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Michael Angelo

Album: Single [The 23rd Turnoff]

Released: Jan 22, 2008

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Michael Angelo
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Genre: Folk / Pop / Rock
Location Liverpool, Northwest, UK
Profile Views: 44093
Last Login: 12/1/2011
Member Since 8/28/2006
Website http://myspace.com/jimmycampbell1
Record Label RCA Victor / Deram / Fontana / Vertigo / Philips
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
.. .. ........Jimmy Campbell Tribute Evening .. Heebie Jeebies, Seel Street, Liverpool .. 7.30pm Wed 20th May 2009.. Admission: FREE!.. ......As part of this years Liverpool Sound City a tribute will be paid to the Liverpool Singer Songwriter who died in Feb 2007 - Jimmy Campbell 'rich with God's natural gift' has just had his entire body of work re-issued and is receiving overdue acknowledgment. Come and celebrate the life and work of a True Great!.. ....The Bordellos (St.Helens - I Dream of Jimmy Campbell).. Lizzie Nunnery (Liverpool based Folk Diva).. Terry Shaughnessy (The Universal).. The Heyze (Local beat Combo).. Mike Badger (The La's the Onset).. Dominic (of the Dominoes).. Paul Cavanah (Room / Top /Gloss).. Una Quinn (Irish Celtic Singer Songwriter).. Danny Roberts (The Hokum Clones / The 16 Tonnes)...... .. .. ........Jimmy Campbell solo albums.. ........Jimmy Campbell's three solo albums were released by Cherry Red subsidiary label, Esoteric on 23rd February 2009. Son Of Anastasia and Half Baked each contain one bonus track. You can order the albums at Esoteric's website:.. ........click here for details...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Jimmy Campbell R.I.P..... Writer of psychedelic classics.......... ..James Campbell, singer and songwriter: born Liverpool 4 January 1944; married (one daughter); died Liverpool 12 February 2007..... ....Everybody who heard the Liverpool singer and songwriter Jimmy Campbell recognised his talent. Why did he receive so little acclaim? Much of the reason lies in his own personality, but he has left behind some fine songs that he recorded as part of the Kirkbys, 23rd Turnoff and Rockin' Horse as well as on his own. Campbell mocked his own lack of success in "Tremendous Commercial Potential" (1971) and he once told me, "A lot of my songs are cries for help and I suppose that's why they didn't make the grade.".. .... Like many young Liverpool lads, Campbell formed a beat group, the Panthers, and on 13 January 1962 they supported the Beatles at Hambleton Hall in Huyton. As in a western showdown, John Lennon stood at the front of the stage checking out the new boy in town. Campbell was to regard Lennon and McCartney as the best songwriters in the world, adding, "McCartney had that magic, that self-confidence, and I never had that.".. .... In March 1964, the Panthers were recording for the Radio Luxembourg programme Sunday Night at the Cavern and the compere, Bob Wooler, confused their name with the suburb where they lived, calling them the Kirkbys. As the Kirkbys, they recorded for RCA and their single "It's a Crime" was released in 1966. After a tour with Herman's Hermits in Finland, they acquired a cult following and two of Campbell's best songs, "Don't You Want Me No More" and "Bless You", were only released there... .... In line with the psychedelic times, they changed their name to 23rd Turnoff (actually the exit from the M6 to the East Lancs Road) and recorded "Michaelangelo" (1967) for Decca's progressive label Deram. The intended follow-up, "Another Vincent Van Gogh", was cancelled as sales were disappointing. It is now viewed as a prime example of UK psychedelia and the collection of the Kirkbys/23rd Turnoff work, The Dream of Michaelangelo (2004), had superb reviews. "I wish we had done something on Van Gogh," said Campbell:.. .... I was sick when Don McLean wrote his "starry, starry night" rubbish. Van Gogh was a hard man and a hard drinker and I put myself in his shoes... .... Some of Campbell's songs were recorded by Liverpool acts: "She'll Get No Lovin' That Way" (Escorts), "Dreamin'" (Merseys), "Penny in My Pocket" (Merseys) and "Keep Me Warm Til the Sun Shines" (Swinging Blue Jeans). The Blue Jeans recorded Campbell's song independently and, when they took it to EMI, the record company supported their regular producer, Wally Ridley, and refused to release it. When it finally appeared in 2003, it could be seen as another psychedelic classic... .... In 1969, Campbell signed to Fontana as a solo performer and he released Son of Anastasia (1969), Half-Baked (1970) and The Jimmy Campbell Album (1972). He worked with Billy Kinsley of the Merseybeats as Rockin' Horse and they made the album Yes It Is (1971). Rolf Harris recorded "Salvation Army Citadel" but it was the Sixties Liverpool star Billy Fury who appreciated what Campbell was doing... .... Fury recorded his wry comments on gambling, "That's Right That's Me", a story about a half-hearted affair, "Green Eyed American Actress", and another about his possessions, "In My Room". "In My Room" is so personal that one wonders how Fury viewed it: "In the posters on my wall, / Of Hitler, John and Paul, / I see myself" - and by the end of the song that same self decides to destroy everything in a bonfire... .... Campbell tried to settle to a day job but he drank heavily and became unreliable. His later years are a sorry story. He stopped drinking a few years ago but heavy smoking had already wrecked his health. He returned to songwriting and tracks for a new album had been recorded, including one about Iraq, "When I Cross Your Path"... .... Jimmy Campbell's story is one of lost potential, someone who had the talent but couldn't pursue it. "I wish I got my act together," he once said, "and opened a songwriting school in Liverpool.".. .. .. ..Spencer Leigh .... .. ....The Independent.... .. 14 February 2007.. .. .. .. .... ....Further reading check out Bill Harry's website:........ ......Jimmy Campbell, one of the great undiscovered talents of Merseyside.... .... ..and.... .... .. ..The Return of Jimmy Campbell...... .. .. .. .... ....Michael Snow [Rockin' Horse]........ .. ..Read Michael's tribute to Jimmy Campbell on his MySpace page:.. ......Click here.... .. .. .. .. ....Obituary from Mojo magazine written by Mike Badger........ .. ..With the exception of the Beatles, very few 'Merseybeat' artists progressed into the psychedelic arena, Jimmy Campbell, a man of extraordinary sensitivity, took those brave steps into the unknown. Jimmy's first band was the Panthers (supporting the Beatles in Huyton in 1962) he then went on to form The Kirkbys, one of the more individual bands on the Liverpool scene, releasing three singles. In 1967 he created The 23rd Turnoff (which at the time was the M6 exit to Liverpool) writing the hauntingly beautiful Michelangelo, the psychedelic folk masterpiece he is probably best known for. He had an affinity with great artists, on one of his grossly over looked solo albums Son of Anastasia he writes about Another Vincent Van Gogh, then sarcastically delivers Tremendous Commercial Potential – the same kind that eluded him to his dying day last month. Half Baked, also features the sublime In My Room, as covered by Billy Fury. In 1971 he recorded as Rockin' Horse with his good friend Billy Kinsley of the Merseybeats, releasing one album Yes It Is, which features Golden Opportunity, another autobiographical piece that does not so much lament the fact that he had just missed out on it- again, but rather celebrates it, after all he had the music- and who could ask for more?.. .. ..Mike Badger.. .. .. .. ....Tribute by Owen Kelly........ .. ....Click Here.. to read Owen Kelly's tribute to Jimmy Campbell.. .. .. .. ....Rockin' Horse backing Chuck Berry.... .. ..Here's a rare clip of Jimmy & Rockin' Horse backing Chuck Berry playing 'Let It Rock'. It was filmed in 1972 for the German TV show 'Beat Club'.... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ....Blink And You'll Miss Them.... .. ..This is from the 1965 Gerry & The Pacemakers movie, "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey". The Kirkbys walk into the shop during the performance and can briefly be seen in the background. They were meant to have a bigger scene but this was cut after Joe Marooth (the last to enter the store) commented on Gerry Marsden's receding hairline. Notice the look Marsden gives him as he passes..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....Mojo Magazine - Buried Treasure........ .. ...... .. ..Click image to read article.. .. .. .. ....Jimmy Campbell Facebook group.... .... .. ......click here.... .. .. .. .. ....PLEASE KEEP COMMENTS BELOW ..RELATED TO JIMMY CAMPBELL........ ......
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.. ..Jimmy Campbell discography...... .... ....THE KIRKBYS....'Cos My Baby's Gone / She'll Get No Lovin' That Way...... ..1965 / 7" single / RCA FAS 947 (Finland).... .... ............THE KIRKBYS.... Don't You Want Me No More / Bless You...... ..1965 / 7" single / RCA FAS 948 (Finland).... .... ............THE KIRKBYS.... It's A Crime / I've Never Been So Much In Love...... ..1966 / 7" single / RCA 1542.... ........THE 23RD TURNOFF.... Michael Angelo / Leave Me Here...... ..1967 / 7" single / Deram DM 150.... .... ....JIMMY CAMPBELL.... Son Of Anastasia.... When I Sit Down To Reason.. Mother's Boy.. Another Vincent Van Gogh.. Penny In My Pocket.. Bright Side Of The Hill.. Dear Marge.. Lyanna.. They All Came Marching Home.. On A Monday.. Lovely Elisa Cope Is Dead.. You'll Break My Heart In Two.. Tremendous Commercial Potential.. Adrian Henri's Party Night.. Another Springtime's Passed Me By.. Michelangelo.. Painting A Song.... ..1969 / LP / Fontana STL 5508.... .... ....JIMMY CAMPBELL........ ....On A Monday / Dear Marge...... ..1969 / 7" single / Fontana TF 1009.... .... ....JIMMY CAMPBELL...... ..Lyanna / Frankie Joe...... ..1970 / 7" single / Fontana TF 1076.... .. ......JIMMY CAMPBELL...... ..Don't Leave Me Now / So Lonely Without You...... ......1970 / 7" single / Fontana 6007 025 ...... .. ......JIMMY CAMPBELL...... ..Dulcie / That's Right That's Me...... ..1970 / 7" single / Palette 27066 (Holland) .. ..........JIMMY CAMPBELL........ ..Half Baked.... Green Eyed American Actress.. Loving You Is All I Do.. So Lonely Without You.. In My Room.. That's Right That's Me.. I Will Not Mind.. Dulcie (It's December).. Forever Grateful.. Half Baked.. Closing Down The Shop.. Don't Leave Me Now...... ..1970 / LP / Vertigo 6360 010...... .... ....ROCKIN' HORSE...... ..Yes It Is.. .. Biggest Gossip In Town........ Oh Carol, I'm So Sad.. You're Spending All My Money.. Baby Walk Out With Your Darlin' Man.. Don't You Ever Think I Cry.. Yes It Is.. Stayed Out Late Last Night.. Delicate Situation.. Son, Son.. Golden Opportunity.. I'm Trying To Forget You.. Julian The Hooligan.... ..1971 / LP / Philips 6308 075.... ........ROCKIN' HORSE.......... ..Biggest Gossip In Town / You Say.............. ..1971 / 7" single / Philips 6006 156.... ........ROCKIN' HORSE...... ..Stayed Out Late Last Night / Julian The Hooligan...... ..1971 / 7" single / Philips 6006 200.... ........JIMMY CAMPBELL.... Jimmy Campbell's Album.... By The Light Of A Lamp.. Salvation Army Citadel.. Snow Covered Street.. Paris, You're In Paris.. Darling Sweetheart.. April Morning.. Something In The Wind.. Maudie.. Baby Walk Out With Your Darling Man.. It's Just Like A Girl.. It Never Rains But It Pours.. When You're Coming Home.... ..1972 / LP / Philips 6308 100.... .. ......COMPILATIONS.... ........The Vertigo Annual........ Track 3: Half Baked - Jimmy Campbell...... ..1970 / LP / Vertigo 6657 001 .. ......Heads Together, First Round.... Track 3: Lonely Norman - Jimmy Campbell.... ..1971 / LP / Vertigo 6360 045.. .. ......CD RELEASES.... ........JIMMY CAMPBELL...... ..Half Baked.... Green Eyed American Actress.. Loving You Is All I Do.. So Lonely Without You.. In My Room.. That's Right That's Me.. I Will Not Mind.. Dulcie (It's December).. Forever Grateful.. Half Baked.. Closing Down The Shop.. Don't Leave Me Now.... ..1992 / Repertoire / RR4390.... ....This CD is now deleted.... ........THE 23RD TURNOFF.... The Dreams of Michaelangelo.... 'Cos My Baby's Gone..*.... Don't You Want Me No More..*......(single version)...... Don't You Want Me No More..*......(Cavern Studios version)...... She'll Get No Lovin' That Way..*.... Bless You..*......(single version)...... Bless You..*......(Cavern Studios version)...... It's a Crime..*.... I've Never Been So Much in Love..*.... Dreaming.... (demo)...... Flowers Are Flowering.... (demo)...... (Not) A Penny in My Pocket ....(Abbey Road demo)...... I'll Be 'Round.... (demo)...... Michaelangelo.... (Ladbroke Studios demo)...... Another Vincent Van Gogh.... (demo)...... Mother's Boy.... (demo)...... I'll Be With You.... (demo)...... You Sing Your Own Song.... (demo)...... Michaelangelo.... (IBC Studios demo)...... (Not) A Penny in My Pocket.... (IBC Studios demo)...... Leave Me Here ....(single version)...... Michael Angelo ....(single version).... ..* performed by The Kirkbys.... ..2004 / RPM / RPMBC287.... ....Click here for more details.... ........ROCKIN' HORSE.... Yes It Is.... Biggest Gossip In Town.. Oh Carol, I'm So Sad.. You're Spending All My Money.. Baby Walk Out With Your Darlin' Man.. Don't You Ever Think I Cry.. Yes It Is.. Stayed Out Late Last Night.. Delicate Situation.. Son, Son.. Golden Opportunity.. I'm Trying To Forget You.. Julian The Hooligan.. ..Bonus tracks:.... Biggest Gossip In Town ....(single mono mix)...... You Say.. Julian The Hooligan ....(single mono mix).... ..Stayed Out Late Last Night ....(single mono mix)...... ....Frankie Joe..*.... Lonely Norman..*.... ..* credited to Jimmy Campbell...... ..2004 / Rev-Ola / CR REV 70.. ......Click here for more details.... ........JIMMY CAMPBELL........ ..Son Of Anastasia.... When I Sit Down To Reason.. Mothers Boy.. Another Vincent Van Gogh.. Penny In My Pocket.. Bright Side Of The Hill.. Dear Marge.. Lyanna.. They All Came Marching Home.. On A Monday.. Lovely Elisa Cope Is Dead.. You'll Break My Heart In Two.. Tremendous Commercial Potential.. Adrian Henri's Party Night.. Another Springtime's Passed Me By.. Michaelangelo.. Painting A Song.. Frankie Joe (Bonus Track).... ..2009 / Esoteric / eclec2106.. ........Click here for more details.... ........JIMMY CAMPBELL...... ..Half Baked.... Green Eyed, American Actress.. Loving You Is All I Do.. So Lonely Without You.. In My Room.. That’s Right, That’s Me.. I Will Not Mind.. Dulcie (It's December).. Forever Grateful.. Half Baked.. Closing Down The Shop.. Don’t Leave Me Now.. Lonely Norman (Bonus Track)...... ..2009 / Esoteric / eclec2107.. ......Click here for more details...... ........JIMMY CAMPBELL...... ..Jimmy Campbell’s Album.... By The Light Of A Lamp.. Salvation Army Citadel.. Snow Covered Street.. Paris, You’re In Paris.. Darling Sweetheart.. April Morning.. Something In The Wind.. Maudie.. Baby, Walk Out With Your Darling.. It’s Just Like A Girl.. It Never Rains But It Pours.. When You're Coming Homeop.. Don't Leave Me Now.... ..2009 / Esoteric / eclec2108.. ......Click here for more details.... .. ......COVER VERSIONS.... ...... ......You'll Get No Loving That Way - The Escorts.. Keep Me Warm ('Til The Sun Shines) - The Swinging Blue Jeans.. Dreamin' - The Merseys.. Penny In My Pocket - The Merseys.. When I Find You - Cliff Richard.. I Call For My Rose - Billy Fury.. Gettin' Sentimental Over You - Billy Fury [..LISTEN..].. Green Eyed American Actress - Billy Fury [..LISTEN..].. That's Right, That's Me - Billy Fury [..LISTEN..].. Lyanna - Billy Fury.. In My Room - Billy Fury.. All The Way To The USA - Billy Fury.. Salvation Army Citadel - Sgt. Will Scuffham.. And They All Came Marching Home - Sgt. Will Scuffham.. ....Salvation Army Citadel - Rolf Harris.. ....Dulcie (It's December) - Nicky Speero.. In My Room - Kelly While.. Salvation Army Citadel - Trespassers W...... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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The Kirkbys, The 23rd Turnoff, Rockin' Horse