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Spanky & Our Gang - Like To Get To Know You - 45 RPM Original Mono Mix
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2012
- Original Mercury Records #72795
Debut 4/20/1968
Peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart
Thanks to my sister Lynn, who gave me this record.
Purchased most likely at Two Guys discount department store in Middletown, NJ.
This is the original mono mix as heard when this was a huge hit on AM Top 40 radio on stations like WABC New York.
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One of the most beautiful songs of all time...the coda is so incredible there are no words to describe it---if there's such a thing as a God or Higher Power then that Presence is a part of the coda!! I've loved this song for 45 years and it'll be a part of me until the day I leave this Earth!!
don't mind the pop at the end either. was about 9 when this debuted
IF there's such a thing?
@@deadmanswife3625 I believe there is a higher realm but I can't prove it--nobody has. Even Albert Einstein--a man with as much intelligence as anyone who walked this Earth couldn't prove it.
Can you????
@@nyterpfan Albert Einstein's first wife was actually the one who figured out all that mathematical and physics stuff. After he left her and married his cousin he never published another thing. But that woman was totally kept in silence. Even though she was brilliant and went to college she had a lot of forces against her and it cost her her health in fact she was the one who was given the Nobel Prize Money when he "won" it she was a straight-A student in college and one of only a couple of females allowed to get in but that's the way that was you think you know history huh none of us do.
The four children one who turned out to be a so-called schizophrenic but the fourth children have every memory of them sitting there at the kitchen table and she's the one who did the homework for him
I agree with you - this song especially the ending just has an otherworldly quality to it and it makes your brain float out into other spaces and realms.
Songs like this take the sting out of life.....
This song really does transport you to a better realm---when you listen to it all your worldly problems are left behind and you go to a peaceful, beautiful place!!
it does do that ,i have found viny heaven lol,such good music i can just sit back,and trip down memory lane.the internet is a wonderful thing.
The word I use to describe this music is: beautiful. While I'm listening to this song, my reality is beautiful.
usmc BROTHERHOOD MY SONG
A rush of memories...1968...18 years old, and so full of promise. To be that young again, that innocent, that hopeful. Thanks for this!
Isn't that the truth! Soooo much full of promise and innocence. Now, in 2018, here we are! :) How was the ride? Luckily I more than survived all these years. :)
Same age here. Beautiful song. I...remember!
50 years later and this is still one of the most breathtaking performances and productions that late '60s pop could deliver.
Well said.
The brief instrumental in the middle of this song was always my favorite part.
+g bridgman The ending is sublime.
Definitely. Thanks for the reply.
Mine too.
Doug Badgley Thanks.
One of my favorites...loved Spanky's voice.
This is brilliant arranging! You can't find music of this quality being recorded today.
Some of today's Smooth Jazz, SiriusXM Watercolors Ch 66, have this Spanky and our Gang vibe.............
This song produces a dopamine and/or serotonin hit.
A great memory goes along with this song. I was in third grade when this song came out. I remembered my teacher handing me a sealed envelope to take to the office. Ah, a moment out of the classroom; Freedom! -for the moment anyway. When I went through the heavy glass-metal doors of the office, I walked up to the front desk to hand the note to one of the secretaries. While she walked into one of the offices in the back to get a paper form to take back to my teacher, I heard this incredible song from a radio that was sitting in the back of the reception desk. When the secretary handed me the form, I went out those double doors, and crossed the very large and spacious playground to get back to my classroom. As I walked, this song was floating around in my head and I couldn't wait to get home to find out if my older brother and sister had this beautiful song in their growing record collection. I clearly remember it was October because Halloween was a couple of weeks away and the morning air was a bit chilly, the sky a cloudless, deep golden blue; I could feel the warm sun on my face as it's rays blasted into my eyes! As I walked passed the cafeteria, I could already smell the fish sticks and macaroni being prepared. "Oh, yeah," I remembered, "It's Friday!" Life is so good.Lo!
Karl Lieck nice memory`s man, been there with this one
selleck2u
Thanks, selleck2u.☺
Karl Lieck Thank you for your interesting story. My memories of those oldies are also based on similar stories. Your story had to had taken place in October 1968. I was in the 8th grade at the time and I remember hearing "Give a Damn" which was a big hit, in spite of radio stations being scared to play that song due to the use of the word "damn".
Yes, littlemikey. I remember that song as well. Thank you for sharing your story.☺
+Karl Lieck Your Beautifull
This song was recorded decades before I was born but I fell in love with it when I first heard it at age five.
I am now an adult yet it is still one of my favorite songs. Great harmonies, orchestration, shifts, etc.
Epic songs transcend time. Time seasons epic songs.
One of my all-time favorite songs by Spanky and Our Gang!❤️🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸
1968 Camaro.. one month and three days till Marine boot camp then Nam. Always look back and fight what's coming. Never forget. Beautiful 60's music.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I appreciate all of our Veterans.
Don Goss Thank you for your service! My brother went to Nam in 1966.He came back in one piece but certainly not unscathed. He will be 80 net month. He's always been great. Thnx again 🙏
Don Goss
Thank you for your service! I am happy you arrived home alive! I hope your transition as a civilian went smoothly!
I lost a cousin (Vietnam) in November 1970! I did view his name on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.!
Welcome Home and Thank You for your service!.
"Arranged by Stu Scharf and Bob Dorough" --
Stu (RIP 2007) was a studio session guitarist in New York, who had a long career working with jazz and folk artists. Bob Dorough was his producing partner for this and many other Spanky & Our Gang songs, and later became famous for his work in the "Schoolhouse Rock" cartoon series for the ABC (US) network. He performed the lead vocal in the song "Three Is a Magic Number".
Scharf was a house producer at Mercury. Given that no other recording of his songs --you can find them on youtuve--has anywhere near the production values of this song, its fair to assume that he had little to do with the arrangement and the echo-blended 'sounds' here.
Stu did really good penning this classic
The intro, so haunting and beautiful. They just don't make 'em like this anymore !!!
I guess I was 19 when I first heard this. And I'm sure it was in my car, or my friend's car. Music was always better in the car. You wouldn't think so, but......
classic287 If it had bucket seats ...
This is 60s pop at its best.
TRULY....A WONDERFUL ECHO OF ALL OUR YESTERDAYS......THE BEAUTY AND THE POWER OF MUSIC BRINGS TO US THE FOND MEMORIES OF OUR YOUTH.....MOM & DAD.....AND MANY WONDERFUL THINGS WE ALL LIVED THROUGH IN THE 60s AND 70s....THESE WERE THE BEST OF TIMES...EVER!
OMG what a wonderful group this was!🔥
8th grade ... braces ... short hair (didn't like how it looked on me) ....a little bit on the fat side....and wishin' I looked cute/pretty.... and had a big crush on this one guy. The music .. like this song... kept me going. Had my little portable record player ... speakers popped off and extended out. The 60s ... rolling over into the 70s .... a crazy time ... great music. Good memories. Some not so good but ... they were minor.
Thanx Muffet! :-)
The INCREDIBLE sound and tone of a 45. Love it. And the soothing stimulation of a record spinning....
This is the best version even with the crackle and pops. The mono version was remastered on CD but still does not quite catch the 45 version. The ending sounds so beautiful and other worldly.
This song was popular in May 1968 when I graduated from high school. One of my favorite songs and groups then.
I heard this song when I was 15 or 16 years old ...... heard it again just now at age 67 ... 51 years later .... I agree with nyterpfan .... one of the most beautiful english language songs !!!!!
I was only 10 when this song came out. The 60's produced the best music ever! Gimme this music instead of all this trash that's out today!
May have been a year younger back then; couldn't agree more!
I was 11....this is timeless
It's a beautiful song Spanky and the Gang Oldies But Goodies reminds me of you good old memories❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
This is my favorite song from this group. Thankyou so much.🇵🇷🇵🇷
BEAUTIFUL ENDING!!! SO GREAT IT LASTS AS LONG AS IT DOES. THE SINGERS AND THE ARRANGEMENT IS SO GREAT!!!!
I could listen to that coda until I was 300 and I still would want more. So very beautiful and so well done!
This is one lovely song.... The 60s was a time when everyone was having fun and not hurting their fellow neighbors.... Times have changed since then..... I miss those days.... Happy music and also the events that was taking place in those days....................
This record brings back sooo many memories. It was the night of June 13, 1968 and I was graduating from high school. There were so many things going thru my mind both good and things that I felt I didn't accomplish as I had hope to. mixed emotions, I suppose. However, for the past 4 years I had always had 77WABC by my side. And I lived to listen to Dan Ingram. Especially on Tuesday afternoons when BIG DAN would unveil the new weekly survey!
My favorite 1960s record!
SIR ! Please, keep on playing the music I grew up to, on your turntable, with those wonderful 45's, in glorious MONO ! Thank-you so much, for doing this ! I have this 45, & I love it. Gorgeous music, the likes of which, we will --------sadly-------never hear again. Once again, thank-you . -----------------MJL, 77 y/o
Back in the old days when I used to sit in front of my cheap record player and play my favorite 45 and sing along.
A golden song from a golden time. S&OG put out beautiful music, their three studio albums are magical.
That dreamy ending starting at 2:38 with it's wistful melancholy blend always captured my imagination from the minute I heard it in 1968. The double tracking of the singers - so beautiful.
Perhaps the best production of modern times. Wrecking Crew and full orchestra--and the amazing echo chamber use, with an amazing reverb blend in the beginning of the coda. Noo one had ever done tht before. Or since!!
I agree. The best arrangement I ever heard. Sadly these days they only play the stereo version with the reverb missing.
This record by Spanky & Our Gang has one of the most beautiful endings I have ever heard. I LOVE the part of the musical apex and the all the blended vocals at the end. That is what endeared me to this song.
The song is so beautiful, I have difficulty concentrating on the technical aspect of it. I'm pretty sure that's three part harmony I'm hearing.
At age 6 or 7, I stole all my teenage sisters' 45s. I eventually laid claim to their albums too. I don't know why they didn't just beat the crap out of me and take all their stuff back, but I somehow managed to make them trade me all their singles to get their album collection back. Lol, I proceeded to trade singles with the teenage girl across the street. At any rate, this one still remains my favorite single of the whole bunch.
My song I love this song❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ flower girls you make me feel so good I love the flower girl eating so sweet and kind we walk to the park alone but I knew she was going to make me happy❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
One of the most beautiful songs ever
Perfect music. even though I almost exclusively played Hendrix ,Cream and the Moody blues back in the day, I always loved Spanky and Our Gang when I heard them! The outro on this is psychedelic and beautiful. howard White/Columbus,OH
When I was young, for the longest I thought this was the Mamam's and the Papa's!
1968, I was seventeen, liked this but then like many other thing forgot it, finding this again is so good..
I was 16 but never forgot it...;)
Ridgid Yes very commendable, but if you had lived a youth like mine you would also be prone to forget things..
I too was 17 in 1968.... wow how fast it all goes. :) I am glad I remember so many things from "those" days. So much wonderful and memorable music, artists, and lyrics
We were among the lucky ones
Oh my God, this is really groovy, magical, and nostalgic, thanks for sharing !!
It is my favorite song besides "Lazy Day" by this sixties group. Both songs made the top 40 of the pop singles charts.
I never minded that the charming violin parts were barely audible on the mono version. I still love it.
totally a "groovy" song from the 60's...flower child
You've got ALL the good ones. Thank you, sir!
The sweet summer sounds of 1968
I still love this song, my favorite, ❤❤
Ahhhhhhhh! Just like opening a cold beer!
This is my favorite songs from the 60s.... I sincerely thank she's okay and doing well today.... How time flies by so quickly....... They don't play music like that anymore.........
This is magnificent. Thanks
Boy does this take me back. Loved the harmonies in their music.
The facts are, this song is never played on music stations and still I remember "Like To Get To Know You" by Spanky and Our Gang.
The end was groovy!
I loved this song as a 9 year old. Great vocal harmonies in their music.
Thank you so much for posting in such good quality. I had this 45 as a kid and wore it out. This is in my top 10 all time best songs list. Funny how many memories it brings back instantly.
Many of my 45's were off-center like this one is. :) Just adds to the enjoyment for me.
Everything in the spanky and our gang catalogue is a must...this song has been in my heart since 1968..unbelievable in how lovely..Thanks
I remember this song from when I was in high school. The ending sent me into a time bending trance that seemed to give a glimpse of the eternal view of life. Priceless!
I listen to it now and love it just as much. But now there is a bitter/sweet quality to how I feel. Ahh nostalgia !
I am more convinced than ever that this is Oz's voice at the beginning. All he would say when I asked him about it was "I worked on it." Oz left the group after the first album (and first three hits!) and they hired Kenny and Lefty to "replace" him. Both Kenny and Lefty were immensely talented. The style of singing in that era made it possible to get a wonderful blend and in many ways, the "boys" all sound "similar." On closer scrutiny, however, each voice is distinctive.
Did you know Oz? The bass guitar in this song is fantastic - very creative - I wonder if Oz played the bass on this song. Lastly, do you know why he left the group? This group fascinates me. I appreciate your comment - I've been hoping to find some insider info like this.
It’s actually the guitarist with the glasses and Fu Manchu mustache lefty Baker doing lead vocals
Such a nice find. These songs were playing when my wife and I were up at the Village Green in Westbury, NY, on Long Island, "ALL THOSE YEARS AGO". I would not give up my one lifetime for a shot at a million more. Golden Age of Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed Bob...these tunes and the times they come from STILL come to play with me on a daily basis...the memories and feelings that the songs bring out of me I believe have saved me in dire times and of course made better times great! I will continue to play the songs of my youth and of my growing up and will sing em loud! Cheers my Man!
***** :)!
Wonderful production - the outro really takes it up a level. There's really something enchanting about it that's entirely missing from pop music today and for a long time now. I'm sure the average teen would yawn through it, poor things.
Love, love, love this record...it brings back so many wonderful memories!
Still 17 for it's arrival, dumb luck! Really is fine. Thanks!!!
I just barely learned who was singing this song after hearing it for many, many years. back in '68 I was 9 years old. this song it's on the top 10 songs of all time, 🌎 worldwide !
OUR mARINE FATHERS THANK YOU A SONG OF USE HOME THE WORLD OF BROTHERHOOD
copy of all Marines USMC
Masterpiece
First time I am visiting here - love your series...pop, click and all. I love my 45's, but I don't have this on vinyl. I remember listening to this gem on the Voice of America Breakfast Show in early 1968 back in Southern India. Those memories are absolutely priceless. Thanks for taking me back.
This is a beautiful song with a great arrangement. Very nice sound quality and interesting visual of the 45...thank you for the upload.
Larry, Taiwan
There is nothing as good a sound as the mono coming from the old 45 records. Nothing.
One thing can improve it. Play it on a hifi with vacuum tubes!
A very good band from Ohio. Groovy stuff from them. Spanky McFarland would later go on to perform with the Mamas and the Papas for their concerts replacing Mama Cass.
Thanks for presenting this glorious song as I remember hearing it AND as I remember playing it, when I was a radio D.J. at a TOP 40 station many long years ago. All the music was on 45 rpm records, protected in their paper envelopes, filed alphabetically in a wall filled with cubbyholes. Every now and then, when I was feeling low, I'd sneak THIS magical Golden Oldie in. It always lifted my spirits. It did then; it still does today.
Raving Dave
the dance of life my MARINES
Memories in 68 when I sometimes sit at the back of my old man used 1962 AMC Ambassador Country sky blue station wagon, cruising around!☺️
On this day in 1968 {March 24th} Spanky & Our Gang performed "Like To Get To Know You" on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'...
One month later on April 20th it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #17 and spent 11 weeks on the Top 100...
R.I.P. Mr. Sullivan {1901 - 1974} and Spanky, aka Elaine McFarlane, will celebrated her 71st birthday in three months on June 19th...
Captivating song
DIG THIS BAND GROOVY MUSIC
Spanky & her gang: the Quintessential Sunshine Pop Group of All Time...1-16-16
I will always love this song!!!!!!! Thanks so much for posting!!!
very unique song. I always thought it was a big orchestra performing this song. it was to my big surprise that it was a 6 member band with a lovely head singer singing this masterpiece. we have no more of this band groups anymore on this 2017. we got only the memories.
dude you have one of the best channels,i haven't heard most of these songs for quite a long time thanks so much for sharing them
Fantastic song!
I got spoiled as a kid, as I just assumed that great and wonderful music would just keep being created indefinitely, having no clue that a brick wall was in fact out there ... and that fake musicians would hook-up with big-mouth promoters and others insisting that the Emporer is wearing clothes when clearly he's buck naked.
Agreed
Agree
Loving this song and remembering having to put pennies on the head of the needle to make sure the 45 would NOT SKIP......smiling....ah yes, was playing Macgyver while my siblings were trying to be Hippies!!! Cheers All
Sounds of the 60s best music!
I was attending radio broadcasting school in Hartford when this was popular. They played it alot on WDRC AM 1360 Hartford,Ct.
Outstanding song!
What a great, great song this is. ---------I owned the album for years, until it just wouldn't play. ----I refuse to hear this music ruined by computers, & " digitalizing". ----------Nothing like vinyl. ------------------------WolfSky9, 71 y/o
I know the pain.
I was 9 years old and fondly remember this great song...
thanks wabcradio77, lots of great songs from the 60s
I first heard this group as a child in Peoria, Illinoise as a child. They were a great group. I wish they would have put out more music.
I listened to this song sunday September 14th 1969 at 10050 cielo drive at 5pm righ after I saw the chiefs against the chargers on nbc.
Compass fm brought me here, nice turntable.
Indeed, this is one pretty song. When I first heard my husband play it, I asked who it was , and after he told me ,I added it to my favorites on my work pc.
We had this 45 growing up and I still remember that striped Mercury Records logo. It's great to be able to hear this record over 50 years later- thank you for posting, WABCRADIO77!
I was 11 when this came out,and I thought then,and still think now,that the last 70 seconds of this song is among the most incredibly beautiful music ever made.
Fantastic song from the spring of 1968!
I would work on Sundays.Had a am radio waiting for 12:00 pm for playing your songs.1969
Used to Listen to WABC radio 77 back in the day Love Spanky & Our Gang. Great days to have lived in! Thanks!!
Thank you WABCRADIO77...
Beautiful song !! Another wonderful time of Peace songs during the Viet Nam Wars ! We were daily reminded that there is Light on the other side of the Tunnel !