[2010-06-28] The Liverbirds "From Merseyside To Hamburg: The Complete Star-Club Recordings" (Big Beat UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:24 pm

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John Lennon advised them to give up: girls with guitars would never work out. The competition from male groups on Merseyside was immense, but the Liverbirds set out to prove Lennon wrong, although they had to pack up their instruments and head for the Beatles' old stomping ground of Hamburg to do it.

They became the UK's top all-girl band of the 1960s, although this CD marks the first-ever issue of their recordings in this country. It was a different story in Germany, where they achieved national fame, releasing two albums and a few singles on the Star-Club label between 1964 and 1966.

Although they hailed from Liverpool, they were not your typical Merseybeat combo. Instead they shared more of a musical affinity with the R&B-influenced bands of the London area, favouring material from the Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry songbooks.

And unlike some other British bands of their time, they didn't rely on session musicians. What they might have lacked in musical proficiency, they more than made up for in teenage enthusiasm, resulting in a garage quality to their records often lacking in those of their UK contemporaries.

Here on one full-to-bursting CD are the Liverbirds' complete recordings, most of which are making their debut in any format outside Germany.

Tracklist
1. Talking About You
2. Bo Diddley Is A Lover
3. He's Something Else
4. Long Tall Shorty
5. He's About A Mover
6. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover
7. Johnny B. Goode
8. Mona
9. Road Runner
10. Diddley Daddy
11. Money (That's What I Want)
12. Got My Mojo Working
13. Hands Off
14. Too Much Monkey Business
15. Before You Accuse Me
16. Leave All Your Old Loves
17. Shop Around
18. It's Got To Be You
19. Peanut Butter
20. Oh No Not My Baby
21. It's So Exciting
22. He Hardly Ever Calls Me Anymore
23. Loop De Loop
24. Love Hurts
25. For Your Love
26. Around And Around
27. Down Home Girl
28. Heatwave
29. Why Do You Hang Around Me

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003LFIP2G/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003LFIP2G/?tag=imwan-21

Charles · 19 Dec 2007

Great...I spent a ton of money last year finding/getting the used hard to find German Repertoire CDs. I'll pick this one up as well.

[2010-06-28] The Liverbirds "From Merseyside To Hamburg: The Complete Star-Club Recordings" (Big Beat UK)

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