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Micky Gee Discography

By Ari Niskanen

This is not a complete discography. There certainly are some recording sessions that I don’t know of.

I have tried to mention every song only once. However in some cases it would be confusing to mention some song only once. For example, when Shakin’ Stevens’ LP “A Whole Lotta Shaky” was released in 1988 it was combination of new songs and old songs from the early 1980’s. Not to mention old songs would leave wrong impression that Micky didn’t play on those cuts.

Information of recording sessions that are not listed here is welcome.

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SHAKIN’ STEVENS & SUNSETS

I’M NO J.D. LP
CBS Records, 1971

Right String Baby / Come Along With Me / Rock’n’Roll Singer / Honey Don’t / Superstar / Sea Of Heartbreak

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SHAKIN’ STEVENS

MARIE MARIE LP
Epic Records, 1980

Baby If We Touch / Marie, Marie / Lonely Blue Boy / Make It Right Tonight / Move / Slippin’ & Slidin’ / Shooting Gallery / Revenue Man / Make Me Know You’re Mine / Two Hearts / Nobody

Comments: Micky told me that he played on all the other songs on this LP than except “Hey Mae”. Roger McKew plays lead guitar on “Lonely Blue Boy” and “Make It Right Tonight”.

THIS OLE HOUSE single
Epic Records, 1980

This Ole House / Let Me Show You How

Comments: Micky also sings background vocals on “This Ole House”.

SHAKY LP
Epic Records, 1981

Mona Lisa / You Drive Me Crazy / I’m Knockin’ / Don’t She Look Good / It’s Raining / Don’t Bug Me Baby /Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles / I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter / This Time / Baby You’re Child / Don’t Turn Your Back / Let Me Show You How / I’m Lookin’

IT’S RAINING single
Epic Records, 1981

It’s Raining / You And I Were Meant To Be

SHIRLEY single
Epic Records, 1982

Shirley / I’m For You

GIVE ME YOUR HEART TONIGHT LP
Epic Records, 1982

Oh Julie / Vanessa / Shirley / Too Too Much

HOW MANY TEARS CAN YOU HIDE single
Epic Records, 1988

How Many Tears Can You Hide / If I Really Knew

HOW MANY TEARS CAN YOU HIDE maxi single
Epic Records, 1988

How Many Tears Can You Hide (extended version) / If I Really Knew

Comments: In this case an extended version means an extra guitar solo in the end of the song.

A WHOLE LOTTA SHAKY LP
Epic Records, 1988

What You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For / How Many Tears Can You Hide / Jezebel / Sea Of Love / True Love / Just One Look / Oh Julie / Do You Really Love Me Too / I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter / Hello Josephine / Woman (Look What Have You Done To Me) / Heartbeat / Tired Of Toein’ The Line / Mona Lisa

I MIGHT single
Epic Records, 1990

I Might / Love Won’t Stop

THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF MUSIC… ROCK’N’ROLL LP
Telstar Records, 1990

Love Attack / I Might / Yes I Do / Tell Me/Tear It Up / My Cutie Cutie / The Night Time Is The Right Time / Pink Champagne / If I Lose You / Queen Of The Hop / Rockin’ The Night Away

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE LP
Epic Records, 1991

Rockin’ Little Christmas / White Christmas / Sure Won’t Seem Like Christmas / I’ll Be Home This Christmas / Silent Night / It’s Gonna Be A Lonely Christmas / The Best Christmas Of Them All / Merry Christmas Pretty Baby / Christmas Wish / So Long Christmas

Comments: Album credits claim that Micky plays on all the tracks but he’s not the guitarist on “Merry Christmas Everyone” or “Blue Christmas”.

RADIO single
Epic Records, 1992

Radio / Oh Baby Don’t (Outtake)

Comments: Micky plays only on the b-side.

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DAVE EDMUNDS

I HEAR YOU KNOCKING single
MAM Records, 1970

I Hear You Knocking / Black Bill

BORN TO BE WITH YOU single
Rockfield Records, 1973

Born To Be With You / Pick Axe Rag

Comments: Micky plays only on the b-side.

TWANGIN LP
Swan Song Records, 1981

Baby Let’s Play House

Comments: “Baby Let’s Play House” was recorded in 1968 but it was released 13 years later.

D.E.7 LP
Arista Records, 1982

Deep In The Heart Of Texas / Louisiana Man

Comments: Micky told me that he played on “Deep In The Heart Of Texas” although record sleeve doesn’t mention that.

THE WANDERER EP
Arista Records, 1982

The Wanderer / From Small Things Big Things Come / Your True Love

Comments: Some pressings of “D.E.7″ had this free live EP which was recorded at The Venue (London).

I HEAR YOU ROCKIN’ LP
Columbia Records, 1987

Girls Talk /Here Comes The Weekend / Queen Of Hearts / Paralyzed / The Wanderer / Crawling From The Wreckage / Slipping Away / Information / I Hear You Knocking / I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock’n’Roll) / Ju Ju Man

Comments: This is a Live LP which was recorded at Roseland (New York City), The Venue (London) and The Capitol Theatre (Passaic, New Jersey).

BACK TO THE BEACH (Various Artists) LP
Columbia Records, 1987

Wooly Bully

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MEMPHIS BEND

RIGHT STRING BABY single
United Artists Records, 1973

Louisiana Hoedown / Right String Baby

UBANGI STOMP single
United Artists Records, 1976

Ubangi Stomp / Tennessee

GOOD ROCKIN’ TONITE LP
United Artists Records, 1977

Boogie Woogie Country Girl /Mystery Train / Big River / Ting-A-Ling / Honky Tonkin’ / If You Can’t Rock Me / It’s My Own Business / Maybelline / Settin’ The Woods On Fire /Good Rockin’ Tonite / Tennessee / Red Hot / Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Comments: Album credits claim that forth song is “Ain’t Got No Thing” but it’s really “Ting-A-Ling”. Micky sings lead on following tracks: “Mystery Train”, “If You Can’t Rock Me”, “Maybelline”, “Good Rockin’ Tonite”, “Red Hot”.

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GERAINT WATKINS

IT’S ROCK’N’ROLL VOL. 2 (Various Artists) LP
Super Beeb Records, 1978

Don’t You Lie To Me / Flip Flop & Fly

GERAINT WATKINS & DOMINATORS LP
Vertigo Records, 1979

Man Smart Women Smarter / Casting My Spell / In The Night / Grow Too Old / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Gotta Find My Baby / Paralysed / Nobody / Deep In The Heart Of Texas / Don’t You Just Know It / If Walls Could Talk / My Baby Left Me / Cakewalk Into Town

Comments: Micky is one of the vocalists on “Don’t You Just Know It”, he plays bass on “Deep In The Heart Of Texas”. On “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” and “If Walls Could Talk” he sings background vocals. He also plays percussion on “If Walls Could Talk”.

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CARL PERKINS

IT’S ROCK’N'ROLL VOL. 2 (Various Artists) LP
Super Beeb Records, 1978

Matchbox / CC Rider

JET PROPELLED THE 1978 COMEBACK CD
Sanctuary Records, 2002

Matchbox / CC Rider / Glad All Over / Be Bop A-Lula / That’s All Right Mama

Comments: This CD includes Carl’s complete 1978 It’s Rock’n'Roll session. Micky’s name on record sleeve is Micky King!

BLUE SUEDE SHOES: A ROCKABILLY SESSION CD
Snapper Records, 2006

Ringo Starr: Honey Don’t / Ringo Starr, Carl Perkins & Eric Clapton: Matchbox / Mean Woman Blues / Turn Around / Rosanne Cash & Carl Perkins: Jackson / Rosanne Cash: What Kind Of Girl / George Harrison: Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby / Carl Perkins, George Harrison & Dave Edmunds: Your True Love / Medley: That’s Alright Mama, Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Night Train To Memphis / George Harrison & Carl Perkins: Glad All Over / Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / Gone Gone Gone / Blue Suede Shoes / George Harrison, Dave Edmunds & Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes / Gone Gone Gone

Comments: This CD was recorded live in London, October 1985. Micky plays acoustic and electric guitar. He doesn’t play on following songs: “Boppin’ The Blues”, “Put Your Cat Clothes On”, “The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise”.

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MAN

CHRISTMAS AT THE PATTI 10″ LP
United Artists Records, 1973

Dave Edmunds & Micky Gee: Jingle Bells / Run Rudolph Run

Comments: Welsh band Man held Christmas party/live concert at the Patti Pavillion (Swansea, Wales) on December 19th 1972. This record is a document of that night.

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ANDY FAIRWEATHER-LOW

MEGA-SHEBANG LP
Warner Bros Records, 1980

Night Time Djuke-Ing / Hard Hat Boogie / Whole Lotta Someday / Bingerama

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VARIOUS ARTISTS

PARTY PARTY LP
A & M Records, 1982

Dave Edmunds: Run Rudolph Run / Sting: Tutti Frutti / I Need Your Love So Bad

Comments: Album credits claim that Micky plays on the Dave’s track but I think that there’s only 1 guitarist, Dave.

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PHIL EVERLY

PHIL EVERLY LP
Capitol Records, 1983

Phil Everly & Cliff Richard: She Means Nothing To Me / Phil Everly & Cliff Richard: I’ll Mend Your Broken Heart / Phil Everly: Oh Baby Oh (You’re The Star)

Comments: Mark Knopfler plays lead and Micky handles rhythm on all the 3 tunes.

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THE JETS

BLUE SKIES single
EMI Records, 1983

Blue Skies / Tonight Will Be Alright

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MARSHALL DOKTORS

WORRYIN’ KIND single
Rewind Records

Worryin’ Kind / O Kay

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NORMAAL

DE BOER IS TROEF LP
WEA Records, 1983

De Boer Is Troef / Kisjeskearl / Ies Kan Liehn / Lever Moar In / De Atoombom / Ik Val Altied Um (Vroum Hanselman)

DE KLOP OP ROCK LP
WEA Records, 1984

Deur Sneeuw En Kolde Veute / Luie Leen / Dansen

STEEN-STOAL EN SENTIMENT LP
WEA Records, 1985

Elektronika Woemahoeptjoep / Diana

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WILLIE AND THE POORBOYS

WILLIE AND THE POORBOYS LP
Mercury Records, 1985

Baby Please Don’t Go / Can You Hear Me /Revenue Man / You Never Can Tell / Saturday Night / Let’s Talk It Over / All Night Long / Chicken Shack Boogie / Sugar Bee / Poor Boy Boogie

Comments: Micky is the lead vocalist on “Revenue Man”.

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JERRY WILLIAMS

ONE AND ONE LP
Sonet Records,1987

Naturally / I Wanna Love You / Worryin’ Kind / Friday Night

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NICK LOWE

PINKER & PROUDER THAN PREVIOUS LP
Demon Fiend Records, 1988

Lovers Jamboree

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KATSQUIRE

COMIN’ TO YOUR TOWN CD
Kat Records, 1992(?)

All Work And No Play

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TED HEROLD

READY TEDDY! LP
Teldec Records, 1982

Cool wie Humphrey Bogart / Ready Teddy / Alte Liebe
rostet nicht / Jetzt oder nie

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FRANKIE ALLAN

JUST A COUNTRY BOY single
Rockfield Records, 1977

Just A Country Boy / I Need You Every Hour

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MIKE READ

PROMISED LAND single
MCA Records, 1984

Promised Land / Somebody To Love

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BILLY

BILLY LP
Polydor Records, 1984

Tous Les Sarmedis Soirs (One More Saturday Night) / Bye Bye / Je Me Sens Loin De Vous / Le Rock a Billy / Quand J’serai Grand J’serai Vieusc

Comments: Micky plays electric and acoustic guitars on these tracks.

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TOM JONES

TOM JONES ON STAGE EP
Decca Records, 1965

Bama Lama Bama Loo / I Can’t Stop Loving You / Lucille / Little By Little

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ROB ASH

Rob Ash is a Welsh gospel musician. Micky did sessions with him, but I don’t know any other details.

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I’d like to thank Jaap, Stuart Colman and Phil Morgan for their help.

After Tom Jones – Back To Wales

By Ari Niskanen

On leaving Tom Jones, Micky  returned to his home town Cardiff in Wales, which, during the late 1960′s, was a melting pot of musicians where Micky had many friends. One of which was Andy Fairweather Low who lived in the neighbouring district to Micky. Micky lived in Rumney and Andy lived in Llanrumney and they would each hang out at the local youth clubs, coffee bars and pubs.

Andy also worked in the Barrett’s Music Store in town where he met musicians from all over the city. Andy’s band at the time was The Sect Maniacs which was in main a soul band and it had had a number of personnel changes. Micky joined them for a while. Members had included Roger Jones, Trevor Wright, Kenny Sherlock, but also Gary Cooper formerly of The Gary Edwards Combo who had minor hits during the twist craze. Gary was an old friend of Micky going back to school days.

But there were more changes to come because Andy was putting together a brand new band assembled from three local bands. There was Clive Taylor bass and Neil Jones guitar from The Dekkas, Dennis Bryon drums and Derek ‘Blue’ Weaver from Brother John and the Witnesses, and Andy from The Sect Maniacs. Then add a couple of sax players, Alan Jones and Malcolm Davis and you had a new super group to be called Amen Corner. But this was not for Micky!

Micky’s next local band was Arthur Mellow who played 1950′s Rock ‘n’ Roll and versions of psychedelic Beatles songs. Arthur Mellow was a three piece band and the Beatles’ songs were full of overdubbed instruments and sound effects. These would have been pretty interesting for us to hear. For example, one song they use to play was ‘Day in a Life’ on which Micky fingerpicked the
melody!

It was now in any case the age of the studio with it’s added sound effects and post production so it isn’t at all surprising that another of Micky’s Cardiff friends was experimenting with sound recording. Step forward Dave Edmunds. Dave also had his own band Love Sculpture, and was enjoying success in the charts with the rock version of Katchutarian’s classical piece ‘Sabre Dance’ which reached number 5 in the UK in November 1968.

However whilst the band were enjoying their success they had already decided to split. But the management company AMA, later to become MAM, offered the band a six week tour of the States and to this they reacted “Great!” The band thought they would do a stint in the States and then break up. The tour was of the USA and Canada and it was thought that the band needed a better drummer and guitarist, so in came Terry Williams on drums from Swansea and Micky Gee on guitar, just for the tour.

The tour turned out to be a disaster: people expected classical pieces like ‘Sabre Dance’ but the band played for example, Elvis Rockabilly recordings like ‘Baby Lets Play House’. It was also a badly organised tour – gigs were too far away from each other and so on. At one point they were the warm up band and the band had to play to a really big crowd. Nerves were the the order of the day and the band panicked. But showing true grit Micky went out front on his own and played some Chet Atkins tunes to albeit a baffled audience!

The tour ended in Canada where they discovered that they had earned barely enough money to buy the return tickets home! Anyway, after the tour the band did split up. Dave Edmunds concentrated even more on his studio work, the studio he had helped to build at Rockfield near Monmouth, Wales. Here he was allowed lots of free studio time.

One of the songs he started to record was a quite unique version of Smiley Lewis’ – ‘I Hear You Knockin’ and it was for this recording that Dave invited Micky to play on. It was Dave’s next single release and out of the blue it became a massive number 1 hit in the UK and a number 4 hit in the USA. But we know that only Micky could have made this happen.

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(This is another chapter from Ari Niskanen’s biography of Micky Gee and hopefully more chapters will follow together with a complete bibliography and discography – Phil Morgan)