Let Me Take You Down... Under

Let Me Take You Down... Under is a celebration of Kiwi artists performing the songs of The Beatles. Contrasting interpretations run rampant on this exciting 25 track collection which features many of our top artists from the last 50 years either playing note for note renditions of Beatles songs or completely dismantling the songs before re assembling them in their own style.

The La De Da's recorded their version of Come Together at Abbey Rd while Chris Knox recorded his version of Baby You're A Rich Man in his front room. You can hear The Underdogs in the process of shocking the nation as they perform The Inner Light live on C'mon 68 under the influence which prompted the Truth headline 'TVNZ GOES TO POT'.

Brass laden versions of Hey Bulldog, Good Day Sunshine, Hey Jude, and
With A Little Help From My Friends are all delivered in a high octane soulful
style by Tom Thumb, The Rebels, Max Merritt, and The Chapta respectively.
Lew Pryme tackles one of the least covered Beatle songs Penny Lane with
aplomb just weeks after the Beatles version.

Ray Columbus and The Invaders were the first local act to record Beatles
tracks and their versions of I Saw Her Standing There and I Wanna Be Your
Man both from 1963 are also featured. Wellington band The Dizzy Limits
had a National Top Ten hit in December 1969 with their version of Golden
Slumbers / Carry That Weight. The In-Betweens recorded several successful
bubblegum singles, but their true musical ability is reflected in their excellent
versions of While My Guitar Gently Weeps and The Night Before which can
be found lurking on two of their B sides.

A wistful version of Here, There, and Everywhere is delivered by Suzanne
while The Brainchilds reverently handle Tomorrow Never Knows, meanwhile
Jenny Morris adds a slight country lilt to I've Just Seen A Face.

Rob Guest as vocalist with The Apparition and Annie Crummer as vocalist
with Gotham City Express made their recording debuts with Beatles songs and
both are included.

Eliza Keil reminds us once again why she was one of our leading female
vocalists during the sixties and seventies with her classy rendition of George
Harrison's Something while Larry Morris shows his versatility with his
montage of The Long and Winding Road and Yesterday.

Tracklist

1. Dinah Lee - Yeah Yeah We Love Them All
2. Ray Columbus And The Invaders - I Saw Her Standing There
3. Tom Thumb - Hey Bulldog
4. The La De Da's - Come Together
5. The Rebels - Good Day Sunshine
6. Max Merritt And The Meteors - Hey Jude
7. The Chapta - With A Little Help From My Friends
8. The Brainchilds - Tomorrow Never Knows
9. The In-Betweens - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
10. The In-Betweens - The Night Before
11. Suzanne - Here, There, And Everywhere
12. Jenny Morris - I've Just Seen A Face
13. The Satellite Spies (With Nigel Lee) - Ticket To Ride
14. The Gotham City Express (With Annie Crummer) - Imagine
15. The Apparition (With Rob Guest) - Doctor Robert
16. The Rayders - I Feel Fine
17. Peter Posa - She's A Woman
18. Lew Pryme - Penny Lane (Unreleased)
19. The Dizzy Limits - Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight
20. Eliza Keil - Something
21. The Secrets - The Fool On the Hill
22. Larry Morris - The Long and Winding Road / Yesterday
23. Ray Columbus And The Invaders - I Wanna Be Your Man
24. Chris Knox - Baby You're A Rich Man
25. The Underdogs - The Inner Light (Unreleased)