First single from Bowie, released as "Davie Jones with The King Bees", closer to his first name "David Jones" that the pseudonym adopted in a couple of years.
The King Bees "were George Underwood and Roger Black on guitar, Francis Howard on bass, Robert Allen on drums and Mr. Jones on vocals and saxophone. The group's name was taken from a song by blues singer Slim Harpo.
Both songs were recorded at the Decca studios in Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead and produced by Leslie Conn, a talent scout for the organization of Dick James, who became the manager for a King Bees months. Conn also credited "Liza Jane" when in fact it is an adaptation of an old black spiritual.
The single 7 "was released on June 5, 1964 by the label" Vocalion Pop, a subsidiary label of Decca, and there is also an issue under the label promotional Dick James acetate including "Liza Jane" on both sides.
The B side "Louie, Louie Go Home" was recorded a few months before by Paul Revere & The Riders and was composed of the same Revere (organist of the group) and lead singer Mark Lindsay, although some websites say which was composed only by Revere.
The King Bees "were George Underwood and Roger Black on guitar, Francis Howard on bass, Robert Allen on drums and Mr. Jones on vocals and saxophone. The group's name was taken from a song by blues singer Slim Harpo.
Both songs were recorded at the Decca studios in Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead and produced by Leslie Conn, a talent scout for the organization of Dick James, who became the manager for a King Bees months. Conn also credited "Liza Jane" when in fact it is an adaptation of an old black spiritual.
The single 7 "was released on June 5, 1964 by the label" Vocalion Pop, a subsidiary label of Decca, and there is also an issue under the label promotional Dick James acetate including "Liza Jane" on both sides.
The B side "Louie, Louie Go Home" was recorded a few months before by Paul Revere & The Riders and was composed of the same Revere (organist of the group) and lead singer Mark Lindsay, although some websites say which was composed only by Revere.
The issue was a commercial failure, it came through the ranks and was well publicized, so Conn and ended their relationship Bowie contract. Conn moved to Spain and his mother bounced away about 200 copies of the single that Conn had kept in his garage, now a copy of 7 "is valued at more than $ 1,000. Decca in September 1978 decided to reissue the single .
Decca in 1998 include "Louie, Louie Go Home" on the compilation "Decca Originals: The R & B Scene." Bowie in 2000 rewrites "Liza Jane" to the draft LP "Toy", but never officially published. Finally, the June 6, 2004 Bowie plays a snippet of the song at the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey, USA to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
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