STRANGE DAYS

We love being a live band and entertaining the public so most of these songs are LIVE RECORDINGS as they were played at the time. (No Studio Jobs here ,except Another Day which was our first single.These tracks are examples of the different styles of rock and pop music the band are capable of performing. For current song play lists refer  to the SONGS PLAY LIST of the web-site   Kindly recorded by  members of the audience who had  fairly basic video recorder/ camera to create a live ambience!! )    RAW, LIVE but REAL!     Complete with  audience background noise , having a good time.
 Recorded at a garden party in Derby,  on a rare dry sunny English Summer evening!, and other venues. The songs here are a wide variety of styles which the band can play and cover a wide era of time. For our latest play lists please click on the Songs we Play Tab on the HOME page.
 

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Current (Re-Constructing)
  Track Title Price
Everlasting Love [2:43] 
Classic 60's song by the Love Affair. Live recording.2008
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Oh What a night Dec 63 [1:44] 
The Four Seasons popular hit, recorded live on basic recording equipment
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Build me up Buttercup [2:10] 
The Foundations Classic hit, still popular today,good party song.recorded live
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SHINE [2:17] 
Recorded Live at an open air event in Derbyshire
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Fanfare To The Common Man [4:00] 
Old Classical Rock Song made famous by ELP.Recorded Live at the Asterdale Club Derby 1989. The line up was Ken. Paul and Gary. Along with a similar instrumental America (The Nice) this was one of the Audiences favourites at that time and allowed the band to show off their instrumental abilities featuring Timpani, and Midi'd electronic drums. Fanfare is sometimes used in the present day set to give a more rocking approach.
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TIME OF THE SEASON [2:04] 
The Zombies, massive USA Hit of the 60's. Recently connected with a certain brand of Cider!!
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NEVER BE LONELY [1:47] 
A Song and big hit from the FEELING's Classic album of 2006
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WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' [2:21] 
Boogie, Rock and Roll good time stuff to get your legs shakin'!!
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BREAKFAST IN AMERICA [2:55] 
Linked to the Feelings never be Lonely from Supertramp of the late 1970's, still a band to be admired after all these years.
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Run Away [3:10] 
Recorded Live at the Moon Hotel Spondon, mid 90's with the band's current line-up. (Drums were Simmons Electronic at that time!) Original Song by Ken Cook.
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Another Day [4:39] 
1977, Single release, written by Ken Cook.Recorded Horizon Studios Coventry, where some of the early Two Tone recordings were made, hence the black and white label on the vinyl recording. This song was far removed from the ska and blue beat sound from that stable of bands. Around 1000 copies were issued and some have turned up in New Zealand, Malaysia, America sort of a mini World Wide distribution. This was  a B Side in those days the A side being an instrumental called Saltash (very English, Very Cornish!!) The Line up for this was, Ken, Paul and Vernon.
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Fergus Sings The Blues (Deacon Blue) [3:46] 
Recorded on Basic Video Recorder 1989 line-up,Live at the Asterdale Derby. The line up was Ken, Paul and Gary. The band were great admirers of Deacon Blue so a mini tribute (sic) was played in the set at the time, including this track, Wages Day, Real Gone Kid and Chocolate Girl.
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America (See HISTORY PAGE OLD VIDEO CLIP) [0:03]  Free   Download MP3
I'm A Man(Spencer Davis) Love Me Two Times (Doors) [5:38]  lyrics
2 Songs recorded Live at the Derby BBB re-union 2002 . held at the old Derby Locarno in front of 1000 plus audience. This was a one off re-union of the original 1968 line-up of Ken, Bill Grantham,Mick 'Basher' Irwin and Paul Hirst.  Along with many other 60's bands we were asked to do this for a major charity event. A couple of quick rehearsals after finding the original line-up and five songs were re-ashed, Love me two times, I'm a Man, Fire, Midnight Hour, A little help from my friends (Joe's version!) and that was it, never to be repeated.
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