Monday, April 26, 2010

Autumn - "My Little Girl"


My Little Girl b/w Sun, Sunshine (Pye 1971 - UK issue)

Nice cover of this Harmony Grass tune, though a bit of a softer approach than the original. Is it me, or does the tempo slow down a bit during the bridge? The flip "Sun, Sunshine" is, not surprisingly, sunshine pop.

Bio and discography borrowed from "Tapestry of Delights," by Vernon Joynson:

DAVE CHARLWOOD drms A
JOHN COURT gtr A
PETER CRAMER bs, vcls A
KEITH PARSONS gtr A
RON SHAUGHNESSY gtr, vcls A

45s:
1 My Little Girl/Sun, Sunshine (Pye 7N 45090) 1970 37
2 Not The Way She Looks/Stood Up (Pye 7N 45144) 1970 -
3 Down, Down, Down/October (Pye 7N 45249) 1973 -

A semi-professional five-piece, from Brighton, who formed in late 1968. They scored a contract with Pye in 1970 and had a minor hit with the Tony Rivers composition My Little Girl.

Compilation appearances have included: My Little Girl on Ripples, Vol. 1 (CD); Sun Sunshine on Ripples, Vol. 2 (CD); An acetate track Shy Fly, which has resurfaced on Mynd The Gap (LP) also may be by this act.








1 comment:

  1. Hi

    My name is Lee Shaughnessy, son of the late Ron Shaughnessy. Just wanted to point out that Keith Parsons was actually the lead singer of the band Autumn and was the vocalist on this track. Not especially important really, but as both Ron and Keith are no longer with us just thought I'd mention it. Thanks for posting, and awesome to see the 45, I was beginning to think there was only one in existence :-) All the best.

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