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📌 February 1967
The Left Banke
📀 Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina
#BaroquePop #PsychedelicRock
55 years ago The Left Banke from New York City, #USA, released their debut album entitled after the first 2 singles of the band, Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina.
The album had not particularly fair reception, only the 2 singles extracted had a good success, and the band remained quite obscure and marginalized, splitting up the following year.
In 1990s there was a huge revival of the 60s rock/pop music (above all in the UK) and Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina became regarded as a definitive example of Baroque Pop, a sound that would be reprised 30 years later by many Brit Pop bands !
#TheLeftBanke were:
Steve Martin Caro — lead vocals
Michael Brown — piano, harpsichord, clavinet
Tom Finn — bass guitar, backing vocals
George Cameron — drums, percussion
Warren David-Schierhorst — drums
Jeff Winfield — electric guitar
Rick Brand — electric guitar
@Venice_Rocks
📌 February 1967
The Left Banke
📀 Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina
#BaroquePop #PsychedelicRock
55 years ago The Left Banke from New York City, #USA, released their debut album entitled after the first 2 singles of the band, Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina.
The album had not particularly fair reception, only the 2 singles extracted had a good success, and the band remained quite obscure and marginalized, splitting up the following year.
In 1990s there was a huge revival of the 60s rock/pop music (above all in the UK) and Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina became regarded as a definitive example of Baroque Pop, a sound that would be reprised 30 years later by many Brit Pop bands !
#TheLeftBanke were:
Steve Martin Caro — lead vocals
Michael Brown — piano, harpsichord, clavinet
Tom Finn — bass guitar, backing vocals
George Cameron — drums, percussion
Warren David-Schierhorst — drums
Jeff Winfield — electric guitar
Rick Brand — electric guitar
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📌1 September 1967
Procol Harum
📀 Procol Harum
#PsychedelicRock #BaroquePop #ProtoProg
55 years ago Procol Harum from Essex, #UK released their self-titled debut album.
Following the enormous popularity of their first single of the same year 👉 A Wither Shade of Pale which peaked the charts and sold millions, Procol Harum had a great response in Europe and in the US, left aside the UK.
The UK version of the album did not include their succesful single, which appears in the international edition instead.
Songwriter Keith Reid wrote all lyrics for this and all following #ProcolHarum albums.
Procol Harum in this album were:
#GaryBrooker – vocals, piano
#RobinTrower – guitar
#MatthewFisher – organ
#DaveKnights – bass
B. J. Wilson – drums
Ray Royer – guitar
Additional personnel
Bill Eyden – drums
#1September
🎧Listen to Procol Harum
👉 here
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📌1 September 1967
Procol Harum
📀 Procol Harum
#PsychedelicRock #BaroquePop #ProtoProg
55 years ago Procol Harum from Essex, #UK released their self-titled debut album.
Following the enormous popularity of their first single of the same year 👉 A Wither Shade of Pale which peaked the charts and sold millions, Procol Harum had a great response in Europe and in the US, left aside the UK.
The UK version of the album did not include their succesful single, which appears in the international edition instead.
Songwriter Keith Reid wrote all lyrics for this and all following #ProcolHarum albums.
Procol Harum in this album were:
#GaryBrooker – vocals, piano
#RobinTrower – guitar
#MatthewFisher – organ
#DaveKnights – bass
B. J. Wilson – drums
Ray Royer – guitar
Additional personnel
Bill Eyden – drums
#1September
🎧Listen to Procol Harum
👉 here
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📌5 October 1992
R.E.M.
📀 Automatic for the People
#AlternativeRock #BaroquePop
30 years ago R.E.M. from Athens, #USA released their 8th studio album entitled Automatic for the People.
Repeating the worldwide success of their previous Out Of Time was not easy, but Automatic for the People did even better in sales and it is widely considered #REM finest album.
R.E.M. in this album:
#BillBerry – drums, percussion, keyboards, bass, backing vocals, melodica
#PeterBuck – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, bass, bouzouki
#MikeMills – bass, piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals, double bass
#MichaelStipe – lead vocals
Among the many Guests Musicians:
#ScottLitt – harmonica, clavinet, production
#JohnPaulJones – orchestral arrangements
#5October
🎧Listen to Automatic for the People 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌5 October 1992
R.E.M.
📀 Automatic for the People
#AlternativeRock #BaroquePop
30 years ago R.E.M. from Athens, #USA released their 8th studio album entitled Automatic for the People.
Repeating the worldwide success of their previous Out Of Time was not easy, but Automatic for the People did even better in sales and it is widely considered #REM finest album.
R.E.M. in this album:
#BillBerry – drums, percussion, keyboards, bass, backing vocals, melodica
#PeterBuck – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, bass, bouzouki
#MikeMills – bass, piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals, double bass
#MichaelStipe – lead vocals
Among the many Guests Musicians:
#ScottLitt – harmonica, clavinet, production
#JohnPaulJones – orchestral arrangements
#5October
🎧Listen to Automatic for the People 👉 here
The #Yardbirds in #Italy, possibly in #Sanremo, Italian Riviera, with local singer #BobbySolo, January 1966.
👉 Their debut album
Released today #13June, 60 years ago.
👉 Their debut album
Released today #13June, 60 years ago.
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📌29 April 1996
The Divine Comedy
📀 Casanova
#ArtPop #BaroquePop #ChamberPop #OrchestralPop
30 years ago The Divine Comedy from Northern Ireland, #UK released their 4th studio album.
Casanova marked the band's commercial breakthrough, mainly thanks to the single "Something For The Weekend" after which #TheDivineComedy were (wrongly) addressed by many as #BritPop.
The album and the band are in fact rather different!
Casanova is apparently linked to Venice.
👉 "Something For The Weekend" video is entirely filmed in Venice, the album title and the song "Theme From Casanova" are inspired by 👉 the Venetian adventurer, the front cover is a photo of leader Neil Hannon on a water taxi on the #GrandCanal.
Classy work 🙌
In this album:
#NeilHannon – bass, guitar, percussion, piano, Hammond organ, vocals, Wurlitzer, timpani, producer, art direction
#DarrenAllison – percussion, drums
#JobyTalbot – piano, saxophone, orchestra conductor
#29April
🎧Listen to Casanova 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌29 April 1996
The Divine Comedy
📀 Casanova
#ArtPop #BaroquePop #ChamberPop #OrchestralPop
30 years ago The Divine Comedy from Northern Ireland, #UK released their 4th studio album.
Casanova marked the band's commercial breakthrough, mainly thanks to the single "Something For The Weekend" after which #TheDivineComedy were (wrongly) addressed by many as #BritPop.
The album and the band are in fact rather different!
Casanova is apparently linked to Venice.
👉 "Something For The Weekend" video is entirely filmed in Venice, the album title and the song "Theme From Casanova" are inspired by 👉 the Venetian adventurer, the front cover is a photo of leader Neil Hannon on a water taxi on the #GrandCanal.
Classy work 🙌
In this album:
#NeilHannon – bass, guitar, percussion, piano, Hammond organ, vocals, Wurlitzer, timpani, producer, art direction
#DarrenAllison – percussion, drums
#JobyTalbot – piano, saxophone, orchestra conductor
#29April
🎧Listen to Casanova 👉 here
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