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We cant face the animals

Thought I'd share this one as it was already in my dropbox so didn't need to wait for it to upload...



Yer link;

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/noviht1plcoiqsl/AABoXZv8Bz80WKx_QNHD_XPPa?dl=0

Yer titles;

1 Walham Green* Death Of A Kind
2 –Roger Earl Okin* I Can't Face The Animals
3 –The Checkmates* Every Day Is Just The Same
4 –Graham Bond Organisation* I Love You
5 –The Kinsmen* It's Started To Rain Again
6 –Christopher Colt Girl In The Mirror
7 –Alex Harvey Sunday Song
8 –Ashton, Gardner & Dyke See The Sun In My Eyes
9 –Roger Earl Okin* Yellow Petals
10 –New York Public Library Which Way To Go
11 –Vic Richards Jonathan Wotsit
12 –David McNeil The Machine
13 –The Haystack Pantomime People
14 –Shades Of Morley Brown Pretty Blue Bird
15 –Don Crown Budgerigar Man
16 –Earl Okin Stop And You Will Become Aware
17 –Frazer Hines Who's Dr. Who?
18 –The March Hare I Could Make It There With You
19 –Alex Harvey Horizons
20 –The Hobby Shop Why Must It Be This Way
21 –Napoleon Smith Painting Pictures
22 –Colin Giffin* When I Was So Young
23 –Mike Hurst Demolition Zone
24 –Bryan Evans We're Going Wrong
25 –Andrew Bown* Lulli Rides Again
26 –Arcadium Riding Alone
27 –Grahame Bond* Love Is The Law
28 –John Leyton Riversong

Re: We cant face the animals

TY for this album never heard of it before

Re: We cant face the animals

This is one of my favorite compilations - it has so many neat and interesting one off singles - such as Shades Of Morley Brown vic Richards, Christopher colt and such - and Jamie off Dr Who too

However perhaps most interesting is Earl Okin who's I can't face he animals forms the name of the compilation.

There is a story about that song. It was scheduled to be the A side. Mr Okin was so displeased with the production of the song (and apparently voiced it many times to all around) that in the end it was relegated to the B side.

In fact later with the advent of You Tube he uploaded the song itself in the manner of how he wanted it done you will find the link here - including a terse comment about the original version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRSQLxBSEOQ

Re: We cant face the animals

I didn't know he disliked it so much, though I knew it wasn't his favourite. I put this comp together a few years ago and it was originally going to be 50 copies given away free, but other things got in the way and I think about 3 copies went out without sleeves in the end.

I had a brief exchange with Mr Okin a while back and he said the following:

Hi!

Glad you like my early singles.I just received your message. I'm not sure I really liked the 1st one, myself

I assume you've also heard Cilla doing my Abyssinian Secret and Trees & Loneliness. I recently met Helen Shapiro after all these years. She covered my Stop! And You Will Become Aware.

Now, just been put in touch with Mary Hopkin. I met her back then, but she never recorded anything of mine...

To hear what I do NOW, go to 'SpatsLondon' on YouTube...

Earl Okin.