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Squeeze
Posted: 29 Jan 2006 00:58
by Uncle Roy
Hello. New Here. Looking for Squeeze. Not a collector, any format will do. Where does one look? Long time fan, always been curious. Others who have heard it should feel free to enlighten me as to it's content. Is it worth the search?
Posted: 29 Jan 2006 04:07
by Joe
Squeeze is only available on Vinyl LP format and I don't believe it was released commerciallly in the US back in 1973. It was re-released in France back in the 80s so maybe you can check Ebay for a used copy of it? I know I saw a booted CD version of it awhile back.
Posted: 29 Jan 2006 11:45
by Uncle Roy
Thanks Joe. Have you heard it?
Posted: 29 Jan 2006 14:11
by papaya
Someone at Ebay sells also Squeeze CD's
Posted: 29 Jan 2006 18:34
by Joe
Uncle Roy wrote:Thanks Joe. Have you heard it?
I've only heard the song Caroline which you could download on the seller's page. The album features Doug Yule on vocals and the Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice on drums. It also features some unknown session muscians. Its really not The Velvet Underground, just a band with the name still attached to it. I just call it the Doug Yule Band.
Though some of those songs would sound like they would fit it on Loaded.
See if you can find of those CDs up on Ebay or if you can download them via Kazaa or Limewire.
Posted: 29 Jan 2006 20:54
by stooge
I got a vinyl copy of it 10 years ago in Paris and found it pleasant to listen to
Although it has nothing to do with the Velvet underground as we all know it
between '65 and '70
Posted: 30 Jan 2006 13:04
by Homme Fatale
Joe wrote:It also features some unknown session muscians. Its really not The Velvet Underground, just a band with the name still attached to it. I just call it the Doug Yule Band.
Actually I think it's just Doug Yule and the drummer.
Posted: 30 Jan 2006 16:37
by arjan
Homme Fatale wrote:Actually I think it's just Doug Yule and the drummer.
There's also some female backing vox and a saxophone player in there somewhere. But that's on just a couple of tracks.
Posted: 30 Jan 2006 17:48
by Mark
Doug had a good vocal range - who's to say the 'female' vocals aren't him? I wouldn't be surprised if he'd put down the sax parts as well.
It's also worth noting that Ian Paice was asked by Mojo some years ago whether he remembered playing on Squeeze, and the answer was along the lines of "No, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen." He also said he'd heard the album and most of the tracks didn't sound like his playing - so maybe some of the drumming is Doug as well?
Posted: 30 Jan 2006 20:03
by arjan
Mark wrote:Doug had a good vocal range
Good point, but really, the backing vox on "Mean Old Man" are female.