{"title":"Johnny Kidd","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"so-what-the-brits-are-rocking-vol-7","title":"So What! The Brits Are Rocking, Vol. 7","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohnny Kidd passed away in 1966 but along with his group The Pirates he is still remembered as one of the all‐time greats of British beat.   Singing in his natural accent rather than an Elvis‐influenced drawl marked him out as something different among British rockers of the time but he also wrote or co‐wrote many of his early sides including the stone‐cold classic Shakin' All Over.  Wilko Johnson, The Who, The Hollies and Tom Jones have all cited Kidd and his Pirates as a musical influence, and was David Bowie's 1974 space pirate look a nod to one of his early musical heroes?   Certainly, the band's theatrical stage act replete with 30 ft x 20 ft UV pirate galleon backdrop, pistols, cutlasses and pirate costumes would have appealed to the young David Jones on the several occasions he crossed paths with Kidd between 1963 and 1966. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Of course the props and presentation would have been meaningless without quality music to back it up, and while they usually didn’t see the chart action they deserved, Johnny Kidd and The Pirates released a series of powerful and interesting 45’s between 1959 and 1966. This compilation highlights Kidd’s work with the original seven‐piece Pirates line‐up, the ‘Mark 2’ Pirates responsible for Shakin’ All Over and the equally celebrated ‘Mark 4’ Green, Spence, Farley combo.   Both sides of Kidd’s excellent 1962 solo single (Hurry On Back To Love b\/w I Want That) are included, and with the added bonus of six early BBC Radio performances, this set provides a superb introduction to one of the truly legendary and influential British beat groups of the pre‐Beatles era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack listing: 01 Feelin'       02 So What       03 Linda Lu       04 I Can Tell       05 Longin' Lips       06 I Want That     07 A Shot Of Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues       08 Weep No More, My Baby     09 Shakin' All Over       10 Restless       11 Growl       12 Hurry On Back To Love       13 Let's Talk About Us       14 Please Don't Touch    15 Big Blon' Baby     16 You Got What It Takes    17 Please Don't Bring Me Down       18 Yes Sir, That's My Baby       19 Magic Of Love       20 If You Were The Only Girl In The World     21 That's All You Gotta Do       22 My Babe       23 Growl     24 I Go Ape (vocal: Tom Brown)       25 Brian Matthew Talks To Johnny     26 Restless     27 Setarip       28 Never Mind (vocal: Mike West)       29 Please Don't Touch       30 Brian Matthew Talks To Johnny     31 Weep No More, My Baby     32 Brian Matthew Talks To Johnny     33 If You Were The Only Girl In The World     34 Shakin' All Over\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bear Family","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50453773058379,"sku":"2001966","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BCD17638_be68fc46_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727176727"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/johnny-kidd.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}