Mike Batt - Railway Hotel?
Neil Trotter
Mike Batt recordings? "The Railway Hotel", which may have been
released as a single, got a few plays in about 1988, but I've never
been able to find it.
Neil
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ppint.
ne...@nook.demon.co.uk "Neil Trotter" asked:
> Can anyone name some "serious" (i.e. not Wombles or the Dreamstone)
> Mike Batt recordings? "The Railway Hotel", which may have been
> released as a single, got a few plays in about 1988, but I've never
> been able to find it.
>
> (Neil)
>
- mike batt recorded a beautiful version of the beatles' song,
"your mother should know", complete with string quartet...
- it was released as a single, i believe on liberty or united
artists, about the same time as the beatles' "magical mystery
tour" double e.p. album (n.b. the mono version of which differs
in significant ways from the stereo, especially (air) on "blue
jay way") was released (by e.m.i./parlophone),
(i don't have my singles catalogue here, so i can't look it up)
and disappeared without trace.
- love, ppint.
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M. Jonas
Neil Trotter <ne...@nook.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Can anyone name some "serious" (i.e. not Wombles or the Dreamstone)
>Mike Batt recordings? "The Railway Hotel", which may have been
>released as a single, got a few plays in about 1988, but I've never
>been able to find it.
>
Sure - he did a concept album adaptation of Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting
Of The Snark" in 1987 with what was then considered to be an all-star cast.
It's not a bad album, with some neat, though somewhat glossy music on it
and superb spoken word parts (by John Gielgud and others), but I found it
didn't stand up to repeated listening very well. And of course, somewhat
more appropriate to the topic of this group, he also produced Steeleye's
"All Around My Hat" and "Rocket Cottage" albums.
Martin
Michael Daly
says...
>
>Can anyone name some "serious" (i.e. not Wombles or the Dreamstone)
>Mike Batt recordings? "The Railway Hotel", which may have been
>released as a single, got a few plays in about 1988, but I've never
>been able to find it.
>
This track was on an album Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues recorded
with Mike Batt.... can't recall the title.
Michael Daly
Neil Trotter
> (Neil) says:
>
>> [waffle waffle waffle snip]
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>> ... Railway Hotel ...
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>> [snip waffle]
>>
>This track was on an album Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues recorded
>with Mike Batt.... can't recall the title.
Thanks for this Michael! This has given me a little more to pin him
down with. Thanks also to Martin and to ppint (@ease) for your input.
I'm off to find out more about this guy -- only now am I coming to
realise how ignorant I am.
The Wombles may not have done any favours on the street, but I think
he's one of the great bubbling-under (can't really say he's unsung, I
don't suppose).
Does anyone know more about the extent of his involvement with
Steeleye Span? Did he write? Sing harmony? Or just produce?
I should also be interested to know more about Your Mother Should Know
(I remember being heavily into the Beatles version in '67!) Oddly,
just singing the song to myself, it could easily *be* a Mike Batt song
-- exactly his style, I reckon. I've never knowingly heard this,
though. ppint! Let me know next time you get close to your Singles
Catalog!
Thanks again!
Very best wishes,
Neil
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Rudi Schmid
M. Jonas <mj1...@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>Sure - he did a concept album adaptation of Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting
>Of The Snark" in 1987 with what was then considered to be an all-star cast.
>It's not a bad album, with some neat, though somewhat glossy music on it
>and superb spoken word parts (by John Gielgud and others), but I found it
>didn't stand up to repeated listening very well
I have found the CD enjoyable on repeated listenings, though admit Sir
John's narrative is the best. Rock notables included Cliff Richard,
Deniece Williams, Julian Lennon, Art Gargunkel, Roger Daltrey, Captain
Sensible, Maggie Reilly, and of course Batt.
--Rudi Schmid, Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley (sch...@garnet.berkeley.edu)
DA Eger
: - hi. in article <8039453...@imp.demon.co.uk>,
: ne...@nook.demon.co.uk "Neil Trotter" asked:
: > Can anyone name some "serious" (i.e. not Wombles or the Dreamstone)
: > Mike Batt recordings?
What's wrong with the Wombles? Excellent music!!
Phil Preen
Here Here!
What is your favourite Wombles song?
Neil Trotter
>Here Here!
Oh .... all right then: Madame Cholet :)
Neil (who never said there was anything *wrong* with the Wombles, just
implies that they weren't "serious").
DA Eger
: u3...@cc.keele.ac.uk (DA Eger) wrote:
: >ppint. (pp...@i-m-t.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: >: ne...@nook.demon.co.uk "Neil Trotter" asked:
: >
: >: > Can anyone name some "serious" (i.e. not Wombles or the Dreamstone)
: >: > Mike Batt recordings?
: >
: >What's wrong with the Wombles? Excellent music!!
: Here Here!
: What is your favourite Wombles song?
Ooh, that's a difficult one. But I think the first album, 'Wombling Songs'
is the best. There's a host of fantastic songs on it - 'Wombles Everywhere',
'Dreaming in the Sun', 'Tobermory', 'Wellington Womble' and of course 'The
Wombling Song' itself.
'Remember You're a Womble' is a good album too, though perhaps a bit
heavily weighted towards pastiche.
Hey, wait a minute! This is a folk newsgroup, isn't it?
Mark Bluemel
: u3...@cc.keele.ac.uk (DA Eger) wrote:
: >ppint. (pp...@i-m-t.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: >: - hi. in article <8039453...@imp.demon.co.uk>,
: >: ne...@nook.demon.co.uk "Neil Trotter" asked:
: >
: >: > Can anyone name some "serious" (i.e. not Wombles or the Dreamstone)
: >: > Mike Batt recordings?
: >
: >What's wrong with the Wombles? Excellent music!!
: Here Here!
: What is your favourite Wombles song?
Minueto Allegretto
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Colm K. Mulcahy
>I should also be interested to know more about Your Mother Should Know
>(I remember being heavily into the Beatles version in '67!) Oddly,
>just singing the song to myself, it could easily *be* a Mike Batt song
>-- exactly his style, I reckon. I've never knowingly heard this,
>though. ppint! Let me know next time you get close to your Singles
>Catalog!
Liberty LBF15210, July 1969. b/w Suddenly
no i don't have it. i just have a good memory
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Neil Trotter
>Phil Preen (ph...@rheosci.demon.co.uk) wrote:
>:
>: [snip]
>:
>: What is your favourite Wombles song?
>Minueto Allegretto
But wasn't that really by Mozart, Mark?
Mark Bluemel
: ma...@pyramid.com (Mark Bluemel) wrote:
: >Phil Preen (ph...@rheosci.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: >:
: >: [snip]
: >:
: >: What is your favourite Wombles song?
: >Minueto Allegretto
: But wasn't that really by Mozart, Mark?
No - Mozart stole it from Mike Batt (he borrowed a Tardis to do it :-)
Steve YATES
Someone in Holmfirth has heard of Mike Batt ??????
Surely his claim is All Around My Hat Steely Spam (or summat)
Matthew Garward
: : >ppint. (pp...@i-m-t.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: : >: - hi. in article <8039453...@imp.demon.co.uk>,
: : >: ne...@nook.demon.co.uk "Neil Trotter" asked:
: : >
: : >: > Can anyone name some "serious" (i.e. not Wombles or the Dreamstone)
: : >: > Mike Batt recordings?
: : >
: : >What's wrong with the Wombles? Excellent music!!
: : Here Here!
: : What is your favourite Wombles song?
: Ooh, that's a difficult one. But I think the first album, 'Wombling Songs'
: is the best. There's a host of fantastic songs on it - 'Wombles Everywhere',
: 'Dreaming in the Sun', 'Tobermory', 'Wellington Womble' and of course 'The
: Wombling Song' itself.
: 'Remember You're a Womble' is a good album too, though perhaps a bit
: heavily weighted towards pastiche.
:
: Hey, wait a minute! This is a folk newsgroup, isn't it?
Meanwhile, not very far away...
Some "serious" Mike Batt music, yes I can name some. He produced two
Steeleye Span albums (All Around My Hat and Rocket Cottage), and also
wrote and produced an hour of wonderful music called The Hunting Of The
Snark, based on Lewis Carroll's peom. It features the talents of John
Hurt, Sir John Geilgud (I think, and my spelling may be wobbly), Cliff
Richard, Julian Lennon, and various others. It is, in my humble (or
arrogant, take your pick) opinion, quite excellent.
And there's most likely more he's done which I don't know about, but I'd
love to know of more! Anyone? Anyone?
Matt Garward num...@jolt.mpx.com.au
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