When I first bought the English Freakbeat Vol. 1 LP way back when, this was one of the songs that hit me in the head like a brick. From that first chopping frantic guitar slash to the end, this is one of the songs that I truly equate with the "Freakbeat" sound. The Loot were from the UK, but seemed (as many bands such as The Smoke and The Creation) to have more success an popularity in Germany. Above is the German Hansa Picture sleeve for this release. Here also is the insert that came with the 45 (in German) which lists the band members and their ages:
Here are the liner notes that were included in the English Freakbeat Compilation:
The Loot has several strong connections with the Troggs; bandmember Dave Wright was one of the original members of that band, and "Baby Come Closer", from the first single, was later recorded by the Troggs. Also, their label, Page One Records was owned by Troggs manager Larry Page; and Ronnie Bond, the drummer for the Troggs produced many of the songs by the Loot. Three members of this band were previously in the Soul Agents, featured on English Freakbeat, Volume 2.
Finally, and most importantly, listen to the track here:
LOOT - BABY COME CLOSER
More to come from the Loot!
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3 comments:
thanks for turning me on to this, i just found a copy sans the pic sleeve for what i guess was a pretty good price.
Great tune. I played it on my radio show last thursday too!
keep up the great work over hear!
killer!
I loved the Freakbeat Vol. 1 LP way back when, this was one of the songs that hit me in the head like a brick, I WOULD like to get more music from this, thanks for the post.
I've long been confused as there are several 45's by The Loot in the UK, on the Page One label (like your blog's subject "Baby Come Closer")and the CBS label, neither of which sound like the same band! I've written about "Baby Come closer" over at my blog, "Anorak Thing" but sadly I've not much info to go by!
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