Monday, September 03, 2012

Record #0104: Gloria / Baby Please Don’t Go – THEM



Parrot 9727 (original) USA, Jan. 1965
Words & Music by:  Side AVan Morrison; Side BBig Joe Williams
Musicians: Van Morrison (vocals and harmonica), Billy Harrison (lead guitar), Jimmy Page (rhythm guitar), Alan Henderson (bass), Ronnie Millings (drums) Bobby Graham (drums), Patrick John McCauley (keyboards), Arthur Greenslade (keyboards)
Recording sessions:  Decca Studios, London, UK, Jul. 5, 1964
Highest chart positions:  UK #10, Side A- US #93 (1966 re-release went #71), Side B – US #102

This is a great piece that didn’t quite get the attention it deserved. Both sides are classics and it may have been hard to decide which one to put on the A side. Actually, the UK original (Decca 12018) had “Gloria” on the flip side.

Page, Greenslade and Graham were session musicians that producer Dick Rowe (the man who rejected the Beatles in 1962) brought into the session as he considered the members of Them too inexperienced.

List price:  “Very Good+” is $8 and “Near Mint” is $16

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