Long John Baldry
born July 19th 1939, London 
In 1961 he joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated and a year later sang on their album "R&B At The Marquee", the first British blues album. 1963 saw him as a member of Cyril Davies' All Stars, and following Davies' death in early '64, Baldry re-named the group The Hoochie Coochie Men, and included Rod Stewart as a second vocalist.
He was so highly thought of at this time that he appeared as a solo performer on a Beatles TV special in 1964
The Hoochie Coochie Men broke up in the autumn of 1965 and Baldry and Stewart both joined the short-lived Steampacket along with Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger. After that enterprise folded, he formed Bluesology (autumn '66) which also included Marsha Hunt and a young Elton John.
Throughout this time he was also busy recording solo material and in 1967 he did go on to reach No. 1 in the UK charts with the orchestrated pop ballad "Let The Heartaches Begin".
Singles
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Jun '64 |
Up Above My Head/You'll Be Mine |
United Artists UP 1056 |
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Oct '64 |
I'm On To You Baby/Goodbye Baby |
United Artists UP 1078 |
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Oct '65 |
House Next Door/How Long Will It Last? |
United Artists UP 1107 |
- |
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Jan '66 |
Unseen Hands/Turn On Your Lovelight |
United Artists UP 1124 |
- |
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Jun '66 |
The Drifter/Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart |
United Artists UP 1136 |
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Nov '66 |
Cuckoo/Bring My Baby Back To Me |
United Artists UP 1158 |
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Oct '67 |
Let The Heartaches Begin/Annabella |
Pye 7N 17585 |
UK#1 |
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1968 |
Hold Back The Daybreak/Since I Lost You Baby |
Pye 7N 17455 |
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Aug '68 |
When The Sun Comes Shinin' Thru/Wise To The Ways Of The World |
Pye 7N 17593 |
UK#29 |
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Oct '68 |
Mexico/We're Together |
Pye 7N 17563 |
UK#15 |
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Jan '69 |
It's Too Late Now/Long And Lonely Nights |
Pye 7N 17664 |
UK#21 |
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1969 |
Wait For Me/Don't Pity Me |
Pye 7N 17815 |
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E.P.
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1964 |
Long John's Blues United Artists UEP 1013 |
L.P.s
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1964 |
Long John's Blues - Got My Mojo Working/Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You/Roll 'Em Pete/You're Breaking My Heart/Hoochie Coochie Man/Everyday I Have The Blues/Dimples/Five Long Years/My Babe/Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough/Goin' Down Slow/Rock The Joint United Artists ULP 1081 |
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Nov '66 |
Looking At Long John - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'/Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart/Make It Easy On Yourself/Let Him Go/Drifter/Cry Me A River/Stop Her On Sight/Turn On Your Lovelight/I Love Paris/Keep On Running/Ain't Nothing You Can Do/Bad Luck Soul United Artists SULP 1146 |
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1968 |
Let The Heartaches Begin - . Long & Lonely Night/Stay With Me/Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye/For All We Know/Better By Far/Let The Heartaches Begin/Wise To The Ways Of The World/Since I Lost My Baby/Smile/Annabella (Who Flies To Me When She's Lonely)/We're Together/I Can't Stop Loving You Pye NSPL 18208 |
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1968 |
Let There Be Long John - Pye NSPL 18228 |
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1969 |
Wait For Me - Sunshine Of Your Love/Spanish Harlem/Henry Hannah's 42nd Street Parking Lot/Man Without A Dream/Cry Like A Baby/River Deep, Mountain High/How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)/Macarthur Park/When Bigadier McKenzie Comes To Town/Lights Of Cincinnati/Spinning Wheel/Wait For Me Pye NSPL 18306 |
Re-issue
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1995 |
Let The Heartaches Begin/Wait For Me - Long & Lonely Night/Stay With Me/Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye/For All We Know/Better By Far/Let The Heartaches Begin/Wise To The Ways Of The World/Since I Lost My Baby/Smile/Annabella (Who Flies To Me When She's Lonely)/We're Together/I Can't Stop Loving You/ Sunshine Of Your Love/Spanish Harlem/Henry Hannah's 42nd Street Parking Lot/Man Without A Dream/Cry Like A Baby/River Deep, Mountain High/How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)/Macarthur Park/When Bigadier McKenzie Comes To Town/Lights Of Cincinnati/Spinning Wheel/Wait For Me/Mexico (Bonus Track)/When The Sun Comes Shinin' Thru (Bonus Track) |
