MUNGO JERRY NEWS
Welcome to our Mungo Jerry news page. Here you will find all the latest on our ‘mighty man’ and his band.
David Robinson talks to Ray Dorset – Click HERE to listen in.
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DARREN JONES
Ray has asked us to post a link to this video from Mungo Jerry’s bass player and Ray’s excellent tech guy, Darren Jones. There is an age restriction on it so you will have to login to watch it.
Click HERE to watch
“I’ve been given a terminal diagnosis and have “months not years” to live. I wanted to say goodbye to all those who have given me support and purpose over these years.”
Click HERE to order Darren’s Book.
Shareable link to that page is BOOK
The just giving page is HERE
“Everything is greatly appreciated at this incredibly difficult time.
“Thank you for everything over the years.”
COLIN EARL R.I.P
We have very bad news to report, Colin Earl, Mungo Jerry’s amazing pianist sadly has passed away.
Colin, one of the original three who started up the band in the 60s, along with Joe Rush and Ray Dorset, when they were still The Good Earth and the trio that performed at the legendary Oxford University gig, Christmas 1968. Of course, we have a lot more to add about Colin and will be doing so over the next few days.
Ray Dorset said…“It’s with great sorrow that I have been informed that Colin Earl who I have known since I was 15 years old, and became the original Mungo Jerry piano player, passed away yesterday lunchtime. I will always be truly grateful for everything that I learned from him R. I. P.”
We have started up a tribute page to Colin with messages from fans, former band personnel and also a few stories from Colin himself, taken from his handwritten notes for the 1990 book, Beyond The Summertime.
Click HERE to visit the page.
If anyone wants to leave a message, just email us: [email protected]
SONG OF THE WEEK
Here is Ray performing the Jerry Lee Lewis classic, Great Balls Of Fire live in Barsinghausen (I think).
NEW ALBUM – UNDEFINABLE
Ray Dorset said (6/11/24): “Despite the many issues that have cropped up I’ve now completed all ten tracks for the ‘Undefinable’ album & put the running order together. Next step is to get the mastering done. The artwork from Bruce at ARTHOLE is well on its way”
Click here for: REVIEW & LYRICS
TRACK LISTING:
ROAD TRIP/FIVE HUNDRED MILES/BORN TO SING THE BLUES/MADE WITH LOVE/ALWAYS TIME FOR COFFEE/STAND UP/WE WERE BORN/I WALK ALONE/THAT IS WHY (I’M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU)/KEEP ON ROCKIN’.
LADY ROSE COVER
John Hornhaver in Denmark has once again discovered another cover version of a Mungo Jerry song. This time it is Lady Rose by an Indonesian band called The Black Ravens – nice one John!
MUNGO JERRY – ‘SONG-BY-SONG’ BOOK
As you may well know, at Ray Dorset’s (a.k.a Mungo Jerry) request, we refrained from publishing our book, Mungo Jerry – ‘A Song-By-Song Review’ while he worked on his next album – “maybe my last” – Undefinable as he wanted us to include reviews of each track as we have done with all of his other work.
Frustrating as it was, it did make sense to have a full record of all of Mungo Jerry’s musical output and leave no loose ends.
The album is very close to release now and with it – our book.
Anyone who would like their name to be included in the book we are still looking to include a section that will feature your name and location.
Simply reply to [email protected]…… or through Kevin Bennett’s Mungo Jerry Fans Facebook page.
The book will be available to order through Amazon and we will post full details on the website and Kevin’s FB page.
ALWAYS TIME FOR COFFEE
The new single taken from the album, Undefinable is Always Time For Coffee (The Barista Party Mix).
It made it to 23 on the Heritage Chart and the song is now available for downloading on all of the major platforms.
Below is the unmixed mp3 of the track. Ray has given the go-ahead for us to post this.
JOHNNIE WALKER R.I.P
Sadly, we lost the legendary D.J and friend of Mungo Jerry, Johnnie Walker recently.
Ray Dorset was a featured guest on Johnnie’s Sounds Of The 70s a few years back, where they chatted about Ray’s career and even played Cold Blue Excursion from Ray’s solo album of the same name.
Thanks to John Van der Kiste who sent in this photo taken of Ray and Johnnie.
ELECTRONICALLY TESTED RE-RELEASED
Check out 7A Records PROMO VIDEO
Here is the first review by The Second Disc – Click HERE
And another review by GOLDMINE magazine – Click HERE
7A Records is proud to present our deluxe reissue of Mungo Jerry’s Electronically Tested. The album has been remastered and expanded with four bonus tracks and features extensive liner notes including Ray Dorset’s own recollections.
The CD features a 24-page booklet and the LP is pressed on 180g Red Vinyl.
Electronically Tested, Mungo Jerry’s second album, was first released in March 1971.
Even the title clued in listeners that this was no ordinary record. As Ray Dorset reveals, “I came up with the name of the album. Durex used to have ‘electronically tested’ written on their packets.
“I thought that was quite the talking point, if people in the know said, ‘That’s the same name as on the packet of condoms!’ It was taboo to mention stuff like that.”
Electronically Tested offered hints of the familiar via its inclusion of the UK #1 Hits, In the Summertime and Baby Jump, but elsewhere, the album was pure, eclectic Mungo Jerry.
Every side of Dorset’s talents as a singer, songwriter, and musician came to the fore on Electronically Tested, with his bandmates John Godfrey, Paul King, and Colin Earl – as well as producer Murray – joining him to create a joyful noise:
“It’s got a lot of tracks that could have been singles in their own right. It was good for me to be able to play all that kind of stuff”.
Mungo Jerry’s singular sound has been described as rock, folk, blues, country, good-time music, jug band music, pub rock, and gypsy rock – and that’s just a partial list.
One can hear all of those elements in the disparate, timeless songs that form Electronically Tested. How would Mungo himself describe it?
“It’s kind of rocky stuff. It’s got social commentary. It’s got all sorts of influences in there. It’s really best to say it’s Mungo Jerry music.”
Electronically Tested originally peaked at # 14 on the U.K. Albums Chart the week of April 14, 1971.
• Remastered with 4-bonus tracks
• Big 24 Page CD Colour Booklet
• 180g Red Vinyl
• Gatefold Sleeve
• Extensive Liner Notes
Our deluxe reissue of Mungo Jerry’s Electronically Tested is released on July 19th.
For a limited period of time, we are offering fans the chance to get a signed copy of the album. See links below.
Pre-order your copy now from:
Exclusive Offer: Get A Copy Signed By Ray Dorset
Signed CD: Click HERE
Signed VINYL: Click HERE
Or order from:
UK CUSTOMERS:
CD: Click HERE – VINYL: Click HERE
US CUSTOMERS:
CD: Click HERE – VINYL: Click HERE
GERMANY:
CD: Click HERE – VINYL: Click HERE
SCANDINAVIA:
CD: Click HERE – VINYL: Click HERE
CANADA:
CD: Click HERE – VINYL: Click HERE
AUSTRALIA:
VINYL: Click HERE
For all other territories, please check Amazon and all good record shops.
For more info from 7a Records, click HERE
MONEY FOR NOTHING
Ray would very much like everyone to read the document entitled ‘Money For Nothing’.
Just click HERE
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY REQUESTS FOR AUTOGRAPHS BY POST OR BY EMAIL AS THEY CANNOT BE DEALT WITH.
Click HERE to catch Ray on the Alan Turner-Ward show.
MUNGO JERRY FANS GROUP ON FACEBOOK : For those who don’t know, there is a Mungo Jerry discussion page up-and-running on Facebook.
Created by Kevin Bennett, who is based in the U.S, Kevin told us, “the page has 521 members, a small but elite group.
“There’s at least one band member, or former band member on here.”
Click HERE and log-in to have a look and join up.
ROB KAMPHUES : Don’t forget to visit our friend Rob Kamphues’s website covering his vast Mungo Jerry collection, believed to be the biggest in the world.
It really is something to behold for all Mungo Jerry fans to trawl through.
Rob has literally hundreds of pieces of memorabilia, ranging from vinyl, CD’s, cassettes, 8-tracks, posters, press cuttings photographs and much, much more.
Click HERE to check it out.
