The Young Rascals – THE YOUNG RASCALS***

Slow Down/Baby Let’s Wait/Just A Little/I Believe/Do You Feel It/Good Lovin’/Like A Rolling Stone/Mustang Sally/I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore/In The Midnight Hour

New York pop group The Young Rascals self titled debut album includes the US No. 1 hit single Good Lovin'. However, it is disappointing that nearly all of the tracks are covers. (US:15)

"An interesting debut. These guys had their chops down when they cut this LP but they came up with better material later on. Still, it's interesting to hear them do songs by Dylan and The Brummels. Still recommended. Classic mid-60s stuff."

"There are a lot of covers on here, but these guys always add a good twist or two so their renditions don't turn out as you would expect. Slow Down and In The Midnight Hour are two great examples of this. And they did get better from here."

"There is one treasure on this - their version of Slow Down, sounds like their encore piece and far better than The Beatles version. Overall the drumming is excellent but bass, keyboards and vocals are sub standard. Hard to believe the facile La Bamba pastiche Good Lovin' was a US No 1."

"The Young Rascals were one of the best bands to emerge from the 60s. I love the Hammond organ and Felix's voice."

"The first album by New Jersey's esteemed Young Rascals is in many ways a standard mid '60s debut: pretty much all covers, from The Beau Brummels' Just A Little to Wilson Pickett's In The Midnight Hour, leavened by the immortal blue-eyed soul rave-up Good Lovin', one of the classic pop songs of the decade."

"There were so many great groups who were overlooked during the 60s, groups who laid out wonderful music, but just got lost in the shuffle. Thankfully, The Young Rascals were recognized, got played, and have been selling this album steadily ever since."

"The Rascals first album was all covers except one song. They really didn't start writing originals until the second album. Good Lovin is a cover of the song originally by The Olympics. The Rascals version is a complete classic."