Tuesday 3 May 2011

All Night Workers: Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket
1965


During their time at Pickwick Records Lou Reed and John Cale worked on more that just the Primitives Do The Ostrich. They also wrote Why Don't You Smile. Which became the B-Side of the All Night Workers’ 1965 Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket single. All Night Workers were friends of Lou Reed from Syracuse, New York. They were also signed to Pickwick Records’ subsidiary Round Sound Records. The A-Side written by Bill Elmiger, was a regional hit and later a Northern Soul favourite. But the B-Side Why Don't You Smile is more of a drone.  Credited to Lou Reed, John Cale, Terry Philips, and Jerry Vance. It is not known if Cale or Reed played on the single. It was produced by Lee Harridan Productions.


As a bonus here's the unreleased 1962 Bob Shed produced Merry Go ‘round. Listed as by Lewis Reed

Or here's all three as a .zip
All Night Workers & Lewis Reed

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