The Tammys Egyptian Shumba Vinyl

Gretchen and cathy owens and their pal linda jones aka the tammys released the shrieking diesel fuelled girl group pop of egyptian shumba in 1963.

The tammys egyptian shumba vinyl.

Egyptian shumba what s so sweet about sweet sixteen 7 single united artists records. It somehow failed to make an impression on the charts despite their connections with lou christie but it was later picked up as a northern soul anthem and later still listed in pitchfork s top 200 songs of the 1960s at number 177. In 2002 all of the tammys singles plus two previously unreleased tracks were released on a cd called egyptian shumba the singles and rare recordings. Lou christie the tammys egyptian shumba the singles and rare recordings 1962 1964.

Lou christie the tammys egyptian shumba the singles and rare recordings 1962 1964 cd comp rm rpm records 2 rpm 330. Both side are in stereo which is kind of nice but the mix is very wide which makes both sides sound weak and hollow. It s pressed on heavy vinyl which is nice and comes with a picture sleeve albeit a bit generic. Lou christie the tammys.

Recorded november 1963 previously unreleased version from lou christie the tammys egyptian shumba the singles and rare recordings 1962 1964 cd. The tammys egyptian shumba jazzman london s leading vinyl records specialist based in soho london w1.