All Systems - Go!
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All Systems - Go! was the second album by the British
pop
group
The Honeycombs
. Most songs were written by Ken Howard
and Alan Blaikley
. The album features "Emptiness" by Ray Davies
from The Kinks
, a song the band never officially released themselves.
Side 2
United Kingdom
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pop
Pop music
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group
Band (music)
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The Honeycombs
The Honeycombs
The Honeycombs were an English beat/pop group, founded in 1963 in North London. The group had one chart-topping hit, the million selling "Have I the Right?", in 1964. After that song the interest in the group ebbed away, and they split up in late 1966...
. Most songs were written by Ken Howard
Ken Howard (composer)
Ken Howard is an English songwriter, lyricist, author and television director.-International hits in the 1960s and 1970s:...
and Alan Blaikley
Alan Blaikley
-Early life and career:Born in London, where he survived the Blitz, Alan Blaikley was educated at University College School , Hampstead, and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read Classical Moderations and English, and was Reviews Editor of the university newspaper Cherwell.After coming down from...
. The album features "Emptiness" by Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...
from The Kinks
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
, a song the band never officially released themselves.
Track listing
Side 1- I Can't Stop
- Don't Love Her No More
- All Systems Go
- Totem Pole
- Emptiness (Ray DaviesRay DaviesRay Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...
) - Ooee Train
- She Ain't Coming Back
Side 2
- Something I Gotta Tell You
- Our Day Will Come
- Nobody But Me
- There's Always Me
- Love In Tokyo
- If You Should
- My Prayer
Reissues
The album has been reissued on cd in both the UK and Germany:- in the UK: Honeycombs (All Systems Go and It's The Honeycombs) (Sequel Records NEX CD 125, 1990): This is a reissue, together with The Honeycombs' first album The HoneycombsThe Honeycombs (album)The Honeycombs was the first album by the British pop group The Honeycombs. In the USA it was called Here Are The Honeycombs ...
, on one CD. On the back cover of the CD the contents of the two albums have been reversed, however. Moreover, the debut album, simply called The Honeycombs, has been rechristened It's the Honeycombs here. - in Germany: All Systems - Go! (Repertoire Records RR 4121-WZ, 1990), with six bonus tracks: "Not Sleeping Too Well Lately" / "How Will I Know" / "I Fell in Love" / "Something Better Beginning" / "Should a Man Cry?" / "Can't Get Through to You"