Mickie Most ‎– Mickie Most (LP 1961/South Africa)

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Mickie Most ‎– Mickie Most (LP Rave ‎– RMG 1151, 1961/South Africa). 

LP considerado raro. 

Género: Rock, Pop. 

“Mickie Most” é o terceiro álbum do músico com o mesmo nome, uma lenda na África do Sul no início dos anos 60, lançado em 1961 pelo selo Rave. Apesar de o LP apresentar como título de capa apenas o nome daquele vocalista, a realidade é que ele gravou com a sua banda, “Mickie Most and His Playboys”, grupo sediado em Joanesburgo naquela época. 

Mickie Most nasceu Michael Hayes em Aldershot, Inglaterra, tendo depois mudado com a sua família para o norte de Londres. Quando era adolescente, Most ficou encantado com a cena rock britânica e formou o grupo The Most Brothers, com o qual Mickie interpretava versões de êxitos americanos de R’nB. Em 1959, casou-se com uma sul-africana e emigrou para a África do Sul, por dois anos, tendo sido o vocalista de um excelente grupo que liderou o rock sul africano, Mickie Most e His Playboys, uma banda que também fazia versões de sucessos americanos. 

Enquanto se encontrava na África do Sul, gravou com a sua banda e lançou três álbuns e diversos EPs e Singles. O grupo conseguiu alcançar o nº 1 das tabelas de sucessos sul-africanas com 11 canções, tornando-se famoso. Quando Most voltou a Inglaterra em 1963, a sua reputação já estava em alta. Tornou-se produtor de bandas como, The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Jeff Beck e muitas outras. 

Em 30 de junho de 2003, Mickey Most sucumbiu a um cancro, falecendo silenciosamente em sua casa em Londres, aos 64 anos. 

Mais informação sobre Mickie Most, já se encontra inserida neste blog. 

Faixas/Tracklist: 

A1 - Bony Maronie (L. Williams) 1:58 

A2 - Reeling and a Rocking (Hodges) 2:22 

A3 - Tom Dooley (Mickie Most) 2:56 

A4 - Great Balls of Fire (Jack Hammer, Otis Blackwell) 1:40 

A5 - Shake Rattle and Roll (Charles Calhoun) 1:58 

A6 - Rave On (Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty, Sonny West) 2:22 

A7 - Pick a Bale of Cotton (Trad., arr. Mickie Most) 2:30 

B1 - Sweet Little Sixteen (Chuck Berry) 1:48 

B2 - Greenback Dollar (Gene Vincent) 1:50 

B3 - Down By The Riverside (Trad., arr. Mickie Most) 2:40 

B4 - Heart Beat (Hopkins) 2:18 

B5 - Corrine Corrina (Bo Chatman, J. Mayo Williams, Mitchell Parish) 2:55 

B6 - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For (Joseph McCarthy, Howard Johnson, James V. Monaco)  1:58 

B7 - I Shall Not Be Moved (Trad., arr. Mickie Most) 2:15 

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Mickie Most And His Playboys - The Best Of Mickie Most (1962-1964)

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The Best of Mickie Most And His Playboys is the first-ever compilation of those South African recordings, and the only release so far that covers Most's pre-production career. This disc contains 30 tracks recorded between 1959-1963 but released between 1962-1964.

Mickie Most (20 June 1938 – 30 May 2003) was an English record producer, with a string of hit singles with acts such as The Animals, Arrows, Herman's Hermits,Donovan, Suzi Quatro and the Jeff Beck Group often issued on his own RAK Records label.

Mickie Most was born Michael Hayes in Aldershot, England, but then moved with his family to North London. As a teenager, Most became entranced with the British rock and roll scene and formed the Most Brothers, in which he covered American R'n'B numbers. In 1959 he emigrated to South Africa for two years and fronted the rock-focused Mickie Most And His Playboys, a group that again covered U.S. hits of the era. While in South Africa, the band managed to record and release three albums and a number of EPs and singles.

Most became a star and was taught the recording business. The band managed to score 11 consecutive number ones on the South African charts and rated considerable attention on the international music market, and when Most returned to England in 1963, his reputation earned him a place that would eventually make him one of the mid-'60s most in-demand record producers, producing hits for such bands as the Animals, Herman's Hermits, Jeff Beck, and many more. The Best of Mickie Most And His Playboys is the first-ever compilation of those South African recordings, and the only release so far that covers Most's pre-production career. This disc contains 30 tracks recorded between 1959-1963 but released between 1962-1964.

 Though mainly comprised of straight cover versions of rock and roll hits of the era, there are a few tracks included in this set that were either written by Most or given special Most arrangements which varied considerably from the original version. Most handled all of the vocal work, production, and guitar on these recordings, but the Playboys were mainly studio musicians and many of the recordings feature a very young Jimmy Page on guitar.

Fonte: By Keith Pettipas (Allmusic)

Álbum gentilmente cedido por Carlos Santos.