GO AWAY FROM MY WORLD / Marianne Faithfull:
Side 1:
Listen: Go Away From My World / Marianne Faithfull
Go
Listen: Yesterday / Marianne Faithfull
Yesterday
Listen: Sally Free And Easy / Marianne Faithfull
Sally
Side 2:
Listen: Summer Nights / Marianne Faithfull
Summer
Listen: Last Thing On My Mind / Marianne Faithfull
Last
Listen: Mary Ann / Marianne Faithfull
Mary
Another in the short series of London Records / Seeburg jukebox EP’s from the mid 1960′s.
As with The Rolling Stones post on 12/18, all these 33 1/3 true stereo EP’s, made with the endorsement of Seeburg and basically designed for their machines, had blank, white back covers. The Seeburg 45/33 1/3 compatible boxes had four framed glass windows into which these covers were meant to slip, thereby providing maximum real estate for the featured mini albums. As a result, there was no need for a back sleeve, thereby saving on print costs.
Besides, jukebox tabs, like the one below, were provided with the EP’s, from which all the song selections could be had.
Marianne Faithfull was just beginning her descent as a successful US Top 40 singles act around the time of this EP, GO AWAY FROM MY WORLD, and her second US album of the same name. The previous single, ‘Summer Nights’ included here, was the last to receive blanket pop airplay, peaking at #24 on BILLBOARD’s Hot 100. The followup, ‘Go Away From My World’, despite it’s beautiful full color picture sleeve, got minimal exposure and only struggled to #89.
I love that description, struggled. Real chart nuts, ones that make me appear normal and perfectly acceptable for mainstream society, use it all the time. It so nicely sets a sombre tone. But I do recall how dark and gloomy ‘Go Away From My World’ sounded on the air. It was the whole point, and the whole appeal as well. Material ladened with misery always suited her the best.
She got a ton of radio play in upstate New York. In fact, even I thought her singles peaked higher nationally recollecting now on how concentrated the exposure was.
Tags: Billboard, London Records, Marianne Faithfull, Seeburg, The Rolling Stones