{"product_id":"the-cryin-shames-please-stay-lp","title":"The Cryin' Shames - Please Stay LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Please Stay,\" by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cryin' Shames\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was the last song by producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Meek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to enter the UK Top 40, peaking at No. 26. Released on 18 February 1966, the song should have reached the top, but its progress was held back by the fact that the Decca record label had not pressed enough copies to meet demand. The collaboration should have been long and successful for both of them, but the Cryin' Shames story is cursed with bad luck and, sadly, within a year of the success of \"Please Stay\" the band broke up and Joe Meek died. This compilation brings together a first part of the material collected by Cherry Red on the double CD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tea Chest Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The group began as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bumblies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, formed in Liverpool in 1963 by bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoey Kneen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e who had previously been in a band called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Calderstones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, that included \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Evans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who later went on to form the group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBadfinger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The Bumblies' name was taken from a television series of the same name featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Bentine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The rest of the line-up included \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Crane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (vocals, harmonica), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (guitar), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (keyboards), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (drums). Charlie Crane would be known in addition as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to avoid confusion with the other Charlie in the group. Joe Meek didn't like the band's choice of name so they changed it to The Cryin' Shames. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRitchie Routledge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e replaced Bennett (guitar) after the recording of their debut single \"Please Stay.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (bass\/guitar) replaced Robinson in time to play on their second single \"Nobody Waved Goodbye.\" After the original Cryin' Shames fell apart, Routledge and Crane formed a group known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul And Ritchie And The Crying Shames\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with new members \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Norris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (bass), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Espie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (guitar), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (organ), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Commerford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (drums). They released one single, \"September In The Rain.\" The group (as The Bumblies) auditioned for Joe Meek in late October or early November 1965 -- the exact date cannot be ascertained because Meek's tapes contain very little information, and only one or two of the more than seven hundred tapes actually bear a recording date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45066197795024,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/4201\/4416\/files\/cryinshames.jpg?v=1783537819","url":"https:\/\/www.grapefruitrecordclub.com\/products\/the-cryin-shames-please-stay-lp","provider":"Grapefruit Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}