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This is a record review (allegedly by Dickie Attenborough) from the October 1962 edition of EMI's "Record Mail". That was the month that Love Me Do was issued.

But does Dickie correctly identify the harmonica player?

Here's another while we're at it (December 1960):

https://ibb.co/0sppbFd

JimN wrote:Here's another while we're at it (December 1960):

https://ibb.co/0sppbFd

The classic Bruce J 200 sound of that period, particularly on 'D' in Love, was sadly missed by me in the later years!

Bill

JimN wrote:But does Dickie correctly identify the harmonica player?

I wonder whether Attenborough actually wrote the review - or even listened to the LP at all!

Five Shadows on Bo Diddley!

A couple of interesting items from the November 1961 edition of Record Mail:

https://ibb.co/ZHLhhYm

And a direct link to a double-page photo feature of EMI's party for Cliff's 21st birthday:

https://mega.nz/#F!UQkHUY7D!cYL6v4oA3_3ZDbCPH9-DDQ?FQclHYZb

Thanks Jim.
Just taking that in..Tony was 18 when he left the Shadows....astonishing.
I realised, on watching that BBC Buddy Holly documentary at the weekend, that Buddy Holly was 22 when he died.
Eddie Cochran was 21..

bgohara wrote:Thanks Jim.
Just taking that in..Tony was 18 when he left the Shadows....astonishing.
I realised, on watching that BBC Buddy Holly documentary at the weekend, that Buddy Holly was 22 when he died.
Eddie Cochran was 21..

Indeed..which was why the Beatles were getting worried when they were still waiting for their big break ....John was the same age as Cliff - who was the top star by 1962.

I still have the LP (french 10" stereo release without vocal tunes)...

Didier

Didier wrote:I still have the LP (french 10" stereo release without vocal tunes)...

Didier

This is the rarer issue of the two, although the mono version is quite rare too. I have recently acquired a very nice mint copy of the mono issue, but really would like to have a copy of the stereo issue as well.