Billy Fury - We Want Billy! (1963) & Billy (1963) [1995, Remastered Reissue]
Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Rock 'N' Roll | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPG) | 01:11:26 | 419,66 Mb
Label: BGO Records (UK) | Cat.# BGOCD258 | Released: 1995-01-16 (1963)
The BGO CD reissue of two 1963 albums, the live We Want Billy! and the studio Billy, presents a pair of unenduring sets. Fury may have been one of the best of the pre-Beatle rockers, but that doesn't make him great. About half of the "concert" date consists of rock & roll oldies like "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Unchain My Heart," sung in a competent sub-Elvis mold (though the Tornados aren't about to make anyone forget Scotty Moore or James Burton). There's also a lengthy medley of many of his early-'60s pop hits, which are better heard in their studio versions.