45cat - discographies, discussions, discoveries.

Re the unusual blue labels. There is at present an identical record for sale on eBay which is in Hong Kong and is said to be a Singaporean pressing. The Deram bag it is in has Made In Singapore printed on it. So, maybe these scans are of the Singaporean copy.

You sure that review date wasn't for "Only In America"?

Not quite the golden rockabilly find I'd hoped for BUT three very good R&B tracks to make up for it in a kind of Darts meets Commitments style. Bet these were a great live show!

[YouTube Video] As the label specifically mentions "English lyrics" there must be a foreign original. Reisfeld and Marbot emigrated from Germany to France. So it is likely a French original or, less likely, German. Does anybody know where the melody comes from?

How does BB Sept 7, 1963 fit in here?

According to the 1991 EMI Legendary Masters compilation, "Come A Little Bit Closer: The Best Of Jay & The Americans, the actual release date is 31 July 1961. (From correction queue submitted by Mike Tuggle)

The lacquers for this were cut at Atlantic Recording Studios - a hint as to who this was originally meant for, before Jay And The Americans' vocals were laid down.

According to the 1991 EMI Legendary Masters compilation, "Come A Little Bit Closer: The Best Of Jay & The Americans, the actual release date is 10 August 1962. (From correction queue submitted by Mike Tuggle)

According to the 1991 EMI Legendary Masters compilation, "Come A Little Bit Closer: The Best Of Jay & The Americans, the actual release date is 1 July 1963. (From correction queue submitted by Mike Tuggle)

According to the 1991 EMI Legendary Masters compilation, "Come A Little Bit Closer: The Best Of Jay & The Americans, the actual release date is 29 October 1963. (From correction queue submitted by Mike Tuggle)

According to the 1991 EMI Legendary Masters compilation, "Come A Little Bit Closer: The Best Of Jay & The Americans, the actual release date is 30 June 1964. (From correction queue submitted by Mike Tuggle)

According to the 1991 EMI Legendary Masters compilation, "Come A Little Bit Closer: The Best Of Jay & The Americans, the actual release date is 25 November 1964. (From correction queue submitted by Mike Tuggle)