A Sound of the Sixties

Posted Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 14:42

4 minutes into this week’s Sounds of the Sixties, the classic weekly Radio 2 show, the veteran presenter and DJ Brian Matthew introduces Jet Harris with ‘My Lady’, written by Reg Presley of the Troggs.

Except it wasn’t completely Jet Harris. It was the Sloane Squares, with lead singer Pete Gage, and Gwyn Headley playing the world’s shortest guitar solo right at the end, all fourteen notes of it.

And it was good to hear it again. My 6 copies long ago disappeared.

We always claimed it got to #1 in Denmark, and reached #28 on the Radio London Hot 40, but in truth it was an absolutely terrible record. The B side, ‘You Don’t Live Twice’, was a much better song, but the James Bond vehicle ‘You Only Live Twice’ kind of confused matters.

I think I’m beginning to repeat myself. I blogged this last May, the last time Brian Matthew played ‘My Lady’, and included a photograph of the Sloane Squares in our pomp. So I’ve heard it twice in less than 12 months.

It’s beginning to grow on me. It’s clearly impressed Brian Matthew.

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2 Responses to “A Sound of the Sixties”

pete gage Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 21:40
Gwynn, it must be you who put this info on the net. It would be great to hear from you, and have you any photos of the sloane squares
pete gage Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 22:37
A long time time ago Gwyn; allowing for considerable memory lapses, it’s good to know you’re still out there. PS The guitar in My Lady was by a guy called Big Jim Sullivan.