Here Come The Tremeloes may be the best "forgotten" British album of the 1960's, at least for sheer fun. When Brian Poole quit the Tremeloes in 1966, the conventional wisdom was that the band would soon fold. Instead, with bassist Chip Hawkes and drummer Dave Munden handling the lead vocals, they put out a string of hit singles and this LP on British CBS, which made No. 15 in England (in America, it appeared as Here Comes My Baby on Epic Records). The music is a mix of upbeat rockers ("Here Comes My Baby"), "Good Day Sunshine"), covers of American soul ("Loving You (Is Sweeter Than Ever)"), and unexpectedly strong originals, highlighted by the psychedelic-garage textured "What A State I'm In," and even a killer rendering of "You," an early song by one Gilbert O'Sullivan" that's not only catchy but features some fierce fuzz-tone playing from guitarist Rick Westwood. None of it was the most challenging music coming out of England in 1967, but it's all utterly enjoyable, catchy pop-rock with a sharp edges in some of the playing, tempos, and singing. (by Bruce Eder)
Alan Blakley (keyboards, guitar, vocals)
Chip Hawkes (bass, vocals)
Dave Munden (drums, vocals)
Ricky West (guitar)
Tracklist:
01. Here Comes My Baby (Stevens) 3.07
02. Run, Baby, Run (Back Into My Arms) (Gant/Melson) 2.38
03. My Town (Goldsmith) 2.24
04. Round And Round (Berry) 2.21
05. What A State I'm In (Blakley/Smith) 2.21
06. Loving You (Is Sweeter Than Ever) (Hunter/Wonder) 2.29
07. Good Day Sunshine (Lennon/McCartney) 1.57
08. You (O'Sullivan) 2.31
09. Let Your Hair Hang Down (Blakley/Hawkes/Westwood) 2.29
10. Shake Hands (And Come Out Crying) (Kershaw) 2.22
11. When I'm With Her (Hawkes) 2.18
12. Even the Bad Times Are Good (Callander/Murray) 2.51
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