Sweet Mary

THE ARTWOODS Sweet Mary (Extremely rare 1964 UK debut 7" vinyl single on the blue & silver curved Decca logo 'ffrr' label with intact original push out centre, also featuring If I Ever Get My Hand On You & housed in the original striped orange Decca generic paper sleeve F.12015)
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Release Year 1964 - 60 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
Record Label Decca
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Product Catalogue No F.12015
Music Genre Rhythm & Blues, Mod / Freakbeat, 60s Rock, 60s Beat
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

Condition :-

Vinyl - MINT. From the looks of the gleaming vinyl, this copy has had very little play & certainly none on the 'stick a penny on the tone arm' heavyweight monsters of the sixties & so sounds as fresh & clear today as it did then.

Sleeve - The orange generic Decca is intact, clean, unmarked & untorn.

A wonderful copy !

Personnel :-

Arthur Wood- vocals
Derek Griffiths - guitar
Jon Lord - keyboards
Malcolm Pool - bass guitar
Keef Hartley - drums

The Artwoods were formed in 1963, and over the next two years became an extremely popular live attraction, rivaling groups such as the Animals, although, despite releasing a clutch of singles and an album, their record sales never reflected this popularity.
Singer Arthur Wood, from whom the band took their name, was the elder brother of The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood. He had been a vocalist with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated for a short period during 1962, simultaneously fronting his own group, the Art Wood Combo..
When keyboardist Jon Lord and guitarist Derek Griffiths joined from Red Bludd's Bluesicians they re-christened themselves the Artwoods.
Keef Hartley, formerly with Rory Storm & The Hurricanes [He replaced Ringo Starr!], joined on drums in '64 and the band turned professional, secured a residency at London's 100 Club and gained a recording contract with Decca Records.
The intended debut single, a cover of Muddy Waters' "Hoochie Coochie Man" was shelved in favour of a version of an old Leadbelly song, "Sweet Mary". Although it didn't reach the Charts it got sufficient airplay to bring them a lot of live work, including an appearance on the first live edition of 'Ready, Steady, Go!' The second record, "Oh My Love", was another blues cover. Like it's predecessor and subsequent releases, it failed to chart.
The Artwoods were dropped by Decca at the end of 1966 and signed a one record deal with Parlophone, but "What Shall I Do" also flopped. Later in 1967 a final "one-off" single appeared on Fontana under the name "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" but by the time of it's release the Artwoods had effectively ceased to exist.
The Artwoods' early records today stand up well against the work of more successful groups such as the Stones, the Yardbirds or ironically, the Birds, who included Art's younger brother Ron. But at the time they came out, despite appearances on TV programs like "Ready, Steady, Go!" their singles never seemed to connect with the record-buying public.
In live performance, on the other hand, it was a different matter.
They had a virtuoso lineup, Lord's piano and organ sound was a great complement to Wood's singing, Griffith's guitar work was tastefully flashy, and Keef Hartley was animated as well as powerful, with a big sound on the drums.
Club audiences always knew they were good for a great show and the band loved playing live. Ultimately, in fact, the group's success in touring and their love of playing live may have hurt them.
The group broke up in mid '67 with Hartley going on to play with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Malcolm Pool to play with Colosseum and Lord becoming a founder member of Deep Purple.


Discography :-

Nov '64 Sweet Mary b/w If I Ever Get My Hands On You - Decca F 12015
1965 Oh My Love b/w Big City - Decca F 12091
Aug '65 Goodbye Sisters b/w She Knows What To Do - Decca F 12206
Apr '66 I Take What I Want b/w I'm Looking For A Saxophonist - Decca F 12384
Aug '66 I Feel Good b/w Molly Anderson's Cookery Book - Decca F 12465
Apr '67 What Shall I Do b/w In The Deep End - Parlophone R 5590
1967 Buddy Can You Spare A Dime b/w Al's Party - Fontana H883 (As St Valentine's Day Massacre)

E.P.s
Apr '66 Jazz In Jeans - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'/Taste Of Honey/Our Man Flint/Routine
Decca DFE 8654

L.P.s
Nov '66 Art Gallery - Can You Hear Me?/Down In The Valley/Things Get Better/Walk On The Wild Side/I Keep Forgetting/Keep Looking/Be My Lady/If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody/Stop And Think It Over/Don't Cry No More
Decca LK 4830




7" RECORD  
Recording Artist The Artwoods
Product Title Sweet Mary
Product Information The Artwoods Sweet Mary UK 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
Artists Related To Dog Soldier, Friday Brown, Marianne And Mike, Miller Anderson, The Keef Hartley Band, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Wynder K Frog
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