C6 Db6 Now it begins, now that you've gone C6 Db6 Needles and pins, twilight till dawn C6 Am7 Dm F Watching that clock till you return Em7 Eb Dm7 G Lighting that torch and watching it burn
C6 Db6 Now, it begins, day after day C6 Db6 This is my life ticking away C6 A7 Dm F Waiting to hear footsteps that say Em7 Eb Dm7 G Love will appear and this time to stay
Bb C Oh, each time you go, I try to pretend Cm Eb Ebm Gm7 G7 It's over at last, this time the big hurt will end
C6 Db6 Now it begins, now that you've gone C6 Db6 Needles and pins, twilight till dawn C6 Am7 Dm F But if you go come back again Em7 Eb Dm7 G C6 I wonder when, oh, when will it end, the big hurt Db6 C6 Db6 C6 Db6 C6 The big hurt, the big huuurrrrtt (Ouch!)
The original recording was engineered at Goldstar Studios in 1959 and was recorded in mono only. The unusual sound effect listeners hear is phasing. Go to the following link for the 1988 interview with Goldstar engineers who recorded the original performance. Larry Levine explains exactly how he engineered the session. ruclips.net/video/pVajZUc2t2I/видео.html
There doesn't seem to be a "true" stereo version of "The Big Hurt" in existence. The original 1960 Signet LP of "The Big Hurt" is described as in "Stereo-monic" sound, meaning a similar description to the later "compatiable stereo-mono" description that a number of small independent labels used during the 1960's to describe that the record could play mono or stereo depending on what needle & stylus the record players had. Nevertheless, "The Big Hurt" is in reprocessed stereo on these "stereo-monic" labeled albums, since Signet Records was a tiny label run by songwriter Wayne Shanklin, who spent quite a bit of studio money perfecting the reverb sound gimmick that buffered Toni Fisher's powerful vocal. When Del Shannon revived the song for Liberty Records in 1966, he kept the gimmicky reverbed sound from the original version, but he recorded his cover in true stereo.
@@wgrantha4438 I agree. Del had problems with Liberty Records since they insisted that he do covers of other people's hit songs instead of any his original material. So as a result, Del's version is good, but not as great as Toni's original hit. Del did manage to get back at the Liberty executives by recording a full album in England (titled "Home & Away", which was produced by The Rolling Stone's manager Andrew Loog Oldham for Immediate Records.) Andrew & Mick Jagger were impressed with Del's cover of The Stone's "Under My Thumb", and invited Del over to England to do the album, even though Del was still signed to Liberty. Liberty found out about the UK-based album, and refused to release it on US & Canadian shores, thus making original UK copies of "Home & Away" valuable collector's items. The UK album didn't get released until 1973, when United Artists finally issued the album in the US after acquiring the Liberty masters. The 1973 album's new title was "Del Shannon In England" and was issued with a new cover. Del's version of "The Big Hurt" was included on the 1966 Liberty album "This Is My Bag".
Yes, I remember alot of early 50s and 60s LPs which said they were some sort of simulated stereo sound. Why didn't they just record it in stereo? Wouldn't it have been easier? This phasing effect probably made this recording popular, and I am still fascinated by listening to the sound. I don't recall hearing any other recording that utilized it. Thanks for the info, Robert
Thhis is my favorite version of her recording, and it's the one I like to play oever and over. Thank you for it. It brings back old memories of being a kid
@@wgrantha4438 So you added a reverb to the reverb! Actually, I think that it's the best-quality version of this recording that I've heard. And I like that Fisher's voice is up front and not buried in the mix.
@@sstavsky here is a better version so did. I actually extracted the vocals and instruments ruclips.net/video/q2M5H-xkGwI/видео.htmlsi=qiLVSBQMrIiLoFCP
This is an oldie but goodie. Brings back fond memores.
INTRO: C Db C Db
C6 Db6
Now it begins, now that you've gone
C6 Db6
Needles and pins, twilight till dawn
C6 Am7 Dm F
Watching that clock till you return
Em7 Eb Dm7 G
Lighting that torch and watching it burn
C6 Db6
Now, it begins, day after day
C6 Db6
This is my life ticking away
C6 A7 Dm F
Waiting to hear footsteps that say
Em7 Eb Dm7 G
Love will appear and this time to stay
Bb C
Oh, each time you go, I try to pretend
Cm Eb Ebm Gm7 G7
It's over at last, this time the big hurt will end
C6 Db6
Now it begins, now that you've gone
C6 Db6
Needles and pins, twilight till dawn
C6 Am7 Dm F
But if you go come back again
Em7 Eb Dm7 G C6
I wonder when, oh, when will it end, the big hurt
Db6 C6 Db6 C6 Db6 C6
The big hurt, the big huuurrrrtt (Ouch!)
The original recording was engineered at Goldstar Studios in 1959 and was recorded in mono only. The unusual sound effect listeners hear is phasing. Go to the following link for the 1988 interview with Goldstar engineers who recorded the original performance. Larry Levine explains exactly how he engineered the session.
ruclips.net/video/pVajZUc2t2I/видео.html
Love this song!
There doesn't seem to be a "true" stereo version of "The Big Hurt" in existence. The original 1960 Signet LP of "The Big Hurt" is described as in "Stereo-monic" sound, meaning a similar description to the later "compatiable stereo-mono" description that a number of small independent labels used during the 1960's to describe that the record could play mono or stereo depending on what needle & stylus the record players had. Nevertheless, "The Big Hurt" is in reprocessed stereo on these "stereo-monic" labeled albums, since Signet Records was a tiny label run by songwriter Wayne Shanklin, who spent quite a bit of studio money perfecting the reverb sound gimmick that buffered Toni Fisher's powerful vocal. When Del Shannon revived the song for Liberty Records in 1966, he kept the gimmicky reverbed sound from the original version, but he recorded his cover in true stereo.
That version of The Big Hurt doesn’t sound that good but it’s ok.
@@wgrantha4438 I agree. Del had problems with Liberty Records since they insisted that he do covers of other people's hit songs instead of any his original material. So as a result, Del's version is good, but not as great as Toni's original hit. Del did manage to get back at the Liberty executives by recording a full album in England (titled "Home & Away", which was produced by The Rolling Stone's manager Andrew Loog Oldham for Immediate Records.) Andrew & Mick Jagger were impressed with Del's cover of The Stone's "Under My Thumb", and invited Del over to England to do the album, even though Del was still signed to Liberty. Liberty found out about the UK-based album, and refused to release it on US & Canadian shores, thus making original UK copies of "Home & Away" valuable collector's items. The UK album didn't get released until 1973, when United Artists finally issued the album in the US after acquiring the Liberty masters. The 1973 album's new title was "Del Shannon In England" and was issued with a new cover. Del's version of "The Big Hurt" was included on the 1966 Liberty album "This Is My Bag".
Yes, I remember alot of early 50s and 60s LPs which said they were some sort of simulated stereo sound. Why didn't they just record it in stereo? Wouldn't it have been easier? This phasing effect probably made this recording popular, and I am still fascinated by listening to the sound. I don't recall hearing any other recording that utilized it. Thanks for the info, Robert
Thhis is my favorite version of her recording, and it's the one I like to play oever and over. Thank you for it. It brings back old memories of being a kid
I have the......visual sound STEREO “This is My Bag” album and “The Big Hurt” is in mono.
Sounds just like the mono version pretty much,,,,,,,
I added reverb and delay to the mono mix.
@@wgrantha4438 So you added a reverb to the reverb! Actually, I think that it's the best-quality version of this recording that I've heard. And I like that Fisher's voice is up front and not buried in the mix.
@@sstavsky here is a better version so did. I actually extracted the vocals and instruments ruclips.net/video/q2M5H-xkGwI/видео.htmlsi=qiLVSBQMrIiLoFCP