I got this single in Brisbane, where The Avengers ruled the roost for a couple of years in the late '60s (no relation to the New Zealand band of the same name). 'Listen Listen' is a fabulous Beatles rip-off; a confident, melodic rocker, excellently produced by Howard Gable. Unfortunately the brash style, that works so well on the A-side, doesn't hit the spot on the flip, where their cover of The Outer Limits' 'Just One More Chance' lacks the fragility that makes the original such a good track.The AVENGERS- Listen Listen
The AVENGERS- Just One More Chance
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'Listen Listen' is a Merry Go Round song written by Emitt Rhodes. Cool version...never heard it before.
Thanks Expo67, I hadn't realised it was a Merry Go Round tune. They must have had quite a good stash of foreign records at Australian record cos/publishers, as Oz bands often covered interesting tracks that didn't get a release there.
Really like Flower Bomb Songs, Epo67!
Gidday Chris - I notice that you seem to have let this blog slide for a while now, but if you happen top read this, I'd appreciate a repost of these two tracks so that they play and can be downloaded. Thanks.
The single is up on the BMG now - thebmg.bandcamp.com/album/listen-listen-just-one-more-chance-single
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