| Date Performance |
1966-08-00 | | Running Time |
4:10 | | Performers |
John O'Leary (Harmonica), Bob (Robert) Hall (Piano), Kim Simmonds (Gtr), Ray Chappell (Bass), Leo Manning(s) (Drums), Mike Vernon (Produced By), Michael Thompson (Engineered By), Martin Stone (Guitar) | | Comments | by Savoy Brown (sometimes billed as "Savoy Brown Blues Band" for this recording) (featuring Kim Simmonds and Martin Stone) Recorded for Blue Horizon Records subsidiary label, Purdah, in London. "The Nags Head Public House in South London was the unlikely first meeting place for Savoy Brown and yours truly. Their music was rough, raw and at times ragged, but they had a 'jive' lacking in so many others. I talked to Harry Simmonds, their manager, into letting me record the band for a single to be released on my own Purdah label-this was the precedent to Blue Horizon. We did the sessions at Wessex Studios and the results were reasonable enough for Decca to want the band's first album. 'Shake Down' was the result and captured all the rawness of this first line-up. Savoy Brown has over the years made so many personnel changes it's difficult to keep up with them and all I can say for certain is that guitarist and leader Kim Simmonds is the only original member left in the present unit." - Mike Vernon. Sometimes writing credit for this track is given to Memphis Slim (Peter Chatman) and J(immy) Page. Licensed from Interworld. | | Appears On | |
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