’It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’/’Are You Really Real’ (Decca 31822) August 1965
The Devons | It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue | (Decca) | The Devons were another likely Gary Usher studio project, he arranged and produced both sides, even writing the flip ’Are You Really Real’, a Dylanesque folk rock protest jewel.
The often recorded ’It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’ has a sweet arrangement with some solid guitar and vocals, sounding a lot like The Searchers. It was a Billboard Chart Spotlight in the last week of July 1965 but appears to have gone unnoticed after this.
The Devons | It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue | (Decca) 1965
Both sides have yet to see any compilation action and every reference guide I have fail to even mention The Devons. Something of an enigma.
update: Since I wrote my entry years ago it is now known that the Devons released three singles on the Decca label. All sides may have been sung by Chuck Girard, who was a member of The Hondells. He is noted as the songwriter and vocalist for their last single “Come On” / “A Little Extra Effort”.
Some of their numbers have been used on obscure surf compilations but to this day, they’re still largely unknown.
Teensville Records released a CD only titled ‘The Castells And Beyond (The Gary Usher Productions 1964-1966 Featuring Chuck Girard)’ in 2015 and all six sides of the Devons singles can be found on one handy disc.
discography:
“Honda Bike” / Free Fall” (Decca 31777) 04/65
“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” / “Are You Really Real” (Decca 31822) 08/65
“Come On” / “A Little Extra Effort” (Decca 31899) 01/66
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