The Shamrocks - The 60's Beat (1966 uk very rare beat with bonus tracks - MP3 320K and FLAC

A good deal of confusion remains about the true origins of this band, which released a solid album of British Invasion-styled R&B in the mid-'60s on Ariola in Germany.

Some think that they, like many groups of the time, were a British outfit based in Germany; to obfuscate matters further, there was a popular Swedish band called the Shamrocks in the same era.

Regardless, their 1966 album is very much in the style of raw British R&B/rockers like the Pretty Things and Downliners Sect, and though there's virtually nothing in the way of original material or approach, it's energetically executed.

While this is stuffed with the same kind of Chess R&B covers that were staples of untold numbers of British bands in the mid-'60s, they're played with acceptably raunchy flair on this LP, especially on the cover of Bo Diddley's "Nursery Rhyme," which exemplifies the style at its best (review by Richie Unterberger, all music guide).

Track List:
01-Shame,Shame,Shame
02-Down Home Special
03-What's All This
04-Dusty Road
05-Rocks In My Bed
06-Sticks And Stones
07-Road Runner
08-Howling For My Baby
09-Big Boss Man
10-Nursery Rhyme
11-I'm Mad
12-Walking The Boogie
13-Smoke Stack Lightning
14-Got My Mojo Working
15-Shame,Shame-mono
16-Down Home Special-mono
17-Crossbow-mono
18-Midnight Train-mono

The Shamrocks:
Dave Allen
Bern Roberts
Dave Eaglen
Pete Channing
Gary "Gordon" Cowtan


[ Thank you MCLEHAST for sending this post ]
Previous posted at PHROCK in Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Rip and scans by MUMUK
CODE: 50394