Shotgun Express
Funny 'Cos Neither Could I / Indian Thing
Columbia : DB 8178 DJ
Detail
- Artist: Shotgun Express
- A Side: Funny 'Cos Neither Could I
- B Side: Indian Thing
- Label: Columbia
- Format: 45s
Condition
Description
Description
RARE and gorgeous red and white DEMO in fabulous not to be seen again condition.
Shotgun Express were spawned when Peter Bardens' instrumental group, Peter B's Looners, which included Bardens on keyboards, Peter Green (Fleethwood Mac) on guitar, Dave Ambrose (who went on to become an A&R man, signing the Sex Pistols and Duran Duran)[1] on bass and Mick Fleetwood on drums, decided to change styles and add vocalists. They were joined by Rod "The Mod" Stewart and Beryl Marsden one of the finest "soul" female vocalists at the time, the leading female singer on the Liverpool club scene. The new assemble took the name Shotgun Express.
The band played many London, Nottingham,, Manchester clubs especially pleasing burgeoning MOD culture, by focusing on soul classics. Green left the band late 1966 to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and was replaced by, first, John Mooreshead and then Phil Sawyer. The group released their first single, "I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round" (Columbia DB 8025), in October 1966, but it was regarded as over-orchestrated by the band's followers and was not successful.
Shotgun Express split up in early 1967 after Stewart left the band to join the Jeff Beck Group in February 1967. Fleetwood joined Green in John Mayall's band before the two left to startup Fleetwood Mac. Beryl Marsden joined "The She Trinity" Dave Ambrose joined Brian Auger, Sawyer joined Spencer Davis, and Bardens later formed prog-rock band Camel.
Shotgun Express like a Meteor, spread spores of R&B talent right across the British R&B scene...making "Shotgun Express" so very collectable for far more reasons than one.
But just as notable is the Peter Bardens conceived flipside an insane, homeless and aimless guitar mumbo-jumbo instrumental; that is brilliantly reviewed by a Cat45 member "Deepinder Cheema" who brilliantly unravels the purpose of it all. " Indian Thing"
"It has everything I love about a B side. It is clearly a jam in the studio. They have to get the B side done. Nobody knows what is going to happen. The guitar finds a fantastic chord, the organ does what it does best and then without that plan it all falls apart with some horrible wanderings where the guitar plinks and planks well below the comedy level of Neil Innes amazing guitar solo in "Canyons Of Your Mind". Also it has a fantastic title which has no discernible meaning.
Such a thought provoking review I was compelled to include it. Which was most likely "Barden's" intension in the first place.
A totally essential innovative gathering of British musicians who found fame in different places...it's a MUST OWN
Shotgun Express were spawned when Peter Bardens' instrumental group, Peter B's Looners, which included Bardens on keyboards, Peter Green (Fleethwood Mac) on guitar, Dave Ambrose (who went on to become an A&R man, signing the Sex Pistols and Duran Duran)[1] on bass and Mick Fleetwood on drums, decided to change styles and add vocalists. They were joined by Rod "The Mod" Stewart and Beryl Marsden one of the finest "soul" female vocalists at the time, the leading female singer on the Liverpool club scene. The new assemble took the name Shotgun Express.
The band played many London, Nottingham,, Manchester clubs especially pleasing burgeoning MOD culture, by focusing on soul classics. Green left the band late 1966 to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and was replaced by, first, John Mooreshead and then Phil Sawyer. The group released their first single, "I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round" (Columbia DB 8025), in October 1966, but it was regarded as over-orchestrated by the band's followers and was not successful.
Shotgun Express split up in early 1967 after Stewart left the band to join the Jeff Beck Group in February 1967. Fleetwood joined Green in John Mayall's band before the two left to startup Fleetwood Mac. Beryl Marsden joined "The She Trinity" Dave Ambrose joined Brian Auger, Sawyer joined Spencer Davis, and Bardens later formed prog-rock band Camel.
Shotgun Express like a Meteor, spread spores of R&B talent right across the British R&B scene...making "Shotgun Express" so very collectable for far more reasons than one.
But just as notable is the Peter Bardens conceived flipside an insane, homeless and aimless guitar mumbo-jumbo instrumental; that is brilliantly reviewed by a Cat45 member "Deepinder Cheema" who brilliantly unravels the purpose of it all. " Indian Thing"
"It has everything I love about a B side. It is clearly a jam in the studio. They have to get the B side done. Nobody knows what is going to happen. The guitar finds a fantastic chord, the organ does what it does best and then without that plan it all falls apart with some horrible wanderings where the guitar plinks and planks well below the comedy level of Neil Innes amazing guitar solo in "Canyons Of Your Mind". Also it has a fantastic title which has no discernible meaning.
Such a thought provoking review I was compelled to include it. Which was most likely "Barden's" intension in the first place.
A totally essential innovative gathering of British musicians who found fame in different places...it's a MUST OWN
Condition Report
Two bright clean promo labels, full gloss vinyl reveals only a few soft surface hairlines under light, plays beautifully clean (listen)A Side
- Title: Funny 'Cos Neither Could I
- Title: Indian Thing
B Side
- Year: 28th April 1967
- City: Hayes, Middlesex, England