Bouyant, optimistic, orchestrated pop song from the 60s beat merchants
Label: Decca
Year of Release: 1969
The irritatingly named Endevers have had their meatier, beatier moments slipped on to a couple of sixties rarity compilations lately, with their debut single "Taking Care of Myself" popping up on "Beatfreak" and "She's My Girl" being the opening track on volume 4 of "New Rubble". This, their final single, has yet to be given another outing.
That's possibly because unlike the two stormers that preceded it, "Sunny and Me" is a fluffy piece of sunshine pop, filled to the brim with feelgood arrangements and hopeful lyrics. It's actually a version of a Farrell and Romeo penned track which originally landed (equally unsuccessfully) in the laps of country poppers Douglas Good and Ginny Plenty the year before, and the arrangement doesn't take any radical steps away from that flop record. The vocals here are much more confident and punchy, though, and so for my money it's the better version.
The flip, "I Really Hope You Do", is yet more orchestrated pop which veers strangely close to some of the smoother ballads on the soul scene. It's smooth and polished and filled to the brim with vocal harmonies, and is a more ambitious track than you'd usually expect to find buried on a B-side.
The identity of The Endevers, meanwhile, is a bit of a mystery. They were apparently regular performers in Blackpool which might suggest they were from that area or close by, but given Blackpool's reputation as one of the premier gigging opportunities for bands from around the country in the sixties, that's possibly an assumption too far. If anyone knows more, please do leave a comment.
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Record Mirror says they were based in Hitchin, managed by NEMS, and their lead guitarist Des Anderson was born in Scotland.
Thanks Andrew. If you have a link to any of that information it would be really good to see.
Yep, no prob. I found the info on discogs. Just a photo and brief biog.
you gave up posting ?
Long time no see... Hope you are fine!
The Record Mirror piece is on Page 10 here https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/68/Record-Mirror-1968-08-17-S-OCR.pdf#search=%22endevers%22
It says:
Don't talk about problems when you meet The Endevers, a Hitchin
(Hens.) based group who've been taken under the kindly wing of Nems and who make their disc bow with "Remember When We Were Young" for Decca. This group, which has come together from all over the country, have experienced such trials as having their gear stolen, running out of money at the most difficult times, and sundry other troubles. However, their own good humour, which stems from their lead guitarist. Des Anderson, Fife -born and a guiding light in their affairs, looks like carrying them through.
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