THEM - GLORIA LP - ORIG MONO- FUZZ GARAGE- VAN MORRISON

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THEM - GLORIA LP!

This is the original Mono version of this classic garage rock lp, led by a very young Van Morrison, and featuring a young session musician named Jimmy Page on guitar for "Gloria". (read on) 

"Gloria" is a rock song classic written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964 as the B-side of "Baby, Please Don't Go". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires. It is particularly memorable for its "G–L–O–R–I–A" chorus. It is very easy to play (three-chord) and thus is popular with those learning to play guitar. The song continues to be played by thousands of bands from famous recording artists to unknown garage bands. Humourist Dave Barry joked that "If you drop a guitar down a flight of stairs, it'll play 'Gloria' on its way to the bottom."[1]

One explanation for the timeless popularity of the song was offered in Allmusic's review by Bill Janovitz:[2]

"Gloria" was rated number 69 on Dave Marsh's list in the 1989 book The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. He described the song as "one of the few rock songs that's actually as raunchy as its reputation."[3] In his book Rock and Roll: The 100 Best Singles, Paul Williams said about the two sides of the "Baby Please Don't Go/Gloria" recording: "Into the heart of the beast... here is something so good, so pure, that if no other hint of it but this record existed, there would still be such a thing as rock and roll.... Van Morrison's voice a fierce beacon in the darkness, the lighthouse at the end of the world. Resulting in one of the most perfect rock anthems known to humankind."[4]

History

Morrison said that he wrote "Gloria" while he performed with the Monarchs in Germany in the summer of 1963, at just about the time he turned eighteen years old.[5] He started to perform it for audiences at the Maritime Hotel when he had returned to Belfast and joined up with the Gamblers to form the band Them. He would ad-lib lyrics as he performed, sometimes stretching the song to fifteen or twenty minutes in duration. After signing a contract with Dick Rowe and Decca, Them went to London, where they had a recording session at Decca Three Studios in West Hampstead on 5 July 1964, including "Gloria" as one of the seven songs recorded that day. Besides Morrison, present were Billy Harrison on guitar, Alan Henderson on bass, Ronnie Millings on drums and Patrick John McCauley on keyboards. Rowe brought in session musicians Arthur Greenslade on organ, Jimmy Page on guitar, and Bobby Graham on drums, since he considered the Them members too inexperienced. There remains some dispute about whether Millings and McCauley were miked up, but Alan Henderson contends that Them constituted the first rock group to use two drummers on a recording.[6] Gloria was the B-side, when "Baby, Please Don't Go" was released in the U.K. on 6 November 1964. It was re-released in 1973 on the Deram label, but did not chart.   Courtesy: Wikipedia

Here's what you'll get: (grading is for vinyl first, then jacket)

Them   Gloria    Parrot   PA61005    1965    VG/VG     Vinyl is in overall very good condition; However, it must be noted that there is a small scratch that can be felt on the second song on Side 1 (Mystic Eyes) When I test played this song, there were several small needle jumps at point of scratch. I also test-played Gloria and Here Comes the Night, and they both sounded fine. The rest of the record is clean, although there is some vinyl fade in spots. Jacket has some edgewear, but no seam splits;Cover still nice, with very minor ringwear. There is a name printed in ink at the top right on back of jacket. Comes in the original London sleeve, which also has no seam splits, although there is some discoloration.

Side One: Here Comes the Night, Mystic Eyes, Don't look Back, Little Girl, One Two Brown Eyes, Gloria

Side Two: One More Time, If You and I Could Be As Two, I Like It Like Like That, I'm Gonna Dress In Black, Route 66, Go On Home Baby

A Rock n Roll Classic - Don't Pass it By!

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