Monday, July 4, 2022

Dave Clark Five - Discography

The Dave Clark Five


For a very brief time in 1964, it seemed that the biggest challenger to the Beatles' phenomenon was the Dave Clark Five. From the Tottenham area of London, the quintet had the fortune to knock "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the British charts with "Glad All Over," and were championed (for about 15 minutes) by the British press as the Beatles' most serious threat. They were the first British Invasion band to break in a big way in the States after the Beatles, though the Rolling Stones and others quickly supplanted the DC5 as the Fab Four's most serious rivals. The Dave Clark Five reached the Top 40 17 times between 1964 and 1967 with memorable hits like "Glad All Over," "Bits and Pieces," "Because," and a remake of Bobby Day's "Over and Over," as well as making more appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show than any other English act. The DC5 were distinguished from their British contemporaries by their larger-than-life production, Clark's loud stomping drum sound, and Mike Smith's leathery vocals. Though accused by detractors of lacking finesse and hipness, they had a solid ear for melodies and harmonies and wrote much of their early material, the best of which endured quite well. Interestingly, and unusually for that era, bandleader Dave Clark managed and produced the band himself, negotiating a much higher royalty rate than artists of that period usually received. After a couple years of superstardom, the group proved unable to either keep up with the changing times or maintain a high standard of original compositions, and called it quits in 1970.






































19 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is the 2019 Remasters!
Awesome :-D

Ozzieguy said...

Enjoy!

JohnR said...

Thanks for The Dave Clark Five, one of my childhood favorites!!!

Ozzieguy said...

Hi JohnR
They were a great band and I too was a young guy when they were producing great music.

Best Wishes
Ozzieguy

reyalgabs® said...

thanks for this sir...merry christmas!!!

Ozzieguy said...

>thanks for this sir...merry christmas!!!

reyalgabs® - thank you, and may you also have a great Christmas.

Regards
Ozzieguy

Mike2057 said...

What is the password for the albums ?

Ozzieguy said...

Password = MMB

BritshInvasionLover93 said...

Hey Ozzieguy Is I Like It Like That the 2019 Remaster as well? Cause it doesn't say it is after I download it and put it in the folder.

Ozzieguy said...

No it would not be as it is one of my personal albums.

Dianelinda said...

so happy to get these albums. Love this band. A real childhood favorite. Many thanks

Ozzieguy said...

Hi Dianelinda
Great music indeed.
Regards
Ozzieguy

Crusin' Oldies said...

Thank you, fantastic collection of rare issues

Ozzieguy said...

Very welcome Crusin' Oldie.

roosen jp said...

HARTELIJK DANK!!

Ozzieguy said...

Very welcome Roosen jp.
Enjoy the wonderful music from a wonderful band.

JACK said...

Mike Smith had one hell of a rock and roll voice but Clark, in spite of his protestations to the contrary was replaced by session drummer the late Bobby Graham for most, if not all, hits by the group. The songwriter Ron Ryan who penned many songs for the DC5 including the great 'Because' is still waiting for royalties after being misled by Dave Clark! Regardless of dodgy pedigree there is no doubt this aggregation truly rocked.

cadiz said...

thanks...

JohnF said...

I was just ripping my singles including 4 Dave Clark ones (Catch us if you can, Do you love me, Glad all over, Bits and pieces) and thought I'd see what's online. Thanks for these uploads! I had a Dave Clark picture on my wall when a kid but no Beatles ones! Catch me if you can