Tim Moore - Rock and Roll Love Letter/The Night We First Sailed Away -Polydor 2001689 (1975 UK)
Dirty Angels - Rock and Roll Love Letter/Same –Sire SAA 719 (1975 US)
OK, perhaps the Bay City Rollers had the best produced version, although the subtle chord change hook at the top of the chorus is kind of Rolled Over http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNLdOx5zcRs
The cover by the usually anaemic Records suffers from plodding drums (BTW, I am not completely down on The Records –Starry Eyes is a classic song best enjoyed in its album version due to the fine 12 string overdub).
But here we have the original version by Tim Moore. It is the longest version by far with a nice dense and compressed sound. The Dirty Angels cover oozes rock and roll attitude and a perfect US adaptation and a non-LP track to boot. If you don’t already know the Dirty Angels, their Tell Me is a Powerpop classic and is available on both their albums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-eT-qk2efE
Whatever the version -Rock and Roll Love Letter is the perfect Powerpop tune!
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3 comments:
nice one Robin! Didn't know DA even did this song....i agree, I love the Records, but their version is kinda lacking in dynamics, whihc, of course, made good songs great!! best from Boston-Jim H.
Like the last version. This song needs that repeating piano chord.
I dig any version of this song.. classic powerpop rifforama
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