A kind of follow-up to the 1971 "The Dave Clark Five Play Good Old Rock'n'Roll" https://monolover.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-dave-clark-fiveplay-good-old-rock.html. As with that this is also a blend of Dave Clark Five recodings - in this case five previous 45 A-sides - and later studio recordings led by Clark and former band keyboardist and singer Mike Smith. Friends include drummer Clem Cattini (who has played on 45 UK #1 singles among other things), guitarist Alan Parker and singer Madeline Bell (both then members of Blue Mink https://monolover.blogspot.com/2014/02/blue-minka-time-of-change-srza-8507-72.html ) plus actor Peter Davidson (Dr. Who 1981-84) who wrote and sang the track "Officer McKirk". Considering the pick-and-mix on about every level here one could expect a fragmented and uneven result, but it comes out as a surprisingly collected pop/rock album. Starting with an emotional cover version of Neil Young's "Southern Man" carried by some very good guitars. Then follows a mix of covers and self-penned, some ballads some uptempo, but most built on a rock foundation. Favorite tracks - "Southern Man", the psychish "I Don't Know" and the smooth rocker "Won't You Be My Lady". All very well done with top audio, providing pleasant listening. It didn't sell a lot back then and doesn't show up often in the bins, but if You're an old DC5 fan or just dig well done rock and happen to find one at an ok price it should be worth while. Also issued on vinyl in Germany, Japan and Downunder. German 2002 CD on Rock-In-Beat-Records (RB 218) came with seven bonus tracks. Premiere UK had label as shown here in a fully laminated cover.
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