APPLEJACKS: THE APPLEJACKS. 1964 UK ORIGINAL LP. DECCA.

	£		62
	$		82

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GRADING.

SLEEVE:

VG++ ~  'Minimal' wear & tear: (light creases & ring wear, minor scuffs, but Generally OK!)

VG+ ~ will have obvious creases & ring wear, scuffs, some edge wear, Anything more, e.g. stickers, writing, splits etc. will be stated!

VG ~ will be VERY obviously in a well used state with grubby marks, heavy creases & ring wear, split seams, edge wear etc., in short...a bit tatty!

RECORD:

VG++ ~ light surface marks, scuffs, but NO serious visible flaws!

VG+ ~ marks, visible scratches, scuffs, spindle marks, but NO major flaws!

VG ~ will be well played, lots of heavy marks, scuffs, spindle wear, will definitely have surface  noise! in short...a bit 'rough'

The Applejacks were a UK beat group of the 1960s. They were the first "Brumbeat" group (that is, from the West Midlands conurbation) to reach the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, and were unusual for having a female bass guitarist, Megan Davies. All of the Applejacks (except Jackson) were members of the same scout troop as children. Baggott, Cash and Freeman began playing together in a skiffle group named The Crestas in 1961, occasionally performing at a local youth club. Davies joined the group in 1961, Gould the following year. Lacking a vocalist, they were strictly an instrumental band until the addition of singer Al Jackson in 1963; they began playing rock and roll songs and secured a residency at Solihull Civic Hall. During that time they changed their name to The Jaguars before finally becoming The Applejacks in July 1962. Signed to Decca Records late in 1963, their success was largely due to the strength of their first single, "Tell Me When". Written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens, "Tell Me When" was released in February 1964 and shot to #7 in the UK. After the group met The Beatles during rehearsals for a television appearance, John Lennon and Paul McCartney provided the Applejacks with a song which was to be their second single: "Like Dreamers Do". However, the record only reached number 20 in the UK chart, whilst their final hit, "Three Little Words (I Love You)" (also in 1964) made it to #23. The group quarrelled with Decca over their next single. Decca wanted them to record "Chim Chim Chiree", but the group disliked this song. Although the single had been announced (and is therefore listed in most discographies), it was never released. According to Megan Davies,[4] the group did not even record "Chim Chim Chiree". Thanks to this quarrel their next single, "Bye Bye Girl", was released half a year after "Three Little Words". Although Decca continued to issue Applejacks recordings during 1965 (including the first released version of Ray Davies's "I Go to Sleep"), they met with little response from the public, leading to a rapid return to playing local gigs. After 1966 the group became an act on some of the world's cruise liners, working for Cunard until the end of the decade and frequently aboard the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth and RMS Queen Elizabeth 2.

1964 U.K. MONO VINYL LP ISSUE IN FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE ON RED UNBOXED DECCA LABEL. 

MATRIX:  ARL 6464-1K,  ARL 6465-1K.

CONDITION:

SLEEVE:  VG+. 40p written in black ink on top left, rear sleeve. A bit grubby but intact.  

RECORD: VG+. Quite a lot of surface marks & spindle marks but nothing drastic. Plays beautifully with a little noise between tracks. 

                               SEE PHOTOGRAPH. 

TRACK LISTING:

SIDE 1:

1. Tell Me When
2. Wishing Will Never Make It So
3. Over Suzanne
4. Hello Josephine
5. As a Matter of Fack
6. Too Much Monkey Business
7. Mem'ries of You
8. Ain't That Just Like Me

SIDE 2:

1. Kansas City
2. I Wonder
3. Three Little Words (I Love You)
4. Baby Jane
5. No Time
6. See If She Cares
7. What's the Matter Little Girl
8. What'd I Say

DECCA RECORDS.                   LK 4635.                         1964.

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