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Living Daylights - Let'S Live For Today - The Complete Recordings - Import CD
Living Daylights - Let'S Live For Today - The Complete Recordings - Import CD
CD
Rock
Punk/New Wave
June 10, 2022
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Catalog No.: CRSEG116
JAN/ISBN: 5013929191624
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Living Daylights
Description:
Freakbeat obscurities the Living Daylights seemed relegated to lost-band status, with the occasional great song turning up on a collection and historians noting that they were the first group to issue an English-language version of the post-beat classic "Lets Live for Today." Sadly, the record they cut in 1967 was never released until 2022, when Grapefruit Records issued it for the first time as Lets Live for Today: The Complete Recordings with both mono and stereo versions of the album plus single tracks. The record was restored with stunning clarity and power, and the liner notes clear up the formerly murky details of the bands existence, getting the membership right and detailing the raw deal they got from their publisher and label. Its hard to fathom that seemingly everyone involved with the group on the business side was so cloth-eared that they couldnt hear just how good the album was. The songs that leaked out to comps over the years -- "Today," of course, but also "Im Real," "Jane," and "Always with Him" -- gave a tantalizing glimpse of a band that was a combo of great players, singers, and writers. "Im Real" is a stomping post-mod rocker with an insistent hook and some great falsetto vocal work, "Jane" struts like a confident Kinks, and "Always with Him" is a brilliant blend of harmony pop and freakbeat excitement. All three songs could have been hits and have been bright spots on the collections they ended up on. The rest of the album has some similarly shiny gems; their producer Caleb Quaye penned the moody ballad "Cos Im Lonely" and the band deliver it with an oddly menacing brand of melancholy. The romping "Up So High" is another song by the bands Garth Watt-Roy that could have been a contender. Its scorching guitar solo, pop art sound effects, and pummeling beat propel it to the level of the Creations best work, which is the highest praise. The record is let down a little by the two Beatles covers -- which were forced on the group by the higher-ups -- but the band put them across well enough. Their version of Doris Troys "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" is a pleasant trifle that shows off the strength of the vocals, both lead and harmony, but it feels like a mistake, especially when the band were writing such good songs themselves. Subtract the covers, add a few more Watt-Roy written songs, actually release it, and this would be firmly in classic territory. As it is, the collection is pretty close to revelatory and should be studied and enjoyed by all who consider themselves freakbeat aficionados. ~ Tim Sendra
Tracklisting:
1.Let's Live for Today
2.It's Real (Aka I'm Real)
3.Cos I'm Lonely
4.Up So High
5.Say You Don't Mind
6.Jane
7.What'cha Gonna Do About It
8.Getting Better
9.I'll Be Back
10.If I Had My Way
11.Always With Him Singles
12.Baila Maria
13.Let's Live for Today [Us Single Edit]
14.Cos I'm Lonely
15.Up So High
16.Say You Don't Mind
17.Jane
18.What'cha Gonna Do About It
19.Getting Better
20.I'll Be Back
21.If I Had My Way
22.Always with Him
23.Let's Live for Today [Japanese Single Version] [Rechannelled Stereo]
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