HELIX – GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ 7″ – EXC+ UK

Helix – Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’
(Capitol Records  1984  CL349)
UK Pressing – Paper Labels

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles at the start of each side)

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition

Helix is a Canadian hard rock and heavy metal band. They formed in 1974, and are best known for their 1984 single “Rock You”. The original lineup was formed by drummer Bruce Arnold, and consisted of lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick “Minstrel” Trembley, keyboardist Don Simmons, and bassist Keith “Bert” Zurbrigg. However, their most well known lineup, and the one that recorded “Rock You”, was the 1980s version of the band: Vollmer on vocals, accompanied by guitarists Brent “The Doctor” Doerner and Paul Hackman, bassist Daryl Gray, and drummer Greg “Fritz” Hinz. The history of the band has been marked by many lineup changes, with Vollmer being the sole constant member and only remaining member of the original lineup. Although Hackman was killed in a tour bus accident in 1992, the surviving members of the 1980s lineup reunited in 2009 for an album and have continued to tour since 2011. Watson died in 2019.

Helix have toured with bands such as Kiss, Aerosmith, Rush, Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, Heart, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., Ian Gillan and Motörhead among others. Their most recent studio album is Old School (2019).

“Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’” is a song written by Joey Levine and Ritchie Cordell and performed by Crazy Elephant. It reached #12 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in 1969, and was featured on their 1969 album, Crazy Elephant.

The single was first released in January 1969, with “Hips and Lips” as the B-side, but it did not become a hit until re-released in March 1969.

It was produced by Joey Levine and Artie Resnick and arranged by Levine.

The single ranked #89 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969.

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