ZOOT MONEY’S BIG ROLL BAND-IT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME RARE LP

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	$		49

ZOOT MONEY’S BIG ROLL BAND-IT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME RARE 1ST PRESS MONO LP 1965

Very RARE ORIGINAL 1st Press MONO LP
Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

LP entitled “It Should’ve Been Me”

Released on the Columbia black/blue Record Label

MADE IN GT. BRITAIN

(P) 1965

33SX 1734

(XAX.2874 – 1)

(XAX.2875 – 1)

The following is what is ‘written’ on the reverse side of the cover:

“Bournemouth, I feel, does not quite fit into the category of swinging,

Bluesy places.  “Come to Bournemouth, Home of the Southern Blues!”; no,

That is not quite right either.  In fact, it is the unlikely birthplace of Zoot

Money, one of the liveliest figures on the R & B scene.  Zoot’s fiery ginger

Hair – or should it be called ‘strawberry blond’? – can usually be seen

Wagging about the ‘in’ places.  Zoot, you see, is very ‘in’; he is also very

Good.  The two do not always go together but, in this instance, they are

Combined with incredible energy and almost complete lack of stage nerves.

It boils down to the fact that Zoot knows exactly what he wants to do…

And does it.  He does it partly through conscious knowledge and partly

Through instinct.  He does it because he is genuine in the pleasure which he

Gets from entertaining people.  And entertainment, as we know, means

Tears as well as laughter.

It was at the end of the Rock & Roll period that Zoot started to play in

Bournemouth, basing himself mainly on his first idol, Jerry Lee Lewis.  He

Played good, rocking piano and belted out songs with maybe more vigour

Than artistry.  Eventually, though, Zoot decided that he must come to

London if he was to make it big and so he arrived, just at the time when I

Needed a singer for a month.  He walked into the job and, while it was not

The most peaceful and uneventful time that I ever knew, it was one of the

Most hilarious.  For instance, there was one night in the North when Zoot

Had got very excited and just a little bit too full of sherry.  He shared a hotel

Room with our alto sax player, Dave Castle.  All night long, while Dave

Desperately tried to sleep, Zoot grunted, gurgled or roared with laughter

At his own jokes – actually he was making up funny names!  The terrible

Thing was that, next day, Zoot was bright as a penny (sorry about that)

While Dave, poor bloke, was a total wreck.

This is the sort of energy and drive which has brought Zoot so far in such

A short time, and will certainly take him a lot farther.  An instinctive blues

Player and singer, a natural leader and a person who involves himself

Completely in whatever he is doing, Zoot must become an even greater

Success.  His music really says all that, but I felt that what I knew of him as a

Person might interest some of you.  Let me finish by saying that, through all

The ups and downs of this business, I shall always remain extremely fond

Of ‘Bournemouth’s Answer To The World’!

ALEXIS KORNER

The Track List is as follows:

SIDE ONE

                                                                                                   1.    I’LL GO CRAZY (Brown)

                                                                                                   2.    JUMP BACK (Thomas)*

                                                                                                   3.    ALONG CAME JOHN (Patton) – Instrumental.

                                                                                                   4.    BACK DOOR BLUES (Weldon)

                                                                                                   5.    IT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME (Curtis-arr. Money)

                                                                                                   6.    SWEET LITTLE ROCK AND ROLLER (Berry)

SIDE TWO

                                                                                                   1.    MY WIFE CAN’T COOK (Russ)

                                                                                                   2.    RAGS AND OLD IRON (Brown-Curtis)*

                                                                                                   3.    THE CAT (Schifrin) – Instrumental.

                                                                                                   4.    FEELIN’ SAD (Jones)

                                                                                                   5.    BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY (Reed)

                                                                                                   6.    FINA (Stuart)

(P) 1965   A Rik Gunnell Production

Vocals by Zoot Money; and Paul Williams*

The LP is in generally Good Condition with just one main scratch in a groove on side 1 and also some surface marks and surface scratches

However, it plays well

The Outer Sleeve is in Very Good Condition with a few slight scuff marks, record rim outline and slight bend marks in the laminate

EVERY RECORD IS PLAYED AND FULLY CHECKED BEFORE LISTING