R. STEVIE MOORE
NASHVILLE 1975
[PART 1 OF 3]
The Instrumentals
01. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (2:11) 7/10
02. Eleanor Rigby (2:34) 6/26
03. You're Gonna Lose That Girl (2:12) 6/29
04. Martha My Dear (2:35) 7/3
05. If I Needed Someone (2:15) 7/8
06. She Said She Said (2:38) 6/24
07. Your Mother Should Know (2:04) 8/11
08. I'm Only Sleeping (4:52) 7/8
09. Help! (2:04) 7/6
10. I'll Be Back (2:38) 6/30
11. And Your Bird Can Sing (2:08) 6/29
12. If I Fell (2:45) 7/9
13. It's Only Love (1:57) 7/21
14. And I Love Her (1:46)
15. I Wanna Be Your Man (4:37) 7/21
16. The Long And Winding Road (2:27)
17. Strawberry Fields Forever (4:04) 7/3
18. Here There And Everywhere (3:26) 6/26
Recorded at home, 226 Chapel Ave, Nashville TN
June to August 1975
All parts played and sung by RSM, except:
Johna Lynn: vcls (6)
Roger Ferguson: sax (15)
Mike Hopper: flutes (7, 15); harmonica (15)
Pete Spero: congas (15)
Larry Butler: taped piano (16)
Thanks to Billy A. & Rick Mason for lending instruments.
Financed by HP.
All compositions Lennon/McCartney, except 5 Harrison.
For George Martin and the Quarrymen.
(True story: it was rumored that somebody got a copy to Mr. Lennon in NYC
during the late '70s, and he gave quite a favorable response!)
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AMG REVIEW: In 1975, R. Stevie Moore's uncle and artistic patron, Harry Palmer (formerly of the Boston psychedelic band Ford Theatre and then an executive at Atco Records, and incidentally the guy who discovered the Shaggs), asked his nephew to record an album of instrumental Beatles covers, possibly for release as one of those budget-label eight tracks that used to populate variety stores and truck stops across America. Palmer financed the recording of 19 tracks, but their release fell through, so Moore simply put them out himself. As an album, Stevie Does the Beatles is entertaining listening: you can't go wrong with the songs, of course, but amusingly, Moore performs every one of them as if they were his own. Fans of his album Phonography or any of his mid-'70s self-released efforts will immediately recognize Moore's characteristic guitar tone and loping rhythmic style. There are even a few typically Moore experiments: "And I Love Her" is positively minimalist, and he turns the slight "I Wanna Be Your Man" into an extended jam with flute, saxophone, and congas. (Overall, the song selection leans toward the Beatles' early-to-middle years, with many of their big hits ignored in favor of beloved album tracks like "And Your Bird Can Sing.") For good measure, the set ends with side two of Abbey Road boiled down to a concise ten minutes. Stevie Does the Beatles is essential neither for Beatles fans nor for Moore fans, but it's entertaining.
–Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
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