Genres: Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, British Invasion, British Blues, Regional Blues Active: 60's, 70's Formed: 1963 in Belfast, Ireland
Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Bo Diddley, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Slim Harpo, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, The Shadows, Alexis Korner, Willie Dixon Alexis Korner, The Pretty Things, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, John Mayall, Manfred Mann, The Kinks, The Animals, Georgie Fame, Van Morrison, Shadows of Knight, The V.I.P.s, The Chocolate Watchband, The Troggs, The Dave Clark Five, The Golliwogs Big Brother & the Holding Company, Bees, Boots, The Blue Van, The Mojo Men, The Goldstars, The Hives, The Vines, Steppenwolf, Steve Miller, The Amboy Dukes, The Plimsouls, Shadows of Knight, Brinsley Schwarz, Traffic, The Pink Fairies, Robert Palmer, The Doors, Deep Purple |  |
Not strictly a British group, but packaged as part of the British Invasion, Them forged their hard-nosed R&B sound in Belfast, Ireland, moving to England in 1964 after landing a deal with Decca Records. The band's simmering sound was dominated by boiling organ riffs, lean guitars, and the tough vocals of lead singer Van Morrison, whose recordings with Them rank among the very best performances of the British Invasion. Morrison also wrote top-notch original material for the outfit, whose lineup changed numerous times over the course of their brief existence. As a hit-making act, their résumé was brief -- "Here Comes the Night" and "Baby Please Don't Go" were Top Ten hits in England, "Mystic Eyes" and "Here Comes the Night" made the Top 40 in the U.S. -- but their influence was considerable, reaching bands like the Doors, whom Them played with during a residency in Los Angeles just before Van Morrison quit the band in 1966.
 |
|
Release: January 13, 1998
Label: Deram, Polydor, Polygram
|
 |
|
Release: October 19, 1993
Label: Castle Music Ltd.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buy CD