Electric Banana
| Makin' a few bucks as struggling musicians |
| Your group, whilst very popular in UK clubs and charts, can't seem to break out in America. As such, money becomes tighter. What to do?. Write and record music for movies and TV with the Music DeWolfe group. Library music it's called, as it can be used for many situations. There were five such albums recorded (the last two with different members). Any outstanding tracks? Not really, but I See You was revised for S F Sorrow. And The Dark Theme is pretty good. All of these were reissued on CD in 2019. Can also be found on Youtube. |
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Electric Banana |
| Music De Wolfe DW/LP-3040 | |
| N/R [UK: ?/67] | |
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 Side One: Vocal Versions With Accompaniment | ||
| Walking Down The Street | May-Taylor-Waller | 2:47 |
| (Rhythmic beat number in the 'Pop' idiom) | ||
| If I Needed Somebody | May-Taylor-Waller | 3:02 |
| (Modern sentimental vocal with a slow beat) | ||
| Free Love | Reno | 2:10 |
| (Strident—rhythmic—harmony vocal) | ||
| Cause I'm A Man | Reno | 2:47 |
| (Rhythmic—Country and Western flavour) | ||
| Danger Signs | May-Taylor-Waller | 2:35 |
| (Driving "Rhythm and Blues number with double-tracked vocal) | ||
| Side Two: Instrumental Versions | ||
| Walking Down The Street | May-Taylor-Waller | 2:47 |
| (Modern—industrial—rotary movement—traffic) | ||
| If I Needed Somebody | May-Taylor-Waller | 3:02 |
| (Discotheque—night life) | ||
| Free Love | Reno | 2:10 |
| (Modern travel—trains) | ||
| Cause I'm A Man | Reno | 2:47 |
| (Country and Western—outdoor activity holidays etc) | ||
| Danger Signs | May-Taylor-Waller | 2:35 |
| (Modern constructional—tension) | ||
| Danger Signs: Extra End | May-Taylor-Waller | 0:06 |
| (Final brass chords) | ||
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More Electric Banana |
| Music De Wolfe DW/LP-3069 | |
| N/R [UK: ?/68] | |
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| Side One: Vocal Versions With Accompaniment | ||
| I See You | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:43 |
| (Music for beat dancing with vocal harmonies) | ||
| Street Girl | Reno | 2:43 |
| (Up tempo pop blues) | ||
| Grey Skies | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 2:42 |
| (Fast—excitement) | ||
| I Love You | May-Wilkinson | 2:18 |
| (Big-beat dancing) | ||
| Love, Dance And Sing | Reno | 2:45 |
| (Quick tempo—mover) | ||
| A Thousand Ages From The Sun | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 2:25 |
| (Slow moving—philosophical) | ||
| Side Two: Instrumental Versions | ||
| I See You | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:43 |
| (As Side One without vocals) | ||
| Street Girl | Reno | 2:43 |
| (As Side One without vocals) | ||
| Grey Skies | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 2:42 |
| (As Side One without vocals) | ||
| I Love You | May-Wilkinson | 2:18 |
| (As Side One without vocals) | ||
| Love, Dance And Sing | Reno | 2:45 |
| (As Side One without vocals) | ||
| A Thousand Ages From The Sun | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 2:25 |
| (As Side One without vocals) | ||
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Even More Electric Banana |
| Music De Wolfe DW/LP-3123 | |
| N/R [UK: ?/69] | |
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| Side One: Vocal Versions With Accompaniment | ||
| Alexander | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:05 |
| (Music for beat dancing with vocal harmonies) | ||
| It'll Never Be Me | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:00 |
| (Up tempo pop blues) | ||
| Eagle's Son | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:11 |
| (Fast—excitement) | ||
| Blow Your Mind | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:35 |
| (Big-beat dancing) | ||
| What's Good For The Goose | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 1:58 |
| (Quick tempo—mover) | ||
| Rave Up | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 1:58 |
| (Slow moving—philosophical) | ||
| Side Two: Instrumental Versions | ||
| Alexander | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:05 |
| (As Side One, but without vocals) | ||
| It'll Never Be Me | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:01 |
| (As Side One, but without vocals) | ||
| Eagle's Son | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:14 |
| (As Side One, but without vocals) | ||
| Blow Your Mind | May-Povey-Taylor-Waller | 3:32 |
| (As Side One, but without vocals) | ||
| The Dark Theme | Womersley | 2:54 |
| (Moody melodic instrumental) | ||
Note: Made a couple more: Hot Licks, 1973 and
The Return Of The Electric Banana, 1978 (Phil May & The Fallen Angels)
Links!
The Pretty Things Electric Banana Sessions