The Left Banke was an American chamber-pop band from NYC that released the 1967 album Walk Away Renée / Pretty Ballerina on Mercury-subsidiary Smash Records, scoring hits with the two title-tracks. Amid some lineup turmoil, they scored a further hit with “Desiree” and completed the 1968 album The Left Banke Too. Between 1969 and 1976, […]
Walk Away Renée / Pretty Ballerina is the first of two ’60s-era albums by American pop/rock foursome the Left Banke, released in February 1967 on Mercury’s Smash Records subsidiary. Tracklist: A1. “Pretty Ballerina” (2:32) A2. “She May Call You Up Tonight” (2:18) A3. “Barterers and Their Wives” (2:56) A4. “I’ve Got Something on My Mind” (2:46) […]
The Left Banke Too is the second album by American orchestral-pop band the Left Banke, released in 1968 on Smash-subsidiary Mercury. Tracklist: A1. “Goodbye Holly” (2:58) A2. “There’s Gonna Be a Storm” (4:19) A3. “Sing Little Bird Sing” (3:12) A4. “Nice to See You” (2:44) A5. “Give the Man a Hand” (2:35) B1. “Bryant Hotel” […]
