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The Red Balloon (Dave Clark Five) = Callow La Vita (Raymond Froggatt)

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Patrick

On November 15, 2008

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In September 1968,The Dave Clark Five released a cover of "Callow La Vita" but with a different title : "The Red Balloon".


It was released on Columbia DB 8465 and had "Maze Of Love" on the B-side.


The record was produced by Dave Clark.


You can listen to this cover on YouTube:


www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6AL3HXGCZ8


Dave Clark


www.discogs.com/release/1452076


www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1452076


www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/villa/9500/clark.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dave_Clark_Five


www.royalgenes.biz/alt.music.lyrics/thread18.html


http://vedettesbritanniques.retrojeunesse60.com/dave.clark.five.htm


www.45-rpm.org.uk/dird/davec.htm


http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/the_dave_clark_five/the_red_balloon___ma…


www.beepworld.de/members56/die-anderen/dave-clark.htm



The song was written by Raymond Froggatt.


It was originally released by Raymond Froggatt with the title "Callow La Vita".


The single was released in July 1968 on Polydor 56249 and had "Lost Autumn" on the B-side.


You can see Raymond "Froggie" Froggatt with "Callow La Vita" on YouTube:


www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJo654B-O2U


http://home.hetnet.nl/~sixties/LYRICS/1968/6807200315.html


http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/raymond_froggatt/callow_la_vita___lost_a…


www.45-rpm.org.uk/artists-r.htm


http://45cat.com/artist/raymond-froggatt


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Froggatt


Groeten uit Zeebrugge.

Patrick.

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Comment by Stephan Koenig
2008-11-15 13:11:10 UTC

Very good research! French cover by Marie Laforêt as Le ballon rouge, 1968

Last updated by Isa on 2012-06-02 16:43:35 UTC

 
Comment by Patrick
submitter
2008-11-15 13:24:48 UTC

Hi,


This was going to be my next topic.


But the title on the records all give "Que Calor La Vida" .


Will post all info this evening.


Greetings from Zeebrugge.

Patrick


PS : This is the sleeve of the EP on which you can find this cover:

 
Comment by Stephan Koenig
2009-03-25 00:18:29 UTC

Quite correct (et Nana sur son ballon rouge...)

Que calor la vida is ok.

 
Comment by Patrick
submitter
2009-03-25 06:39:48 UTC

? ? ? ? ? ? ?

 
Comment by Stephan Koenig
2009-03-25 14:42:27 UTC

Nothing important. I see you don't know the French lyrics...

 
Comment by walt
2012-07-18 09:28:46 UTC

All added now. Thanks!


Callow-La-Vita

 
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