The LIBERATORS
The LIBERATORS
Circa 1964 Beat group.
Barrie Bernard - Bass, Sam "Widge" Kempe - Vocals, Tom Long - Lead - Guitar
Tony Newman - Guitar, John Wallbank - Drums
Their only single was produced by the legendary Shel Talmy. They were spotted by Reg Calvert and became Pinkertons Assorted Colours. Then from Pinkertons to Flying Machine with a gold record in the USA with ‘Smile a little smile for me’.
Tom Long - via Facebook
"All done and dusted in a day. Arrived at 2iis coffee bar at 10am loaded in downstairs and played through 3 numbers for engineer Glyn Johns, He said that's fine you're well rehearsed, be at IBC for 2 pm, by the way there will be a session man there. First time we met Jimmy Page. He turned up with a little amp in one hand and a De Armond pedal in the other. He borrowed a rather smart red Telecaster off an engineer at IBC under the pretext of being interested in buying it. Played the session and handed it back saying nice guitar but too expensive. (£80) ( Jim was a tightwad) We did all 3 numbers in 2-3 takes. Shel Talmy poked his nose in but Glyn Johns did it all. It was done on the 2 track machine because the 4 track machine was out of order. So few overdubs. Only the one I think. Main vocal was Tony Newman. Sam and I did some harmony. I worked most of it out with Tony in his front room.
"All done and dusted in a day. Arrived at 2iis coffee bar at 10am loaded in downstairs and played through 3 numbers for engineer Glyn Johns, He said that's fine you're well rehearsed, be at IBC for 2 pm, by the way there will be a session man there. First time we met Jimmy Page. He turned up with a little amp in one hand and a De Armond pedal in the other. He borrowed a rather smart red Telecaster off an engineer at IBC under the pretext of being interested in buying it. Played the session and handed it back saying nice guitar but too expensive. (£80) ( Jim was a tightwad) We did all 3 numbers in 2-3 takes. Shel Talmy poked his nose in but Glyn Johns did it all. It was done on the 2 track machine because the 4 track machine was out of order. So few overdubs. Only the one I think. Main vocal was Tony Newman. Sam and I did some harmony. I worked most of it out with Tony in his front room.
Single It Hurts So Much / You Look So Fine - 1965
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