Them feat. Van Morrison – Them Again (1966/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Them feat. Van Morrison – Them Again (1966/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:00 minutes | 813 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings

Them Again is the second album by the Northern Irish band, Them, whose lead singer and songwriter was Van Morrison. The album was released by Decca Records in the UK on 21 January 1966 but it failed to chart. In the U.S. it was released in April 1966 where it peaked at #138 on the Billboard charts.

The group’s second and, for all intents and purposes, last full album was recorded while Them was in a state of imminent collapse. To this day, nobody knows who played on the album, other than Van Morrison and bassist Alan Henderson, though it is probable that Jimmy Page was seldom very far away when Them was recording. The 16 songs here are a little less focused than the first LP. The material was cut under siege conditions, with a constantly shifting lineup and a grueling tour schedule; essentially, there was no “group” to provide focus to the sound, only Morrison’s voice, so the material bounces from a surprisingly restrained “I Put a Spell on You” to the garage-punkoid “I Can Only Give You Everything.” Folk-rock rears its head not only on the moody cover of Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” but also the Morrison-authored “My Lonely Sad Eyes,” but the main thrust is soul, which Morrison oozes everywhere — while there’s some filler, his is a voice that could easily have knocked Mick Jagger or Eric Burdon off their respective perches. – Bruce Eder

Tracklist:
1. Them feat. Van Morrison – Could You Would You (03:11)
2. Them feat. Van Morrison – Something You Got (Mono Version) (02:34)
3. Them feat. Van Morrison – Call My Name (02:22)
4. Them feat. Van Morrison – Turn on Your Love Light (02:21)
5. Them feat. Van Morrison – I Put a Spell on You (02:39)
6. Them feat. Van Morrison – I Can Only Give You Everything (02:42)
7. Them feat. Van Morrison – My Lonely Sad Eyes (02:31)
8. Them feat. Van Morrison – I Got a Woman (03:14)
9. Them feat. Van Morrison – Out of Sight (02:24)
10. Them feat. Van Morrison – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (03:49)
11. Them feat. Van Morrison – Bad or Good (02:09)
12. Them feat. Van Morrison – How Long Baby (03:38)
13. Them feat. Van Morrison – Hello Josephine (02:07)
14. Them feat. Van Morrison – Don’t You Know (02:26)
15. Them feat. Van Morrison – Hey Girl (03:03)
16. Them feat. Van Morrison – Bring ‘Em on In (03:44)

Personnel:
Van Morrison, vocals, harmonica, tenor saxophone
Peter Bardens, keyboards, organ
Billy Harrison, guitar
Alan Henderson, bass
John McAuley, drums, piano, harmonica

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