Jun 15, 2016 jimmy mccracklin and his orchestra get back premium fonsoul bcn. Jimmy mccracklin and his orchestra get back premium by fonsoul bcn. Nov 09, 2014 at the end of 1969, the recordings turned up on the beatles first bootleg release titled kum back and has been a staple in the beatles bootleg canon ever since. Tracks 1 are the wbcn get back reference broadcast. The walk jimmy mccracklin i told you before beatles jam water, water mccartney you wont get me that way mccartney presumed title. Globe 102 miss mattie left me mean mistreated lover 1945 globe 104 highway 101 baby dont you want to go 1945 globe 109 achin heart street loafin woman 1945 jimmy mccracken. Louis, missouri, august, 1921 san pablo, california, december 20, 2012 was an american pianist, vocalist, harmonica player and songwriter. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. A full half century from when he started out in the blues business, jimmy mccracklin is still touring, recording, and acting with great dignity and pride. Shipyard work more than doubled the citys population during world war ii and north richmond was crawling with gin mills and juke joints and thats where the blues lived. He enjoyed renewed success that decade but denied it was a comeback, saying. Jimmy mccracklin yesterday is gone releases discogs. Jimmy mccracklin is not only a legendary blues singer, he is also a hit song writer for many other artists including the beatles, bb king, otis redding, buddy guy, salt n peppa, prince. Song information for get back jimmy mccracklin on allmusic.
At the end of january goldmine magazine published a list of recent auction sales, and we noticed that we had a few of the featured items. The glyn johns get back compilations the blog of beatles. Paul sings part of it during the get back sessions, bootlegged. Beatles the legendary 22969 get back radio broadcast.
Mar 01, 2007 back in the 40s, when bluesman jimmy mccracklin first hit town after mustering out of the navy, richmond was booming. Blues, these boots are made for walkin and other songs. Watch the video for get back from jimmy mccracklin s i had to get with it. Get back lemon records, a bootleg of songs by the beatles. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jimmy mccracklin at the discogs marketplace. Jimmy mccracklin august, 1921 december 20, 2012 was an american pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. Nov 04, 2019 the beatles the songs we were singing disc 4. Vinyl 7 jimmy mccracklin and his orchestra i dont care get back 1956, vinyl discogs. It also includes an otherwise unavailable version get back, a short cover of jimmy mccracklins the walk and a variety of other audio snippets found. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Remaining 6 tracks are other performances recorded during the let it be sessions. Dec 20, 2012 a full halfcentury from when he started out in the blues business, jimmy mccracklin was still touring, recording, and acting like a much younger man. This vinyl bootleg was based on an acetate of one of the early rough mixes by glyn johns of the get back album which would later become let it be. Jimmy mccracklin at his best jimmy mccracklin on allmusic 1997 mccracklin has always been one of those artists.
A second source for the get back material was a reference acetate prepared by beatles producer glyn johns on march 10, 1969. Unlike a lot of his bluessinging contemporaries, pianopounding jimmy mccracklin managed to roll with the. You wouldnt expect a career bluesman to be among the artists leading 1958s rock and roll dance movement, triggered by the stroll the first rock era dance to really cause a sensation and the more specialized hand jive and freeze. A full halfcentury from when he started out in the blues business, jimmy mccracklin was still touring, recording, and acting like a much younger man. Vinyl 7 jimmy mccracklin come on home back where you belong 1966, vinyl discogs. Jimmy mccracklin is consistently excellent and deserves to be more widely known buy this one and i had to get with it which covers his time on minit and imperial from 6368 and tell your friends.
Shipyard work more than doubled the citys population during world war ii and. The album is an early version of what would become let it be, sourced from a. Collected every american record they could get their hands on. Dont get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. Whats noticeable here, though, is that this is far and away the best sounding tape of this material youre ever likely to hear. Again, it may or may not have been this one, but youll get the idea. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Twist with jimmy mccracklin by jimmy mccracklin album. The album is an early version of what would become let it be, sourced from a tape recording of an acetate prepared by the bands engineer, glyn johns. Jimmy mccracklin is not only a legendary blues singer, he is also a hit song writer for many other artists including the beatles, bb king, otis redding, buddy guy, salt n peppa, prince, marvin gaye, and even the detroit rocker ted nugent. Penina mccartney on obscure recordings by the group jotta herre, the hotel band at the hotel penina in portugal, and then soon after by the portuguese singer carlos mendes, both in 1969. This was also aired by a number of american stations, including wbai in new york, kcok am in st. A copy of the acetates glyn johns gave to the beatles to.
Well i know you heard of suzyq and i know you heard of the chicken too i know you heard of the chachachoo cause the walk is a dance that you can do you just walk, you. This is the get back album the beatles should have releasedit is much, much better to the official phil spector produced version. Glyn johns earlier mixes in march 1969 and may 1969 respectively, include teddy boy and jimmy mccracklin sthe walk. Recorded 214 january 1969 at the twickenham film studios, richmond upon thames, london if you like your get back rehearsals raw and unedited, then this compilation is not for you. Songs originally by jimmy mccracklin secondhandsongs.
Jimmy mccracklin and his orchestra get back premium youtube. Tracks are from the other glyn johns mixes instead of the mix on disc1 and include jimmy mccracklin sthe walk that almost made the final cut on the official album. Jimmy mccracklin and his orchestra i dont care get back. It is one of the earliest commercial rock bootlegs, the first being great white wonder by bob dylan which was released several months earlier. Richmonds jimmy mccracklin, a toprank bluesman for many.
If, on the other hand, listening through the nearly 100 hours of circulating film soundtrack reels, plagued by. The fragment of the walk is the only cover version on the acetate, and shows mccartney trying to remember words to an old jimmy mccracklin song. Kum back is the first bootleg album by the beatles, released in january 1970. It was the first record by a bay area artist to place in the pop top 10 during the rock n roll era. Pianistsinger jimmy mccracklin was born in 1921 in arkansas but raised in st. It also includes an extra performance of get back and a cover of jimmy mccracklins the walk. The best of jimmy mccracklin jimmy mccracklin songs. Glyn johns the 16th day of the get backlet it be sessions was primarily devoted to the song get back, although the beatles also performed a number of other songs.
The first beatles bootleg was kum back, issued around january 1970 in a plain white sleeve with plain white labels and no mention of a record company. Jimmy mccracklin at his best jimmy mccracklin on allmusic. Louis, and wbcn in boston which is our source here. The blues singer and songwriter jimmy mccracklin, who has died aged. In 2012, the elektra acetate was shared on torrent sites, blogs and on forums around the net, this is the earliest version of glyn johns first get back compilation from early 1969.
The beatles during the get backlet it be sessions, january 1969. Although the group still hadnt decided whether to perform live at the end of the sessions. Jimmy mccracklin come on home back where you belong. Jimmy mccracklin lets get together releases discogs. Great job collecting together material for an artist whose best work is spread over various labels. Aresa, bmg rights management, and 4 music rights societies. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. In fact, he vehemently disputed his commonly accepted birth date, but since he began recording back in 1945, it seemed reasonable. Dec 20, 2012 find jimmy mccracklin song information on allmusic. Wbcn obtained a reeltoreel tape of an acetate and broadcast the tape on 22 september 1969. Jimmy mccracklin originally did looking for a woman, knock on wood, r. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. View the complete list of songs played during the january 1969 get backlet it be sessions.
The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Back in the 40s, when bluesman jimmy mccracklin first hit town after mustering out of the navy, richmond was booming. In fact, he vehemently disputed his commonly accepted read full biography. On the unreleased get back albums, the walk is the jimmy mccracklin hit written by mccracklin, and the opening instrumental sometimes called rocker. May 10, 2016 although ultimately unreleased, beatles connoisseurs generally consider this to be the definitive version of the get back album. Sep 23, 2009 get back is the same except it ends without the reprise. Unlike a lot of his bluessinging contemporaries, pianopounding jimmy mccracklin managed to roll with the punches when it came to musical trends and stayed modern when so many others fell. Listen to these 50s and 60s oldies and go back to the early beatles and see where lennon and mccartney got their ideas and energy. Jimmy mccracklin covered drown in my own tears, knock on wood, r.
Whats noticeable here, though, is that this is far and away the. Song information for get back jimmy mccracklin on allmusic allmusic. It was almost certainly not intended for release and was more likely a reference to. He fought as a lightheavyweight, and won nearly two dozen bouts before deciding to leave boxing for a. The beatles posters, incense and strobe candles bootlegzone. Get back is the same except it ends without the reprise. On the unreleased get back albums, the walk is the jimmy mccracklin hit written by mccracklin, and the opening instrumental. And finally, johns mixed a runthrough of jimmy mccracklin s the walk. The beatles later recorded a brief, impromptu version of the song during their get back. Over a career that spanned seven decades, he said he had written almost a thousand songs and had recorded hundreds of them.
Side one of the get back acetate begins with a strange performance of. Back in the 40s, when bluesman jimmy mccracklin first hit town after. Containing his biggest hits the title track, the original versions of the georgia slop and get back later hits for big al downing and roy head, respectively. Johns first compilation may have been put together as early as 29 january 1969 and differs from subsequent versions in that it includes two complete takes of get back and a version of jimmy mccracklin s the walk, but it omits one after 909 and dig it. John lennon rhythm guitar, backing vocals, paul mccartney bass, backing vocals, george harrison guitar, backing vocals, ringo starr drums, george martin producer, glyn johns engineer. The best of jimmy mccracklin chess, uk, red lp 10, 12. Richmonds jimmy mccracklin, a toprank bluesman for many years. Unlike a lot of his bluessinging contemporaries, pianopounding jimmy mccracklin managed to roll with the punches when it came to musical trends and stayed modern when so many others fell by the wayside. No disrespect to the beatles, who were just fucking around, but the original is a little bit better. Jimmy mccracklin biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. In late summer 1969 and throughout that autumn, tape copies of one of glyn johns acetates of get back were aired by a number of american radio stations, including wbcn in boston. The fourth and final unreleased version of get back was mixed and assembled by glyn johns on 5 january 1970. The following is a complete list of songs performed by the beatles and billy preston during the january 1969 rehearsals and sessions for the get back let it be project. The list is ordered alphabetically, and contains all songs, including presumed titles where brief fragments of unpublished or improvised compositions were performed.