Tony Sheridan - Tony Sheridan and Opus 3 Artists (2018) [DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Andrew Esmond Sheridan McGinnity was an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his backing band The Beat Brothers that at one time featured members of The Beatles. Later in 2007 Tony came up to the Opus 3 Studio in Sweden and we recorded two songs together: “Tell Me If You Can” and “Indochina” – a song relating to his experience when he performed for the US soldiers in Vietnam during the 70-ties.

In 1964, about three years after he had performed and recorded with The Beatles in Hamburg, he returned from a tour with a great band to record what was for us an unforgettable Rhythm & Blues album “Just a little bit of Tony Sheridan”. After several meetings we realized that we had discovered a great many wonderful songs, literally a’treasure-trove’ of songs including for example “Tell Me If You Can” which Tony Sheridan had written with Paul McCartney during their time in Hamburg. Sadly, Tony died at the beginning of 2013, leaving us not only with memories but also recordings which we had made of just him and his guitar in his home in Hamburg. These songs are in effect the jewels in a musical treasure created by Tony Sheridan. A treasure not locked in a vault collecting dust, but an album performed by Opus 3 artists giving exposure to Tony’s creativity. The inclusion of “Skinny Minnie” was because it was known to be one of his biggest hits.

Tracklist:

01 - Tell Me If You Can
02 - Muscovado
03 - Numbers On the Sun
04 - Travelling Through The Night
05 - He Said Yeah
06 - Julie, Julie
07 - Indochina
08 - Open Road
09 - The Music Must Go On
10 - Serene Is All
11 - Skinny Minnie
12 - The Puzzle

Produced & Mixed by Roger Ekman.
Recorded & Mixed by Jan-Eric Persson.
Mastered by Thomas Eberger.

Musicians:
Bert Östlund - Acoustic Guitar on "1, 5, 7, 9"
Peter Melin - Acoustic Guitar on "2, 3, 6, 9, 10", Electric Guitar on "2, 3, 4, 9-11"
Bert Östlund - Electric Guitar, Piano on "1, 5, 7", Wurlitzer Organ on "3, 5, 8, 9, 11" & Hammond L-100 Organ on "7, 9"
Filip Ekestubbe - Piano on "4, 10"
Björn Jansson - Tenor Saxophone on "7, 9"
Roger Ekman - Bass, Double Bass, Fender Precision Bass, Höfner Violin Bass
Robert Carlsson - Drums on "1-4, 6-11", Percussion on "9, 11"
Vocals > Bottleneck John (tracks: 3, 11), Maria Winther (tracks: 2, 8, 10), Tony Sheridan (tracks: 1, 7, 12)
Backing Vocals > Maria Winther (tracks: 2, 8), Roger Ekman (tracks: 5, 6, 9)


Thanks to the Original customer!