PETER & GORDON Hidden Gems Music Review |

[@John_Fugazzi]

This was a great thing to do. I can't imagine anyone else who would take the time to don this for a group like Peter and Gordon, who are probably not so well known anymore. So glad he included Land of Oden and 3:10 to Yuma among the picks. I'd only add Stranger With a White Dove.

[@Sp33gan]

Thank you, Matt, for playing the album cuts and non-hits. I've been saying for years that the true mark of a good act was the rest of the album, not the hits. I agree with you about Peter and Gordon. Sometimes they really hit the mark and others feel like they were just throwing something against the wall to see what stuck. Like many groups, they were better together and their harmonies blend so well.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

You're welcome. Indeed, the deep cuts really tell the full story! Thanks for watching.

[@dancingbear86]

You highlighted some awesome songs and many of my favorites by one of my all-time favorite duos. I like all of their music, even the not- so-great ones. I enjoy your videos and am glad that you are highlighting many of these awesome artists and keeping their music in the public eye. ☺️

[@antoniodalfonso]

These videos on Peter and Gordon opened my eyes to their work. I have the original 45 of World Without Love. I bought back then as a high school kid. One of my favorite songs. It is amazing that McCartney was such a composer. His songs for this duo were top notch. One wonders if he was not far away when Peter and Gordon were recording. The songs you played -- even the bad one (If I Fell) -- sounded good to my ears. Yes, as someone mentions in the comments: A revisiting is necessary.

[@TheNoisylover]

The Asher family were interesting. Paul McCartney and Peter Asher were roomates on and off for a couple years. Woman was written by Paul. They have a most atmospheric vocal sound.

[@bruceink9]

Oh, so here are the audio clips. Thanks for all you do, Matt.

[@GorettiAdebanjo]

Thank you for this amazing video!

[@smileysmilefan7879]

Lucille is one of my favourite songs from Peter and gordon

[@moorlock2003]

Yes their version is exciting. The Hollies do a great version too.

[@usuk9316]

Cliff Richard does a great version also.

[@ginastrella9666]

PITER AND GORDON BOTH ARE BEST SINGER ANY THEIR SONGS ARE GOOD TO LISTEND, I LOVE ALL THEIR SONGS GOD BLESS YOU PITER ALWAYS IN GOOD HEALTH AND LONG LIFE, AND GORDON GOD BLESS YOU IN HEAVEN, GORDON DIED ON 2009 THIS 2021, ALREADY 12 YEARS GORDON DIED ❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@OdesseyOracle78]

Thanks for this video. I knew Peter & Gordon had some good songs, thanks for making it easy for me to find most of them finally. It’d be nice to see one of these on Chad & Jeremy too.

[@JMLin-l6q]

Enjoy hearing their hits today as much as ever,

[@davidholiday4494]

Hi Matt: Thanks for your numbers 7 and 8 reviews of Peter and Gordon. Growing up in California I remember their singles very well however I never really liked them enough to buy and album. I am surprised to learn that they made so many. Really fascinating to learn so much more about them. I am pleased I have subscribed to your site - have enjoyed your videos very much.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Thank you, David! With the band reviews I do, I want to focus on some of the lesser know tracks that I often times find excellent. Thanks for subscribing - more to come!

[@rivereuphrates8103]

LOVE Peter and Gordon. They had a unique magic to them, but i think it was separate from the people that were around them and contributing. Even their self-penned stuff is top notch imo, but they had a unique ability to interpet others' songs. I Go To Pieces is still a haunting, heartbreaking track nearly 6 decades later.

[@agitation-free]

I need to revisit a few of these LPs! In my mind I always related them to Chad and Jeremy who I prefer, but a lot of these tracks sound much better than I remembered. Thank you so much for this artist videos!!! ✌

[@popgoesthe60s52]

You are quite welcome. I had to do some digging, but I was impressed with many of the Peter & Gordon deep tracks that I prefer to many of the singles. A Chad & Jeremy video is in the works, so stay tuned!

[@dreammachine2013]

Wow 🤩 I really dug that deep dive of yours into Peter & Gordon! Back in 1964 I heard "500 miles" and was instantly mesmerised. It's still the best version, I think. I also seem to share your love for some of their later albums like "Lady Godiver" and "Rusty Knight". Some of their liner notes are hilarious and should be cherished alongside those of the Kinks and Dean Martin😂 Thanks again Matt!

[@popgoesthe60s52]

I appreciate the comment!

[@TheNoisylover]

I noticed that on your photos of the single 45s that there were credits for the orchestral arrangements. These did not appear on the albums and I always wondered who was responsible for these lush productions ... maybe Richard Hughson who did The Bee Gees and She's Leaving Home. Some of these tracks are so BIG with orchestration. Lady Godiva and To Know Him are cooler production than anything coming out of New York or LA at this time. London took pop music seriously as art.

[@56dinosaur]

Correction: Mike Leander did the arrangement for The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home"(though George Martin conducted it). Richard Hewson was the orchestral arrangeer/conductor on the ""Let It Be" album. Bill Shepherd was the orchestral Arranger/Conductor on the 1967-1972 Bee Gees records.

[@wyliesmith4244]

Matt, Of course I thoroughly enjoyed this. Peter & Gordon could be exhibit A of dumb record companies demanding product and the 'hip' late sixties mindset that singles bands should be thrown out with the dishwater. When Autumn Records was bought by Warner Brothers, they forced the Beau Brummels to record "Beau Brummels '66" which was all covers - and, yes 'Woman' was one of the covers. Labels would release albums with covers of hits expecting the public to be stupid enough to buy them for the 'hits.' '66 heloed torpedo the Beau Brummels career. Ten albums in four years helped kill P & G, so thanks for reminding me that there were some good songs on the P & G albums.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

It is amazing that Peter and Gordon had so many albums. I hope to do justice to the Beau Brummels with their superior cache of lps.

[@SIXTYDOLLARBOSS]

Great idea for a video, thank you. I knew a handful of these - Morning's Calling, If I Were You etc. And really glad you chose Black Brown and Gold. That's the great UK jazzman Tubby Hayes on the sax break by the way! But the rest were all new to me and deserve my further listening! Another favourite of mine is "The Colour Blue" from their third (I think) UK album. A real mod groover!

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Thank you for watching. Yes these guys have some excellent stuff besides the hits.

[@The_Soundrops]

Today I played two songs from their last album on a show in Radio Poznań that I co-host, mentioned your channel on the air, and linked it to our Facebook page; huge thanks for the inspiration, I wouldn't have a slightest idea about "Hot Cold & Custard" were it not for you!

[@popgoesthe60s52]

I appreciate the plug, thank you!

[@jerrykecken8458]

One song you didn't mention by Peter & Gordon was "You've Had Better Times". It is on The Best of Peter & Gordon CD by Rhino Records . It is a bit cheeky. The song starts out with studio talk and the intro on the piano is played with a wrong note. But, it is a very upbeat song for Peter & Gordon considering that they wrote it. If you can find it, take a listen. Enjoy your pod cast.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Yes, I do have that one on their last album. It reminds me of some of their earlier stuff. Thanks for bringing attention to it!

[@groverbaker6404]

Phenomenal job!! Love it!! Thanks

[@crapple009]

My favorite album of theirs is True Love Ways (I discovered it in our basement as a kid back in the mid 70's and really connected with it).

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

Love the 'Woman' album. The title track, the movie songs you mentioned, as well as Wrong From the Start, I Know A Man, Brown, Black & Gold, the Elvis tune As Long As I Have You, Let It Be Me, the whole album.

[@LPCustom3]

Peter & Gordon recorded at Abbey Road/ EMI using the same studios and engineers as The Beatles. I played with Gordon on & off for 7-8 years until he & Peter got back together in 2006. And sadly he passed in 2009..

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Wow very cool! I wish I could have seen them. Thanks for sharing that.

[@usuk9316]

Where did you play with Gordon?

[@LPCustom3]

@@usuk9316 mainly in the L.A. area.

[@usuk9316]

@@LPCustom3 I knew Gordon well and maybe I've met you.

[@jormawhittaker9824]

I am really enjoying your videos, nice and in depth. I have one P & G album, I Go To Pieces, as well as a few singles. I was mildly disappointed you didn't mention my favorite album track of theirs (that I've heard), "Tears Don't Stop", but I'm already over it because you've introduced me to several others here with your video. I really like the Hot Cold & Custard tracks and will probably look for Knight In Rusty Armour album as well.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Sorry I missed 'Tears Don't Stop!' Thank you for watching, Jorma.

[@robertbruner7429]

I agree with comments on "Tears Don't Stop." In addition to "I Go To Pieces" it was my favorite song on the album. Weird Wikipedia Trivia: After 911 Clear Channel requested that their 1,170 stations not play "I Go To Pieces" fearing it would upset people that lost loved ones in the World Trade Center. I find that strange, as the woman being sung about is very much alive and 'walking down the street.'

[@martinsplichal1581]

Thanks Matt. I've got to get that Woman album. Your selection does the band more justice than their hit song collections.I never heard half those songs. Good stuff.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Yes, thank you. I love digging into the pop album's deep cuts - I always find some gems! I appreciate the comment, Martin!

[@justinainsworth8635]

Picked up Lady Godiva at a thrift store a while back. You have re-sparked my interest in P&G. Definitely am interested in their psychedelic album.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

That's good to hear. They have been rather overlooked by 60s music fans.

[@justinainsworth8635]

@@popgoesthe60s52 I could not find "Hot Cold and Custard" on Apple Music. However, I did give "Knight in Rusty Armour" a few listens, and I absolutely love it. My favorite track being "to show I Love You". The Musicianship is great on this album. Do you know if they toured with any particular backing musicians (Drummer / Bass / Etc) ?

[@Thatmaninrio]

Woww, found a few hidden electrified songs i didnt know they had, thanks to you !

[@popgoesthe60s52]

You're welcome! They do have some underrated stuff.

[@zendt66]

As a teen in the 60's I've liked Peter & Gordon's work for a long time, as well as Chad and Jeremy (sorry, I don't think of one duo without the other). I'd never heard "London at Night" and really like it, thanks for mentioning it. One other song from the era I missed is the Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" which I only became aware of a few years ago. Having used Waterloo station regularly as an ex-Pat living in England it struck a responsive chord. Cheers.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Thanks for the comment. Yes, some of those swingin' London songs are so good. Also worth mentioning is Herman's Hermits "London Look."

[@brianlehman710]

I'd love to hear your take on The Honeycombs

[@rschier1]

Always thought that "Start Trying Someone Else" was one their most interesting self composed pieces. "Goodbye My Love" and "She Needs Love" were a few of the stronger covers within their catalogue ......

[@BeatlemadMike9]

I love their version of "500 Miles". They did a great performance on Ed Sullivan

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Ah yes, I believe from their first album. I'll have to try and find that Sullivan appearance! Thanks for the comment.

[@Neal_Schier]

Agree. Their version of 500 miles is outstanding.

[@bruceink9]

The Hooters did a great version of 500 Miles in the late '80s as a tribute to dissidents in China and with vocal help from Peter, Paul & Mary, who first sang it in the '60s. Heart did a rocking version called A Million Miles on their 2012 album Fanatic. Durable song.

[@usuk9316]

I loved 500 miles by P&G. Saw them on Santa Monica Pier and Joan Baez surprised them by joining them singing 500 miles on stage. It was a magical evening.

[@BeatlemadMike9]

@@usuk9316 very cool. I missed the 60’s because I was born in the 70’s. But I Love that music

[@MrKaywyn]

Very interesting.

[@brentnoury7626]

Matt, do you have a preference with record players or stylus needles? I just have a pretty cheap hipster new style player running thru a basic sound bar speaker. Obviously better speakers make a difference but do you have a listening preference? Thanks. Great video as always.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

I'm not an audiophile, so I don't really have a preference. My set up uses equipment from the 90s and its mid-level stuff, which suits me fine. Thank you for the nice comment!

[@jasontheoldmillennial7197]

Love I Go to Pieces and World Without Love.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Lots of great songs in their catalog. Thanks for the comment!

[@robertbruner7429]

I had no idea that they managed to churn out ten entire albums. I bought their first few, and after that kind of lost track of them in in the blur of so much other music that was being released.

[@halcyon289]

Tony Hatch and his then wife wrote many great songs for Petula Clark.

[@rjpg]

Thanks for this. Other than the Beatle songs, the others were pretty boring. They were lucky to have a Beatle fancy a relative but Peter Asher was a wanted producer later on.

[@Thatmaninrio]

Man, can't believe they wrote "Mornings Calling", its quite good... It sounds like Gene Clark wrote it, very Byrdsy.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

I love that song. They had a couple of tricks up their sleeve.

[@Miguel-vp8lm]

I love I Go To Pieces. But they have great songs most of them are b-sides.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Yes, their b-sides are very good. I think their originals are also under rated. Thanks for watching!

[@TheJazzHog]

Great vid…….what does A&R stand for?

[@popgoesthe60s52]

Artists and repertoire.

[@issacbanks7498]

#JP listen to these songs of Peter & Gordon!

[@joeshmoe7789]

"If I Fell" sounds like it could've worked. Maybe they put the wrong version on the album? I can't believe they didn't work on that song more. I really believe it could've been good. It starts to sound OK, then he hits bad notes (?), gets a little good again before a fizzle and repeats throughout the song.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

You may be right. Maybe Capitol used the wrong take? Thanks for the feedback, Joe.

[@georgerussell9525]

I liked their version of Phil Ochs's "The Flower Lady," though they left out the verse about "sarcastic students."

[@popgoesthe60s52]

I've never heard Och's version. Thanks for that bit of info, George.

[@georgerussell9525]

@@popgoesthe60s52 It's on "Pleasures of the Harbor"

[@EdKazO-Vision]

Digging your channel, sir. I have a cool Peter and Gordon item I’d love to show you. What’s the best way to electronically message you?

[@popgoesthe60s52]

You can find me on my Pop Goes the 60s Facebook page. Thank you in advance for sending!

[@EdKazO-Vision]

@@popgoesthe60s52 Boom. Sent.

[@surfstrat59]

I have a soft spot for British Invasion bands, but P&G have always left me cold...

[@ifaeeafiify]

West Side Story is, of course, a musical.

[@bobburroughs6241]

Just one of those odd quirky popster duos of a funny time in England. Jane's bruvver weren't ee?

[@invisibleray6987]

10 albums is shocking 😂, I'd put these 2 on the same level as Marianne Faithful, just in the right spot

[@popgoesthe60s52]

These guys were my first music video and I was honing my style. It will be 4 years this December. Do you have any requests?

[@invisibleray6987]

@@popgoesthe60s52 yes I do actually, how about Joe Meek

[@popgoesthe60s52]

I'll see what I can do. 🙂

[@JDKingStratslinger]

I bought a couple of their 45s early on. And bought the third LP a decade ago. But I gotta wonder who was buying their LPs in the 1960s?! 10 LPs! Plus a Greatest Hits! The LP covers were, by and large, so generic. Not terrible, but generic.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

I assume that lighter side of the British Invasion (like Herman’s Hermits and P&G) appealed to wider audience. I think Peter & Gordon must have had an adult contemporary audience as well as a younger girl following.

[@stephenellis2866]

Hard to believe you wasted your time with this !

[@popgoesthe60s52]

It was my first band video. Why would I practice on the Beatles? Give a guy a break, Stephen.

[@usuk9316]

​@@popgoesthe60s52 There is always one. Yet here he is wasting his time here. Sad really.

[@RichBriere]

Such Fabulous Harmonies. 🤍 Wonderful Episode! It appears that KZbin has suddenly discovered how much I appreciate "Pop Goes the 60's" and the algorithm is feeding me all of your Great Posts! #greatstuff :)

[@popgoesthe60s52]

That algorithm can be tricky - I'm glad it's pushing more videos your way!

[@RichBriere]

@@popgoesthe60s52 I'm always amazed by your record collection. A local dealer still has the list from the day he came to my "Rental Space", and purchased 1600 of my albums, .... for next to nothing..... High on the list of the dumbest things I've ever done Albums I sold for a dollar are now selling for BIG BUCK$....some for HUGE bucks. Your Channel is far and away my Favorite KZbin destination. Happy Holidaze, Matt.

[@popgoesthe60s52]

@@RichBriere Thank you so much, Rich. See you in 2023!