Mickie Most And His Playboys

Discography:

Albums

• Hear the Most, Rave RMG 1139
  
  
  
  

  Tracks: D in love/ Kansas City/ Every day/ It doesn't matter anymore/ I'm in love again/Johnny B Goode/ I dig you baby/ That's what you do to me/ Think it over/ Paralysed/ Willie and the hand jive/ You're got love/ Peggy Sue/ Rip it up

• Mickie Most, Rave RGM 1151
  
  
  
  

  Tracks: Boney Moroney/ Reeling and a-rocking/ Tom Dooley/ Great balls of fire/ Shake rattle and roll/Rave on/ Pick a bale of cotton/ Sweet little sixteen/ Down by the riverside/ Heart beat/ Corrina Corrina/ What do you want to make those eyes at me for/ I shall not be moved

• Big Beat Ball, Rave RMG 1157
  
  
  
  

  Tracks: What I say/ Apache/ Diane/ Guitar boogie shuffle/ The twist/ Let's twist again/ Whole lotta twisting/Come September/ Move it/ Blue moon/ Cumberland gap/ Green corn

• The Big Five, Renown NLP 222
  
  
  
  

  Tracks: Cumberland gap/ Move it

• Command Performance - Vol 3, Ridge ETMG 5035,
  16 2/3rpm
  
  
  
  

  Tracks: It doesn't matter anymore/ That's what you do to me

• 24 Golden Oldies, Gallo DLPA 211/2, 1973
  
  

  Track: What do you want to make those eyes at me for

• Thank Your Lucky Stars, Decca TAB 51, 1982
  
  
  

  Track: Mr Porter

  
  

  Extended Play Singles

• Mickie Most, Rave REP 37
  Tracks: Johnny B Goode/ Mean mean woman/ Make love to me/ I need the money
  
  
• Mickie Most, Rave REP 41
  Tracks: No Details

  Seven Singles [SA Releases]

• Flip flop and fly/ ???, Rave R???
• Rumours/ Give me more, Rave R???
• I'm in love/ Shivering with cold, Rave R105
• Johnny B Goode/ Mean mean woman, Rave R140
• Think it over/ I dig, you baby, Rave R144
• D in love/ It doesn't matter any more, Rave R157
• That's what you do to me/ Paralyzed, Rave R163
• Corina Corina/ Summertime blues, Rave R166
• What do you want to make those eyes at me for/ Great balls of fire, Rave R167
• I shall not be moved/ Sweet little sixteen, Rave R169
• Up above my head/ Say mama, Rave R184
• Do you want to dance/ Take your time, Rave 45R 191
• Hambakahle twist (A Themba)/ Black and white twist (A Themba), Rave 45R 194, 1962
  
  
  Comment: In 1962 Mickie recorded this unique single with local Black musician, Abia Themba, on penny whistle.This was the first multi racial recording by local rock artists.
  
  
• 6 Track Sampler
  
  
  
  Track: What do you want to make those eyes at me for
  
  
• The feminine look/ Shame on you baby, Columbia 45DSA 489, 1963

Clive ???: drums

Founder members:

Eddie Payne: drums

Comments:

Thanks again to Leon Booysen for clippings and stories. According to Leon, the first line-up recorded thesongs "Flip flop and fly" and "D in Love."

Tertius Louw, Aug 2001

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