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The Gerry & the Pacemakers volume of As Bs & EPs is as close as EMI has come to treading on the territory of its licensee, See for Miles Records, in terms of programming a compilation. Colin Miles has made much hay out of compilations like this, and it was only a matter of time before the owners of the sides got their own in. The sound is excellent, up to the latest standard (not that any of the competition was too lacking), and it is handy to hear the group's work this way, since they only ever issued one official LP (How Do You Like It), their work otherwise confined to singles and EPs, plus the soundtrack Ferry Cross the Mersey. It's pleasant, upbeat, melodic, Liverpool-style rock & roll, with a slightly greater emphasis on country music than the Beatles, and a leaner guitar sound that was balanced by a regular keyboard (courtesy of Les Maguire) -- between the A- and B-sides, one usually got a good dose of the range of popular sounds as they were perceived in 1963-65, and in this incarnation, one will hear the sound of Les Chadwick's bass. A much wiser way of doing a compilation on these guys might've been to assemble all of their EPs' contents in order, which would have delineated their history; as it is, things are pretty threadbare going into 1965, when the group released some of their hardest-rocking sides, and their only official live recording, Gerry in California. This disc is what it is, a cash-in around a vague concept, not profound -- nor was this music ever supposed to be -- but a whole lot of fun, as far as it goes, but superfluous. The biggest problem for most people will be the addition of yet another Gerry & the Pacemakers compilation to choose from, among the several out there. The notes are a little sparse and generic, saying little or nothing about the specific songs here.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Mitch Murray, Composer - Stuart Eltham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Peter Bown, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - George Martin, Producer - Geoff Emerick, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Richard Langham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
G. Marsden, Composer - Les Chadwick, Composer - Stuart Eltham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Peter Bown, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Gerry Marsden, Composer - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - George Martin, Producer - Chadwick, Composer - Geoff Emerick, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Richard Langham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mitch Murray, Composer - Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Les Chadwick, Composer - Gerry Marsden, Composer, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Chadwick, Composer - Marsden, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Writer - Oscar Hammerstein, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Hank Williams, Composer - Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Goffin, Writer - Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Jack Keller, Writer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Terry Thompson, Composer - Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerard Marsden, Composer - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - George Martin, Conductor
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Les Chadwick, Composer - Fred Marsden, Composer - Les Maguire, Composer - Gerry Marsden, Composer, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Leo Maguire, Composer - Gerrard Marsden, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Murray, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Composer, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerard Marsden, Composer - Les Chadwick, Composer - Fred Marsden, Composer - Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Leslie Maguire, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stuart Eltham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Peter Bown, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Gerry Marsden, Composer - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - George Martin, Producer - Geoff Emerick, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Richard Langham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Gerrard Marsden, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
George Gershwin, Composer - Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Dubose Heyward, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Barry Mann, Composer - Cynthia Weil, Composer - Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Composer, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Lead Vocals - Chuck Berry, Composer - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1963 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Composer, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Composer, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Gerrard Marsden, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Stuart Eltham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Bobby Darin, Composer - Peter Bown, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - George Martin, Producer - Geoff Emerick, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Richard Langham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Composer, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Johnny Cowell, Composer - Stuart Eltham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Peter Bown, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - George Martin, Producer - Geoff Emerick, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - MYA SIMILLE, Composer - Richard Langham, Recorder, RecordingEngineer - C Cowell, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gerry Marsden, Composer, Lead Vocals - Gerry & The Pacemakers, MainArtist - Gerrard Marsden, Composer
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
The Gerry & the Pacemakers volume of As Bs & EPs is as close as EMI has come to treading on the territory of its licensee, See for Miles Records, in terms of programming a compilation. Colin Miles has made much hay out of compilations like this, and it was only a matter of time before the owners of the sides got their own in. The sound is excellent, up to the latest standard (not that any of the competition was too lacking), and it is handy to hear the group's work this way, since they only ever issued one official LP (How Do You Like It), their work otherwise confined to singles and EPs, plus the soundtrack Ferry Cross the Mersey. It's pleasant, upbeat, melodic, Liverpool-style rock & roll, with a slightly greater emphasis on country music than the Beatles, and a leaner guitar sound that was balanced by a regular keyboard (courtesy of Les Maguire) -- between the A- and B-sides, one usually got a good dose of the range of popular sounds as they were perceived in 1963-65, and in this incarnation, one will hear the sound of Les Chadwick's bass. A much wiser way of doing a compilation on these guys might've been to assemble all of their EPs' contents in order, which would have delineated their history; as it is, things are pretty threadbare going into 1965, when the group released some of their hardest-rocking sides, and their only official live recording, Gerry in California. This disc is what it is, a cash-in around a vague concept, not profound -- nor was this music ever supposed to be -- but a whole lot of fun, as far as it goes, but superfluous. The biggest problem for most people will be the addition of yet another Gerry & the Pacemakers compilation to choose from, among the several out there. The notes are a little sparse and generic, saying little or nothing about the specific songs here.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:34
- Main artists: Gerry & The Pacemakers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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