I Got The Feelin' (Oh No No)/ The Boat I Row

This is one of the relatively rare early Neil Diamond singles you just don't hear anymore... As a followup to his smash "Cherry Cherry" (his first top ten 10), the slower pace of the A side of this one failed to catch fire. If only they had plugged the B side instead! "The Boat I Row" is a terrific, tuneful uptempo number that would have been a hit for sure... By the way, be sure to check out Lulu's fine cover of it on the flip of her 1967 hit "To Sir With Love." This is the rare Japanese pressing on red vinyl, in its original picture sleeve. (The U.S. release was Bang 536.) The sleeve has a Diamond bio in Japanese and the song lyrics in English. The B side has near mint audio, but the A side is VG — marred by a scratch during the first verse and the subsequent "pops."