Smiffy Goes To Burtonwood*

[Uncle Fiesta]

One of several collaborations I did with my old mate Steve Smith, Bristol's greatest Beatles fan.

(Sorry about the song, I know they hate the Beatles on here, but we never did any Shadows collaborations.)

Just for fun, we decided to mix it as if it had been recorded in 4-track just like the original; drums, rhythm and bass on the left, vocals in the middle and lead guitars on the right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSuvZ8gGoQQ

Smiffy did the bass and vocals and I did all the others.



* It's just outside Liverpool.

[Stratpicker]

Or just outside Manchester, depending which direction you're going. Lol.
A motorway service station built on whats left of it. I remember it when it had runways, hangars and control tower still on it. Ah memories.
Great cover. Sounds very much like the original. Well done.
Ian

[JimN]

Or just outside Manchester, depending which direction you're going. Lol.
Ian

?????

Burtonwood (I used to live about three miles away) is not "just outside" Manchester. It still exists as a village and is completely west of the M6.

I remember playing there, over fifty years ago, with a Liverpool country band. The officers' mess bar was interesting. It didn't matter what you wanted, it was either 25c or $1. Even a bottle of Champagne. It was a local tragedy when the USAAF decided they no longer needed that base.

[Stratpicker]

The M6 wasnt there when my Mum was a storeswoman on the Base. She travelled in from Eccles every day by minibus with colleagues.
So the M6 divides Merseyside from Lancashire now? Probably.
It was just a bit of fun, Jim
Bests
Ian