The Tornados - Blackpool Rock

[statistica423]

This is great. My new favorite tornados tune

[ShireGeordie]

Brilliant stuff - big thanks from Davy, Newcastle upon Tyne near England

[purbrookian]

Once was at the Holloway studio to hear Mike Berry's 'Tribute' song for Holly, circa 1960. Anyone else recall this?

[ChesneyDigital]

This band is the shizwich sandwich!

[Mr3sheds]

For the benefit of the uninitiated, this is a "rocked-up" version of the old folk song "Early one morning". It was commonplace particularly in the 60s to record versions of tunes that are in the public domain thereby avoiding having to pay royalties to the composer. Record producer Joe Meek is a good example of this and his catalogue is littered with examples. e.g. "Greensleeves" became "Green Jeans", "Phil the Fluters Ball became "PFB" and "Camptown Races became "Do dah day".

[MarkinDC]

Hadn't seen this one before - THANKS for uploading!

[lovasigabor]

Thank You!

[robrusdavies]

Check out a new version of Telstar by THE DUELLING PIANOS. Great fun, excellent video.

[7lambretta]

EARLY ONE MORNING

JUST AS THE SUN WAS SHINNING

I HEARD A FAIR MAID CALLING

FROM THE VALLEY BELOW

[Ilovecats112233]

This sounds just like the song from Pollyanna! It was when the orphan Pollyanna and Nancy, her auntie's maid, were walking down the street together carrying the basket of goods and singing in staggeringly high-pitched voices like hungry kittens! It was the 1960 version featuring Hayley Mills.

[DomHowardsFluoPants]

George Bellamy, than k you for Matt "God" Bellamy. Thank you very much.

[OrganicGreen157]

WHOA! What the hell was that? That was fun.

[nostromoau]

How could you use a poor maiden so? ...LOL how did they get away with calling this 'bllackpool rock' and probably claiming royalties for it?

[Strawberry7Lynn]

I've got a Tornados EP with an exact same photo on the cover as this one. How cheapskate can you get, Decca. Good track though and nice to be able to hear it.

[loveshair]

great tune ! love the instros!

[RIESENII1234]

thanks to george for not keeping his dick in his pants

[daurpm]

thank george for matt bellamy !! :D

[Icecreamsocialist1]

exactly what genre would you call this? im trying to explain this kind of music to a friend and the only way to describe it that i can think of is 50s/60s surfer music.

[Moshpith]

@Icecreamsocialist1 The best way to describe this is something that was considered uber hip at the time and has lasted so long the kitsch factor has saved it from utter obscurity. Back in the day, movie producers would hear something like this, be told kids liked it, and wind up putting it as the soundtrack to the scene in the The Blob where people run screaming from the theater. Does that help?

[AdmiralCSN]

I think that this one is even better than Telstar.

[disparatedan]

I thought I HAD EVERYTHING the Tornados had done - but this one is new to me!

[Telstar10000]

Hi disparatedan

Blackpool Rock was the B side of the single "Exodus", released in August 1964. It is now available on the double CD "The complete Tornados" from Amazaon

[disparatedan]

@Telstar10000 - AH! I have Exodus on a vinyl, Greatest Hits album, but Blackpool Rock was not included. The Tornados book is fairly SMALL. I prefer their '62-3 stuff, as produced by Mr Meek. I have pretty much all of that and one day will probably fill in the GAPS on YouTube. The Ice Cream Man, Life On Venus, Globetrotter, Blue, Blue, Blue Beat - some really great tracks. At the moment, I'm doing my VTs, but when it comes the turn of my 45s...

[soneli6873]

shortness comes over family

he he he

poor matt

[dietmarbaer]

good old rock and roll.I like it !

[turbo1964]

PLAY LOUD AND DANCE!

[rudyinthe505]

They never had dates, did they?

[HITTHESKINS]

the awesome drummer CLEM CATTINI.

drummed session on over 47 number ones..

[isabellesyndrome]

Matt are the photocopy of him father George. WOW.

[Hobrick]

its tornados dude. but ur right

[greaser1993]

tornadoes are awsome

[TL250Rider]

Fantastic Listing

Thank You

Disco Free KRTH

[eshewerethin]

You've got to remember us dinosaurs won't have heard of Muse - unless our kids are into them!

[Cler87]

uhuh bells dad!!!:D

[toshekk]

Bellamy is the shortest man in every rock band :)

and the blonde guy looks like Dominic (the drummer of that great band Muse)

[kingofpsychedelia555]

where they from? nice video, i like psychedelic rock from the late 60s and early 70s so this is a bit early but its still gd.

[jmanmoonwalk4]

I Think There from London.

[tantivy000]

Liverpool.

[Telstar10000]

Clem Cattini and Alan Caddy are from London. Roger LaVern from Kidderminster, Heinz from Southampton and George Bellamy from Geordieland.

[nitramtenab]

go on joe boy put all the vu meters in red and create another classic me ole son rgm sound rules long live our joe

[annie482000]

I like The Tornados stuff and will never tire of hearing it.

Thanks for sharing!

:)

[jherrg]

Hey thats Matthew Bellamy's dad

[annie482000]

I don't know who Matthew Bellamy is but I know the bloke you're referring to is the shortest of the lot, right? Name's George, I think.

Annie :)

[Muserockeruk]

matthew bellamy is the singer for Muse. great band you will have to check them out :)

[ChrisYonts]

Great video.