First published at 19:01 UTC on July 22nd, 2022.
Edit for headphones, February 2022. I edited out the vocal parts of this song, sorry, Amen Corner fans. The instrumental part however I have extended, for it is absolutely beautiful. A pity that the original release of the song was destroyed by a du…
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Edit for headphones, February 2022. I edited out the vocal parts of this song, sorry, Amen Corner fans. The instrumental part however I have extended, for it is absolutely beautiful. A pity that the original release of the song was destroyed by a dull repeating of only one chorus line - "the evil man's gonna win" - for a shameful thirty two times... sometimes while recording ignoring your producer is the best thing to do...
"Amen Corner" were a Welsh rock group formed in Cardiff, Wales. They are best known for their sixties hits "Bend Me Shape Me", "High in the Sky" and the chart-topper "(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice".
The band was formed in late 1966 and named after "The Amen Corner", a weekly disc spin at the Victoria Ballroom (later to become The Scene Club) in Cardiff, Wales.
Initially they specialised in blues and jazz, but their record labels drove them towards a commercial sound. Their first hit was a rendition of "Gin House Blues". Their first singles and album appeared on Decca's label Deram, but they left at the end of 1968 to join Immediate, for which they had a No. 1, "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" in early 1969, followed by another top 5 entry with the Roy Wood composition, "Hello Susie".
After recording a final studio album, "Farewell to the Real Magnificent Seven" they put out a single with a cover version of the Beatles' "Get Back" as their swansong. The single didn't chart. They disbanded by the end of 1969.
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