Posts tagged Status Quo
Soul Station π: UK Mod Psych '68 2

This second excursion into British Mod Psych features many tracks that were not released in the US so much might not be familiar even to devotees. There is also much organ here especially in the second set. Join me for a divers take on this scene.

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Soul Station Feature: The Everly Brothers

The Price of Love

After 1962 the Everly Brothers pretty much stopped having big hits in the US. They remained more popular in the UK and in 1965 they reached #2 over there with, to me, one of their greatest records, The Price Of Love. In the UK it has had many interesting covers, as the Status Quo did it in the late 1960s and in the mid 1970s Brian Ferry made a very good version. The song does not seem as popular here, though not that long ago Buddy Miller did it and did it very well. The Everly's version, the big UK hit really must be heard!

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