Strangers Garage 45 Scott Walker Euphoria Capitol RARE

	£		117
	$		155

The Strangers

Tell Me / Easy Livin'

Linda 118 Promo 45

Condition:

Record and label both MINT

More detailed explanation:

Plays superbly. NO scratches or scuffs, NO wear. NO writing on label. 

As far as I know this tiny label had no custom sleeves.

Other information:

One of the earliest and rarest performances and song writing credits on vinyl by Scott Walker before he left the US for fame, fortune and eccentricity in Britain. 

Also featuring John Maus of the Walker Brothers and co-produced by John Stewart.

Also the first appearance on vinyl by William D. Lincoln of legendary Capitol psych band EUPHORIA.

 Now this extremely rare garage 45 on the tiny Hollywood Linda label is a real curiosity: not only does it represent the only recording by the first band of one William Lincoln (who later went on to record one of the rarest and most collectible 60's psych LP's on the Capitol label – ‘A Gift From Euphoria’ with Wesley Watt) but it is also one of the earliest appearances on vinyl (if not the very first?) of two of the future Walker Brothers - Scott Engel a.k.a. Scott Walker and John Maus.  As if that was not all, the B-side is actually a Scott Engel co-composition (credited as Engle)!

I believe I was the first to uncover this connection when I interviewed Lincoln a few years back for my sleeve notes to the CD reissue of the Euphoria album for Rev-Ola (if you're a fan of the album check it out – with superior sound, rare photos and contributions from both members of the band it’s a whole improvement on the See For Miles edition with which I was also involved a few years back).

According to the session notes still in Lincoln’s possession the line-up for this recording was: John Stewart - lead vocal and electric guitar; John Maus - vocals and lead electric guitar; Bill Lincoln - vocals and rhythm guitar and piano; Scott Engle – vocals and bass; Mike Robinson – Tambourine and a drummer called Tiny.

The B-side is co-written by Engle-Turvey and the production is by Stewart & Turvey (see scan).

Basically the A-side is an extremely muscular cover of the Rolling Stones song that, quite frankly (Stones obsessive should close their eyes at this point), puts the original to shame. It starts with a great chiming fuzz guitar, then moves into a slow, pounding drum rhythm while the singer does an unnerving Mick Jagger impression before exploding into the most fantastic harmonies on the chorus: if at times it sounds like the Walker Brothers in utero then that’s probably because it also owns a debt to the Righteous Brothers. Breathtaking! The flip, which is co-written by Scott and someone called Turvey is a great mid-tempo instrumental featuring stomping drums, jagged guitar and sax.

So there you have it! An essential piece of the puzzle of two great and highly collectible bands – one admittedly rather more famous than the other.

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