Rock Archeologia

Ian Whitcomb - You Turn Me On! (1965 Tower Records) 

Artist: Ian Whitcomb
Album: You Turn Me On!
Label: Tower Records
Catalog#: T-5004
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Pop Rock, Beat
Duration: 00:29:38

•  Whitcomb’s single, “You Turn Me On” reached Billboard’s number 8 spot in July 1965. During his summer vacation in 1965, Whitcomb went to America to appear on such television programs as Shindig, Hollywood A Go-Go and American Bandstand. Whitcomb played the Hollywood Bowl with The Beach Boys in 1965 and then toured with The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.
• “N-Nervous!” Whitcomb’s next release, was recorded in Hollywood, California and reached Billboard’s Top 50. He returned to Dublin for his history finals and received a B.A. degree. In 1966 he turned to early popular song: his version of a 1916 comedy number, “Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night?” was a West Coast hit, reviving the ukulele before the emergence of Tiny Tim.
• After making four albums for Tower Records and producing Mae West on her album called Great Balls of Fire for MGM Records in 1972, Whitcomb returned to the UK where he began his writing career with After the Ball. He later wrote Tin Pan Alley, A Pictorial History (1919–1939) and a novel, Lotusland: A Story of Southern California. (Wiki)

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 • Side One:
A1. You Turn Me On 02:43
A2. River Of No Return 02:22
A3. Be My Baby 02:59
A4. Nervous 03:54
A5. Poor But Honest 02:47
A6. Fizz 02:54
 • Side Two:
B1. This Sporting Life 02:51
B2. Too Many Cars On The Road 01:51
B3. That's Rock N' Roll 02:18
B4. Sugar Babe 01:57
B5. No Tears For Johnny 02:56

Personel:
Ian Whitcomb - Vocals
Mitch Michell, Jim Gordon - Drums
Jimmy Page, Al Casey, James Burton - Guitar
John Paul Jones - Bass
Jim Horn - Saxophone

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