Uploaded by steve01274 on Nov 28, 2007
Status Quo /Spectres began as a rock and roll freakbeat band in 1962. At Sedgehill Comprehensive School, Catford, Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster who were members of the same orchestra, started a band called The Scorpions. Changing their name to The Spectres, Rossi and Lancaster played their first gig at the Samuel Jones Sports Club in Dulwich, South London. In 1963 they added drummer John Coghlan. They began writing their own material and after a year met Rick Parfitt who was playing with a band called The Highlights. By the end of 1965, Rossi and Parfitt, who had become close friends, made a commitment to continue working together. On July 18, 1966 The Spectres signed a five-year deal with Piccadilly Records, releasing two singles that year, 'I (Who Have Nothing)' and 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' (written by Alan Lancaster), and one the next year called 'We Ain't Got Nothing Yet', but all three sank without trace.
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Black Night that is.Remarkable similarities
3 years ago 5
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To all the geeks saying..Blackmore stole this riff..well The Magoos and the Spectres stole it from Ricky Nelson's...Summertime..have a listen.
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i still having nightmares during the night
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this version of this song sounds better
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@seventiesclassic Well spotted that man! Geek that I am, I just heard this for the first time and came to check out the history and now, I know!
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Nelson was years ahead. check him out. weird tune for the year he did it.
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song with fire
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bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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custer1986 is right - this is a pretty accurate cover version of The Blues Magoos song from '66. A New York band.
Written by Emil Thielhelm/Micheal Esposito/Ralph Scala/Ronald Gilbert
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Am I wrong, or does Deep Purple´s " Black Night" have the same riff......could it be Deep Purple stole this ?
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Status Quo? Birth of Metal?? I don't think so. There's so much a big difference between Quo and their no-nonsense melodic rock, and that music called Metal, that's mainly loud. At least to me, I think that's the way Quo has to be understood.
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loudhvx .. The single in the video has The Spectres on the cover On July 18, 1966 The Spectres signed a five-year deal with Piccadilly Records, releasing two singles that year, 'I (Who Have Nothing)' and 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' (written by Alan Lancaster), and one the next year called 'We Ain't Got Nothing Yet'
steve01274 3 years ago