NEW * Creeque Alley - The Mamas and The Papas {Stereo} 1967

1967.....#5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #5 U.S. Cash Box Top 100, #9 UK Singles Charts, #1 Canada, #4 Australia
Original video edited and AI remastered with HQ stereo sound.
“Creeque Alley” is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album Deliver, it peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard pop singles chart the week of Memorial Day 1967, becoming their last Top 10 hit. It made #9 on the UK charts, and #4 on the Australian and #1 on the Canadian charts.
There are three mixes of the song, all with audible differences. The original single version includes a horn section which is not heard on the album versions, and ends with Doherty singing an extra "becoming a reality." The mix that appears on the mono pressings of The Mamas and the Papas Deliver omits the horns completely. It contains the repeat of "becoming a reality" but, unlike on the single, Elliot can be heard singing in harmony with Doherty. The song as heard on stereo copies of The Mamas and the Papas Deliver, as well as on almost all Mamas and Papas compilations, also omits the horns, and the extra "becoming a reality" is not heard either, save for the "-ty" syllable of "reality" (sung by both Doherty and Elliot.) The middle flute solo is also mixed differently in each version.

[smurfstoolsoldiesmusictimemach]

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[snowbunz]

I only recently discovered this song and I love it!

[RodHargreaves]

Loving this channel. Thanks guys for helping to preserve these old clips.

[nothingbutoldies]

Another simply wonderful classic, great how you bridged the instrumental phase in the video. Many thanks, Sammy - have a top new week! Cheers, E.H.

[shyman]

I like that you filled in the missing bridge in that original Ed Sullivan performance with the best visual section from the promo video of "I Saw Her Again". Years ago, I sound upgraded both of them about the same time and since there were no videos of the group performing "ISHA", I didn't steal any footage from it. So I edited the bridge out of the audio just like they did on ES. With a wealth of material now available on the internet, today I would redo my video with a photo montage of the early days of everyone they were singing about in this song.

[jacob]

Great syncing of stereo to the HQ video Sammy.

[davidalanjonesridge]

Oh, Ya, this song is supposed to be a thumbnail sketch of how the group started and formed up.

[blackbird]

In the Bio of these guys the big hats are explained by this guy's insecurity over his receding hair line, but i'd never have even questioned them because it was the 60's.

[josephmartinez]

The majority of these musicians shoot off to a meteorited rise and then 2 to 3 years later, crash and burn and they start doing oldies concerts at county fairs!

[monique]

"Pass the hat"... that's very telling what they're talking about in this song! All the names in this song are all the people that took advantage of them. It's terrible!