Crystals: He's A Rebel; I Love You Eddic (London HLU 9611) Currently high in the American charts, “He's A Rebel” turns out to be a powerhouse group thing about a teenage rebel that has a lot of ingredients: honking sax, talking spot, loud rhythm section. But the ending is a bit too wild for polite English ears. It’s also non-understandable. It's quieter on the flip which concerns Edward, called Eddie, who is a handsome guy, loved by the singer and another who (purely for the sake of rhythm) is called Teddie. The tune matches the high standard of the lyric. Definitely a top-side-only disc. Verdict: 3/4 Beatles: Love Me Do; P.S. I Love You (Parlophone R4949) HARMONICA again starts of “Love Me Do” and then this strangely-monikered group gets at the lyrics. Fairly restrained in their approach, they indulge in some off-beat combinations of vocal chords. Though there's plenty happening, it fends to drag about midway, especially when the harmonica takes over for a spell. Not a bad song, though. Fairly straight-forward group handling of a poorish arrangement for the flip. The song stands up well enough but things don't happen frequently enough to make us interested Verdict: 3/4
I've spent a couple of hours browsing though 1960s British music magazines for a writing project. As usual, I've ended up picking up lots of fun stuff that have no relation to what I was actually looking for...
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