Mickie Most - Flip Flop and Fly (Decca FM 6671), South Africa

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Mickie Most - Flip Flop and Fly (Decca FM 6671), South Africa

Mickie Most: guitar/vocals
Henry Smitsdorff: guitar [aka Hank Squires]
Leon Booysen: bass guitar
Earnie Zealie: lead guitar
Clive ???: drums

Mickie Most (real name: Michael Hayes) had recorded four singles with Alex Wharton under the name of The Most Brothers in 1957-68 in England. After that he moved from England to Johannesburg in 1958 to marry his South African fiancée Christina Frisco. He formed Mickie Most and his Playboys and become the pioneers of South African Rock'n Roll and scored 11 consecutive No 1 singles with covers of contemporary American songs. Jackie Frisco was a London born girl singer, who grew up in South Africa where she enjoyed considerable chart success. Gene Vincent, arrived in South Africa in 1961 to do a tour with Mickie Most and his Playboys. He met Jackie Frisco, Mickie’s sister-in-law, and they got married a few years after she had relocated to the UK in 1962. Mickie and Christine returned to England also in 1962.

After scoring only one minor hit with "Mr Porter" on Decca and three unsuccesful singles for Columbia, Most realised that he was unlikely to succeed. So he turned to other areas of the music industry and decided to start producing records.

South African releases

45/78 rpm singles
58 Decca FM 6671 Flip flop and fly / Don't Be A Fool
59 Rave R89 Rumours / Give me more
59 Rave R105 I'm in love / Shivering with cold
60 Rave R140 Johnny B Goode / Mean mean woman
61 Rave R144 Think it over / I dig you baby
61 Rave R157 D in love / It doesn't matter any more
61 Rave R163 Paralyzed / That's what you do to me
61 Rave R166 Summertime blues / Corina Corina
61 Rave R167 What do you want to make those eyes at me for / Great balls of fire
61 Rave R169 Sweet little sixteen / I shall not be moved
62 Rave R184 Up above my head / Say mama
62 Rave R191 Do you want to dance / Take your time
62 Rave R194 Hambakahle twist / Black and white twist (Abia Themba with Mickie Most & His Boys)
63 Columbia 45DSA 489 The feminine look / Shame on you baby

EPs
59 Renown NEP 810 King Size Hit Parade vol. one
High Class Baby / Big Hunk of Love / You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm and Blues / Apron Strings / Sea Cruise / My Feet Hit the Ground
60 Rave REP 37 Johnny B Goode/ Mean mean woman/ Make love to me/ I need the money
61 Rave REP 41 Think it over / I dig you baby / I'm in love / Shivering with cold

LPs
61 Rave RMG 1139 Hear the Most,
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've got love / Peggy Sue / Rip it up

62 Rave RGM 1151 Mickie Most
Bony Maronie / Reeling and a-rocking / Tom Dooley / Great balls of fire / Shake rattle and roll / Rave on / Pick a bale of cotton / Sweet little sixteen / Greenback sollar / Down by the riverside / Heart beat / Corrina Corrina / What do you want to make those eyes at me for / I shall not be moved

Rave RMG 1157 Big Beat Ball
Let's twist again / Apache / Diane / Guitar boogie shuffle / The twist / What I say / Whole lotta twisting going on / Come September / Move it / Blue moon / Cumberland gap / Green corn