Cryin' Shames

Please Stay (2cd)

Liverpool beat band The Cryin' Shames left behind a slim legacy of just two singles before splitting but they gave producer Joe Meek his last Top 30 hit in 1966 with the magnificent, haunting, tearjerker, 'Please Stay' and freakbeat fans love the B side, 'What's News Pussycat', that sounds like the early Stones covering Dylan! Their second single combined another ballad 'Nobody Waved Goodbye' with the infectious beat of 'You,' but now alongside the four single sides, many other recordings have been unearthed from the Tea Chest Tapes including alternative versions and works in progress but also many previously unissued tracks such as interpretations of The Marvelettes' 'I'll Keep Holding On,' Marvin Gaye's 'No Good Without You Baby' and Them's 'Gloria.' Highlights abound with 'Let Me In' (also recorded by The Sorrows) and the previously unknown 'Breakout,' particular stand outs. Offshoot band Paul & Ritchie And The Crying Shames formed by Charlie 'Paul' Crane and Ritchie Routledge (both formerly of The Cryin' Shames) are represented by both sides of their sole single, including freakbeat classic, 'Come On Back' and three tracks recorded for the BBC's Saturday Club. Five songs from The Cryin' Shames' impressive audition with Joe Meek (when they were still known as The Bumblies) that persuaded him to sign the band are also included. Plus two unreleased tracks by Cryin' Shames member Derek Cleary's band Friendly Persuasion. Bonus track 'Feels Like Loving' is believed to have been recorded by singer Charlie 'Paul' Crane with session musicians but planned as a Cryin' Shames release. Detailed notes are provided by the Joe Meek Society's Craig Newton and the booklet includes rare band photos and pictures of original tape boxes.

Price
€ 25.95
Genre
Format
CD - 2 disk
Release date
12-04-2024
Label
Item-nr
548238
EAN
5013929791138
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. CRYIN' SHAMES - PLEASE STAY
2. CRYIN' SHAMES - WHAT'S NEWS PUSSYCAT (EXTENDED FADE)
3. CRYIN' SHAMES - NOBODY WAVED GOODBYE
4. CRYIN' SHAMES - YOU
5. PAUL & RITCHIE & THE CRYING SHAMES - SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN
6. PAUL & RITCHIE & THE CRYING SHAMES - COME ON BACK
7. BUMBLIES - SHE BELONGS TO ME (AUDITION)
8. BUMBLIES - PLEASE STAY (AUDITION)
9. BUMBLIES - GLORIA (AUDITION)
10. BUMBLIES - MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (AUDITION)
11. BUMBLIES - PAIN IN MY HEART (AUDITION)
12. CRYIN' SHAMES - I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON (VERSION 2)
13. CRYIN' SHAMES - LAND OF 1,000 DANCES
14. CRYIN' SHAMES - GLORIA
15. CRYIN' SHAMES - NO GOOD WITHOUT YOU BABY
16. CRYIN' SHAMES - SHE BELONGS TO ME
17. CRYIN' SHAMES - MY GIRL
18. CRYIN' SHAMES - WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE
19. CRYIN' SHAMES - AS TEARS GO BY
20. CRYIN' SHAMES - ONLY YOU
21. CRYIN' SHAMES - WANNA BE LOVED
22. CRYIN' SHAMES - TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE
23. CRYIN' SHAMES - YOU'RE A WONDERFUL ONE
24. CRYIN' SHAMES - LET ME IN
25. CRYIN' SHAMES - BREAKOUT
26. CRYIN' SHAMES - FEELS LIKE LOVING

Disk 2

1. CRYIN' SHAMES - PLEASE STAY (NO OVERDUBS)
2. CRYIN' SHAMES - PLEASE STAY (OVERDUBS ONLY TAKE 2)
3. CRYIN' SHAMES - PLEASE STAY (ALTERNATE VERSION)
4. CRYIN' SHAMES - WHAT'S NEWS PUSSYCAT (INSTRUMENTAL TAKE 3)
5. CRYIN' SHAMES - WHAT'S NEWS PUSSYCAT (ALTERNATE VERSION)
6. CRYIN' SHAMES - NOBODY WAVED GOODBYE (ALT. ARR., VOCAL VERSION TAKE 7)
7. CRYIN' SHAMES - NOBODY WAVED GOODBYE (ALT. ARR., BACKING TRACK TAKE 3)
8. CRYIN' SHAMES - NOBODY WAVED GOODBYE (NO OVERDUBS)
9. CRYIN' SHAMES - NOBODY WAVED GOODBYE (OVERDUBS TAKE 2)
10. CRYIN' SHAMES - YOU (TAKE 2)
11. CRYIN' SHAMES - LET ME IN (PHASE 1, TAKE 2)
12. CRYIN' SHAMES - LET ME IN (PHASE 1, TAKE 3)
13. CRYIN' SHAMES - LET ME IN (OVERDUBS TAKE 2)
14. CRYIN' SHAMES - BREAKOUT (BACKING TRACK PLUS GUIDE VOCAL)
15. PAUL & RITCHIE & THE CRYING SHAMES - SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN (ALT.)
16. CRYIN' SHAMES - COME ON BACK (TAKE 8)
17. CRYIN' SHAMES - COME ON BACK (ALTERNATE VOCAL)
18. CRYIN' SHAMES - I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON (VERSION 1)
19. FRIENDLY PERSUASION - THE END OF THE WORLD
20. FRIENDLY PERSUASION - COME ON
21. PAUL & RITCHIE & THE CRYING SHAMES - CIRCLES (BBC SATURDAY CLUB 1966)
22. PAUL & RITCHIE & THE CRYING SHAMES - SHAKE (BBC SATURDAY CLUB 1966)
23. PAUL & RITCHIE & THE CRYING SHAMES - SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN (BBC 1966)
24. CRYIN' SHAMES - PLEASE STAY (LIVE IN FRANCE, MAY 1966)
25. CRYIN' SHAMES - GLORIA (LIVE IN FRANCE, MAY 1966)