New Vaudeville Band - There's a Kind Of Hush

Original version ( http://www.discogs.com/release/1475715 ) from the 1966 LP "Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudeville Band written by:

Geoff Stephens

In 1965, Stephens wrote the haunting "The Crying Game", a Top 5 hit for Dave Berry (and later the title song of the film and a hit for Boy George). In 1966 he formed The New Vaudeville Band, writing and recording songs in a 1920s musical style. Their debut single "Winchester Cathedral" was a No. 1 hit in the U.S., and covered by others including Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Sinatra. It was followed by further hits for the band, "Peek A Boo", "Finchley Central" and "Green Street Green".

With John Carter, Stephens wrote "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James" for Manfred Mann and, with Les Reed, "There's a Kind of Hush" for The New Vaudeville Band. A year later, a cover version of "There's a Kind of Hush" was a hit for Herman's Hermits, and it was also later a hit for The Carpenters. Over the next few years he wrote, or co-wrote, hits for The Hollies ("Sorry Suzanne"), Ken Dodd ("Tears Wont Wash Away These Heartaches"), Cliff Richard ("Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha"), Tom Jones ("Daughter of Darkness"), Mary Hopkin ("Knock Knock, Who's There" - the 1970 UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest), Scott Walker ("The Lights of Cincinnati"), Dana ("It's Gonna Be a Cold Cold Christmas"), The Drifters ("Like Sister And Brother"), Crystal Gayle ("It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"), Hot Chocolate ("I'll Put You Together Again") and, most successfully of all, UK number one hits for David Soul, ("Silver Lady"); and The New Seekers (the Ivor Novello Award-winning, "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me").

Words c/o http://en.wikipedia.org

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[zenarcade64]

Nothing like the original.

[Xpinger]

this is the original recording - with one of the guys who wrote the song actually performing with this group - I am not vouching for how good it is since that's consumer preference

[bURRkEEF]

There's a lot of good one's on this album and this is one of them. I'll have to get some of my LP up soon.

I had a request from miodbil for "Goodbye, Diana" by them. I've never heard it before. Would you happen to have it?

[Xpinger]

I'm sorry bURRkEEF I didn't notice your question until somebody posted on here today and I re-read all previous posts - I posted this track for you today!

If you want any others from this LP just let me know?

[zenarcade64]

I meant, "nothing like the original", meaning this one. I always knew the Hermit's Hermits version, but good to hear the original...much better than "Winchester Cathedral".

[elcastro369]

"Há Uma Espécie De Silêncio" embora tb gravado por The Carpters, Herman's Hermits e outros, entre estes está o autor desta canção...Boa audição!

[kinghenry51]

good good good different but good

[Lyndon1947]

@bURRkEEF

Please do I have long since lost my album which was played endlessly. Thanks.

[itai0611]

listen pepole there are more music like:

[wildhokum]

I actually like the beat to this verson better than Herman's. But Herman's is still great in an easy "pop hit" kind of way. Wow one of those times I say "to be back listening to radio in those days with songs like this filling the airwaves mustve been cool.

[Doleafol]

This pales in comparison to the Herman's Hermits' version. The Hermits' version is smoother, much more graceful...with the instrumental flourishes much more pronounced.

[rogerrosales1]

ok, the version of herman's hermits is better but they also have a very nice song entitled "winchester cathedral."

[ConfusedSponge]

Way better than The Carpenters' version but Hermits' version is a win only by a landslide.

[cmulwee001]

This song was also covered by Percy Faith's Orchestra on his Today's Themes for Young Lovers, which featured an all female chorus providing the vocals.

[jokeraces22]

i like your selection of music'