1966 *STAR-CLUB" Orig THE LIVERBIRDS LP #2 GUITAR RAVING GIRLS Beat GO-GO Gem

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• ! RARE  (ORIGINAL 1966 FIRST PRESSING) ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
• ~ The LIVERBIRDS ~
• MORE OF...
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• Germany - STAR-CLUB - 158 021 STY
  

1. AEVEN MORE LIVERBIRDS 1966 fabulous 2nd LP arguably surpassing the ever-favorite first LIVERBIRDS, yet popular opinion sides LP #1.
2. Either way the LIVERBIRDS recorded no bad tracks... that in itself has been a tall task, seldom equaled...
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4. “Girls with guitars? That’ll never work,” John Lennon once said. Little did he know that the four fab LIVERBIRD femmes had been wielding electric guitars in his very own hometown of Liverpool, before and after he and his fellow Beatles took over the world.
   
   They named themselves The Liverbirds, for the fictitious Liver Bird that has long symbolized the Liverpool seaport city, and went on to help define the emerging “Mersey Beat” that would make Liverpool an early 
5. rock-n-roll mecca.
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   Vocalist-guitarist Valerie Gell, drummer Sylvia Saunders, singer Irene Green, and guitarist Sheila McGlory made history when they founded England’s first all-female rock group in 1962. After a bit of personnel shuffling, singer and rhythm guitarist Pamela Birch ended up replacing Green, while guitarist Mary McGlory stepped into her sister Sheila’s shoes. These birds were ready to take flight.
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   They toured England with up-and-coming bands like The Kinks and The Rolling Stones, and released two essential-killer rated beatrocker albums between 1963 and 1968. Like the Beatles and other early Liverpool acts, the girls honed their skills in the bars of Hamburg, Germany, and became a fixture at the famous Star Club, where they were billed as “the female Beatles." They often performed in leather vests and Cuban-heeled 
6. winkle-picker boots, wowing the crowds with hard rocking versions of Stones and Chuck Berry rave-up wild guitar and vocal snarl numbers. They once appeared on a bill with Chuck Berry himself, who was not pleased to hear them perform his songs (because they smoked his versions?)
   They hit their peak in 1965 when their version of Bo Diddley’s “Diddley Daddy” became a Top 40 hit on the German charts. But unlike other groups of that era, The Liverbirds were more than just a cover band. Guitar/singer Pamela Birch penned many original compositions, one of which – “It’s Got to Be You” – was recorded by English singer Johnny Kidd in 1966.
   As their popularity grew they graced the pages of regional magazines, performed on teen-oriented TV shows, appeared in a German beat film, and landed touring contracts in Denmark and Sweden. They developed a following in Japan and toured the country in 1968, but by then Birch and McGlory were the only remaining core members of the group. They disbanded shortly thereafter.
   
   Interestingly, The Liverbirds never achieved much success in the U.K. but are considered a legend of sorts in Germany, where three of the band members put down roots. Mary McGlory runs a Hamburg-based company called Ja/Nein Musicverlag (“Yes/No Music Publishing.”) She married German singer-songwriter/Krautrock visonary, Frank Dostal, a one-time Star Club performer and current vice chairman of the German performance rights organization GEMA.
   Pamela Birch, who died in 2009, spent many years performing in Hamburg, became a record promoter for Warner Brothers, and worked as a DJ in German clubs. Sylvia Saunders, like her bandmates, lived most of her life outside the U.K., settling in Spain with her husband.
   The Liverbirds will forever be in the shadow of their fellow 'British Invasion" musicians, but in British rock history they managed to prove John Lennon was wrong - when it came to girls and guitars.
   These ladies definitely rocked the house in the sixties. And they also wrote a lot of their songs themselves.
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   The LIVERBIRDS two original Lp's are very rare in any condition.Totally rocked-out on their own merits , on vinyl you hear just the girls and their guitars, drums and vocals...energetic charm that betters most of the beat-rocking bands in the sixties. 
8. Popular consensus rates their '66 first LP over their second LP ("More Of...") and to each their own, we enjoy "More Of The Liverbirds" more. Basically they're both similar, yet we find their 2nd LP even more enjoyable with diverse selection. One thing for sure, all 4 sides of both their albums are without a bad cut.
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   Peanut Butter    2:45
           It's So Exciting    1:50
           He Hardly Ever Calls Me Honey Anymore    1:55
           Four Your Love    2:22
           Oh No Not My Baby    2:22
           Around And Around    2:40
           Down Home Girl    3:10
           He's Something Else    2:38
           Heatwave    2:33
           Why Do You Hang Around Me    2:33
           He's About A Mover    2:38
           Long Tall Shorty    3:25
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12. The cover: rated: STRONG collection worthy VG++ light previous use, remaining a worthwhile keeper. Has a small round circle delete at top left, no real issue, even if not perfect. There are no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...colors are as 1966
    

1. The vinyl: Rated: VG visually, but guaranteed has excellent audio all the way when both sides have only light top-surface slide scuffs, so the deep grooves play terrific! Guaranteed ... and the 1966 STAR-CLUB labels are clean