This is a live Renée Geyer album that comes between the previously-posted "Ready To Deal"(1975) and "Moving Along"(1977).
Apart from the band's own title track, and a version of the jazz standard "Masquerade", she covers contemporary soul/funk tracks by Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, the Temptations, Aretha Franklin (a duet of "It Only Happens" with Doug Williams), Sly Stone, and the Average White Band. Her cover of Watson's "Hard Head" has appeared on a few rare soul/funk compilations before.
In the "Moving Along" post I wrote about the initial perception in the USA radio market that she was an African-American singer - well, they clearly hadn't heard her speak before : her speaking voice is pure nasal Aussie suburban girl in the interactive crowd bits ...
Anyway it's her singing we're concerned with here, and this still comes from her great period. Enjoy!
TRACK LIST
01. Hard Head - 5.33 (Johnny Guitar" Watson)
02. Shakey Ground - 4.38 (Jeffrey Bowen / Edward Hazel / Al Boyd)
03. Person to Person - 4.08 (Average White Band)
04. It Only Happens (Duet with Doug Williams) - 4.18 (Mickey Denne / Ken Gold)
05. Booty - 5.06 (Sylvester Stewart)
06. Masquerade - 6.41 (Herb Magidson / Allie Wrubel)
07. Really Really Love You - 11.08 (Renée Geyer Band)
Renée Geyer Band
Renée Geyer: Vocals
John Pugh: Guitars
Mal Logan: Keyboards
Barry "Big Goose" Sullivan: Bass
Greg Tell: Drums
Russell Smith: Trumpet
Bruce Sandell: Saxophones
Miguel Carranza: Trombone
Doug Williams : backing vocals
Otis Kevinagh : backing vocals
Stanley Brown : backing vocals
CREDITS
Producers: Renée Geyer Band; Ern Rose
Engineer: Ernie Rose
Recorded at Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Cover Notes: Ian Meldrum
Cover Art / Concept: Ian McCausland & Colin Batrouney
Photography: David Parker
32 comments:
Thanks a bunch
ILL
Thanks for sharing this.
'it only happens' is one of the sweetest 2 step soul tunes you will ever hear!
thankssssssssss
nice start simon
gonna have to stay tuned for sho, I see a few already , I may be coming back for , thx for the headz up !
Thank you. Amazing Blog.
She's new to me. I'm looking forward to it. Thanks!
Thanks for commenting guys.
Make sure you also check out the other two Renee Geyer albums here :
http://neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com/2008/05/moving-along-renee-geyer-1977.html
and
http://neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com/2008/05/ready-to-deal-renee-geyer-band-1975.html
dear simon,
can you put the fender compilations up to rapidshare?
megaupload doesn't working around here....
thankk you!
thanks, Simon. Enjoyed the first two...downloading this now.
thanks for great job!
Simon, you are kicking my booty! Thanks! :D
hi guys, a home-made "EP" of Renee Geyer rarities coming soon ....
and second-last anonymous - yes, I can put them up in Rapidshare tomorrow - but tell me, does Megaupload not work in some countries?
Simon, this RG stuff is really exciting and the live Herbie, man, it's killing me - thanks for the shares!
Just posted another great lost LP from Brasil at my place. I think you'll dig the hell out of it.
In harmony,
Chris
perfect! thanks simon!
dear simon,
yes, that's true megaupload doesn't working in many countries around the world.
thanks for the rapidshare!
OK here's my problem -
These Rhodes comps are about 130-140 MB.
- Megaupload does 500 MB, whereas Rapidshare , Zshare and Mediafire only do 100 MB
- Is there anything freeware for a Mac that can make RAR files , so I can split the archive and put it on Rapidshare ?
I'm uploadiing to SendSpace as a temp measure for people who can't use Megapupload, but that only lasts a week, yes ?
sorry simon, I'm very poor on technical problems....
I hope sendspace is working, thank you!
the taiguara lp is also over 100mb?
no more request
anyway, thank you!
Sendspace link for
"Never Enough Rhodes Compilation #1"
http://www.sendspace.com/file/scw66r
... others coming
Oddly though I've been a mac guy all my professional life I still use a PC for my music and home PC, at least for a little while longer. Is there no WINRAR for Mac? It's a really great app; for over 100MB files it can automatically split the archives as you make them and unzip them.
Sendspace link for
"Never Enough Rhodes Compilation #2"
http://www.sendspace.com/file/a5iu5t
Sendspace link for
"Never Enough Rhodes Compilation #3 (In Brazil)"
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ch11s8
hmmmm what's the bet that now I've uploaded those comps, I never hear from 'Anonymous' again ? :)
Anyway ...
Renee Geyer "Rsrities" EP added, check it out :
http://neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com/2008/05/rarities-ep-renee-geyer.html
Thanks. I just discovered your blog. Great stuff.
dear simon,
thank you for the uploads!
I will not disappiear cos I like great (fender) music!
thank you!
Simon says " I shall blow your mind a few more times".........
If I could speak for every downloader that doesn't know what they're getting a whiff of.....
I would.....
Let me say thank you before you end up going private lol.
Appreciation
Have now posted ’Easy Pieces’ featuring Renée Geyer
thnk u
Thans man,
Cheers,
Just saw Renee perform last Sunday in the park, by the beach, in Altona, Melbourne,Australia. Was a great show, fantastic vocals, absolutely amazing. Used to watch her on the telly in the seventies, she will also be performing at the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival. Here is a link to her site, http://www.reneegeyer.com.au/ , thanks for sharing, and great site you have here, peace beeden
reupped, see post
Thanks so much for all the great music Simon, excuse me while I fill my boots...
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