Billy Nicholls - Would You Believe

140-gram vinyl

Billy Nicholls — Would You Believe

Landmark 12-track album cited as Swinging London's answer to the Beachboy's Pet Sounds!

Charly Records kick-off their Immediate Records 60th Anniversary celebrations with this landmark album by the then teenager, and still little-known, Billy Nicholls.

This cult-status, 12 track album, is drenched in sunshine psychrock and is often cited as Swinging London's answer to the Beachboys' masterpiece Pet Sounds. The lavish arrangements were presided over by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones with input from the Small Faces and Arthur Greenslade with Ronnie Lane producing.

In retrospect, Would You Believe, is an astonishing accomplishment that was conceived and crafted by a 16-years old kid from Shepherds Bush and on its journey rubbed shoulders with George Harrison, Beatles publisher Dick James, Immediate impresario Andrew Loog Oldham and a host of British rock royalty.

 

Side A

1. Would You Believe

2. Come Again

3. Life Is Short

4. Feeling Easy

5. Daytime Girl

6. Daytime Girl (Coda)

Side B

1. London Social Degree

2. Portobello Road

3. Question Mark

4. Being Happy

5. Girl from New York

6. It Brings Me Down

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