Bob Seger & The Last Heard* – Heavy Music
Label: |
Cameo – C-494 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 7", 45 RPM, Single
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Garage Rock |
Tracklist
| A | Heavy Music (Part 1) | 2:32 | |
| B | Heavy Music (Part 2) | 2:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Cameo Parkway Records
- Record Company – Hideout Records (2)
- Published By – Gear Publishing Co.
Credits
- Arranged By, Producer – Doug Brown (5)
- Written-By – Bob Seger
Notes
A Hideout Record Production
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (A side hand etching): C494A
- Matrix / Runout (B side hand etching): C494B
Other Versions (5 of 10)
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New Submission
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Heavy Music (7", 45 RPM) | Cameo | C 494X | Canada | 1967 | ||
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New Submission
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Heavy Music (Parts 1&2) (7", 45 RPM, Single) | Stateside | FSS 517 | 1967 | |||
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New Submission
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Heavy Music (7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono) | Cameo | C-494 | US | 1967 | ||
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New Submission
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Heavy Music (7", 45 RPM, Single) | Ariola | 19 778 AT | 1967 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Heavy Music (7", 45 RPM, Promo) | Cameo | C-494 | US | 1967 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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When I bought my copy several years ago, I couldn't find one locally.. and I live in the metro Detroit area!! I got mine out of a store in New York, and had it mailed to me! This was recorded at United Sound in Detroit... The same studio Motown used before setting up their own as the famed Studio One. "Heavy Music" was in the top 10 of CKLW's play list back then, and even made it on to a CKLW gold compilation LP in the late '60s. -
Simply put - one of the greatest 45s ever made. Like Martha Reeves crossed with the MC5.
Great lyrics - "Don't you feel like going insane when the drums begin to pound?", a sublime pumping bassline that never lets up and a verse/ chorus structure that just keeps on building to orgasmic heights. This would have been a big national hit for Seger in '67 but Cameo Parkway went bust and distribution for the single ceased. How this record isn't more well known is one of life's enduring mysteries. Play this one for your mates (pt 2 is marginally better than pt 1 - not a continuation but a whole different take) .... just to tell 'em its by Bob Seger afterwards and see the look on their faces heh heh. HEAVY MUSIC!!!! -
For Detroiters, this was a monster hit for the young Bob Seger. A mix of soul, rock, funk, it's some sort of tribal masterpiece. Seger's vocals are strong -- this is as powerful as Martha Reeves' "Dancing in the Streets" and the Reflections' "Just Like Romeo and Juliet".
Seger changed the name of his band, because apparently it sounded like "Bob Seger and the Last Turd". Fun fact to know and tell your friends.
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