Saturday, January 10, 2009

Happy Banjos play the Beatles!



With a sleeve like that, how could I *not* buy this LP. And it's a Beatles cover album made during the Beatles period! The nice thing about this 1967 recording is the choice of songs covered. Not just the hit singles like Yesterday, but also album numbers like The Word and It Won't Be Long. From the sleeve's notes: "In a roguishly-paced mood that blends tempos with the witty abandon of a Carnaby Street tailor mixing paisley, plaids and prints, the Happy Banjos offer such jolly threesomes as..."

The Big Band Banjo Band - I Should Have Known Better/ I'm A Loser/ It Won't Be Long

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