Name this tune....

[richardsnow]

When I was 10 years old I recorded a record off the radio which i thought was great but the dj didn't name check it. I've been trying to find out what it is off and on for the last 20 years.
All I can tell you is that it was on a show that played 60's music and they seemed to be focusing on 1966 on that show( they followed it with Barbara Ann)

Go here: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=329128 and click on mystery tune and have a listen, if you know it let me know!

[b.dfzo]

I am intrigued by this song!!!  I am scouring the net trying to find out anything on this...have you thought of contacting Jerry Osbourne?  Good luck, for my sake, too: this is too catchy not to know!

http://www.jerryosborne.com/mr.music.htm

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I'm guessing it's Billy J. Kramer.  Definitely British, in any case.

[richardsnow]

It's a great track isn't it?

Not Billy J Kramer though. I've got a Cd with all his stuff on.  The saxaphone was not a Dakota' instrument either. 
The band sounds a little Dave Clark 5 ish what with the sax, but the vocals are nothing like Mike Smith.

Not heard of that Jerry Osbourne guy, I'll give him a try thanks.

[richardsnow]

Well I just emailed that guy, see what he comes up with.

Incidentaly the track was on one of those shows where they count down the chart of a certain date.  Other tracks they played on the show were Barbara Ann and Mirro Mirror by Pinkerton's asorted colours.  So I sort of dated it as a Feb- March 1996 UK hit.
About 15 years ago I pretty much bought a copy of every single in those top 20 charts that I didn't already know and still no luck. 
I can only think that it may be a flipside of one of the one's I didn't buy.

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I don't think any of us stateside will be of any help, then.  We never got Pinkerton's Assorted Colours over here, as far as I know, so this is probably another one we didn't get.  It did make me think of the DC5, due to a more subdued version of the drum style.  It also reminds me of Del Shannon's "Searchin," but that lead singer is no Del Shannon.

[richardsnow]

Yes I agree, It does sound like the kind of tune Del Shannon could have made a good job of.
Anyway, I've got it posted on 4 other message boards and everyone seems to be stumped.
If I find out what it is, I'll post back here and put you out of your misery :-)

[richardsnow]

Mystery solved!

It's by a band called The Beatmen.
They had 2 singles out on PYE records, this is one of the b sides! "Please Believe"

Turns out that they are from my hometown, Nottingham. I contacted the band via their website after someone suggested it may be them.  I received an email confirming that it was one of their records.

Should have been a hit!