you can re-live many of the RSG! shows on YouTube; and though in its first year the acts mimed to their records, in later years stars of the day played live in the studio. In the intervening decades, many of the acts who appeared on the show have become rock or soul royalty.


This donated LP from 1964 (Decca LK 4577) features 16 tracks by 13 Decca recording artists of the day. Included are the first two singles by The Rolling Stones, the second of which was a cover of the


Lennon-McCartney song “I wanna be your man”. Even Ringo concedes that the Stones version is far superior to The Beatles, largely due to Bill Wyman’s tour-de-force bass playing: a master-class in what rock bass should be about. Sticking with bass players, there are two tracks by Heinz (Burt). Having sold millions of records as bass player with the Tornadoes,


Heinz was re-invented as a singer (imagine a young, better-looking Billy Idol) by the legendary producer Joe Meek (at least four of the tracks on this LP were produced by Meek). On Heinz’ only, but classic, solo hit “Just Like Eddie”, Meek’s production is


astonishing; the distorted bass is gut-wrenching and as good as any early Who record. Of interest to Deep Purple


completeists, the session lead guitarist on the track was Ritchie Blackmore. Other tracks include the queen of lip-gloss, Kathy Kirby, shouting “Secret Love” from the highest hill. There’s “I’m with you” by


footnote-to-history Liverpool band The Big Three. (They played at the Cavern Club with The Beatles, and in the only footage of the Fab 4 playing there, they are covering The Big Three hit “Some Other Guy”.) There’s also a naff dance-craze track by The


Chucks and on the front of the sleeve, some of the cool dance moves of the day are illustrated, eg The Locomotion, The Turkey Trot, The Hitch-Hiker and The er... Hitler! Mercifully, the latter did not catch on.


“Lennon-McCartney song


“Iwannabeyour man”


Amongst our other donated LPs from this period, we have some first pressings by Elvis, a couple of US imports by the original Miss Dynamite: Brenda Lee, and one by a much under-rated British soul singer: Cliff Bennett. If you want to check out the music that we have for sale (all genres on LP & CD), then come along to the TASS Books & Music Sale, every Tuesday morning (to 1pm) in The Anchorage Centre.


*Tavistock Area Support Services is a registered charity that provides a range of services for the over-55s in the area (Phone 616958). If you have any unwanted LPs or CDs etc, then just bring them along to The Anchorage Centre, next to Tavistock Bus Station, 8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday-Friday.


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