V RARE 1960 UK#1 CLIFF RICHARD 78 PLEASE DON'T TEASE V+

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Jul 4, 2010 Sold Date

Jun 24, 2010 Start Date

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A MEGA RARE 1960 CLIFF RICHARD 78 of HIS UK No. 1 HIT

"PLEASE DON'T TEASE"

Harry Webb became lead singer of a rock and roll group, the Drifters (not to be confused with the U.S. group of the same name). Before their first large scale appearance, at the Regal Ballroom in Ripley, Derbyshire, in 1958, they adopted the name "Cliff Richard and the Drifters". The four members were Webb, Ian "Sammy" Samwell on guitar, Terry Smart on drums and Norman Mitham on guitar. None of the other three played with the later and better known Shadows, although Samwell wrote songs for Richard's later career.

For his debut session, Paramor provided Richard with "Schoolboy Crush", a cover of an American record by Bobby Helms. Richard was permitted to record one of his own songs for the B-side; this was "Move It", written by the Drifters' Samwell on a number 715 Green Line bus on the way to Richard's house for a rehearsal.

There are a number of stories about why the A-side was replaced by the intended B-side. One is that Norrie Paramor's young daughter raved about the B-side; another was that influential TV producer Jack Good, who used the act for his TV show Oh Boy!, wanted the only song on his show to be "Move It".

The single went to No. 2 on the UK charts. Music critics Roy Carr and Tony Tyler wrote that it was the first genuine British rock classic, followed by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates's "Shakin' All Over". John Lennon was quoted as saying that "Move It" was the first English rock record.

In the early days, Cliff Richard was marketed as the British equivalent to Elvis Presley. As did previous British rockers such as Tommy Steele and Marty Wilde, Richard adopted Presley-like dress and hairstyle. In performance he struck a pose of rock attitude, rarely smiling or looking at the audience or camera. His late 1958 and early 1959 follow-up singles, "High Class Baby" and "Livin' Lovin' Doll", were followed by "Mean Streak" which carried a rocker's sense of speed and passion, and Lionel Bart's "Living Doll". It was on "Living Doll" that the Drifters began to back Richard on record. By that time the band's lineup had changed with the arrival of Jet Harris, Tony Meehan, Hank Marvin, and Bruce Welch. The group was obliged to change its name to "The Shadows" after legal complications with the U.S. Drifters.

Richard's fifth single "Living Doll" triggered a softer, more relaxed, sound. Subsequent hits, the No. 1s "Travellin' Light" "Please Don't Tease", "I Love You", "A Voice in the Wilderness" and "Theme for a Dream" cemented Richard's status as a mainstream pop entertainer along with contemporaries such as Adam Faith and Billy Fury. Throughout the early sixties his hits were consistently in the top five

Please Don't Tease was Cliff's third UK number 1 - it was not released in the UK as a 78

DISC DETAILS:

A SIDE:- PLEASE DON'T TEASE

B SIDE:- WHERE IS MY HEART

SOUTH AFRICAN COLUMBIA DSA 356 10" 78rpm

CONDITION - VG+ (labels are a bit tatty! but record plays loud and clear)

ENTERED THE UK CHARTS 30 June 1960 REACHED No 1 AND STAYED IN THE CHARTS A TOTAL OF 18 WEEKS

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE CLIFF RICHARD 78

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