Buffalo featuring Peter Vee – Wild Thing

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Tracks

1. Wild Thing (C. Taylor) (3:08) The Troggs cover
2. I Didn’t Know I Loved You (‘Till I Saw You Rock and Roll) (Glitter/Leander) (3:45) Gary Glitter cover
3. Heartache Lady (P. Vee) (4:13)
4. Midnight Hour (Pickett/Cropper) (4:00) Wilson Pickett cover
5. Follow The Spirit (D. Moore) (3:30) Daniel Moore cover
6. (Everybody) Get Together (C. Powers) (4:20) The Youngbloods (and others) cover
7. You Are My Fantasy (P.Vee) (5:06)
8. She’s Not There (R. Argent) (4:55) The Zombies / Santana cover
9. Diamonds And Pearls (V. Scott/K. Corless) (3:28) see comments below

Produced by Peter Vee
Arranged by John Gally
Engineered by Richard “Now if this was my album” Mitchell
Recorded between December 1980 and February 1981 at Videosound Studios

Musicians

• Peter Vee: Vocals
• Jethro Butow: Guitars
• Joe Arthur: Guitars, backing vocals
• Les Goode: Bass
• John Gally: Keyboards
• Herman Eugster: Drums
• Cedric Samson: Drums
• Kendall Kay: Drums, percussion
• Julian Cohen: Percussion
• Dennis East, Malie Kelly, Hugh Bush, Mynie Grove & Marloe Scott-Wilson: Backing Vocals
• Rick Wolf: Saxophone

Release information

LP: 14 August 1981, Encounter (Gallo), ML 4504

Comments

Victor Scott and Kevin Corless are credited as the original writers and composers of “Diamonds And Pearls.” Although Buffalo’s rendition is the earliest recorded version that I can find, Neville Nash released a cover in 1982 that closely resembles Buffalo’s arrangement.

Interestingly, Peter Vee had previously covered another of Scott’s songs, “Love Is All I Have,” in 1972.

Brian Currin, December 2024

Neville Nash – Diamonds and Pearls

Thanks to John Samson and Discogs for information.