The Truth - Fly Away Bird

The Truth - Fly Away Bird (Decca F 12582 B) 1967

Steve Jameson era un peluquero del norte de Londres. Un buen día, mientras le cortaba el pelo a un jóven cliente llamado Frank Aiello, pensó en formar un duo con él e intentar la cosa del éxito en la música pop. Steve cambió su apellido de Jameson a Gold (tal vez por si servía de conjuro) y, tomando el nombre de una canción de Ray Charles, "Tell The Truth", pronto graban su primer single en 1965. Hasta 1968 lograron editar siete de ellos, primero para Pye y luego para Deram - Decca.

La mayor parte de las grabaciones eran versiones: The Beatles, The Kinks, Donovan, The Young Rascals... De hecho, tan sólo dos de sus canciones llevan la firma de Mr. Gold/Jameson. Y una de ellas es la que tiene aquí el papel estelar.

El penúltimo single de The Truth era una versión de "Walk Away Renee" de The Left Banke y "Fly Away Bird" estaba en la cara B. Esas grandes Bs, que le dan a algunos singles un valor especial. Tiene una bonita e íntima combinación de acordes intercalando una pincelada de R & B. Ahí queda.

Posteriromente Steve siguió su carrera en solitario. Primero como Stephen Jameson, en plan cantautor con piano, con algun disco para Dawn - Pye, y luego como Nosmo King a mediados de los 70 haciendo...northern soul!


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Steve Jameson was a north London hairdresser. One day, while cutting the hair of a young customer called Frank Aiello, he thought about forming a duo and try the road to success in pop music. Steve changed then his name from Jameson to Gold (probably just in case it stuck) and, taking the name from a Ray Charles song, "Tell The Truth", they soon released their first single in 1965. Up until 1968 they released seven of them, first for Pye and then for Deram - Decca.

Most of the recordings were cover versions: The Beatles, The Kinks, Donovan, The Young Rascals... In fact only two of all their songs bore Mr. Gold/Jameson signature. And one of them is starring here now.

The Truth's penultimate single was a cover of "Walk Away Renee" from The Left Banke and "Fly Away Bird" was on the B side. Those great Bs which give a special value to some singles. It has a nice and intimate chord progression which mutates into a R & B flavour and back. Touching.

Steve later followed solo his musical career. First as Stephen Jameson, kind of piano singer songwriter, with some records for Dawm - Pye, and then as Nosmo King in the mid 70s doing... northern soul!


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