TOGGERY 5: "With The Boys" Rolling Stones Mod Classic
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This is a genuinely essebtial 60s UK Beat single and one that NEVER seems to come up for auction. Well, here it is:
THE TOGGERY FIVE: I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys/It's So Easy (1965 UK Parlophone R5249)
Written for a great "lost" band The Toggery Five by none other than Andrew Loog Oldham and Keith Richard - and doesn't it show?
"Here I am/Dressed To Kill/But I'd much ather be with the boys/Than out with you..."
Not perhaps the most romantic lyric ever penned but it fits perfectly with the soul tinged groove of this superb disc. A magnificent production.
The on-line history of the Toggery Five - http://www.toggery5.com/id3.html - describes the actual circumstances surrounding the recording:
"The group entered Abbey Road Studios again in January 1965 to record a new single. One of the tracks they put down on tape during the sessions was a song penned by Andrew Oldham and Keith Richard titled "I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys", a number The Rolling Stones reportedly found "too poppy" for their own repertoire and had rejected. Their original demo version later appeared on the "Metamorphosis" LP released in 1975.
For The Toggery Five, though, the Oldham-Richard song seemed perfect, and the group's interpretation was polished and crafty, with a Jaggeresque vocal performance by Frank Renshaw.
The other track recorded during the sessions was a Frank Renshaw original titled "It's So Easy". It was a great Hollies styled number with a compelling, high-pitched vocal by Renshaw and close harmonies all the way. It also had some classy guitar work and was a confident performance through and through by the group. Credit must also go to Ron Richards for an excellent production job. "It's So Easy" was undoubtedly good enough for an A-side, but ended up on the flip - so when it was released on February 26th. 1965, The Toggery Five's second single certainly gave good value for money. But in spite of its obvious musical qualities and the Rolling Stones association, the single failed to give the group a well deserved commercial breakthrough."
And it's true - how this wonderful sound isn't an acknowledged 60s classic is a real mystery.
It is unlikely a better copy will ever be offered here for sale. The vinyl is dark sleek and glossy. Only one or two hairlines can be detected under a strong direct light. It plays full, crisp and meaty.
The labels are unfaded, full black full silver, free from rips, scuffs or writing. A small patch of sticker residue is apparent next to the word Parlophone but this looks correctable.
The company bag is virtually as new.
For 60s beat collectors this is a rare and exciting find. For Rolling Stones completists it equally should be of terrific interest.
"Here I am/With the gang/I don't care where you are/Cos I'd much rather be out with the boys - Than out with you!"
Don't mince words guys - tell her straight!
THE TOGGERY FIVE: I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys/It's So Easy (1965 UK Parlophone R5249)
There is no reserve on this supreme 60s rarity and the start is low.
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