Cliff & The Drifters BBC live 10" latest news

[bob t]

Below is from Rollercoaster Records site, Due out 18th October with a 25 track CD to follow

Cliff Richard: Let Me Tell You Baby, Its Called Rock'n'Roll (LP)
[ROLL 2026] £9.00


Let Me Tell You Baby – Its Called Rock’n’Roll! Cliff Richard & The Drifters (ROLL 2026). Due for release on Rollercoaster Records on October 18th is a UK ‘first’ … a ten-inch/25cm vinyl LP by Cliff Richard and The Drifters (the group was later re-named The Shadows to avoid confusion with the US Drifters). The LP contains recordings which have not been heard since they were first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme’s Saturday Club show in 1958. In these recordings we hear Cliff and his at their rockin’ best, long before he became an all-round entertainer. The music was wild, sexy, and demonstrated that at last British rock’n’rollers could compete with the American originals. Cliff had it all, slicked-back hair, sideburns, pink jacket … and a great voice. The Drifters, although they were learning fast as they rocked along, also had what was needed to give British teenagers what they craved – real live rock’n’roll. Saturday Club’s producer, Jimmy Grant, was impressed and booked Cliff as soon as he heard his first single, “Move It” Repeat appearances resulted, and the audience requests multiplied until Cliff soon held the weekly most-requested spot that had regularly been held by his idol, Elvis. The early recordings were often hurriedly made to a strict studio budget and even broadcast live from Manchester and Birmingham while Cliff and his group were on tour, but they remain superb examples of spontaneity and youthful enthusiasm . Fortunately, Saturday Club employed the talents of engineer and producer Bernie Andrews, which guaranteed superb quality recordings and also ensured that most of these broadcasts were preserved rather than being discarded, as was then BBC policy. Tracks on the album are as follows: Side One: DYNAMITE! MOVE IT HIGH CLASS BABY DON’T BUG ME BABY APRON STRINGS Side Two: NEVER MIND MEAN STREAK RIP IT UP READY TEDDY GUITAR BOOGIE .....A CD version of the album will follow later this year and will contain twenty-five tracks, all from the same era. Meanwhile Rollercoaster’s renowned superb high-fidelity sound and artwork make this album a must both for fans of Cliff Richard and rock’n’roll collectors in general. It’s Dynamite!


This product will be in stock on Monday 18 October, 2010.

Bob T

[aardvarkd]

Great!

[gogarrio]

Wondering about the actual lineup of The Drifters on these recordings. Anyone got the roster? I should know my history better, but wondering if it's The Shads themselves or just on the eve of The Shads.

[Picker]

Arnt most of these tracks listed above already available on the Cliff & Cliff sings albums ?
Rob

[George Geddes]

These songs, yes, but not these particular recordings!

George

[Arpeggio]

Hi Greg,
It's well known that most of the original Drifters weren't considered to be good enough musicians to tour and record with Cliff. By October '58 Hank and Bruce were present and correct and Jet played (on the first tour) to augment Ian Samwell on bass. As Samwell didn't play bass on recordings - I would suspect that Jet was on bass for the BBC sessions. Tony didn't join until January 1959 - so I guess that Terry Smart played drums on the 1958 programme.

So - that's Marvin / Welch / Harris / Smart for the December 1958 broadcast and the classic Marvin / Welch / Harris / Meehan for the rest.

Rob

[gogarrio]

Thanks for the lineup breakdown, Rob. Yet another interesting "from the vaults" find to hear.

[bob t]

It will be interesting to see what will be on the 25 track CD they say will be issued later in the year

Bob T

[bob t]

Rollercoaster Records now showing available 22nd October

Bob T

[Mark Daniels]

Take it, this is the cover