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"Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns. Rhythm and blues vocal group the Vibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964. Atlantic Records released it as a single, which reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [ 2 ]
The Yardbirds were signed to EMI and their records were released through the Columbia Graphophone Company in the UK and Epic Records in the US. [13] In other countries, the group's releases were handled by a variety of labels, including affiliates of Columbia and Epic, Capitol (Canada), Riviera (France), Ricordi International (Italy), Odeon (Japan), and CBS (international). [14]
For Your Love features three songs from Jeff Beck's first recording sessions with the Yardbirds: "I'm Not Talking", "I Ain't Done Wrong", and "My Girl Sloopy". [4] Eric Clapton provided the guitar for the remainder of the tracks, that include the three Yardbirds singles (with B-sides) released up to that time and two demos which were not released in the UK until the 1980s (see discography for ...
Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up (6th. ed.). Crossfire Publications. ISBN 978-0-9791845-7-4. Schumacher, Michael (2003). Crossroads: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton. New York City: Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806524665. Welch, Chris (2007). Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds (Reissue album notes). Sonny Boy Williamson II, the Yardbirds ...
[12] Music writers also identify Beck's use of a fuzz box as a milestone: according to French, " 'Heart Full of Soul' was one of the first significant uses of fuzz guitar on record—taped a month before the Stones recorded '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ' ", [4] while Lavezzoli states that the song is "the first time such a tone had been used ...
The Vibrations were an American soul vocal group from Los Angeles, California, active from the mid-1950s to 1976. [2] Most notable among the group's hit singles were "My Girl Sloopy" (1964) and "Love in Them There Hills" (1968). They also had a hit with the up-tempo song “Surprise party for baby” (1971) in the UK on the Northern Soul scene.
More Golden Eggs is a bootleg recording of the English rock group The Yardbirds, ... to "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago", "Psycho Daisies", [4] ... "Hang On Sloopy" ...
Yardbirds '68 is a compilation album by English rock group the Yardbirds. [1] Recorded in 1968 in New York City when the group was a quartet with guitarist Jimmy Page, it includes live performances and demos. [2] Page produced the album, which was released in November 2017 on his own record label. [3] It was released as a double CD and LP record.