inverno con "Daisy Chain" b /
w "That Girl". Il
disco non ha fatto nulla, ma la loro interpretazione di "I Should Have Known
Better", dalla colonna sonora di Notte del giorno duro, fatto le classifiche
inglesi, nell'estate del 1964, piazzandosi al numero 24. Quel
disco persino guadagnato un posto in bonis (o, in realtà, mimo) su Ready!
Costante! Go! del
14 agosto 1964, che segna il picco di esposizione nazionale del gruppo.
I
Beatles copertura si è rivelato un colpo di fortuna nella loro storia, comunque,
e quella che non sono mai stati in grado di ripetere o integrare - altri due
singoli che seguirono mai tracciato, e all'inizio del 1965 la band aveva
chiamato farla finita. Creswell
e Roy Heather poi riemerse come membri della Daylights.Bruce Living
EderForse
la fotografia pubblicità solo di The Naturals esistenti (in basso a destra)
rendere disponibile la banda guardare un gruppo di dottori commercialisti il
loro annuale giornata fuori e per tutti è noto che su di loro, questa potrebbe
essere stata la loro vera vocazione. Erano
da Harlow, Essex, e ad un certo punto erano conosciuti come entrambi si infrange
il blu e il cosacchi prima di stabilirsi definitivamente in The Naturals.
Dopo
aver firmato per l'etichetta Parlophone EMI hanno pubblicato il loro singolo di
debutto "in catena", ma non è riuscito a turbare i grafici. Qualche
scintilla luminosa dal management della band poi ha colpito sulla formula
collaudata della copertura di un brano dei Beatles che The Fabs non avevano
effettivamente rilasciato come se stessi 45 e con un sacco di articoli tra cui
scegliere, la resa Naturals di "I Should Have Known Meglio,
"dalla Notte del giorno duro, ha raggiunto n ° 24 durante l'estate del 64.
Il record guadagnato loro un posto
nella Ready! Costante!
Go! nel
mese di agosto ma nonostante rilasciando due singoli ulteriori è emerso che la
band aveva già giocato la loro carta vincente all'inizio della loro carriera ed
erano quindi in grado di capitalizzare questo successo. Inevitabilmente
entro l'inizio del 1965, senza dubbio dopo aver considerato la riproduzione
Bridgwater come il picco della loro carriera, la band aveva già chiamato farla
finita.Di seguito è riportato un
questionario compilato da Roy Hoather:Band: The Naturals.Harlow, Essex, Inghilterra1963-1965Gestito da Dick James di The Beatles.
Ho incontrato tutti i Beatles e
registrati"I
Should Have Known Better" dal film Beatles "A Hard Days Night"Influenze: The Beatles,
The Hollies, Procol HarumEsempio Setlist:
I Should Have Known Better, continuare a correreDotazione: Tutte
le ampli Vox, chitarre Gibson, Batteria Slingerland.Rehearsal Space:
Eastwick Village Hall Harlow, Essex.Veicoli band:Commer Mini bus.Dichiarazione di
moda: abiti intelligenti fatte dal sarto dei Beatles.Miglior
Gig: Talk of the Town (Londra), giocato con Dusty Springfield.Gig
from Hell: Manchester Uni, quando siamo arrivati c'erano migliaia di fan, solo
più tardi per scoprire che tutto è venuto a vedere "The Band Spencer Davis".
Quando
ebbero finito ci sostengono il 95% dei tifosi è andato a casa e ci ha lasciato
giocare a una manciata di persone.Ultimo Gig: Non riesco a ricordare.
The Naturals were one of the more mysterious bands ever to chart with a cover of a Beatles song. Not much is known for sure about them, other than their origins and lineup. They came out of Harlow, Essex, with a lineup that included Ricky Potter on lead vocals and Curt Creswell on lead guitar, and were at one point apparently known as the Blue Beats, before taking on the name the Cossacks and finally settling on the Naturals in early 1964. They were signed to EMI's Parlophone label at around this same time, and made their debut late that winter with "Daisy Chain" b/w "That Girl." The record didn't do anything, but their rendition of "I Should Have Known Better," from the soundtrack of A Hard Day's Night, made the U.K. charts in the summer of 1964, peaking at number 24. That record even earned them a performing (or, really, miming) spot on Ready! Steady! Go! for August 14, 1964, marking the peak of the group's national exposure. The Beatles cover proved a fluke in their history, however, and one they were never able to repeat or build on -- two more singles followed that never charted, and by early 1965 the band had called it quits. Creswell and Roy Heather later resurfaced as members of the Living Daylights.Bruce Eder
Possibly the only publicity photograph of The Naturals in existence (bottom right) make the band look a bunch of chartered accountants on their annual day out and for all that is known about them, this may well have been their true vocation. They were from Harlow, Essex, and at one point were known as both the Blue Beats and the Cossacks before finally settling on The Naturals. Having signed to EMI's Parlophone label they released their debut single "Daisy Chain" but it failed to trouble the charts. Some bright spark from the band's management team then hit upon the tried and tested formula of covering a Beatle song that The Fabs had not actually released as a 45 themselves and with plenty of items to choose from, The Naturals rendition of "I Should Have Known Better," from A Hard Day's Night, reached No. 24 during the summer of 64. The record earned them a spot on Ready! Steady! Go! during August but despite releasing two further singles it became apparent that the band had already played their trump card early in their career and they were consequently unable to capitalise on this success. Inevitably by early 1965, no doubt having regarded playing Bridgwater as the peak of their career, the band had already called it quits.
Below is a questionaire filled out by Roy Hoather:
Band: The Naturals.
Harlow, Essex, England
1963-1965
Managed by Dick James of The Beatles. Met all the Beatles and recorded
"I Should Have Known Better" from the Beatles first film "A Hard Days Night"
Influences: The Beatles,The Hollies, Procol Harum
Setlist Sample: I Should Have Known Better, Keep on Running
Equipment: All VOX Amps, Gibson Guitars, Slingerland Drums.
Rehearsal Space: Eastwick Village Hall Harlow, Essex.
Band Vehicles:
Commer Mini bus.
Fashion Statement: Smart suits made by the Beatles tailor.
Best Gig: Talk of the Town (London), played with Dusty Springfield.
Gig from Hell!: Manchester Uni,When we turned up there were thousands of fans, only later to find that they all came to see "The Spencer Davis Band". When they had finished supporting us 95% of the fans went home and left us to play to a handful of people.
Last Gig: Can't remember.
The Tea Company - 1968 - Come and Have Some Tea With... Quality: 4 out of 5Trip O Meter: 4.5 out of 5 Since April 20th has become a silly, unofficial holiday for us Americans (420 is supposedly the police call number for marijuana) it seems like a fine day to take a look at The Tea Company's sole freak out of an album. Yes, they want you to come and have the kind of tea that you smoke with them. Fortunately, these guys managed to crank out a fine psychedelic album that sounds good even without those particular controlled substances. The Tea Company started out in New York City as the Naturals in 1963. I'd imagine that they went through several stylistic changes as this LP is pretty far out there. There's a base of Beatles-influenced pop in terms of the songwriting, but the real signature of this band lies in their wild delay and some extended instrumental space voyages which actually sound damn good. The first thing you'll notice looking at the track listing is that the band has done an eight-minute cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On." They do a better job than Vanilla Fudge with the extended, ironic cover, but it turns out to be the least essential thing on the album. Then you rock scholars may notice "Don't Make Waves," but this is not a cover of the Byrds' outtake, but rather a minute and a half of gurgling sounds. So let's focus on the rest of the disc, which is very good. "Flowers" provides us with another long track at nine minutes, but they really hit the nail on the head with this one. The affair begins with a nice bit of hard-edge acid rock before blasting into a improvised hall of echoing sound that gives Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive" a run for it's money. There are four more conventionally structured tracks filling out the album, and they're all pretty swell. The open title track is especially awesome with the production building up into a wall-of-sound crescendo. The whole obscurity aside, I feel that the Tea Company should be in the running to be labeled as an American counterpoint to Barrett-era Floyd. "Love Could Make the World Go Round" and "Make Love Not War" are pretty up front with their flower power sentiments, but the smears of psychedelic sound keep it all from sounding too cliched. "As I Have Seen You Upon the Wall" even finds a place for a waltz and a bit of the same vocal delay that Gandalf used (they were both from around NYC; could be the same piece of equipment). The only points against this band other than their ill-informed Motown cover is the fact that their vocalist isn't quite as good as I would hope. He still sounds fine most of the time and any shortcomings often vaporize in the walls of delay. Psych fans are often on the prowl for artists that reach the heights of British psychedelia, and they're usually looking at other Brits. These Americans are often lost in the crowd, but really do make some sounds that the Pretty Things or Syd Barrett would have been envious of. |
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