The Kinks - Lola

Cover of The Kinks classic "Lola"
Performed by The Enemies
Sang by Johnny Crean
Recorded at Jealoustown Studios by Stuart Gray


Lola (The Kinks) - The Enemies

"Dare to Rain" is a journey through a memory neither too distant nor too bitter, 
one that will never reach a destination, at least not in this universe. 
The journey of a train whose carriages chase you, occasionally peeking out to greet you, 
like a phantom limb or a thorn buried deep in your gut, piercing you and poisoning your blood little by little.

A field, long dried out, crossed by a floating pulse that coils into a spiral, 
like a scratched vinyl stubbornly returning to the same groove, an echo refusing to fade. 
And just when it seems like everything is about to start again, it is drowned out by a heartbeat on the verge of collapse, embracing a guitar that drowns in its own weeping, seeking solace.

You'll understand it once you hear it.

Dare To Rain

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

The Romantics - What I Like About You

The New York Sessions 1967

Brown Eyed Girl (Remastered Original Bang Records session)

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Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (1973) With Lyrics!

The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (1963)

To celebrate the Small Faces’ Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame we are releasing   two of the band’s biggest tracks as limited edition 7” vinyl singles with picture sleeves .

They are both authentic recreations of the original UK mono singles and are limited to 2500 copies each . Available through independent record retailers worldwide as part of Record Store Day on April 21st.

They each contain a unique limited edition picture postcard.

‘Itchycoo Park’/’I’m only Dreaming’ CHARLY 102S

The band’s second single for Immediate from August 1967 is an irresistible reminder of the Summer of Love. As a contemporary review noted, ‘This is a complete gas, lyrics, sound, feeling and all’.

‘Tin Soldier’/’I Feel Much Better’ CHARLY 103S

The band’s third single for Immediate from December 1967 is an aching love letter from Steve Marriott to his wife-to-be. An early and rarely matched example of the fusion of rock and soul.

Part of The Small Faces Re-Masters Series
The last five years have seen a massive programme of tape recovery and upgrading with the full co-operation and endorsement of both surviving band members. Kenney Jones has given access to his personal tape archive and many of the band’s original master tapes and session multi-tracks, previously lost for over forty years, have been discovered and re-mastered. It is thus now possible to present the Small Faces’ recordings sounding better than at any time since the 1960s. The Re-Masters series also presents a host of newly discovered tracks and alternative versions, alongside original artwork, photos, rare publicity material and memorabilia with comprehensive new sleeve-notes based around band interviews. 

For more information, go to the Immediate website at www.immediate-records.com

Small Faces - ⁬Itchycoo Park (Record Store Day 2012 7")

ELO Part II

Evil Woman (Live)

Don't Bring Me Down (Live)

Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (1973) With Lyrics!

Luís Magalhães