VERY RARE CHUCK BERRY YOU CAN'T CATCH ME 78RPM LONDON HL-N.8375
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VERY RARE CHUCK BERRY YOU CAN'T CATCH ME 78RPM LONDON HL-N.8375.
Nice VG copy with light signs of play. One of the more difficult Chuck Berry 78s to come across.
Although it failed to furnish Berry with chart success, ‘You Can’t Catch Me’ has been frequently covered. The Rolling Stones recorded it in 1964, for release on their 1965 albums The Rolling Stones No.2 (in the UK) and The Rolling Stones, Now! (in the US). The Blues Project released a cover on their 1966 album Projections, Love Sculpture on their 1970 album Forms and Feelings, Stephen Stills in an acoustic version which appeared on Stephen Stills Live in 1975, and George Thorogood and the Destroyers on Born to Be Bad from 1988.
But beyond covers, few songs can have had their lyrics so memorably interpolated. On the song ‘State Trooper’ from his 1982 album Nebraska – a track which was sonically influenced by the New York synth punk duo Suicide – Bruce Springsteen opens verses with the lines ‘New Jersey Turnpike, ridin’ on a wet night’ and, as if to confirm Berry’s presence, ‘In the wee wee hours your mind gets hazy’.
‘You Can’t Catch Me’ also left its mark on Iggy Pop. There is a clear echo of the song on ‘1970’, from The Stooges’ seminal second album Fun House, a track which has also been released and covered as ‘I Feel Alright’. Where the third verse of Berry’s song goes ‘Flying with my baby last Saturday night / Not a gray cloud floating in sight / Big full moon shining up above / Cuddle up honey, be my love’, Iggy, Dave Alexander, and Ron and Scott Asheton pull the lines apart, reworking them to become ‘Out of my mind on Saturday night / 1970 rollin’ in sight / Radio burnin’ up above / Beautiful baby, feed my love’.
Up to 4 78s may be sent for the same postage. ( UK only. GSP customers pay p+p on individual items)
78's will be wrapped in bubble wrap sandwiched between card and surrounded with packing chips in a 12 × 12 × 6 inch doubleskin box before being sent by first class post.
High value items above 50 pounds will be posted next day delivery, tracked and insured at no extra cost.
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