Almost Grown/The Original Animals/1963
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- The Animals grew out of the popular jazz scene in Newcastle in the late 1950's. The city's first real R&B group was The Kansas City Five and included Eric Burdon (vocals), Alan Price (keyboards) and John Steel (drums). Regular perfomances eventually landed them a residency at Mike Jeffrey's "Downbeat" Club in Newcastle. However, Alan Price soon left to join The Kontours, featuring Chas Chandler (bass). John Steel joined and the trio obtained the "Downbeat" club residency, playing three hour R&B sets under the musical direction of Alan Price. They changed their name to The Alan Price Combo and werw soon rejoined by Eric Burdon, who had been guesting with Blues Inc. at London venues.
R&B began to grip Tyneside and another of Mike Jeffrey's clubs, "The Club A- Go- Go", became the band's base. In 1963 they finally acquired a guitarst, Hilton Valentine, (who joined from another local band, The Wild Cats) and their name to The Animals.
Giorgio Gomelsky arrived in Newcastle in December 1963, accompanied by American Bluesman, Sonny Boy Williamson. He had been arranging gigs for Sonny, who would be bcked by local musicians. The Animals were to back him at "The Club A- Go-Go" .
He had not heard The Animals perfom, but at the rehearsals was so excited that he wanted to immediately record them. Locationg a portable but bulky Ampex, Gomelsky recorded seven tracks from two performances that captured the excitement of the band
The animals man they cover lot of great bluesman Chuck Berry John Lee Hooker
You are still the best ever.....awesome sauce
Okay in the first picture they show Dave Rowberry on organ -Alan Price played on this recording --he was fast and clean ---
Can I have him now! That voice! You'll never see singers like this today!
True
Eric had soul in his voice. Even on the songs that I am not fond of
Eric Burdon is The Man!
The always & forever best singer, artist of all time----Eric Burdon!
O,yes so tru
Wonderful times at the Club A-Go-Go in Newcastle
The great Geordie bluesmen in fine form here... Alan Price playing killer keyboard as per!
I am 69 but this makes think like I 17 again...The best band and Eric is fine ..
Old school and genuine certified old "Pops" cool . Great early pure Animals
Love these dudes. A baby Boomer Major Thumbs UP!!!!
At 3:43 Eric Burdon is sporting a WMCA AM 570 "Good Guys" sweatshirt that the New York radio station would send to listeners if they called within 57 minutes after their name was said over the air.
Too bad there is not more live Animals -music--like the chuck Berry tour---Nobody can play a vox organ like alan Price
Love it
I love his Geordie accent. My heart stammers...
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At the point this was recorded it was maybe THE ALAN PRICE COMBO but it was just a matter of days before name was changed to THE ANIMALS.
T'other way round...Alan Price after House of Rising Sun, took off, and changed name to his combo...Eric was not best pleased!
asis47 is correct, of course. Much later Alan Price left the Animals and formed The Alan Price Set (see killer version of I Put a Spell On You) but the Animals started as the 'Alan Price Combo'
Eric not only had a great voice, he also had impeccable timing... a true R&R great!
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@@elisabethaxelsson4736 yes!
Great organ licks and dirty guitar
The Animals did a lot of Chuck Berry covers, improved them, and the rest is history.
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I love the sound of bass drum kicking the tune off
Me too
Try "Wild Thing" by Fancy band, from the mid 70s. The bass drum track is reversed it sounds so cool
Lol...love my Eric!!
cooooooool
they always say bad things about Mike Jeffrey's he made the animals and jimi Hendrix
Can't believe there is v ideo/pictures from this historic night
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Ric Flair 2024.
Wrong photograph. This is not the group that recorded this in 1963.
He has impeccable timing!
Fairfaxh5 this is the The Animals singing this!
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So good Eric !baby your too good!