Please Don't Touch (song)
| "Please Don't Touch" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates | ||||
| B-side | "Growl" (Johnny Kidd/Guy Robinson) | |||
| Released | May 8, 1959 (UK) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road: 18 April 1959 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Label | HMV POP 615 (UK) | |||
| Writer(s) |
Johnny Kidd Guy Robinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Walter J. Ridley | |||
| Johnny Kidd & The Pirates singles chronology | ||||
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"Please Don't Touch" is the debut single by English rock and roll group Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, released in 1959 reaching number 25 on the UK singles charts.
Personnel
- Johnny Kidd – vocals
- Mike West, Tom Brown – backing vocals
- Alan Caddy – lead guitar
- Tony Doherty – rhythm guitar
- Johnny Gordon – bass
- Ken McKay – drums. McKay was replaced during the session by Don Toye.
Cover versions
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"Please Don't Touch"
 This 1981 cover song was a collaboration between Girlschool and Motörhead and the most successful for both bands at the time |
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In 1980 Lemmy chose to record the song as the A-side of the Headgirl (Motörhead and Girlschool collaboration) St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP.[1][2]
I Spit On Your Gravy, Mott the Hoople, Brian Setzer, Stray Cats, Billy Hancock & The Tennessee Rockets, The Meteors, Hellbillys, The Slaptones, The Belmont Playboys, and Throw Rag have also recorded covers of the song.
References
- ↑ Burridge, Alan (April 1991). "Motörhead". Record Collector (140): 19.
- ↑ Kilmister, Ian and Garza, Janiss White Line Fever (2002) — Simon & Schuster pp. 126,143-144 ISBN 0-684-85868-1.