The song itself -- co-written written by celebrated film composer Victor Young -- was originally featured in a 1952 Robert Mitchum Cold War thriller, and has been covered innumerable times, including by Linda Ronstadt and Rick (It Was Ghastly) Astley.
The version above, however, was the B-side of the international hit "Concrete and Clay," and as a teenager I used to play it obsessively. I mean more than the A-side; it had a Dion and the Belmonts doo wop vibe that somehow connected with the pre-college me.
A lovely record, in any case, and nice to be re-acquainted with it after all these years.
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Well, that was delightful. I'm surprised you didn't mention that Henrit was also a future Kink.
Digging the Duane Eddy tone sneaking in. And they could sing.
Russ Ballard of Argent was also in the group.
Argent- now there's a group that's seriously under-appreciated. The only Prog band I've ever really liked. 'Be Glad' has always been in heavy rotation at my place. Interesting that Henrit and Ballard were the 'Plus Two.'
Jeezus Krist - 1965 - our vintage 6' stereo with radio, very Ozzie and Harriet parents. We lived in a small town where the only place you could buy records was the "Ben Franklin"" where it sold a lot of cover records - LSS - Unit 4 +2 , Concrete and Clay was among my first records Thx for the memory
Rob
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