The Witnesses

Description

The self-titled four-track 7-inch vinyl EP by the British gospel beat group The Witnesses was released on Herald in 1966. All songs co-written by Chris Keenan and Jimmy Nunnen.

The Witnesses is Chris Keenan (rhythm guitar and vocals), Phil Jones (lead guitar), Jimmy Nunnan (bass and vocals), and Norman Smith (drums).

The Witnesses started some time after The CrossBeats, but we knew them well, played at meetings together and met socially. For a period in the early days, their bassist, Jimmy Nunnan, played bass for us for quite a few meetings. They went to Richmond Baptist Church in Liverpool, and this is where Sam Pennington, who later joined the CrossBeats came from. At one stage, there was talk of the two groups amalgamating, but it never came off.

Magnificent four-song EP from British male foursome with soft harmony jingle-jangle electric Merseybeat sound Songs include «Why?», «Everything Will Be Alright», «The Winning Side» and «Another Day» (the latter would have made a great B-side to The Nightcrawlers’ «The Little Black Egg»). Ranks proudly with the best of the 1964-to 1966 garage-band British Invasion sound Features Phil Jones on lead guitar, Chris Keenan on rhythm guitar, Jimmy Nunnen on bass guitar and Norman Smith on drums. Cover notes state that they were one of the top groups at the Catacombs, an early Christian Coffee Club in Manchester. I want a full-length Witnesses LP!!! [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

EP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Why?”
A2. “Everything Will Be Alright”

Side Two
B1. “Another Day”
B2. “The Winning Side”

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