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THE EASYBEATS

The Easybeats occupy a unique place in the pantheon of 1960s British rock acts. For starters, they were Australian, except that they really weren't -- they met in Sydney alright, and being based in Australia with the talent they had gave them a leg-up over any of the local competition. But lead singer Stevie Wright originally came from England (although he'd been in Australia for some years), and bassist Dick Diamonde hailed from the Netherlands, as did guitarist Harry Vanda, while the others, guitarists George Young and drummer Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, were recent arrivals from Scotland and England -- most significantly, Fleet was Liverpool born and raised, and had been a member of the Mojos, one of that city's more promising bands of 1963 and 1964. They all had talent, but he had a sense of style and an idea of what worked in rock & roll; it was Snowy Fleet who came up with the name "the Easybeats," and the sharp image for the early group, which made them a piece of authentic Brit-beat right in the heart of Sydney, 13,000 miles from Liverpool and as precious there as water on a desert.

"FRIDAY ON MY MIND"

Produced by Shel Talmy    

1967      LP     UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS      UAS 6588 STEREO

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE SLEEVE

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

NOTES: Monarch Recording pressing as indicated by circled MR in runouts.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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LABEL: UNITED ARTISTS - BLACK LABEL w/LOGO+MULTICOLOUR DOTS on TOP - SILVER/WHITE TEXT

Catalog on cover: (front & spine) UAS 6588      (rear) STEREO UAS 6588    HIGH FIDELITY UAL 3588      

Catalog on labels: UAS 6588

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): UAS 6588 A 1B △10486   (Stamped & Circled): MR

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): UAS 6588 B 1A △10486-X   (Stamped & Circled): MR

On labels: rim text reads "High Fidelity Stereo"  "United Artists.......Made in U.S.A."

Produced for Albert Production by Shel Talmy

On back cover: Notes, Tracklist & Credits

tracklisting

Side A: FRIDAY ON MY MIND - RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH - DO YOU HAVE A SOUL

SATURDAY NIGHT - YOU ME, WE LOVE - PRETTY GIRL

Side B: HAPPY IS THE MAN - MAKE YOU FEEL ALRIGHT (Women) - WHO'LL BE THE ONE

MADE MY BED, GONNA LIE IN IT - REMEMBER SAM - SEE LINE WOMAN

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read below description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

 

Friday on My Mind, produced by Shel Talmy and recorded in England, captures the Easybeats at just about their peak, combining all of the best elements in the evolution of their sound under one cover. The Easybeats were still one of the most energetic outfits in rock music, with a raw, highly animated guitar attack, but they were trying (and largely succeeding with) ever more complex vocal harmony parts and some staccato guitar harmony as well that was pretty impressive, and at this stage they were working with a brace of gorgeous Harry Vanda/George Young originals. The ubiquitous title track is in excellent company, surrounded by an array of mid- to late-60's British rock treasures: a killer garage punk rendition of "River Deep, Mountain High," with a superb performance by Stevie Wright and what sounds almost like a sitar buried somewhere in the midst of the crisp electric guitars; "Do You Have a Soul," with its abrupt tempo changes, cascading choruses, chiming guitars, and hooks that seem to flow into each other effortless; "Saturday Night," with more sitar-like sounds beneath the radiant choruses and rhythm guitar hooks; the dramatic, angst-ridden "You Me, We Love," on which Vanda's guitar playing becomes as intense as Wright's wrenching vocal performance; "Pretty Girl," with its crunchy rhythm guitar sound and catchy lyric hooks and choruses; and "Made My Bed Gonna Lie in It," a punk anthem nearly as catchy and well-played as "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"...(AllMusic)