Big Jim Sullivan | Works

Famous recordings.

Sullivan's guitar work appears on the following songs:-

1959 Marty Wilde and Bad Boy
1961 Michael Cox and Sweet Little Sixteen
1961 Krewkats and The Bat
1962 John Barry and James Bond Theme (Vic Flick played lead guitar and Sullivan not only played on the record but he devised the walking-step introduction)
1962 Tony Hatch and Out of This World
1963 Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and Twist and Shout
1963 Bern Elliott and the Fenmen and Money (That's What I Want)
1964 P.J. Proby and Hold Me and Together
1964 Dave Berry and The Crying Game
1964 Freddie and the Dreamers and I Love You Baby
1964 Simon Scott and Move It Baby
1964 Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and Candy Man
1965 Gerry & The Pacemakers and Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965 Donovan and Catch the Wind and Colours (not the original singles)
1965 Eddy Mitchell and (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
1965 Vashti Bunyan for Some things just stick in your mind
1966 Joe Loss and A Shot in the Dark (Henry Mancini cover)
1967 The Small Faces and Itchycoo Park
1967 Clinton Ford and El Paso
1967 The Truth and Walk Away Renee
1968 Johnny Hallyday and A Tout Casser
1968 Anita Harris and Dream A Little Dream Of Me
1968 The Koan (from the album Sitar Beat - John McLaughlin on guitar)
1970 Green Bullfrog with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice and Albert Lee
1971 Serge Gainsbourg's 70s classic Histoire de Melody Nelson
1971 Cliff Richard and Silvery Rain
1972 Julie Felix and Clotho's Web
1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan and Alone Again (Naturally)
1972 Tom Jones and The Young New Mexican Puppeter
1970s If I Could Only Play Like That
1974 Alvin Stardust and Jealous Mind and Guitar Star
1974 Cascade (from the album Big Jim's Back)
1976 Geoff Love (Manuel and his Music of the Mountains) and Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto (Ivor Mairants played the solo)
1977 The Walker Brothers and Shutout (from their album Nite Flights)
1977 Peace And Quiet (from the album Test of Time)
1977 Strange (from the album Test of Time)
1984 Matt Bianco and Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed
2006 Caravan (from the DVD Guitar Maestros)
2006 Classical Gas (from the DVD Guitar Maestros)

Number one singles.

09.11.1960 Frankie Vaughan - Tower of Strength
26.01.1961 Petula Clark - Sailor
01.06.1961 Eden Kane - Well I Ask You
02.11.1961 Danny Williams - Moon River
10.05.1962 Mike Sarne - Come Outside
05.07.1962 Frank Ifield - I Remember You
25.10.1962 Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues
10.01.1963 Jet Harris and Tony Meehan - Diamonds
24.01.1963 Frank Ifield - Wayward Wind
27.06.1963 Frank Ifield - Confessin'
12.09.1963 Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - Do You Love Me
23.01.1964 The Bachelors - Diane
06.02.1964 Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had a Heart
12.03.1964 Peter & Gordon - A World Without Love
02.04.1964 The Four Pennies - Juliet
07.05.1964 Cilla Black - You're My World
17.12.1964 Georgie Fame - Yeh Yeh
07.01.1965 The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You
11.02.1965 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual (not the main guitar)
22.04.1965 Jackie Trent - Where Are You Now (My Love)
13.05.1965 Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love
19.08.1965 The Walker Brothers - Make It Easy On Yourself
02.09.1965 Ken Dodd - Tears
28.10.1965 The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over
13.01.1966 The Overlanders - Michelle
03.03.1966 The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
31.03.1966 Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
23.06.1966 Chris Farlowe - Out of Time
10.11.1966 Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home
26.01.1967 Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
02.02.1967 Petula Clark - This Is My Song
16.03.1967 Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String
27.04.1967 The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
23.08.1967 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz
08.11.1967 Long John Baldry - Let The Heartaches Begin
03.01.1968 Love Affair - Everlasting Love
14.02.1968 Esther and Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockafella
14.02.1968 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - The Legend of Xanadu
08.05.1968 Des O'Connor - I Pretend
06.11.1968 The Scaffold - Lily The Pink
04.12.1968 Marmalade - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
08.02.1969 Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
11.07.1969 Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air
30.07.1969 Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg - Je t'aime... moi non plus
22.11.1969 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
04.04.1970 Dana - All Kinds of Everything
05.06.1971 Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
13.11.1971 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)
18.12.1971 New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
21.10.1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair
17.03.1973 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
26.05.1973 Peters and Lee - Welcome Home
24.11.1973 New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me
16.02.1974 Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
18.01.1975 Pilot - January

Albums.

1964 - Big Jim Sullivan (Charles Blackwell and Jimmy Sullivan) - Classics With A Beat (deleted)
1965 - Big Jim Sullivan (Charles Blackwell and Jimmy Sullivan) - Folklore With A Beat (deleted)
1967 - M Kansara (aka Big Jim Sullivan) De Wolfe Records DWLP3060 - - Sounds of India (deleted)
1968 - Big Jim Sullivan & Barry Morgan - The Perfumed Garden (deleted)
1968 - Big Jim Sullivan - Sitar Beat (available on CD)
1969 - Big Jim Sullivan - Lord Sitar (available on CD)
The 1970 album Jim Sullivan - UFO (label Monnie or Century City) is not Big Jim Sullivan (deleted)
The 1972 album self titled Jim Sullivan (label Playboy) is not Big Jim Sullivan (deleted)
1973 - Big Jim Sullivan - Sullivan Plays O'Sullivan (deleted)
1974 - Big Jim Sullivan - Big Jim's Back (available on CD)
1975 - Tiger - Tiger (deleted)
1976 - Tiger - Goin' Down Laughing (deleted)
1983 - Tiger - Test Of Time (deleted - unreleased when recorded in 1977, but released later by manager John Glover)
1992 - Jim Sullivan - Forbidden Zones - Guitar Tutoring (deleted VHS)
1994 - Tiger - Test Of Time (available on CD)
1998 - Big Jim Sullivan - Big Jim's Back / Tiger (available on CD)
2001 - Big Jim Sullivan - Mr Rock Guitar (aka Ultimate Rock Guitar) (available on CD)
2003 - BJS Duo - Hayley's Eyes (available from Sullivan's website on CD)
2003 - Big Jim Sullivan - Rockin' Rebels (deleted)
2004 - The Big Jim Sullivan Trio - Jazz Cafe (available on three CDs)
2005 - The Big Jim Sullivan Band - Live At Coolham (available from Sullivan's website on two VHS tapes)
2006 - Big Jim Sullivan - Guitar Maestros (available on DVD - Sound Techniques)