Very nostalgic for me as i was also one of the bass players in the Savages. Nice to see an ex member of another band i was in Pete Newman playing with sutch too. Dave sutch was a troubled soul. RIP to a real one and only.
Lord Sutch was a friend of mine. I stood in an election with him back in the 80s. He came to my apartment in Highgate one evening for dinner and brought his press books and he had photos of himself with everyone from Elvis to the Iron Butterfly.
I remember back in 1971, I saw him perform at a little music venue in Bexley in South East London, called the Black Prince. I remember him being carried over the audience, in a coffin to the stage, when he started singing inside the coffin. On that night, he actually pulled me up onto the stage, and we attempted to sing a duet. Such good times.
Lord Sutch did a gig in Vienna in the 90s, i got the chance to talk a few words with him shortly before the show started, he was very kind and signed me a CD. A few years ago at a flea market, i come across a S-VHS-C Cassette from that Lord Sutch gig in Vienna in the 90s 🤗
@@Beatedelic_Records I'm Irish. We do English in Ireland. I dont have a problem with " did". Plenty of people did gigs in Ireland. Maybe even Lord Sutch himself.
@@micahcareyfilms eh ? ... 'did' is the proper verb conjugation ... did a show ... did a shit .... did a play ... c'mon grammar nazi what would you have used ?
Some missing context for those who may need it: USA R&B singer Screaming Jay Hawkins wrote and recorded I Put a Spell on You in 1955 and had a monstrous/horror persona and live show that included coming on stage in a coffin. He greatly influenced Lord Sutch and many others.
That's for bring Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages back into the lime light. Because I never knew real info on them till today. Will be loading them on my iPod and giving them a good listening It's a shame Lord Sutch didn't have the level of world wide success. Like the Artist that stole he's thunder and copy he's style and image. R.I.P. to Lord Sutch
OK, so clearly you have outdone yourself here with this video. I found it absolutely riveting. My experience with Lord Sutch began in the 1980s as a teenager and Led Zeppelin fanatic/collector of anything relating to them. And I picked up a copy of Screaming Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends on vinyl, which I really liked, and still love to this day. No one is ever ahead of their time, everyone else is just behind. And no one is born from a vacuum. It is the advanced state of the British grand theatrical tradition that allowed such a groundbreaking artist to come into being seemingly so early. But he deserves credit for paying attention to the grand American horror-rock tradition, and combining this with these theatrical elements. And he is definitely a progenitor of punk rock. Most obviously you can see where Dave Vanian had to have drawn much of the inspiration for his own persona. I had no idea about his early foray into psychedelia. Nor did I know about his politics, which really adds a whole other worthwhile dimension to his character. And that bit at the end where is wife describes his death is absolutely chilling, and very sad. But anyway, thank you for this priceless 21 minutes and 45 seconds of worthwhile remembrance.
It's almost impossible to reel in that he had 3 of the world's greatest guitarists in his band Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck and I've never heard of him lol. Then we're told John Bonham was his drummer! He deserves a lot more attention, well done and thanks for producing this.
The Tone Bender @12:55. This is the 1st generation English Fuzz Pedal based on the Gibson Maestro Fuzz-Tone(Satisfaction). The '14 guinea' cost is an anachronism even for 1965 since, I believe that both it and the pound terms were used(need fact check) Anyway, this pedal brand name is still sold and some vintage ones are very, very expensive. There are A LOT of new knock off brands/models that claim to have 'the mojo' of the original series. Legend has it the most famous use is Jimmy Page on the first Led Zeppelin album. Joe Meeks strikes again~! Great editing job, Mr. YP. Cheers~!
Something on the Tone Bender for you. A bit of Macari's history with the pedal and then some demoing by the lads on That Pedal Show. ruclips.net/video/UrJDtSolEI0/видео.html
I loved the video of Screaming Lord Sutch's Jack the Ripper and I just thought of him as a lovable comedy figure but this video showed that Sutch was way ahead of his time with his stage antics and he had great musicians in his albums and records and it is too bad like the brilliant Joe Meek he took his own life and watching this great video gave me more respect for the brilliant artist.
His 1970 album "Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends" was deemed "the worst album of all time" after a BBC Poll in the late 90s, which is insane because that album actually has some really good stuff and features Jeff Beck, Noel Redding, Jimmy Page and John Bonham.
He must have been one of many artists who must have made all his money from touring. It is impossible to believe he ever saw royalties from record sales.
@@paulgoldstein2569 Yep, he made a lot money from touring. He had some financial problems in the 90s but he made a lot of money in the 60s from touring. He was able to buy a house for his mother and even buy a ship to set up his own radio station.
Interesting, that Johnny Burnette's 45 of '56 was also "Train Kept A-Rolling" and "Honey Hush" on the flipside, both tracks with a pioneer of guitar fuzztones Grady Martin on lead guitar. For me Screaming Lord is a sorta link between Screamin' Jay and Hasil Adkins. Rockin' keeps this world a-rollin', so keep on rockin' folks. Cheers from Moscow, RU.
What a pity Lord Sutch never hooked up with the Cramps. But this retrospective is amazing. I grew up in the political era, didn't know his music at all. Really blows my mind is who can really claim to have worked with so many people who all became huge rock stars.
Thanks for the fascinating history of Lord Sutch… I knew very little about him, and learned so much from your video… Very sorry to hear about his suicide.
I saw him a few times at The Ace Cafe in North West London. He would happily stop and talk to anyone. Love this collection of songs and all the different bits of film. 👍🏻
Lots of new fun facts here and a pleasure to see. I would like to recommend Julian Dawson's (yes the singer-songwriter) biography on Nicky Hiphins here. Just from my fuzzy recollection (I had read the book more than ten years ago): - The original Savages, a teenage Rock'n'Roll group featuring Nicky Hopkins, came first! - They befriended that crazy guy Ed Sutch who was some years senior to them. (I forgot how they befriended, but it is in the book.) - Ed Sutch had absolutely nothing in mind with music or showbiz whatsoever. He just was that authentic crazy freak notorious in the neighborhood. - The original Savages actually discovered the stage personality Screaming Lord Sutch because they were the ones to tell him "You definitely belong on stage!" - The original Savages engaged Sutch as their frontman. - The original Savages were disassembled because of life-threatening health issues that forced Nicky Hopkins to stay in a hospital bed for over a year.
i love screaming lord sutch and i think everything he did is great. i love that 1969 album because it sounds so raw and the guitars sound like they were just improvised in the studio. it doesn't sound like music that was meant to be ambitious...it sounds like friends getting high and making music together for fun.
I’d read about Mr. Sutch and the Savages, and learned of the various prominent musicians who had been in the Savages… but I’d never heard any of their performances until RUclips algorithmed this video on me today. Thanks for this!
this is the THE rock history channel, you guys blow the others out of the water with your style and content, really classic (in the genuine sense) rock music. Keep it up!!
I remember the first time I saw Lord Sutch. I had picked up a DVD set featuring a bunch of concerts from the 60s and 70s, one of which was The London Rock'n'Roll Show. I was watching it and it was pretty cool and kinda what I'd expected...but then they brought out the coffin and it all got very weird, very quickly. I'd grown up listening to music from the 50s-70s but somehow, I'd never heard of Lord Sutch prior to seeing that and I was instantly intrigued. Here's this guy doing shock rock but from the pre-Beatlemania era of British rock. Before that, there was probably only Screaming Jay Hawkins but his thing was more inspired by voodoo, Sutch was like something out of a hammer horror movie. I don't know why he wasn't a bigger star other than perhaps the world just wasn't ready for him. The Undertakers had some success around Liverpool not long after, Arthur Brown would have more success later in the decade and then there'd be the likes of David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Slade and KISS in the decade that followed. Sutch was a true eccentric, something that seems to thrive in Britain more than anywhere else. I think that's probably why shock and glam both took off in the UK first. As far as the "Heavy Friends" record being called the worst of all time, I hadn't heard any of it prior to this video as it's pretty hard to find (and not cheap when you do find it), but I had heard that it was supposed to be unlistenable, but what I heard here sounds great. It's rough, raw rock'n'roll with Sutch adding his unhinged vocals over the top. I don't know why it gets so much hate, there's so much worse music out there that is far more popular.
Sutch pioneers of 60's music! My dad was an avid fan of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones & any other band from the UK. So my sister & I got introduced to all bands from the UK including Lord Sutch @ an early age... Thank you father for giving me my deep love for all genres of music from all over the world!
Another smashing video! I can remember seeing the LORD SUTCH & HIS HEAVY FRIENDS album photo on the inner sleeve of Atlantic/Atco record albums of the period, but never heard it. I worked free-form FM radio from the mid 70s through the early 80s and don't remember the station having a copy. Glad I finally got to hear snippets of it.
Great rockumentary of the legend that is Screaming Lord Sutch. As I've said previously on these pages, I had a few drinks with Lord Sutch in the early 90's and he was very engaging. I must admit, I didn't know of all the music legends that had performed with him at the time. Had I known what I know now, I'd have got him to tell me some stories about Keith Moon, Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, John Bonham or Jimmy Page.
@@pertuk it not about offending anyone it's just about giving credit to where credit is due that's all I'm saying don't get me wrong I like Alice Cooper and the crazy world of Arthur Brown fire yeah I know their songs and I do like them but I know where it all started from that's all I'm saying they should have gave credit to the man in this video you know
Thanks for this great biography. I saw his Lord Sutch sing three songs at the Toronto Rock'n'Roll Reviva on 13/09/69l. TBH He wsn't that great without his horror props. Also on the bill were Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent. Bo Diddley and Little Richard. Co-incidentally Alice Cooper was also on the bill with their chickens. I left before the Plastic Ono Band and the Doors came on. Was anyone else there that day?
Thanks for this great video! I've known Sutch in name only as a footnote to Deep Purple and others' histories. I was glad to hear Joe Meek 's production. Really impressed with the number of British rockers who crossed his dark path. He's a fascinating figure and I am definitely taking a deep dive into that catalog, God Help Me!
I love this channel! Thank you so much for posting these videos. As somebody that totally loves 60s British music I am always introduced to so many new sounds and experiences and it's great hearing the stories and the history.
Seems to me Sutch, like Mayall, was a springboard for a lot of talent and acts. The clips of records produced in the 60's are absolute gems. I will say Sutch might have been influenced by Screamin' Jay Hawkins but being British seems to have lent itself to debauchery and monsters in the night. Interesting the entire psychedelic thing sprung forth across the West simultaneously. CIA, MI6, Laurel Canyon -- subjects of a couple of fascinating and enraging reads.
A fantastic but frightening video. He was one of many artists to become a near household name without ever denting the charts. But those only glued to the charts would never have heard of him. I thought the reason he took his own life was that he hit financial problems, and was on the verge of having his home repossessed. EMI released a self-titled compilation CD collecting his entire sixties and early seventies tracks.
Wow!! I hadn't been aware of him or his music. Really eccentric!! I can certainly see how he would have been a big influence on many who came afterwards. And all the best backing musicians. R.I.P. 💔🙁
I saw Screaming Lord Sutch in the early 70s, I know I was stoned-pissed but it was an awesome experience. The whole band and Sutch with fluro UV make up, good good times and memories.
Yeah me too, saw him early70’s at the Maniqui disco , Falkirk. Always a Slow Friday night, usually live local bands or acts on the way down (Edison Lighthouse for example) played Fridays, not many punters in. The dicky bow tied bouncers , acting as pall bearers,solemnly carried Screaming Lord Sutch through the floor area onto the stage in a closed coffin, stood the coffin on its end in the middle of the stage and vacated the stage. One spotlight trained on the coffin and Screaming Lord Sutch opened the hinged lid slowly , hands appearing first, before he slowly appeared out of the coffin. WTF! Fantastic! never forgotten that intro.
This is great .Thankyou for posting .As a 63yo now, i was too young to know "much about the sutch". I only knew Blackmore was playing with him .But as for all the others, i have learnt alot. Excellent
I saw a sign for Long John Baldry there on the Jack the Ripper live scene. I was blessed to sit in with Baldry and a guy named Papa John King in Toronto at the Cafe at the Park. I was 21 years old at the time and it was very exciting and gratifying for me at the time. We played blues in A, twice. After that the bartender who was a super babe came up and stroked me on the forearm and invited me to come and play at the other bar she worked at, the Hotel Isabella which was a famous blues house in the area. Good times! Would like to be 21 again, i was so fit in those days, all rippling muscle and youthful enthusiasm for wine, women and song. Thx for making this documentary, appreciate it. ❤
I'm an American whose absolutely fascinated by 60s British music that never quite developed a following in the US. And this cat is right up my alley! The Beatles, the Stones, the Who, have all been over-exposed over here. I find Graham Bond, John Mayall, Small Faces, the Move, Edgar Brougton, the Nice, and Screaming Lord Sutch far more interesting and dare I say--exotic!
It may have also been the only time Nick Simper and Ritchie Blackmore played together in 1971 after Simper was sacked from Deep Purple 2 years prior. A photo of Blackmore, Sutch and Simper together also exists.
Or indeed played together at any time after he was sacked from Purple. It's not exactly a secret that Simper has been bitter about that ever since. Him and Jon Lord never spoke to each other again...
Really glad such a great channel as this has touched on Lord Sutch. I had the privilege to DJ on Radio Sutch. David is forever in our (black) hearts 🔪🩸
I saw Sutch twice at Weymouth in around 1960 -61 His band was unbelievably loud. He came on with his boots with 4" foam soles painted blue and singing Blue Suede Shoes. He sung Great Balls of Fire and ignited a biscuit tin with a cup of petrol in it. He swung his hair round and round through the flames. He arrived in Weymouth riding on the top of a Dormobile van, wearing his steer horns and screaming his head off. I remember that Freddy Fingers Lea was the pianist. It was the first time I had seen a guitarist bending strings, rather than simply using the wammy bar, Shadows style. His band was incredibly loud. The drummer used the drumsticks in reverse, pounding the drums with the handles to get louder sounds. In those days, when most rock groups were merely trying to imitate the Shadows, Sutch was something incredible.
Here in south africa, Lord Sutch was far more famous for the Monster Raving Loony Party then he was for his music, after this episode of YP, that is a real pity
in the mid 90's a group of us had blagged our way into Peter Stringfellow's birthday party at his club full of glamour models and other cheesy celebs.. and there was Lord Sutch stood in his top hat and faux fur leopard print vest ! We were all big fans so a mate went up to him to say hello.... Lord Sutch just laughed and dryly replied "Fuck off sonny "
One of the great british originals. His early singles do rock and evoke hellfire fun🎉 I mean who else can come up eith lyrics like " Last night I was digging in the cemetery When up sprang something black and hairy "? 😂 I saw him in the early nineties with my editor John Wagstaff and he was just wonderful!
I always like that screaming Lord Sutch Heavy friends album. I can't believe that it got bad reviews. I always paid tribute to him screaming. J Hawkins and Arthur brown and earlier Alice Cooper. But everyone knows who Alice Cooper is. I have a shirt with all 4 of those guys on there. It's far as Shock rock the ginnings, it's sad. What happened with him and his depression? And all that. But yes, I love that heavy friend's album and his earlier stuff too. The guy was so ahead of his time. He doesn't get a lot of props, even for being one of the first of heavy metal artists in that Regards as well, let alone pumping also one of the first to have really heavy distortion on his albums, and the corpse paint thing, I posted something today about the history of that and I didn't see him on there, so I posted this picture. Great video man. I'm glad that you made this video I don't see any videos about him at least as a bio like yours. Also, I'm curious about what policies the British government used of his party. I'm not from there so I don't know peace. Miss cream in lord such as memory be eternal🙏🏾
Saw Screaming Lord Sutch at Ilkeston (Derbyshire) Co-op venue in the early 1960’s. He arrived on stage in a coffin and it was announced that he had died, then he leaped out and began his gig. His last number was Great Balls of Fire, and he set the stage curtains on fire……he was banned from the venue after that!
Very important addition to the "scene". I think I had heard of them in the sixties but never actually heard them. Part of what had to happen in those days. Probably today it would not mean as much as it meant in the staid sixties beginning. Very valuable addition as an influence to the more stable bands that formed the popular sound of the times.........Perhaps they are there as a negative undertow beneath bands like Procol Harum and the Beatles and the Who and the Rolling Stones and the Kinks. I don't really know. But definitely a necessary video. Thanks very much.
I remember seeing him play at The Old Ash Tree pub in Chatham back in the 70's, he'd be carried on stage in a coffin and gave a blistering show packed full of rock. A total legend in my book!! Great informative video .
A couple of gems about the great Lord Sutch: he was the headliner of one of the first Sex Pistols gigs in 1976 and in 1981 it was released a split with the Meteors, the godfathers of the Psychobilly movement.
You inspired me to give *Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends* a listen, and I'm quite enjoying it. I don't see why it would be "worst" in any way. "Flashing Lights" sounds like indie rock from the 90s.
It's Christmas so im just going to say ,im glad people enjoy him he aint my cup of tea .. my nan see him back in the early 60s as it happens and said it was good fun so merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 everyone and a happy new year 🎉
I had the album Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends. I got the album in a trade with a bunch of other records. I may have listened to it once or twice I don't remember. So I was aware of Lord Sutch but I really didn't know much else about him until this video. In those days the American rock press claimed that he was an actual British Lord.
I am 70 now and as a young kid I remember buying 'I'M A Hog For You' b/w 'Monster In Black Tights'. I might be going mad but I think it was on the back of a TV appearance on, of all things, 'Double Your Money' with Hughie Green!! I seem to recall Lord Sutch appearing in his top hat. He might have been singing to a backing track even. Anyway half way through the song he both amazed and terrified the live quiz audience buy flipping off his hat and twirling his amazing long hair around his head. Hughie rushed him off stage to save terrifying the innocents even further. Any oldies remember this or is my hazy recollection bonkers? I might have dreamt it 🙂
I bought a sutch vinyl recently for Halloween as I love his 60s joe meek stuff. to my surprise when it arrived, it had been signed by the man himself. such a fabulous entertaining bloke, his "heavy" LP is class too. shame he went the day he did.
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Very nostalgic for me as i was also one of the bass players in the Savages.
Nice to see an ex member of another band i was in Pete Newman playing with sutch too.
Dave sutch was a troubled soul. RIP to a real one and only.
Lord Sutch was a friend of mine. I stood in an election with him back in the 80s. He came to my apartment in Highgate one evening for dinner and brought his press books and he had photos of himself with everyone from Elvis to the Iron Butterfly.
Cool , man !!!!
Iron Butterfly---wow, I would love to see that!
One of the Ambassadors of the First British Electric Psychedelic Music Scene in The History of the World ,.A Huge Wave , still flowing today
I remember back in 1971, I saw him perform at a little music venue in Bexley in South East London, called the Black Prince. I remember him being carried over the audience, in a coffin to the stage, when he started singing inside the coffin. On that night, he actually pulled me up onto the stage, and we attempted to sing a duet. Such good times.
Lord Sutch did a gig in Vienna in the 90s, i got the chance to talk a few words with him shortly before the show started, he was very kind and signed me a CD. A few years ago at a flea market, i come across a S-VHS-C Cassette from that Lord Sutch gig in Vienna in the 90s 🤗
"did" a gig? Poor English there!
@@micahcareyfilms --- Wir können uns ja auch gerne in Deutsch unterhalten, wenn mein Englisch zu "poor" ist und Sie sich daran stören😉
@@Beatedelic_Records I'm Irish. We do English in Ireland. I dont have a problem with " did". Plenty of people did gigs in Ireland. Maybe even Lord Sutch himself.
@@liamhickey359 -- Thanks 🙂👍
@@micahcareyfilms eh ? ... 'did' is the proper verb conjugation ... did a show ... did a shit .... did a play ... c'mon grammar nazi what would you have used ?
Ritchie Blackmore and Keith Moon together. Now that’s an intense duo.
Some missing context for those who may need it: USA R&B singer Screaming Jay Hawkins wrote and recorded I Put a Spell on You in 1955 and had a monstrous/horror persona and live show that included coming on stage in a coffin. He greatly influenced Lord Sutch and many others.
That's why this video is crap lol
That's for bring Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages back into the lime light. Because I never knew real info on them till today. Will be loading them on my iPod and giving them a good listening
It's a shame Lord Sutch didn't have the level of world wide success. Like the Artist that stole he's thunder and copy he's style and image.
R.I.P. to Lord Sutch
OK, so clearly you have outdone yourself here with this video. I found it absolutely riveting. My experience with Lord Sutch began in the 1980s as a teenager and Led Zeppelin fanatic/collector of anything relating to them. And I picked up a copy of Screaming Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends on vinyl, which I really liked, and still love to this day.
No one is ever ahead of their time, everyone else is just behind. And no one is born from a vacuum. It is the advanced state of the British grand theatrical tradition that allowed such a groundbreaking artist to come into being seemingly so early.
But he deserves credit for paying attention to the grand American horror-rock tradition, and combining this with these theatrical elements. And he is definitely a progenitor of punk rock. Most obviously you can see where Dave Vanian had to have drawn much of the inspiration for his own persona.
I had no idea about his early foray into psychedelia. Nor did I know about his politics, which really adds a whole other worthwhile dimension to his character. And that bit at the end where is wife describes his death is absolutely chilling, and very sad.
But anyway, thank you for this priceless 21 minutes and 45 seconds of worthwhile remembrance.
Thank you very much!
@@YesterdaysPapers you’re welcome. Your channel is top gear man. It’s the bees knees. I love it. So thank YOU as well!
Lord sutch was ahead of his time definitely influenced the glam rock scene & sensitive kind soul overdue tribute ❤
It's almost impossible to reel in that he had 3 of the world's greatest guitarists in his band Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck and I've never heard of him lol. Then we're told John Bonham was his drummer! He deserves a lot more attention, well done and thanks for producing this.
keiith moon*
What a time to be a teenager. I wish I could have been there.
If you were there you wouldn’t remember it or anything else.
@@simonwagstaff Ha,Ha!
The Tone Bender @12:55. This is the 1st generation English Fuzz Pedal based on the Gibson Maestro Fuzz-Tone(Satisfaction). The '14 guinea' cost is an anachronism even for 1965 since, I believe that both it and the pound terms were used(need fact check) Anyway, this pedal brand name is still sold and some vintage ones are very, very expensive. There are A LOT of new knock off brands/models that claim to have 'the mojo' of the original series. Legend has it the most famous use is Jimmy Page on the first Led Zeppelin album. Joe Meeks strikes again~! Great editing job, Mr. YP. Cheers~!
Something on the Tone Bender for you. A bit of Macari's history with the pedal and then some demoing by the lads on That Pedal Show. ruclips.net/video/UrJDtSolEI0/видео.html
I loved the video of Screaming Lord Sutch's Jack the Ripper and I just thought of him as a lovable comedy figure but this video showed that Sutch was way ahead of his time with his stage antics and he had great musicians in his albums and records and it is too bad like the brilliant Joe Meek he took his own life and watching this great video gave me more respect for the brilliant artist.
That was filmed in a club on woodgrange road, forest gate, east London.
He was like a rocking svengoolie.
His 1970 album "Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends" was deemed "the worst album of all time" after a BBC Poll in the late 90s, which is insane because that album actually has some really good stuff and features Jeff Beck, Noel Redding, Jimmy Page and John Bonham.
Agreed, I like the album
You could argue it must have at least been memorable if it still got even mentioned thirty years later.
He must have been one of many artists who must have made all his money from touring. It is impossible to believe he ever saw royalties from record sales.
@@paulgoldstein2569 Yep, he made a lot money from touring. He had some financial problems in the 90s but he made a lot of money in the 60s from touring. He was able to buy a house for his mother and even buy a ship to set up his own radio station.
indeed, plenty of good stuff
Very enjoyable watch thanks for uploading
Top shelf mate! Fascinating bloke! Fabulous music!
Truly an original artist! Love his records. PLAY LOUD!!
I seen him in 69 at that John Lennon Peace Festival here in Toronto.
Good stuff. Thanks for posting. All hail Lord Sutch!
Interesting, that Johnny Burnette's 45 of '56 was also "Train Kept A-Rolling" and "Honey Hush" on the flipside, both tracks with a pioneer of guitar fuzztones Grady Martin on lead guitar. For me Screaming Lord is a sorta link between Screamin' Jay and Hasil Adkins.
Rockin' keeps this world a-rollin', so keep on rockin' folks. Cheers from Moscow, RU.
What a pity Lord Sutch never hooked up with the Cramps. But this retrospective is amazing. I grew up in the political era, didn't know his music at all. Really blows my mind is who can really claim to have worked with so many people who all became huge rock stars.
I think they did a show together
The cramps did a gig with lord sutch and the meteors
Both Sutch and Lux went too soon. Ivy is still rocking, though!
@@mitchellglaser Ivy has been musically inactive since Lux passed away.
@@henrivinkeles8288 Yeah , it was The Hammersmith Palais , i used to have a poster/ promo of it.
Thanks for the fascinating history of Lord Sutch… I knew very little about him, and learned so much from your video… Very sorry to hear about his suicide.
I saw him a few times at The Ace Cafe in North West London. He would happily stop and talk to anyone. Love this collection of songs and all the different bits of film. 👍🏻
Lots of new fun facts here and a pleasure to see.
I would like to recommend Julian Dawson's (yes the singer-songwriter) biography on Nicky Hiphins here.
Just from my fuzzy recollection (I had read the book more than ten years ago):
- The original Savages, a teenage Rock'n'Roll group featuring Nicky Hopkins, came first!
- They befriended that crazy guy Ed Sutch who was some years senior to them. (I forgot how they befriended, but it is in the book.)
- Ed Sutch had absolutely nothing in mind with music or showbiz whatsoever. He just was that authentic crazy freak notorious in the neighborhood.
- The original Savages actually discovered the stage personality Screaming Lord Sutch because they were the ones to tell him "You definitely belong on stage!"
- The original Savages engaged Sutch as their frontman.
- The original Savages were disassembled because of life-threatening health issues that forced Nicky Hopkins to stay in a hospital bed for over a year.
i love screaming lord sutch and i think everything he did is great. i love that 1969 album because it sounds so raw and the guitars sound like they were just improvised in the studio. it doesn't sound like music that was meant to be ambitious...it sounds like friends getting high and making music together for fun.
I’d read about Mr. Sutch and the Savages, and learned of the various prominent musicians who had been in the Savages… but I’d never heard any of their performances until RUclips algorithmed this video on me today. Thanks for this!
this is the THE rock history channel, you guys blow the others out of the water with your style and content, really classic (in the genuine sense) rock music. Keep it up!!
Great character. Love his image and will remember him fondly. Thanks for the video.
How very interesting...Thanks for this
Wow! Some Heavy Rockin Sounds! An interesting and illuminating Documentary. R.I.P Screaming Lord Sutch....A True Pioneer !
I remember the first time I saw Lord Sutch. I had picked up a DVD set featuring a bunch of concerts from the 60s and 70s, one of which was The London Rock'n'Roll Show. I was watching it and it was pretty cool and kinda what I'd expected...but then they brought out the coffin and it all got very weird, very quickly. I'd grown up listening to music from the 50s-70s but somehow, I'd never heard of Lord Sutch prior to seeing that and I was instantly intrigued. Here's this guy doing shock rock but from the pre-Beatlemania era of British rock. Before that, there was probably only Screaming Jay Hawkins but his thing was more inspired by voodoo, Sutch was like something out of a hammer horror movie. I don't know why he wasn't a bigger star other than perhaps the world just wasn't ready for him. The Undertakers had some success around Liverpool not long after, Arthur Brown would have more success later in the decade and then there'd be the likes of David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Slade and KISS in the decade that followed. Sutch was a true eccentric, something that seems to thrive in Britain more than anywhere else. I think that's probably why shock and glam both took off in the UK first. As far as the "Heavy Friends" record being called the worst of all time, I hadn't heard any of it prior to this video as it's pretty hard to find (and not cheap when you do find it), but I had heard that it was supposed to be unlistenable, but what I heard here sounds great. It's rough, raw rock'n'roll with Sutch adding his unhinged vocals over the top. I don't know why it gets so much hate, there's so much worse music out there that is far more popular.
WOW!!! Such an AMAZING video on a truly incredible artist..! The research and the presentation is simply INCREDIBLE..! Thank you SO much for this..!
Cheers!
Sutch pioneers of 60's music! My dad was an avid fan of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones & any other band from the UK. So my sister & I got introduced to all bands from the UK including Lord Sutch @ an early age... Thank you father for giving me my deep love for all genres of music from all over the world!
Great name;love it.
Another smashing video! I can remember seeing the LORD SUTCH & HIS HEAVY FRIENDS album photo on the inner sleeve of Atlantic/Atco record albums of the period, but never heard it. I worked free-form FM radio from the mid 70s through the early 80s and don't remember the station having a copy. Glad I finally got to hear snippets of it.
I left school in 1965 and started a band , hog for you baby was one of the first songs we played, Great days.
The only Channel that warrants a 👍prior to watching.
Great rockumentary of the legend that is Screaming Lord Sutch. As I've said previously on these pages, I had a few drinks with Lord Sutch in the early 90's and he was very engaging. I must admit, I didn't know of all the music legends that had performed with him at the time. Had I known what I know now, I'd have got him to tell me some stories about Keith Moon, Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, John Bonham or Jimmy Page.
WOW...what a treasure trove of great stuff!
Before Alice Cooper there was The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown ! And before that there was this man!
And before that Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
@@vincentveasey9389 I was just about to post that before I saw your comment.
Before this man there was screamin Jay Hawkins let's give credit where credit is due boy I tell you
lot of Screamin Jasy Hawkins fans on here by the looks of things! I did not mean to offend anyone
@@pertuk it not about offending anyone it's just about giving credit to where credit is due that's all I'm saying don't get me wrong I like Alice Cooper and the crazy world of Arthur Brown fire yeah I know their songs and I do like them but I know where it all started from that's all I'm saying they should have gave credit to the man in this video you know
So awesome! 🤙🔥🇬🇧
Thanks for this great biography. I saw his Lord Sutch sing three songs at the Toronto Rock'n'Roll Reviva on 13/09/69l. TBH He wsn't that great without his horror props. Also on the bill were Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent. Bo Diddley and Little Richard. Co-incidentally Alice Cooper was also on the bill with their chickens. I left before the Plastic Ono Band and the Doors came on. Was anyone else there that day?
Thanks for this great video! I've known Sutch in name only as a footnote to Deep Purple and others' histories. I was glad to hear Joe Meek 's production. Really impressed with the number of British rockers who crossed his dark path. He's a fascinating figure and I am definitely taking a deep dive into that catalog, God Help Me!
I love this channel! Thank you so much for posting these videos. As somebody that totally loves 60s British music I am always introduced to so many new sounds and experiences and it's great hearing the stories and the history.
Seems to me Sutch, like Mayall, was a springboard for a lot of talent and acts. The clips of records produced in the 60's are absolute gems. I will say Sutch might have been influenced by Screamin' Jay Hawkins but being British seems to have lent itself to debauchery and monsters in the night. Interesting the entire psychedelic thing sprung forth across the West simultaneously. CIA, MI6, Laurel Canyon -- subjects of a couple of fascinating and enraging reads.
I also beg to differ. Great doc thanks!
One and only who was ahead of time in UK then. Truly monster!
Screaming Lord Sutch is the reason Outro Records exists today!
A fantastic but frightening video. He was one of many artists to become a near household name without ever denting the charts. But those only glued to the charts would never have heard of him.
I thought the reason he took his own life was that he hit financial problems, and was on the verge of having his home repossessed.
EMI released a self-titled compilation CD collecting his entire sixties and early seventies tracks.
Frightening?? Oh grow up.
@@malcolmmitchell6529 "Frightening" in the sense of how Sutch`s life ultimately turned out he probably meant.
Wow!! I hadn't been aware of him or his music. Really eccentric!! I can certainly see how he would have been a big influence on many who came afterwards. And all the best backing musicians. R.I.P. 💔🙁
The Stones welcoming back Carlo Little like that in the 90's...talk about absolute class :)
Never heard of him and now i'm a fan.
I saw Screaming Lord Sutch in the early 70s, I know I was stoned-pissed but it was an awesome experience. The whole band and Sutch with fluro UV make up, good good times and memories.
Yeah me too, saw him early70’s at the Maniqui disco , Falkirk. Always a Slow Friday night, usually live local bands or acts on the way down (Edison Lighthouse for example) played Fridays, not many punters in. The dicky bow tied bouncers , acting as pall bearers,solemnly carried Screaming Lord Sutch through the floor area onto the stage in a closed coffin, stood the coffin on its end in the middle of the stage and vacated the stage. One spotlight trained on the coffin and Screaming Lord Sutch opened the hinged lid slowly , hands appearing first, before he slowly appeared out of the coffin. WTF! Fantastic! never forgotten that intro.
The "Heavy Friends" album is a near miss that could have been a classic. It seemed like the record industry felt threatened by Sutch.
That could only have happened if the "heavy friends" knew they were recording an album, which many of them did not know...
This is great .Thankyou for posting .As a 63yo now, i was too young to know "much about the sutch". I only knew Blackmore was playing with him .But as for all the others, i have learnt alot. Excellent
Another great show from this great channel. Much appreciated.
Love Lord Sutch!
I saw a sign for Long John Baldry there on the Jack the Ripper live scene. I was blessed to sit in with Baldry and a guy named Papa John King in Toronto at the Cafe at the Park. I was 21 years old at the time and it was very exciting and gratifying for me at the time. We played blues in A, twice. After that the bartender who was a super babe came up and stroked me on the forearm and invited me to come and play at the other bar she worked at, the Hotel Isabella which was a famous blues house in the area. Good times! Would like to be 21 again, i was so fit in those days, all rippling muscle and youthful enthusiasm for wine, women and song. Thx for making this documentary, appreciate it. ❤
I'm an American whose absolutely fascinated by 60s British music that never quite developed a following in the US. And this cat is right up my alley! The Beatles, the Stones, the Who, have all been over-exposed over here. I find Graham Bond, John Mayall, Small Faces, the Move, Edgar Brougton, the Nice, and Screaming Lord Sutch far more interesting and dare I say--exotic!
It may have also been the only time Nick Simper and Ritchie Blackmore played together in 1971 after Simper was sacked from Deep Purple 2 years prior. A photo of Blackmore, Sutch and Simper together also exists.
Or indeed played together at any time after he was sacked from Purple. It's not exactly a secret that Simper has been bitter about that ever since. Him and Jon Lord never spoke to each other again...
Otro informe genial el de ustedes!!! La informacion y las imágenes de archivo, no pueden ser mejor!!! Felicitaciones !!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌💪💪💪💥❤🇦🇷
Something about his scream. Very awesome.
Long way before The Coop and Kiss :):)❤❤❤❤
Great video! So interesting. Thank you.
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I love that album 'Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends'. Flashing Lights is my favourite song.
Cool video! Thanks! Like other commenters, I mostly knew of Lord Sutch through Purple, Beck and Zep associations.
Really glad such a great channel as this has touched on Lord Sutch. I had the privilege to DJ on Radio Sutch. David is forever in our (black) hearts 🔪🩸
Wow, very cool!
I have the Lord Sutch and heavy friends album from my parents. I’ll have to dig it out!
Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends was one of my favourite albums when I was 14. It's still fun to listen to
I saw Sutch twice at Weymouth in around 1960 -61 His band was unbelievably loud. He came on with his boots with 4" foam soles painted blue and singing Blue Suede Shoes. He sung Great Balls of Fire and ignited a biscuit tin with a cup of petrol in it. He swung his hair round and round through the flames. He arrived in Weymouth riding on the top of a Dormobile van, wearing his steer horns and screaming his head off. I remember that Freddy Fingers Lea was the pianist. It was the first time I had seen a guitarist bending strings, rather than simply using the wammy bar, Shadows style. His band was incredibly loud. The drummer used the drumsticks in reverse, pounding the drums with the handles to get louder sounds.
In those days, when most rock groups were merely trying to imitate the Shadows, Sutch was something incredible.
I have both of those lps at 20:15. Rest now, Screamin Lord Such.
Joe Meek with his usual excellent Production on Dracula's Daughter. The Cramps were certainly fans !
No doubt! Huge influence on the Cramps.
Here in south africa, Lord Sutch was far more famous for the Monster Raving Loony Party then he was for his music, after this episode of YP, that is a real pity
A lovely tribute to a one off. Cheers
in the mid 90's a group of us had blagged our way into Peter Stringfellow's birthday party at his club full of glamour models and other cheesy celebs.. and there was Lord Sutch stood in his top hat and faux fur leopard print vest ! We were all big fans so a mate went up to him to say hello.... Lord Sutch just laughed and dryly replied "Fuck off sonny "
One of the great british originals. His early singles do rock and evoke hellfire fun🎉 I mean who else can come up eith lyrics like " Last night I was digging in the cemetery
When up sprang something black and hairy "? 😂
I saw him in the early nineties with my editor John Wagstaff and he was just wonderful!
I always like that screaming Lord Sutch Heavy friends album. I can't believe that it got bad reviews. I always paid tribute to him screaming. J Hawkins and Arthur brown and earlier Alice Cooper. But everyone knows who Alice Cooper is. I have a shirt with all 4 of those guys on there. It's far as Shock rock the ginnings, it's sad. What happened with him and his depression? And all that. But yes, I love that heavy friend's album and his earlier stuff too. The guy was so ahead of his time. He doesn't get a lot of props, even for being one of the first of heavy metal artists in that Regards as well, let alone pumping also one of the first to have really heavy distortion on his albums, and the corpse paint thing, I posted something today about the history of that and I didn't see him on there, so I posted this picture. Great video man. I'm glad that you made this video I don't see any videos about him at least as a bio like yours. Also, I'm curious about what policies the British government used of his party. I'm not from there so I don't know
peace.
Miss cream in lord such as memory be eternal🙏🏾
Wonderful, thankyou!
Thanks for another fascinating backstory. And I'm with YOU, YP...I found Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends a "fun rock record" in 1970, and still do!!
Saw Screaming Lord Sutch at Ilkeston (Derbyshire) Co-op venue in the early 1960’s. He arrived on stage in a coffin and it was announced that he had died, then he leaped out and began his gig. His last number was Great Balls of Fire, and he set the stage curtains on fire……he was banned from the venue after that!
He even stole Screamin’ Jay Hawkins stage entrance. This guy is unoriginal.
Always heard the name, never listened. Amazing. Thank you.
Very important addition to the "scene". I think I had heard of them in the sixties but never actually heard them. Part of what had to happen in those days. Probably today it would not mean as much as it meant in the staid sixties beginning. Very valuable addition as an influence to the more stable bands that formed the popular sound of the times.........Perhaps they are there as a negative undertow beneath bands like Procol Harum and the Beatles and the Who and the Rolling Stones and the Kinks. I don't really know. But definitely a necessary video. Thanks very much.
I remember seeing him play at The Old Ash Tree pub in Chatham back in the 70's, he'd be carried on stage in a coffin and gave a blistering show packed full of rock. A total legend in my book!! Great informative video .
I don't think he went across the pond to the US as I never heard of this before. Amazing history video, thank you!
As Always, precise and so well documented. I still learn things from that era. Good job indeed.
A couple of gems about the great Lord Sutch: he was the headliner of one of the first Sex Pistols gigs in 1976 and in 1981 it was released a split with the Meteors, the godfathers of the Psychobilly movement.
You inspired me to give *Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends* a listen, and I'm quite enjoying it.
I don't see why it would be "worst" in any way. "Flashing Lights" sounds like indie rock from the 90s.
"Flashing Lights" is one of my favourites from the album.
Flashing Lights is a belter!
It still shocks me that there hasn't been a comprehensive vinyl boxset or a greatest hits collection.
It's Christmas so im just going to say ,im glad people enjoy him he aint my cup of tea .. my nan see him back in the early 60s as it happens and said it was good fun so merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 everyone and a happy new year 🎉
All new to me. Thanks YP. You are my favorite teacher.
Cheers, Willie!
@@YesterdaysPapers Top o' the morn to you, mate.
Wow never heard of him, a true pioneer! Thanks for the informative and entertaining video!
I'm American and discovered him purely by accident. What a happy accident that was. I love the lord 🩷
Excellent! A documentary has been long overdue on Lord such. This was brilliant! Thanks!
I had the album Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends. I got the album in a trade with a bunch of other records. I may have listened to it once or twice I don't remember. So I was aware of Lord Sutch but I really didn't know much else about him until this video. In those days the American rock press claimed that he was an actual British Lord.
I am 70 now and as a young kid I remember buying 'I'M A Hog For You' b/w 'Monster In Black Tights'.
I might be going mad but I think it was on the back of a TV appearance on, of all things, 'Double Your Money' with Hughie Green!! I seem to recall Lord Sutch appearing in his top hat. He might have been singing to a backing track even. Anyway half way through the song he both amazed and terrified the live quiz audience buy flipping off his hat and twirling his amazing long hair around his head. Hughie rushed him off stage to save terrifying the innocents even further.
Any oldies remember this or is my hazy recollection bonkers? I might have dreamt it 🙂
I’ve always heard OF SLS, but never actually heard him. Or seen that much either. Thanks for posting.
I bought a sutch vinyl recently for Halloween as I love his 60s joe meek stuff. to my surprise when it arrived, it had been signed by the man himself. such a fabulous entertaining bloke, his "heavy" LP is class too. shame he went the day he did.
"Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends" looks pretty interesting -I'm going to check it out. Thanks for this...
Holy crap , i had that album.
Wow, I went to see them play in the Plough pub in Kenton, London. Must of around the late 80's or early 90's.
Great story from a wonderful channel. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!