The Silvertones – Silver Bullets (Vanilla Sky Color Vinyl)
Rarity - Sealed
Vocals - The Silvertones : Delroy Denton, Keith Coley, Gilmore Grant
Drums - Benbow Creary, Lloyd “Tin Leg” Adams
Bass - Aston “Family Man” Barrett, Boris Gardiner
Guitar - Alva “Reggie” Lewis, Earl “Chinna” Smith
Keyboards, Organ - Glen Adams, Winston Wright
Percussion - Scully Simms
Arranged by Lee “Scratch” Perry
Written by Mann (A1), Weill (A1), Denton (A2, B2, B3, B4), Kim (A3), Barry (A3), Pomus (A4), Shuman (A4), Perry (A5, A6), Wexler (B1), Mayfield (B5), Butler (B5), Willson (B6)
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Vanilla Sky
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : VMP- Vinyl Me Please Essentials series
Original Label : Trojan Records
Produced by Lee Perry
Remastered by Andy Pearce
Lacquer cut by Greg at Finyl Tweek
Sleeve by Dave Field
Artwork by Kit Agar
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in 2018
Tracks:
Side A
- I'll Take You Home
- Early In The Morning
- Sugar Sugar
- Souvenir Of Mexico
- Rejoice Jah Jah Children
- Rejoicing Skank
Side B
- That's When It Hurts
- Soul Sister
- Rock Me In Your Soul
- Sweet And Loving Baby
- He'll Break Your Heart
- Are You Sure ?
Reviews:
« The Silvertones' only LP release was 1973's Silver Bullets, produced by Lee Perry -- who had virtually debuted as a vocal-group producer in 1968 with this Delroy Denton-led combo. Although it has a few too many American R&B covers for its own good (especially considering both Denton and Perry were strong writers), the Silvertones' performances definitely justify the full-length release. With one notable exception (the bubblegum toss-off "Sugar, Sugar"), the covers are well-chosen, including the Drifters' "I'll Take You Home," Ben E. King's "That's When It Hurts," and Jerry Butler's "He Will Break Your Heart" (for the latter, the group even tries to approximate Butler's low growl). The originals are far better, including Denton's "Early in the Morning" and "Soul Sister" and Perry's "Rejoice Jah Jah Children." » AllMusic Review by John Bush
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.08 / 5