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release date: 1970
format: vinyl
[single rate: 2 / 5] [2,18]
producer: Paul Ryan
label: Polydor - nationality: England, UK
Tracklist: A) "We Did It Together" - - B) "Lay Down"
Single release by English songwriter, and photographer, Barry Ryan (Sapherson, aka Barry Davison) of the twin-brother duo Paul & Barry Ryan. This single appears to stem from a time when Barry was concentrating on a solo career while twin-brother Paul had retrieved from the limelight to assist Barry in writing songs and producing. The title track here somehow makes it up for a fitting desription of how the two brothers found their way in show business.
This particular Danish print probably comes from my older brother's record collection. I do recall playing this at 7-12 years of age but it never caught my interest. Stylewise, it sounds inspired by The Walker Brothers with their love for heavy orchestrated arrangements. Barry and Paul did experience some success after Barry went solo, e.g. with the single hit "Eloise" (1968), which a decade later also became a hit single for punk rock band The Damned.
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This post is part of MyMusicJourney, which enlists key releases that have shaped my musical taste when growing up and until age 14. Most of these releases come from my parents' and / or my older brother's collection.
