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S w e e t C o v e r s
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BBC Session /
September 1970
Love Me Two Times
Songwriters:
The Doors
Length: 2:12 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: The Doors
Released as Single A-side: November 1967
Charts: US
25
From Album: Strange Days
1967 |
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Jimmy Young Show /
February 16 , 1971
Paperback Writer
Songwriters:
John Lennon /
Paul McCartney
Length: 2:16 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: The Beatles
Released as Single A-side: May 1966
Charts: UK
1 US
1 D
1
Australia
1
From Album: The Beatles 1962-1966
1973 |
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BBC Session / February
17 , 1971
I Can't Explain
Songwriter:
Pete Townshend
Length: 1:55 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: The Who
Released as Single A-side: December 1964
Charts: UK
8
US
93 Australia
87
From Album: Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
1971 |
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BBC Session / March 12
, 1971
I Can Hear The Grass Grow
Songwriter:
Roy Wood
Length: 3:16 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: The Move
Released as Single A-side: March 1967
Charts: UK 5
From Album: The Best Of The Move
1974 |
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BBC Session / March 12
, 1971
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
Songwriter:
Jimmy Reed
Length: 2:50 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: Jimmy Reed
Released as Single A-side: November 1959
Charts: UK
37
From Album: Found Love
1960 |
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BBC Session / March 12
, 1971
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
Songwriter:
Jimmy Reed
Length: 2:50 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Elvis Presley recorded this great Jimmy
Reed song
at NBC Studio 4, Burbank, California, USA
June 27 , 1968 as part of his NBC TV
Special |
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BBC Session / March 12
, 1971
The Who Medley: Substitute - Daddy Rollin'
Stone - Happy Jack -
Pictures Of Lily - My Generation - I'm A Boy - I Can't Explain
Songwriters: Pete Townshend /
Daddy Rollin' Stone: Otis Blackwell
Length: 4:45 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: The Who
Released as Single A-sides & one as B-side: 1964-1967 |
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BBC Session / March 12
, 1971
Summertime Blues
Songwriters: Eddie Cochran /
Jerry N. Capeheart
Length: 2:58 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: Eddie Cochran
Released as Single A-side: July 1958 (USA) / September 1958
(UK)
Charts: US
8 UK
18
From Album: Eddie Cochran
1960 |
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Terry Wogan / October
27 , 1971
Mr. Businessman
Songwriter:
Ray Stevens
Length: 2:48 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: Ray Stevens
Released as Single A-side: July 1968
Charts: US
28 Australia
33
From Album: Even Stevens
1968 |
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Reflections
Length: 2:52 Min.
Songwriters: Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Eddie
Holland
From Album: Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
1971
Original artist: Diana Ross & The Supremes
Released as Single A-side: July 1967
Charts: US
2 UK
5 Australia
34
From Album: Reflections
1968 |
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Daydream
Songwriter: John Sebastian
Length: 3:13 Min.
From Album: Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
1971
Original artist: The Lovin' Spoonful
Released as Single A-side: February 1966
Charts: US
2 UK
2
D 30
Australia 13
From Album: Daydream 1966 |
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Tom Tom Turnaround
Songwriters: Nicky Chinn
/ Mike Chapman
Length: 4:07 Min.
From Album: Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
1971
Original artist: New World
Released as Single A-side: June 1971
Charts: UK 6
D
10
Australia
24
From Album: New World 1971 |
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Alan Freeman / August
24 , 1972
Lucille / Great
Balls Of Fire
Songwriters: Richard W. Penniman
- Albert Collins
/ Otis Blackwell
- Jack Hammer
Length: 2:45 Min.
From Album: Sweet At The Beeb - The BBC Radio
Sessions 2017
Original artist: Little Richard /
Jerry Lee Lewis
Released as Single A-side: February 1957 / November 1957
Charts: US
21 UK
10 / US
2 UK
1
From Album: Little Richard 1958
/ Jerry Lee's Greatest Hits
1961 |
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Peppermint Twist
Songwriters: Joey Dee /
Henry Glover
Length: 3:29 Min.
From Album: Sweet Fanny Adams
1974
Original artist: Joey Dee & The Starliters
Released as Single A-side: October 1961
Charts: US
1
UK
33
From Album: Doin' Twist At The
Peppermint Lounge
1961 |
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The
Man With The Golden Arm
Songwriters: Elmer Bernstein /
Sylvia Fine
Length: 8:27 Min.
From Album: Desolation Boulevard
1974
Original artist: Elmer Bernstein And Orchestra
Released as Single A-side: March 1956
Charts: US
16
From Album: The Man With The Golden Arm
1956 |
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My Generation
Songwriter: Pete Townshend
Length: 3:59 Min.
From Album: Desolation Boulevard
1974
Original artist: The Who
Released as Single A-side: October 1965
Charts: UK
2
US 74 D
6
Australia 2
From Album: My Generation
1965 |
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Yesterday's Hero
/ recorded 1980
Songwriters: Frank Musker
/ Dominic Bugatti
Length: 3:27 Min.
From Album: Platinum Rare 1995 /
previously unreleased
Original artist: Paul Nicholas
Released as Single A-side: November 1979
From Album: Yesterday's Hero
1979
20 Sensational Disco Greats From The Original Film Soundtrack
Charts: - |
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Where Do We Go From Here
/ recorded 1980
Songwriters: Russ Ballard
Length: 4:17 Min.
From Album: Platinum Rare 1995 /
previously unreleased
Original artist: Russ Ballard
Released as an album track
From Album: Into The Fire
1980 |
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I Wish
You Would
Songwriters: Billy Boy Arnold
Length: 3:12 Min.
From Album: Identity Crisis 1982
Original artist: Billy Boy
Released as Single B-side: June 1955
Great cover by The Yardbirds -
Debut Single May 1964
Charts: -
From Album: Checkin' It Out
1979 |
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Reach Out... (I'll Be There)
Songwriters: Brian Holland /
Lamont Dozier
/ Eddie Holland
Length: 6:06 Min.
From Album: Live At The Marquee
1989 (New recorded studio track)
Original artist: Four Tops
Released as Single A-side: August 1966
Charts: US
1
UK 1
D 13
From Album: Reach Out 1967 |
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Am I
Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
Songwriters: John Brewster /
Doc Neeson
/ Rick Brewster
Length: 3:56 Min.
From Album: "A" 1992
Original artist: The Angels
Released as Single A-side: March 1976
Charts: Australia 58
From Album: The Angels
1977 |
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New York Groove
Songwriter: Russ Ballard
Length: 3:52 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: Hello
Released as Single A-side: August 1975
Charts: UK
9
D 7
From Album: Keeps Us Off The Streets
1976 |
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New York Groove
Songwriter: Russ Ballard
Length: 3:52 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Cover version artist: Ace Frehley
Released as Single A-side: September 1978 (USA)
Charts: US
13
Australia 29
From Album: Ace Frehley
1978 |
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Gold
On The Ceiling
Songwriters: Dan Auerback
/ Patrick Carney
/ Brian Burton
Length: 4:08 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: The Black Keys
Released as Single A-side: February 2012
Charts: UK
57
US 94
Australia
34
From Album: El Camino 2011 |
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It's
All Moving Faster
Songwriters: Sal Canzonieri
/ Donato Canzonieri /
Steven A. Miller
Length: 3:39 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: Electric Frankenstein
Released as Single A-side: 1995
Charts: -
From Album: Electric Frankenstein
Conquers The World! 1996 |
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New York Connection
Songwriters: Andy Scott
/ Brian Connolly
/ Steve Priest
/ Mick Tucker
Length: 3:34 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: The Sweet
Released as Single B-side: September 1972
Charts: -
From Album: The Sweet Featuring "Little
Willy" & "Blockbuster" 1973 (USA) |
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Shapes
Of Things
Songwriters: Jim McCarty
/ Keith Relf
/ Paul Samwell-Smith
Length: 3:25 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: The Yardbirds
Released as Single A-side: February 1966
Charts: UK
3
US 11
D 22
From Album: The Yardbirds' Greatest
Hits 1967 |
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You Spin Me Right Round
Songwriters: Pete Burns /
Steve Coy
/ Wayne Hussey
/ Tim Lever
/ Mike Percy
Length: 4:16 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: Dead Or Alive
Released as Single A-side: November 1984
Charts: UK
1
US 11
D 2
CH 1
Australia
3
From Album: Youthquake
1985 |
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Because The Night
Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen /
Patti Smith
Length: 3:57 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: Patti Smith Group
Released as Single A-side: March 1978
Charts: UK
5
US 13
Australia
15
From Album: Easter 1978 |
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Sweet
Jane
Songwriter: Lou Reed
Length: 4:08 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: The Velvet Underground
Featuring Lou Reed
Released as Single A-side: August 1973
Charts: -
From Album: Loaded 1970 |
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Blitzkrieg Bop
Songwriters: Tommy Ramone
/ Dee Dee Ramone
Length: 3:02 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: Ramones
Released as Single A-side: February 1976
Charts: -
From Album: Ramones 1976 |
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On
Broadway
Songwriters: Barry Mann
/ Cynthia Weil
/ Jerry Leiber
/ Mike Stoller
Length: 3:52 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artists: The Drifters
Released as Single A-side: March 1963
Charts: US
9
From Album: Our Biggest Hits
1964 |
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Join
Together
Songwriter: Pete Townshend
Length: 3:17 Min.
From Album: New York Connection
2012
Original artist: The Who
Released as Single A-side: June 1972
Charts: UK
9
US 17
D 23
CH 9
Australia
58
From Album: Hooligans 1981
(USA) |
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