Article successfully added.

Cliff Richard The Early Years (CD)

Listen to sample now:
 
0:00
0:00
Please inform me as soon as the product is available again.
Please enter the digits and letters in the following text field.

$11.26 * $16.92 * (33.45% Saved)

* incl. VAT / plus shipping costsDepending on the country of delivery, the VAT at checkout may vary.

Item is temporarily out of stock.
Approx. delivery time: up to 3 weeks. (as far as available at the supplier - can be faster, but sometimes unfortunately not)

  • CD2165932
  • 0.1
P Secure bonuspoints now
(2008/EMI) 30 tracksmore

Cliff Richard: The Early Years (CD)

(2008/EMI) 30 tracks

Article properties:Cliff Richard: The Early Years (CD)

  • Interpret: Cliff Richard

  • Album titlle: The Early Years (CD)

  • Label EMI

  • Genre Rock'n'Roll

  • Artikelart CD

  • EAN: 5099921659324

  • weight in Kg 0.1
Richard, Cliff - The Early Years (CD) CD 1
01Move ItCliff Richard
02High Class BabyCliff Richard
03Apron StringsCliff Richard
04Never MindCliff Richard
05Don't Bug Me BabyCliff Richard
06DynamiteCliff Richard
07She's GoneCliff Richard
08Willie And The Hand JiveCliff Richard
09Nine Times Out Of TenCliff Richard
10Numblin' MosieCliff Richard
11Gee Whiz It's YouCliff Richard
12Schoolboy CrushCliff Richard
13My Feet Hit The GroundCliff Richard
14Livin' Lovin' DollCliff Richard
15Mean Woman BluesCliff Richard
16Blues Suede ShoesCliff Richard
17Mean StreakCliff Richard
18I Cannot Find A True LoveCliff Richard
19D In LoveCliff Richard
20Choppin' N Changin'Cliff Richard
21Tough EnoughCliff Richard
22Now's The Time To Fall In LoveCliff Richard
23Bonus:Cliff Richard
24Nine Times Out Of TenCliff Richard
25Fall In Love With YouCliff Richard
26I Love YouCliff Richard
27MichelleCliff Richard
28A Girl Like YouCliff Richard
29Never MindCliff Richard
30DynamiteCliff Richard
31Poor BoyCliff Richard
Cliff Richard Since Cliff Richard made his chart debut with Move It in September 1958,... more
"Cliff Richard"

Cliff Richard

Since Cliff Richard made his chart debut with Move It in September 1958, popular music has changed beyond recognition. The record industry has progressed to such an extent that modern rock is almost entirely removed from the music of the Fifties in all but spirit. And Cliff Richard is probably the only British artist whose career has successfully embraced the numerous sociological, cultural and musical changes which have shaped the course of what is now a multi-million pound industry.

Born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, in October 1940, the future Cliff Richard's upbringing was unremarkable. When India was thrust into political turmoil in the late Forties his parents, Rodger and Dorothy Webb, decided to sell their belongings and sail to England on a passenger steamer from Bombay. Neither of Cliff's parents had ever lived in Britain and by emigrating they sacrificed comparative wealth for a virtually penniless new existence. On arrival they were driven from Tilbury Docks to Carshalton in Surrey where Cliff's maternal grandmother provided temporary refuge until her next-door neighbour lent the homeless family a spare room.

Rodger Webb eventually found employment and the family moved to another room in an aunt's house in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. A neighbour was so appalled at the Webb family's cramped living conditions that she asked a local council official to intervene, and in 1954 the six-strong family were moved to a council house on a quiet estate in Cheshunt.

It was at Cheshunt that Cliff first became interested in music. When his father had a small win on the pools, Dorothy Webb persuaded him to buy a record-player and Cliff was able to play guitar to the popular records of the period. He also excelled in athletics and played football for his school and for the county of Hertfordshire. But the rock 'n' roll music of Bill Haley and especially of Elvis Presley interested him more and would eventually change his life. He began to develop a vocal style by mimicking the popular singers of the day, and he later formed a school vocal group of two boys and three girls called the Quintones, which performed versions of current hits.

"I wanted to be a singer but I don't think I was too serious about it", he recalled in 1972. "It was my mother who always thought I would be a singer, from quite early on when I used to mess around and sing to the records we had. She would say, 'You're as good as all these others.' My Dad put a restraining hand on it all. It balanced my mother's enthusiasm, which was a good thing."

After leaving school at the age of 16, Cliff became a filing clerk at the Thorn electrical factory where his father worked in nearby Enfield. His first move in music was to join a local skiffle group as vocalist but soon left to form his own rock group, the Drifters, with drummer Terry Smart.

But the scene was already over-subscribed with well-intentioned amateurs, and the going was hard. By the spring of 1958, Harry Webb and the Drifters were still playing such local venues as the 'Five Horseshoes' in Hoddesdon and the 'Flamstead End Community Centre'.

Despite the limitations placed upon him by his backing group, Cliff showed distinct promise as a vocalist. His big break came in a talent show, a thing of the past today, but still hugely popular in the Fifties when a public weaned on Hollywood's celluloid glamour could be party to the birth of a potential star. In the summer of 1958, Cliff Richard and the Drifters appeared twice within a month at the 'Gaumont Theatre' in Shepherd's Bush, London.

Although the audience was comprised of local school-children who were prepared to scream at anything, the theatre provided an excellent showcase and John Foster, a young fan acting as Cliff's manager at the time, persuaded a veteran theatrical agent named George Ganjou to come along and see the show. Impressed more by Cliff's good looks and the audience response than by the music he heard, Ganjou arranged for a demo record to be made by the group. This he submitted to one of EMI's house-producers, Norrie Paramor, who was sufficiently impressed to audition the group in his office in the original EMI building in Great Castle Street, London.

In common with most of his middle-aged contemporaries, the 45 year-old Paramor originally felt alienated by rock 'n' roll, although it was his professional duty to respond to it. He had made a few token attempts to exploit it back in 1956 when he recorded Britain's first rock 'n' roll combo, Tony Crombie's Rockets, who were modelled on Bill Haley's Comets. Paramor ignored rock 'n' roll after that but in 1958 he produced a couple of consecutive Top Ten hits Lollipop and Book Of Love, for a semi-rock trio, the Mudlarks.

These successes had awakened Paramor's interest in rock, and it was at this opportune moment that the Drifters' demo came to his attention. At a time when British rock was a mere parody of US product, Paramor had a refreshingly realistic attitude:"It's an American phenomenon", he explained to 'Melody Maker', "and they do it best." Ironically, Paramor's first record with Cliff was to go some way to redressing the balance.

Paramor's original intention was to dispense with the Drifters and record Cliff with the Ken Jones Orchestra, the ensemble that had already provided the accompaniment for several Paramor hits including Michael Holliday's Story Of My Life and the Mudlarks' Lollipop. Had this been the case the result would have been a typically uninspired British Fifties pop record. But Cliff insisted on retaining the Drifters, and a compromise was reached: Cliff was placed under contract, but the Drifters - Terry Smart on drums and Ian Samwell on guitar - would merely be paid a session fee for their services.

Cliff Richard On The Continent (5-CD)
Read more at: https://www.bear-family.com/richard-cliff-on-the-continent-5-cd.html
Copyright © Bear Family Records

Read, write and discuss reviews...more
Customer evaluation for "The Early Years (CD)"
Write an evaluation
Evaluations will be activated after verification.

The fields marked with * are required.

Weitere Artikel von Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard (LP, 10inch, Ltd.)
Cliff Richard: Cliff Richard (LP, 10inch, Ltd.) Art-Nr.: BAF11036

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$28.24 * $22.58 *
Dynamite - The Brits Are Rocking Vol.10 (CD)
Cliff Richard: Dynamite - The Brits Are Rocking Vol.10 (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17729

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$18.05 *
The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Pioneers (2-CD)
Cliff Richard & The Shadows: The Best Of The Rock'n'Roll Pioneers (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CD367022

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$25.97 * $10.14 *
It's Cliff Richard - Show No.3 (CD)
Cliff Richard: It's Cliff Richard - Show No.3 (CD) Art-Nr.: CDQM90774

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$22.58 * $14.23 *
It's Cliff Richard - Show No.6 (CD)
Cliff Richard: It's Cliff Richard - Show No.6 (CD) Art-Nr.: CDQM92874

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$22.58 * $18.29 *
A Celebration - The Official Story Of 40 Years In Show Business (HB)
Cliff Richard: A Celebration - The Official Story Of 40 Years... Art-Nr.: 0018027

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$30.50 $45.21
Hit Parade Heroes - Hit Parade Heroes - British Beat Before The Beatles (Dave McAleer)
Hit Parade Heroes: Hit Parade Heroes - Hit Parade Heroes - British... Art-Nr.: 0041216

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$33.89 $56.53
Nr.29 - Magazin & limited Single (7inch, 45rpm)
Dynamite - Magazin: Nr.29 - Magazin & limited Single (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 0041329

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$22.58
Hint!
Un Estate Al Mare (copertine estive anni '60) Seaside and Beach Covers Italy 1960s
Maurizio Maiotti: Un Estate Al Mare (copertine estive anni '60)... Art-Nr.: 0042182

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$11.26 $20.37
Index (#1-#200) Alle Künstler A-Z!
Rock & Roll Musikmagazin: Index (#1-#200) Alle Künstler A-Z! Art-Nr.: 0071473

Item has to be restocked

$5.66
NEW
Chuck Berry - More Chuck Berry (CD)
Chuck Berry: Chuck Berry - More Chuck Berry (CD) Art-Nr.: CDBGO394

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$13.52 $20.31
Dynamite - The Brits Are Rocking Vol.10 (CD)
Cliff Richard: Dynamite - The Brits Are Rocking Vol.10 (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17729

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$18.05
L'intégrale (CD)
Les Prates avec Dany Logan: L'intégrale (CD) Art-Nr.: CD3931090

only 1x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$16.25 $18.05
Hint!
The Buddy Holly Story - Original Motion Picture Soundtracks (CD, Deluxe Edition)
Buddy Holly: The Buddy Holly Story - Original Motion Picture... Art-Nr.: CDVS15783

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$11.26 $20.31
The Young Ones - 50 Greatest Hits (2-CD)
Cliff Richard: The Young Ones - 50 Greatest Hits (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CD70276031

Item has to be restocked

$14.66
Tracklist
Richard, Cliff - The Early Years (CD) CD 1
01 Move It
02 High Class Baby
03 Apron Strings
04 Never Mind
05 Don't Bug Me Baby
06 Dynamite
07 She's Gone
08 Willie And The Hand Jive
09 Nine Times Out Of Ten
10 Numblin' Mosie
11 Gee Whiz It's You
12 Schoolboy Crush
13 My Feet Hit The Ground
14 Livin' Lovin' Doll
15 Mean Woman Blues
16 Blues Suede Shoes
17 Mean Streak
18 I Cannot Find A True Love
19 D In Love
20 Choppin' N Changin'
21 Tough Enough
22 Now's The Time To Fall In Love
23 Bonus:
24 Nine Times Out Of Ten
25 Fall In Love With You
26 I Love You
27 Michelle
28 A Girl Like You
29 Never Mind
30 Dynamite
31 Poor Boy