Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Angel Baby
One of the few fun things about being in the 8th grade in the early 60s was listening to the latest tunes on a little desktop radio after school. “Angel Baby” by Rosie & The Originals was one of the highlights of 1960–1961. Something about Rosie’s wistful, high-pitched vocals, the shambling Originals, and especially, the almost completely airless sax solo by bass player Tony Gomez, really made this song stand out, one you hoped would come on at least once during your afternoon listening session. Fast forward about 35 years and imagine the shock upon hearing the British version of “Angel Baby” (on an Ace compilation) with the sax solo edited out! “Inconceivable!” as Vizzini in The Princess Bride might have exclaimed had he heard it. Here, for your enjoyment, and amazement, are both versions.
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A bit of a shock to discover that I might have been listening to the UK version all this time. Then I noticed that the time on the original 45 is 2:45, while the version with the sax solo is 3:47. Would the first version be an album-only cut and maybe the second version was the 45 release for U.S. and U.K.? Marie
ReplyDeleteWell . . . I never really noticed the time listed on the 45 label when I scanned it so I pulled the 45 out and just now played it and sure enough it comes in around 3.47 so maybe the folks at Highland either goofed or made the play time appear shorter so DJs would play it. . . . Dunno the answer to that one, but it sure is a great record, just as I remember hearing it back in the dark ages!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that, because it wasn't a record that I heard being played on our station at the time so I wasn't sure. Thanks. Marie
ReplyDeleteI first heard the sax-absent version on Early Girls Volume 1, but both, along with a 90s remake, are on Ace's The Best of Rosie & The Originals.
ReplyDeleteTruth is I never heard the song before, but just wanted to give a big thumbs up to someone who remembers the song from back in the day.
ReplyDeleteI think that means you're about my dad's age....and I have a great deal of respect for my dad.
If I haven't said so before, you got yourself a nice blog here. I visit more often than my lack of comments may suggest.
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Ok, second try. I'm badly dyslexic and I find Blogger's new captcha codes really tough to decipher. I don't mean to be a jerk about it, but do you really have a problem with spam-bots leaving comments on the blog?
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Hi, ana-b, happy you checked in. And thanks for your thumbs up, appreciate it. Yes, I am o-l-d but who's counting? Too much good tunes to listen to. . . .
ReplyDeleteI check out The Singing Bones often also, and again, usually don't leave comments . . . most of the time because I don't even feel qualified. You got the N.O. thing down your own self quite nicely.
I hadn't ever thought about the way the commenting verification system is set up. I'll look into it. Never had any problems one way or the other so far. But maybe I only have about 3 viewers/listeners!?
Speaking as someone who was totally shocked the first time I got a comment on a post, don't underestimate what you're doing here.
DeleteThe interesting thing about making a playlist is that you're the only one who could possibly put it together in this particular form. Now, whether that's interesting or not has to do with who you are. And so far, I [for one] am interested.
Sorry if my comment came off as in any way ageist....I really didn't mean it that way. In fact, I meant to show respect.
Oh, we're cool, I got your respect first time around, and my reply was meant in fun. Cuz all this is almost too much fun. I pretty much post what I feel like posting, for various reasons, and if other folks like 'em, then that's just great. And if you visit because you enjoy the tunes, then I'm at your service. . . .
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