THE CHIFFONS - Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me) / The Real Thing - Laurie-3301 - 1965This is certainly one of my favorite 45's that I own. Both sides are right on.
'Nobody Knows' was written, and possibly produced, by Brute Force, the genius behind 'What A Lonely Way To Start The Summertime' by The Bitter Sweets. Again, he created a very catchy, girl group friendly song with darker overtones and amazing, vaguely psychedelic, wall-of-sound-esque production. The combination of girl groups with heavy reverb seems to be largely fail-proof.
'The Real Thing' is another great song, this one is a lot more soul based than the top side. Just about perfect songwriting here. Be warned: this one will stay with you for a bit.
There's a later press of this record that includes 'Did You Ever Go Steady' instead of 'The Real Thing.' This, the first pressing, is the one to find (especially since 'Did You Ever Go Steady' was also included as the B-side to their later single 'Sweet Talkin' Guy.')
Incredibly, I found this one in a 33 cent bin...
The Chiffons - Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind But Me)
The Chiffons - The Real Thing
1 comment:
I came over to check out the Chiffons version (someone else had the Tina Britt 45). They should've released this as the A-side. Thanks for having it here otherwise I wouldn't have heard it.
KL from NYC
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