THE HOLLIES GREATEST HITS 1973 EPIC STEREO KE 32061

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 THE HOLLIES  GREATEST HITS  1973  EPIC STEREO KE 32061  NM LP  First Canadian Pressing  
LP published by  the Epic Records Label . Sleeve is NM with some light age wear . Vinyl is Near Mint. The  LP has been played 2 times.This is a Canadian  Pressing of this LP. The Hollies includes: Allan Clarke, Graham Nash.The Hollies are an English pop group formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, although the majority of the band members came from towns in East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and early 1970s. They enjoyed considerable popularity in many countries, although they did not achieve major US chart success until 1966. They had 30 charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, and 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, with songs including, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Carrie Anne", "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" and "The Air That I Breathe".

Along with The Rolling Stones and The Searchers, they are one of the few British pop groups of the early 1960s that have never officially broken up and that continue to record and perform. In recognition of their achievements, The Hollies were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

The Hollies originated with a duo formed by Allan Clarke and Graham Nash, who were best friends from primary school and began performing together during the skiffle craze of the late 1950s. Eventually Clarke and Nash became a vocal and guitar duo modeled on the Everly Brothers under the names "Ricky and Dane Young." Under this name, they teamed up with a local band, the Fourtones, consisting of Vic Steele (born Victor Winston Farrell, 8 May 1945, Manchester) on lead guitar, Eric Haydock on bass guitar, and Don Rathbone (born Donald Rathbone, October 1942, Wilmslow, Cheshire) on drums. They first called themselves The Hollies for a December 1962 gig at the Oasis Club in Manchester. It has been suggested that Haydock named the group after the green garland for Christmas, but in a 2009 interview, Graham Nash said that the group decided just prior to a performance to call themselves "the Hollies" because of their admiration for Buddy Holly as well. In 2009, Nash wrote, "We called ourselves the Hollies, after Buddy and Christmas."

In January 1963, The Hollies performed at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where they were seen by Parlophone assistant producer Ron Richards, who had been involved in producing the first Beatles session. Richards offered them an audition with Parlophone, but Steele did not want to be a "professional musician" and left in February 1963.  For the audition, they replaced Steele with Tony Hicks, who played in a Nelson band called the Dolphins, which also featured Bobby Elliott on drums and Bernie Calvert on bass. Not only were they signed by Richards, who would continue to produce the band until 1979, but a song from the audition, a cover of the Coasters' 1961 single "(Ain't That) Just Like Me", was released as their debut single in May 1963, and hit No.25 on the UK Singles Chart..

Track listing:

1. Bus Stop
2. Carrie Ann
3. Stop, Stop, Stop
4. Look Through Any Window
5. Dear Eloise
6. Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
7. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
8. Just One Look
9. King Midas in Reverse
10. Pay You Back With Interest
11. Long Dark Road
12. On a Carousel

You will not be disappointed with the quality of this very special  LP in NM Condition

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