The Shadows Of Knight – Gee-El-O-Are-I-Ay

Name: The Shadows Of Knight - Gee-El-O-Are-I-Ay
Rating: 4.38 (66 reviews)

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Tracklist

A1		Gloria Written-By – Morrison*
A2		Light Bulb Blues Written-By – Kelley*
A3		I Got My Mojo Working Written-By – Foster*
A4		Dark Side Written-By – Rogers*
A5		Let It Rock Written-By – Anderson*
A6		Oh Yeah Written-By – McDaniels*
A7		It Always Happens That Way Written-By – Rogers*
A8		You Can't Judge A Book (By The Cover) Written-By – Dixon*
B1		Bad Little Woman Written-By – Catling*
B2		Gospel Zone Written-By – Schiffour*
B3		I Just Want To Make Love To You Written-By – Dixon*
B4		I'll Make You Sorry Written By – Rolfe Written-By – Kelley*
B5		Tomorrow's Going To Be Another Day Written By – Daniels Written-By – Boyce*
B6		Spoonful Written-By – Dixon*
B7		I'm Gonna Make You Mine Written-By – Bayer*
B8		Someone Like Me Written-By – Novak*

Manufactured in the UK (label)

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ED 157-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ED 157-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): ED 157 A1 U A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO DAMONT
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): ED 157 B1 PORKY. DAMONT MPO

kyodo_dom Feb 12, 2023
Edited 2 years ago

This is an absolute belter of a comp. Sounds really boss! Good sleeve notes too. These mid-/late-80s Edsel garage/psych compilations/straight reissues are hard to beat if you can’t find originals.
roger2012 Dec 12, 2014
You Can't Judge A Book (By The Cover) and the Song Spoonful are two really nice covers (B.Dixon) too !!
jadedtom Mar 3, 2013
Edited 12 years ago

This is a fine collection of the best of the Shadows of Knight. These guys could play white boy blues better than most of their contemporaries, but it's the band's scorching rockers that still amaze me. 'Oh Yea', 'Light Bulb Blues' and of course the classic 'Gloria' are all prime examples of some of the best sixties' rock and roll. They literally reinvent Bo Diddley's 'Oh Yea', and the song becomes a much more interesting tune, a la the Stones' version of Berry's 'Around and Around', or the Doors' take on Howlin' Wolf's 'Back Door Man'.