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Big Jim Sullivan CD

PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:25 pm
by GoldenStreet
Imminent new release of tracks by and featuring Big Jim...

https://www.leosden.co.uk/shop/index.ph ... er=product

Bill

Re: Big Jim Sullivan CD

PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:14 am
by iefje
GoldenStreet wrote:Imminent new release of tracks by and featuring Big Jim...

https://www.leosden.co.uk/shop/index.ph ... er=product

Bill


Interesting to see "Diamonds" by Jet & Tony included. It's well known that Jimmy Page features on that recording, but I didn't know Big Jim also played on it.

Re: Big Jim Sullivan CD

PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:44 pm
by JimN
I had long suspected - without anything like confirmation until now - that Big Jim played on the KPM library track Tom Tom Cat by "The Tom Cats". The guitar sound and style are very distinctive.



Still awaiting conclusive evidence that "The Tom cats" were The Krewkats.

Re: Big Jim Sullivan CD

PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:56 am
by GoldenStreet
JimN wrote:I had long suspected - without anything like confirmation until now - that Big Jim played on the KPM library track Tom Tom Cat by "The Tom Cats". The guitar sound and style are very distinctive.

Still awaiting conclusive evidence that "The Tom cats" were The Krewkats.

Interesting theory... Licorice on bass?

Bill

Re: Big Jim Sullivan CD

PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:30 pm
by UlrichS
Hi Bill,

Tom Tom Cat was composed by Charles Blackwell.
In the liner notes to the 2CD VAMPIRES, COWBOYS, SPACEMEN & SPOOKS (Castle Music, CMEDD1456, 2007)
he gives the line-up - if he remembers correctly - as:
‘Big’ Jim Sullivan (lead guitar), Eric Ford (rhythm guitar), Alan Weighall (bass guitar) and Andy White (drums).
So only one fourth of the Krew Kats.

Ulrich

Re: Big Jim Sullivan CD

PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:13 pm
by GoldenStreet
Thanks, Ulrich. With the addition of pianist, Reg Guest, this group was referred to as the Nashville 5, playing regular sessions and radio work on the former BBC Light Programme.

Bill