DAVE CLARK FIVE/DAVE CLARK FIVE AT THE SCENE SSX 1023 (-66) MONO SWEDEN

 

When first spotting this I thought it was another of those Swedish issues compiling odd UK non-LP cuts. I'm very fond of those and have so far posted ones by Beatles, Zombies, Manfred Mann, Yardbirds, Animals, Hollies, Herman's Hermits, Paul Jones and Alma Cogan. But when doing research on the tracks I could only trace a couple to UK 45:s, most of the rest seems to be from the US 1965 "I Like It Like That" LP (Epic LN 24178). It has the same front sleeve pic as the Canadian "At The Scene" (Capitol T 6180), but the rear and tracking is different. Still whatever its origins it doesn't sound like anything else I've heard from this combo. There are a couple of ballads, but also raw up-tempo . From the fuzz filled "Maybe It's You" over the frenzied "I Need Love" and the mersybeat-ish "It's Not True" to the rockin' "Blue Suede Shoes" cover. This has nothing to do with the more posh outcome the combo became known for in their later days, instead true garage. Some of the tracks on this issue sounds slightly off-speed and it's all cut very loud. So not entirely pleasant to the ears, yet interesting enough and a sure keeper for me.  To my knowledge this was the only release. It came with label as shown here in a thin fully laminated cover.  (CCÖ*)