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In The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock'n'Roll, Lester Bangs wrote of the Hollies, "During the British invasion, they were mostly just bad, grinding out sloppy covers of 'Stay, ' 'Do You Love Me, ' 'Lucille' and 'Memphis' in the most shamelessly churn-'em-up, bash-'em-out Liverpudlian manner." While this is an unfair overgeneralization, it's basically an accurate assessment of their first album, which contains all of the above-mentioned cuts. The group stuck to the tried-and-true rock/R&B cover staples of dozens, if not hundreds, of British bands circa 1963 on this 14-cut LP, which featured only one original composition. The Hollies' harmonic blend had yet to fully coalesce; there's plenty of energy, but the voices are adenoidal (and not always in perfect key) and the performances almost embarassingly callow. Nonetheless, the album was a huge hit in Britain, reaching number two and staying in the Top Ten for 18 weeks. "Stay" itself had been their first U.K. Top Ten hit in late 1963, and the album's best track, the edgy R&B/harmony rendition of "Watcha Gonna Do 'Bout It," was one of their better early cuts. The group also covers Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty, "Rockin' Robin," and "Mr. Moonlight" (before the Beatles) on this set.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - Chuck Berry, Composer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Roy Lee Johnson, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Arthur Alexander, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Albert Collins, Writer - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Little Richard, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Perry Ford, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Tony Hiller, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - Chuck Berry, Writer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Maurice Williams, Writer - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - James Thomas, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Doris Payne, Writer - Gregory Carroll, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Berry Gordy, Jr., Writer - Berry Gordy Jr., Composer - Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jack Nance, Writer - Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - CONWAY TWITTY, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Charles, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Allan Clarke, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Fred Neil, Writer - Beverly Ross, Writer - Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - Chuck Berry, Composer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Roy Lee Johnson, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Arthur Alexander, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Albert Collins, Writer - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Little Richard, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Perry Ford, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Tony Hiller, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - Chuck Berry, Writer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Maurice Williams, Writer - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - James Thomas, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Doris Payne, Writer - Gregory Carroll, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Berry Gordy, Jr., Writer - Berry Gordy Jr., Composer - Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jack Nance, Writer - Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - CONWAY TWITTY, Writer - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Charles, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Allan Clarke, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Fred Neil, Writer - Beverly Ross, Writer - Tony Hicks, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Audio Recording Engineer - The Hollies, MainArtist - Graham nash, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar - Eric Haydock, Bass Guitar - Bobby Elloitt, Drums
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Hollies, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Allie Wrubel, Writer - Raymond Gilbert, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
The Hollies, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - KIM GANNON, Writer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Masterer - Mabel Wayne, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerry Leiber, Writer - Mike Stoller, Writer - Ron Richards, Producer - Peter Bown, Recorder - The Hollies, Performance, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Albumbeschreibung
In The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock'n'Roll, Lester Bangs wrote of the Hollies, "During the British invasion, they were mostly just bad, grinding out sloppy covers of 'Stay, ' 'Do You Love Me, ' 'Lucille' and 'Memphis' in the most shamelessly churn-'em-up, bash-'em-out Liverpudlian manner." While this is an unfair overgeneralization, it's basically an accurate assessment of their first album, which contains all of the above-mentioned cuts. The group stuck to the tried-and-true rock/R&B cover staples of dozens, if not hundreds, of British bands circa 1963 on this 14-cut LP, which featured only one original composition. The Hollies' harmonic blend had yet to fully coalesce; there's plenty of energy, but the voices are adenoidal (and not always in perfect key) and the performances almost embarassingly callow. Nonetheless, the album was a huge hit in Britain, reaching number two and staying in the Top Ten for 18 weeks. "Stay" itself had been their first U.K. Top Ten hit in late 1963, and the album's best track, the edgy R&B/harmony rendition of "Watcha Gonna Do 'Bout It," was one of their better early cuts. The group also covers Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty, "Rockin' Robin," and "Mr. Moonlight" (before the Beatles) on this set.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:26
- Main artists: The Hollies
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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