Jim Reid - "And Your Bird Can Sing"

This month's Mojo came with a cd that has various people doing Beatles covers of songs off of their "Revolver" album. The highlight of the free compilation for me is the Jim Reid (former singer of The Jesus & Mary Chain and currently Freeheat) version of "And Your Bird Can Sing". So far as a solo musician Jim has only released one song ("Song For A Secret") on a split 7 inch/cd with "Sister Vanilla" (which is his brother William Reid) and this cover, but it sounds pretty damn good. As far as I'm concerned these dudes need to quit wasting time and get the fuckin' JAMC back together. In the meantime, get ready for the JAMC reissues Rhino is putting out on July 11th, check out the "I Hate Rock N' Roll" video,and download some solo Jim from these two radio sessions that homeboy did.
* Janice Long Session - 3 mp3s from a live BBC2 radio session recorded December 12, 2005
* Evening Sequence Session - 2 mp3s from a BBC6 radio session recorded in late 2005

(Download - "And Your Bird Can Sing" Beatles cover)

Comments

[S2]

Jim Red?

[Austin]

Just out of curiosity, who else is on that Mojo CD?

[Anja]

Sister Vanilla is actually the brothers' younger sister Linda, not William's project.

[jeff]

wasnt that song on yesterday and today? or am i just tripping balls...

[maggy may]

Yesterday And Today
June 15, 1966 Capitol Records

By the time the Capitol Records released Yesterday And Today, the Beatles were in hot water in America. The record was released just after John's infamous interview in which he stated that the Beatles were "bigger than Jesus", which angered Americans and provoked many bans on their music and public incinerations of memorabilia. But Yesterday And Today would take public dispproval to a whole new level, as the original cover featured the band in butcher's smocks with baby doll parts and raw meat covering them. The record was pulled almost immediately - creating an instant collector's item - and in the confusion that followed, several replacement covers were issued. Songs on the album were taken from the 'leftovers' of the British release Rubber Soul as well as the single/B-side "Yesterday/Act Naturally" (released on the UK version of Help!), the single/B-side "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper", and three songs which had not, at that point, been released in the UK: "I'm Only Sleeping", "Doctor Robert", and "And Your Bird Can Sing" (which all wound up on the UK version of Revolver).

Click on the song titles for detailed information including song backrounds. recording dates, chart positions, special notes, and much more.

Side A (LP)
1. Drive My Car Lennon/McCartney
2. I'm Only Sleeping Lennon/McCartney
3. Nowhere Man Lennon/McCartney
4. Doctor Robert Lennon/McCartney
5. Yesterday Lennon/McCartney
6. Act Naturally Morrison/Russell

Side B (LP)
1. And Your Bird Can Sing Lennon/McCartney
2. If I Needed Someone Harrison
3. We Can Work It Out Lennon/McCartney
4. What Goes On Lennon/McCartney/Starkey
5. Day Tripper Lennon/McCartney

Capitol (S)T 2553 - June 15, 1966 (with Butcher Cover)
June 20, 1966 (with trunk cover)

[John Bultner]

Wow, this is a really good cover. I'm going to have to pick up that new mojo just for that cd. I also saw that the Jim Reid/Sister Vanilla split is on itunes

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=96811232

[dan]

I can't get that "Love on the Ground" song out of my head. That is some really catchy shit. Whats William up to these days? He seems to have dropped off the planet. I know theres no chance of a JAMC reunion but itd be cool if those guys could get together in the studio again and just bash out an e.p

[Mike]

Jim Reid could fart on a microphone and Travis would post it.

[liz]

Travis could fart on a post and you'd read it.

[Mike]

Travis could fart in your mouth, and you'd breathe it.