The Treacle - Stop and Get A Hold Of Myself (MICK RONSON) Sixties Psych music

The Treacle - Stop and Get A Hold Of Myself
One of many groups associated with Mick Ronson in the 1960's (notably The Rats)...Yes That is an image of Robert Palmer in the slideshow. READ ON ........
The Rats changed their name to Treacle in late 1968, after teaming up with a local manager called Don Lill. Geoff Appleby married in November and he left the group for a spell, to be replaced by Keith 'Ched' Cheeseman. Thus constituted, Treacle entered Fairview Studios for a recording session in early 1969. They taped 'Stop and Get A Hold Of Myself', 'Morning Dew', and 'Mick's Boogie', a re-titled version of Jeff Beck's 'Jeff's Boogie'.
The Rats
The Rats: Buttle, Lecore, Marshal, Simpson, InceThe Crestas weren't the only prominent Hull to break up in 1966. The Rats were another top group on the Hull Scene, who had started out as Rocky Stone and the Stereotones, before changing the group name first to Peter King and the Majestics and then finally to The Rats. By late 1964, the group consisted of Benny Marshall (vocals), Frank Ince (guitar), Brian Buttle (bass), and Jim Simpson (drums). Their manager, Martin Yale, was a skilled manager who landed the group several TV appearances, and record deals in the UK and USA. The group released two singles: 'Spoonful' b/w 'I've Got My Eyes On You Baby' (US Laurie/UK Columbia) recorded at Regent Sound, and 'Got To See My Baby Everyday' b/w 'New Orleans' (USA Rust/UK Columbia) recorded at Olympic. Two other singles ('Parchment Farm' and 'Sack of Woe') are often credited to the Rats from Hull, but were actually released by a rival group from Lancashire.
The MandrakesAnother of the top groups in Yorkshire around this time were The Mandrakes, featuring a young Robert Palmer (then known as Alan Palmer) on vocals. There are at least three different reports that while Mick Ronson was a member of the Rats, he and Robert explored the possibility of forming a band together. Geoff Appleby recalls that he and Mick met up with Robert Palmer and nearly formed a band with the provisional name 'Little Women'. Another report comes from Nearly Famous: The Sounds of the Cities, a excellent book about the Hull music scene written by Ray Moody. In his book , Moody reports that Mick Ronson and drummer John Cambridge held secret rehearsals with The Mandrakes, with an eye toward forming a group to be called 'Teeth'. And lastly, Ched Cheesman claims that he, Mick, and Woody Woodmansey also rehearsed and considered forming a band with Robert Palmer.
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Mick's backing Vox are strong here too. Bravo!

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

The standout on this slightly shambolic version is already Mick's Guitar sound and playing.

[@damonlevine]

This great Van McCoy song must have really made the rounds in 60s Britain. The Move also cover it.

[@unifiedfield]

Not a patch on the Gladys Knight Soul classic!

[@san5a89]

Jeff Beck at last! Great inspiration for Ronno

[@smokehogg]

very good

[@flappentash]

Tunes like this make me glad to be alive. Where the hell are you getting thm all from?