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In the early 1960s, prior to Beatlemania, JESS CONRAD was considered a Golden Boy of Pop. Dubbed by the NME as “The Face of ‘61”, he came to prominence via TV shows like Wham!, Boy Meets Girls, Thank Your Lucky Stars and Ready, Steady, Go!
As an actor, Jess appeared in over 28 films, including The Boys and Konga, and enjoyed a prolific recording career, notching up British hits between 1960-62 with ‘Cherry Pie’ (No.39), ‘Mystery Girl’ (No.18) and ‘Pretty Jenny’ (No. 50).
This long overdue double CD collates most of Jess’s recorded output from 1960 to the noughties, including his work with the legendary Joe Meek (‘Hurt Me’, ‘It Can Happen To You’), a rare South African only release (‘Little Bit Of Loveliness’), and later recordings made for both Columbia Records (written and produced by Charles Blackwell, Mitch Murray and Les Reed) and President (with Cy Payne and Ivor Raymonde arranging and producing).
Also included is a one-off single as Men (with Dave Dee and Troy Dante) and previously unreleased takes from a private collection, including a favourite recording by Jess of Moon Mullican’s ‘Seven Nights To Rock’ (from 2016).
The accompanying booklet is packed with detailed sleeve notes and nostalgic pictures, which complement this unique set and pays tribute to an artist who wove himself into the very fabric of pre-Beatles Pop Britain.
Some of Jess’s records are now deemed worthy of cult status, such as ‘This Pullover’. Such was his success on Kenny Everett’s ‘World’s Worst Records’ (based on his highly rated Capital Radio programme) that three of Jess’s recordings made the resulting compilation album in 1978 (‘This Pullover’, ‘Why Am I Living’ and ‘Cherry Pie’). And some of Jess’s singles are collector’s items: most notably ‘Pussy Cat’, which has caught the ears of Mod/Beat collectors and has been seen on sale for up to £150.
DISC ONE
1 CHERRY PIE
2 THERE’S GONNA BE A DAY
3 OUT OF LUCK
4 UNLESS YOU MEAN IT
5 MYSTERY GIRL
6 THE BIG WHITE HOUSE
7 THIS PULLOVER
8 WHY AM I LIVING
9 I SEE YOU
10 OH! YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL
11 EVERY BREATH I TAKE
12 WALK AWAY
13 HEY LITTLE GIRL
14 TWIST MY WRIST
15 PRETTY JENNY
16 YOU CAN DO IT IF YOU TRY
17 IT’S ABOUT TIME (7” Version)
18 AS YOU LIKE IT
19 SWIMMING IN TEARS (previously unissued demo)
20 DIDN’T WANT YOU TO (previously unissued demo)
21 YOU CAN KISS ME IF YOU LIKE (previously unissued demo)
22 THAT’S MY WEAKNESS NOW
23 YOU TOO
24 RAG DOLL
25 (I WANNA) LOVE MY LIFE AWAY
26 LITTLE SHIP
27 AN ANGEL CRIES
28 JUST THE TWO OF US
29 MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE
30 IT TEARS ME ALL TO PIECES
31 IT’S ABOUT TIME (EP Version)
32 I DON’T CARE (WHAT PEOPLE SAY)
33 ONE OF THESE DAYS
34 DOWN TOWN TONIGHT
DISC TWO
1 TAKE YOUR TIME
2 I KNOW YOU
3 PUSSYCAT
4 TEMPTED
5 THINGS I’D LIKE TO SAY
6 DON’T TURN ‘ROUND
7 HURT ME
8 IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
9 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVELINESS
10 TIN PAN ALLEY RAG
11 THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE
12 SEE THE TINKER RIDE
13 A CONSPIRACY OF CARDS (previously unissued)
14 CRYSTAL BALL DREAM
15 PUSSY CAT
16 HERE SHE COMES AGAIN
17 MY IDEA
18 DON’T LOCK ME UP (previously unissued)
19 THESE ARE NOT MY PEOPLE – Men
20 BE-BOP-A-LULA
21 FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING
22 WITHOUT A WORRY IN THE WORLD
23 DIZZY MISS LIZZIE
24 GIVE ME A STAR
25 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY
26 LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS
27 HEY LITTLE GIRL (Promotional Film Version) (previously unissued)
28 JOHNNY B. GOODE–CAROL–LITTLE QUEENIE MEDLEY
29 SEVEN NIGHTS TO ROCK (previously unissued) |
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