John Leyton - The Two Side Of... + Always Yours (1961+1963) [2LP on 1CD, Compilation 2000]

Posted By: Justin

Date: Oct. 31, 2012

John Leyton's two HMV LP's were remarkable for being stand-alone albums in an era when LP'e were more usually built around hits. "The Two Sides Of", produced by the legendary Joe Meek, was issued in December '61 at the very peak of John's popularity, whilst the Robert Stigwood produced "Always Tours" appeared in the Summer of '63, shortly before he disappeared off to Hollywood. Nowadays, both are highly sought-after collectors' artefacts, and are reissued here in their entirety for the first time on CD.

Like the better-remembered Adam Faith, John Leyton had a lot of success in Britain in the early '60s with lugubrious teen idol pop that was only tenuously related to rock & roll. Not much of a singer, his hits are most notable for Joe Meek's inventive production, which utilized ghostly female backup vocals, variable-speed pianos, and swirling wind effects. Most of Leyton's earliest (and most successful) material was written by Geoff Goddard, a songwriter who often penned compositions for Meek's acts; heavy on loner melodrama, it often used pseudo-wild west galloping rhythms and lyrical themes. "Johnny Remember Me" and "Wild Wind" were huge hits for Leyton in 1961, and "Son This Is She" and "Lonely City" also made the Top 20 soon afterward. But in 1963, Meek and Goddard's association with Leyton ended; that circumstance, combined with the British beat boom, cast Leyton adrift immediately, although he found a lot of acting work in television and film to keep him busy.

Tracklist:

01. Voodoo Woman
02. Can't You Hear The Beat Of A Broken Heart
03. Fabulous
04. Thunder And Lightning
05. Oh Lover
06. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
07. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reason
08. That's A Woman
09. Walk With Me Angel
10. That's How To Make Love
11. Magic Of True Love
12. It's Goodbye Then
13. I'm Gonna Let My Hair Down
14. On Lover's Hill
15. Sweet And Tender Romance
16. Johnny My Johnny
17. That's The Way It Is
18. Too Many Late Nights
19. Lovers' Lane
20. Funny Man
21. Another Man
22. Buona Sera
23. A Man Is Not Supposed To Cry
24. How Will It End?

Tracks 1-12 is "The Two Side Of…" Album (1961)
Tracks 13-24 is "Always Yours" Album (1963)
All tracks are original MONO recordings.
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Country Masters, Frimley, Camberley, England.

Thanks to audelas!

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