As it's been talked up quite rightly in the other thread, what's the bestest of the bestest version? The big strings on Glen Campbell's do it for me.
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Wichita Lineman
As it's been talked up quite rightly in the other thread, what's the bestest of the bestest version? The big strings on Glen Campbell's do it for me.
15st 1lb Lifestyle Mod
With you on Glen.....never bettered. But comin' very close:
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Lonely Jelly
Was Glenns version the original recording?Originally Posted by Little Jimmy Oddman
As it's been talked up quite rightly in the other thread, what's the bestest of the bestest version? The big strings on Glen Campbell's do it for me.
Cliff Pilchard
Sammy Davis, Jr. does a decent late 60's SDJr type version, but it's not a patch on Mr. Campbells.
Lonely Jelly
Telly Savalas.............
Animated Egg
O.C Smith
Electric Prunes
Brian Bennett's version is pretty nifty.
Back to Neuuuuuuuuuu!
Ugly Custard
Oh yes, at a time when Webb/Campbell were unstoppable
Lonely Jelly
Oh yes, at a time when Webb/Campbell were unstoppable
Hmm... love that tune - so I guess I need to start checking the tracklisting of all Campbell albums I run into from now on...
Lonely Jelly
Can we start a separate thread for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"?
What a strange figure, Glen Campbell... "Guess I'm Dumb", anybody!?
Ugly Custard
Just get the brown cover 'best of' on capitol, 50p special, 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix' 'Galveston' 'Witchta Lineman' 'Where's The Playground Susie' total genius...
Oh, how we all love a song about a dude repairing telephone pilons
Lonely Jelly
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Lonely Jelly
mmm, tasty. Ever come across this on 45?
Last edited by Joe M'geek; 09-05-2006 at 05:04 PM.
"Not only that but the WHOLE COVER is UNCREASED with only 2 or 3 TINY creaselines near the opening edge about half way down!!!! In the same place (about half way down the opening edge), there is an absolutely TINY and PERFECTLY repaired split" (xxxrecords)
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Yeah, Glen Campbell - weird character: Beach Boys, Jimmy Webb, lame.
'Oh, What A Woman' is another crakcer of his in the country-funk stakes.
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Johnny Cash has a decent version as well on one of the American albums I think, his voice suits it perfectly.
Animated Egg
See I thought this was going to be a match made in heaven as I love both, but was sorely disappointed by it.
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I think its more the novelty (as I thought the same thing as well) - the song sounds like it should be a Cash song I reckon.
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Dean Martin from his 'Gentle On My Mind' LP. He just utterly Dean breezes it. Fantastic.
Hot Butter
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I've got guess I'm dumb on a 7" with Oh What A Woman on the flip (killer track folky funk type stuff) but its a early noughties re-issue on "vibraphone"?
Guess I'm Dumb is such a killer Brian Wilson track - did he ever do a version himself?
Cheers GM
Electric Banana
I embarrasingly first heard WL via These Animal Men (mid 90's new wave of new wave posers) and though I loved it back then I think I can safely warn everyone of its probable stinkyness.
Glens' version all the way.
Ha, ha, just remembered I played it as my GCSE performance piece
Animated Egg
I once paid money to watch These Animal Men. Actual money. What was I thinking?
If I ever end up like U2 slit my throat with a garden vegetable
Lonely Jelly
I've heard rumours that the Beach Boys did a version, but I don't think I believe it...nothing cropped up on those sea of tunes boots as far as I remember.
I wonder if 'oh what a woman' is the same b as the original capitol single?...does it sound of a similar era?
"Not only that but the WHOLE COVER is UNCREASED with only 2 or 3 TINY creaselines near the opening edge about half way down!!!! In the same place (about half way down the opening edge), there is an absolutely TINY and PERFECTLY repaired split" (xxxrecords)
Animated Egg
I embarrasingly first heard WL via These Animal Men (mid 90's new wave of new wave posers) and though I loved it back then I think I can safely warn everyone of its probable stinkyness.
Glens' version all the way.
Ha, ha, just remembered I played it as my GCSE performance piece
AHAHA I remember them, this is the sound of youth....No it isn't you look about 30 mate.
Bought a S*M*A*S*H 12" on the basis of a Keith LeBlanc mix on it, was SORELY disappointed.
Lonely Jelly
I've heard the Glen Campbell 45 of Wichita Lineman described as the best song ever, and never felt inclined to argue. Definitely up there.
Pete Moore's instrumental version on the 'Exciting Sounds Of Tomorrow' LP runs Glen's take a respectable second in my book.
a giant steam-powered turntable in warwickshire plays six foot cement recordings of Prince Albert's speeches to the rejoicing populace
Lonely Jelly
From what I've read, the Beach Boys farmed out "Guess I'm Dumb" because none of them could sing it. Requires pretty serious range.
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Think the b-side was 'That's Alright'. Oh What A Woman is pretty easy to pick up over here, off his Galveston LP.
Lonely Jelly
The first time I heard WL was when I bought my first Meters LP (whichever one has it on) around 1991.
A few weeks ago I was browsing through a mates guitar book and it had the song in. I can't stop playing those first 4 chords of the verse. Perfect!
Always wondered what Guess I'm Dumb sounds like (wish there had been a Beach Boys version in the vaults).
"Don't get involved in the f**kin' chat pages. It's just full of arseholes talkin' sh*te non-stop"
Ugly Custard
dee felice trio do the only version of wichita line man that I like, not heard alot of those mentioned though
Lonely Jelly
Welcome GM.
The "Guess I'm dumb" re-issue 45 is on EMI REGAL ZONOPHONE who also did the re-issue of DORIS "DON'T" I think Bob Stanley had a hand in it somewhere.
I've certainly never heard of Brian doing a version of it
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