This Strange Effect
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| “This Strange Effect” | |||||
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| Single by Dave Berry | |||||
| B-side | "Now" | ||||
| Released | 2 July 1965 (UK) Sep 1965 (U.S.) |
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| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | June 1965 at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London | ||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||
| Label | Decca F12188 (UK) London 45-9781 (U.S.) |
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| Writer(s) | Ray Davies | ||||
| Producer | Mike Smith | ||||
| Dave Berry singles chronology | |||||
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"This Strange Effect" is a song written by Ray Davies and released first by Dave Berry in July 1965. It reached #1 in Holland and Belgium.
A studio recording was never officially released by The Kinks, but live recordings exist. An in-studio BBC recording by the Kinks from August 1965 was released on the 2001 The Songs We Sang For Auntie - BBC Sessions 1964-1977.
Former Rolling Stones bassist, Bill Wyman, covered the track for his 1992 album Stuff. It can also be found on A Stone Alone: The Solo Anthology 1974-2002.
Belgian band, Hooverphonic, covered the song in 1998 for their album, Blue Wonder Power Milk.
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