Remo Four Smile (+8 Bonus Tracks) Genres:Rock, Classic Rock Reissue of '60s Liverpool act's rare 1967 album,a highly sought after collector's item recorded in Hamburg,Germany. 17 blues & soul swingers, including 8 bonus tracks.
Reissue of '60s Liverpool act's rare 1967 album,a highly sought after collector's item recorded in Hamburg,Germany. 17 blues & soul swingers, including 8 bonus tracks.
CD Reviews
Completely Biased Review
John W Manley | Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom | 03/28/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"'Smile' by the Remo Four, everybody should own a copy of this record, it's jazz blues at it's best, plus it was my Dad's first and best group (he was the founder, singer, writer and guitar player!!) enjoy!!"
"Having never heard the Remo Four before I was astounded by the album! Great guitar pieces, and "Live like a Lady" is one of the highlights."
Smile
Colin Rusch | Toronto, Canada | 07/28/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Smile! As Colin Manley's son says 'everybody should own a copy of this album'. I saw the Remo Four several times when I lived in Germany in 1966/67 and was lucky enough to get an original vinyl copy of Smile. The production of the record was incredible then (recorded in Germany)and atill sounds amazing today. As a live band the Remo Four were one of the best acts I have ever seen and I am not waxing nostalgic here; it's simply a fact. I have heard them play all the songs on Smile live and they stretched some of the songs without ever becoming self-indulgent. They also played a superb version of Cannonball Adderley's 'Mercy Mercy Mercy' a tune I wish they had recorded. Should Colin Manley's son ever read this, I would love to get a one-line email from him to say hello.
Colin Rusch
Toronto, Canada"
Nothing beats that Smile
Tallyho | Sweden | 08/08/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I can only agree with what has been already said about Remo Four and Smile.
I saw and met them myself in Hamburg, in -66, I think.
Had a couple of beers with Tony Ashton at The Mambo Schänke were all musicians went inbetween gigs.
It is a most remarkable album. Recording quality is compatible to technique of today. I still play it frequently. It doesn't bore me yet and I think it never will.
"No money down" is as laid back as anything can ever get.
No guitarist can play the way Colin Manley played guitar.
