The Hollies ?– Hear Here Sundazed Music ?– LP 5351 180 g. Vinyl NEW SEALED

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The Hollies ?– Hear! Here!

Label:Sundazed Music ?– LP 5351

Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono

Country:US

Released:2010

Genre:Rock, Pop

Style:Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Vocal

Tracklist

A1

I'm Alive

A2

Very Last Day

A3

You Must Believe Me

A4

Put Yourself In My Place

A5

Down The Line

A6

That's My Desire

B1

Look Through Any Window

B2

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

B3

When I Come Home To You

B4

So Lonely

B5

I've Been Wrong

B6

Too Many People

Of all the English bands who achieved international success during the first wave of the British Invasion, none combined youthful rock 'n' roll energy with musical sophistication more compellingly than the Hollies. The Manchester quintet effortlessly combined the effervescent, Everly Brothers-inspired vocal harmonies of Allan Clarke, Graham Nash and Tony Hicks with a muscular rhythm section driven by the brilliant drummer Bobby Elliott, creating one of their era's most beloved and enduring musical catalogs. Now, just in time for the Hollies' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sundazed Music presents completely restored vinyl editions of the rare U.S. versions of the band's first two albums.

As was standard practice with British acts at the time, the Hollies' early albums reached American shores in very different form than the versions that were released overseas, with alternate track listings and different cover art than their U.K. and European counterparts. Although these unique variants are the form in which millions of American fans first experienced these historic albums, they have been out of print for decades, and have long been obtainable only at inflated collectors' prices.

Released in America in 1964 by Imperial Records, Here I Go Again was the Hollies' U.S. debut, and is rated by many fans as superior to its British counterpart, Stay with the Hollies. Here I Go Again offers an accurate representation of the Hollies' early repertoire, comprised largely of distinctive covers of American R&B and rock 'n' roll classics. In addition to the ultra-catchy title tune and their hit covers of Maurice Williams' "Stay" and Doris Troy's "Just One Look," the album finds the Hollies applying their trademark style to such iconic numbers as Chuck Berry's "Memphis," Little Richard's "Lucille" and Arthur Alexander's "You Better Move On."

Hear! Here!, the Hollies' second American album, was issued stateside in 1965 by Imperial Records. It's a reworked--and, for many listeners, improved--variation on the original British LP known simply as Hollies, with the U.S. version adding the hits "Look Through Any Window" (the Hollies' first American Top 40 single) and "I'm Alive." Hear! Here! finds the band members' original compositions beginning to dominate the Hollies' repertoire, with their songwriting skills shining on such standout tracks as "Put Yourself in My Place," "So Lonely" and "I've Been Wrong." Elsewhere on the album, the group's interpretive skills shine through on Curtis Mayfield's "You Must Believe Me," Roy Orbison's "Down the Line" and Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy."

Sundazed Music's new vinyl editions of Here I Go Again and Hear! Here! restore these landmark albums to the form in which American listeners first heard them. They're mastered from the original mono master tapes and pressed on pristine 180 gram vinyl, with complete original cover art.