The #1 – ”The Collector” / ”Cracks In The Sidewalk” (Kapp K-824) April 1967
The #1 | The Collector | (Kapp) 1967 I’ve been fascinated by the song ”The Collector” for a number of years having discovered it on The Everly Brothers album ”Two Yanks In England.” I wanted to find out more which led me to Sonny Curtis who wrote the song. Sonny was a member of Buddy Holly’s backing band The Crickets.
I wrote about his version a few years ago but it’s taken me an age to get around to uncovering ”The Collector” by The #1. The latter hailed from Ridgefield, Connecticut and recorded as The Blue Beats before this disc on Kapp.
The #1’s version adds a more baroque psychedelic feel but it still retains the darkness of this fabulous psychedelic ballad.
‘I’m a collector of beautiful things I capture and keep them and pin down their wings.”
line-up:
Louie Mazza (drums)
Peter Robbins (bass)
Chris Covell (vocals / lead guitar)
Gary Quinn (rhythm guitar)
recordings of ”The Collector”
The Everly Brothers – ”Two Yanks In England”- released July 1966
Sonny Curtis (Viva-607) January 1967
The #1 (Kapp K-824) April 1967
The All Night Workers (Mercury 72833) July 1968
The Affection Collection – self titled album (Evolution 2007) late 1969
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