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One of England's top rock & roll outfits before the Beatles led the early-'60s Beat Boom, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates are best remembered today for one international rock classic ("Shakin' All Over") and as a seminal influence on several more famous groups, most notably the Who.
Johnny Kidd (born Frederick Heath) had formed his first band, a skiffle group called the Five Nutters, in 1957. They quickly outgrew their skiffle roots and, after a short period fronting the Fred Heath Combo, he joined Alan Caddy (guitar), Tony Docherty (rhythm guitar), and Ken McKay (drums), in early 1958 in an outfit that was dubbed Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, who were spotted by an EMI Records representative and signed to the label.
The group cut their first record, the outstanding Please Don't Touch, in April 1959, highlighted by Heath's menacing vocals, which reached number 26 on the British charts. The group's subsequent records were an uneven mix of solid R&B-based rock juxtaposed with awkwardly covered standards.
In May of 1960, however, the band was in the studio to record one of those standards, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby," with an original B-side that they hadn't fully worked out. That B-side, a Heath original called "Shakin' All Over," became the A-side of a number one single that became the first original rock song in England to achieve the status of an international rock standard. Driven by Caddy's guitar and a mournful, ominous lead vocal by Heath, the song topped the charts and completely astonished everybody who heard it that such a track could have come from an English rock & roll band.
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Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - 25 Greatest Hits
1. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Shakin' All Over [02:21]
2. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Please Don't Touch [01:52]
3. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - You've Got What It Takes [02:02]
4. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Restless [02:11]
5. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Linda Lu [02:33]
6. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Shot Of Rhythm And Blues [01:59]
7. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - I'll Never Get Over You [02:12]
8. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Hungry For Love [02:09]
9. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Always And Ever [02:55]
10. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Oh Boy [01:39]
11. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - The Fool [04:11]
12. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Send Me Some Lovin' [03:08]
13. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Let's Talk About Us [03:22]
14. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Some Other Guy [02:27]
15. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Whole Lotta Woman [03:11]
16. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Your Cheatin' Heart [03:18]
17. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - You Can Have Her [02:50]
18. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - I Just Want To Make Love To You[03:00]
19. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - I Can Tell [02:30]
20. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - I Know [02:23]
21. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - If You Were The Only Girl [02:37]
22. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Feelin' [01:59]
23. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Yes Sir That's My Baby [01:44]
24. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - The Birds And The Bees [02:03]
25. Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Doctor Feelgood [02:11]
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Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Memorial Album & Your Cheatin Heart 2003
1. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over 60 [02:22]
2. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I Can Tell [02:31]
3. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Linda Lu [02:34]
4. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Let's Talk About Us [03:23]
5. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Hungry For Love [02:16]
6. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I'll Never Get Over You [02:08]
7. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - So What [02:27]
8. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Please Don't Bring Me Down [02:15]
9. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Send For That Girl [02:46]
10. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Whole Lotta Woman [03:12]
11. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Please Don't Touch [01:53]
12. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shop Around [03:06]
13. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I Want That [02:27]
14. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Doctor Feelgood [02:13]
15. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Restless [02:12]
16. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over 65 [02:25]
17. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - You Cheating Heart [03:19]
18. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Longing Lips [01:48]
19. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Baby You Have Got What It Takes[02:03]
20. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Gotta Travel On [03:02]
21. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Weep No More, My Baby [03:14]
22. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Feelin' [01:59]
23. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Jealous Girl [02:38]
24. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - It's Got To Be You [02:27]
25. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - The Fool [04:11]
26. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Don't Make The Same Mistake As I Did[02:28]
27. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Big Blon' Baby [02:06]
28. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Then I Got Everything [02:03]
29. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - A Shot Of Rhythem And Blues [02:00]
30. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Magic Of Love [02:07]
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Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - The Complete Johnny Kid & The Pirates 1992 (2cd's)
CD1
1. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Please Don't Touch [01:53]
2. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Growl [02:23]
3. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Yes Sir That's My Baby (V2) [01:45]
4. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Steady Date [02:38]
5. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Feelin' [01:59]
6. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - If You Were The Only Girl In The World[02:38]
7. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - You Got What It Takes [02:03]
8. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Longin' Lips [01:47]
9. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over [02:22]
10. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Yes Sir That's My Baby [01:42]
11. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Restless [02:12]
12. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Magic Of Love [02:09]
13. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Linda Lu [02:35]
14. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Let's Talk About Us [03:23]
15. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Big Blon' Baby [02:06]
16. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Weep No More My Baby [03:14]
17. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - More Of The Same [01:53]
18. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I Just Want To Make Love To You[03:02]
19. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Please Don't Bring Me Down (V2)[01:56]
20. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - So What [02:27]
21. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Please Don't Bring Me Down [02:14]
22. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Hurry On Back To Love [02:31]
23. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I Want That [02:26]
24. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I Can Tell [02:31]
25. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues [02:00]
26. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Some Other Guy [02:29]
27. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Then I Got Everything [02:02]
28. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I'll Never Get Over You [02:08]
29. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Ecstacy [02:32]
30. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Hungry For Love [02:15]
31. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Castin' My Spell [02:24]
32. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - My Babe [02:46]
33. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Audiotrack 33 [02:11]
CD2
1. Johnny Kidd - Always and Ever [02:57]
2. Johnny Kidd - Whole Lotta Woman [03:12]
3. Johnny Kidd - Your Cheatin' Heart [03:19]
4. Johnny Kidd - Let's Talk About Us V2 [02:22]
5. Johnny Kidd - A Little Bit of Soap [02:27]
6. Johnny Kidd - The Fool V2 [03:09]
7. Johnny Kidd - Oh Boy [01:40]
8. Johnny Kidd - Send Me Some Lovin' [03:08]
9. Johnny Kidd - Big Blon' Baby V2 [01:50]
10. Johnny Kidd - Please Don't Touch V2
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