đ The Day Will Come â Single: Nov. 1965
- Rod Stewart
- Nov 19, 1965
- 5 min read
In the autumn of 1965, a 20-year-old Rod Stewart released his third solo single. âThe Day Will Comeâ was a soulful, mid-tempo ballad that highlighted his already distinctive raspy voice and emotional delivery.
Released on November 19, 1965, the single appeared on Columbia Records under catalogue number DB 7766. Backed with âWhy Does It Go On,â both tracks were written by Barry Mason.
Label: Columbia Records
Catalogue Number: DB 7766
Format: 7" Vinyl Single (Push-Out/Solid Centre)
Released: November 19, 1965 (UK)
đ Track List
UK 7" Single â Columbia â DB 7766 â 1965
A. The Day Will Come
B. Why Does It Go On
Written by: Barry Mason (both tracks)
Produced by:
Recorded: 1965
đ Key Highlights
⢠Released November 19, 1965
⢠Rod Stewartâs third solo single
⢠Both sides were written by Barry Mason
⢠Soulful mid-tempo ballad showcasing Stewartâs raw, emotional vocal style
⢠Did not chart in the UK
đ The Story
âThe Day Will Comeâ was a cover of a song written by Barry Mason. Rod Stewart delivered it with his trademark gravelly voice and heartfelt intensity. The B-side âWhy Does It Go Onâ was also a Barry Mason composition.
Although the single did not achieve commercial success, it remains an important early recording that demonstrated Stewartâs growing vocal power and his deep affinity for soul music during the mid-1960s.
đ Variants (UK)
⢠7", 45 RPM, Push-Out Centre â Columbia â DB 7766 â UK â 1965
⢠7", 45 RPM, Solid Centre â Columbia â DB 7766 â UK â 1965
⢠Issued in standard Columbia company sleeve
đ Chart Performance
UK â Official Singles Chart
Did not chart.
Total Weeks: 0
đ Context & Notes
⢠A-side: âThe Day Will Comeâ â soulful mid-tempo ballad written by Barry Mason.
⢠B-side: âWhy Does It Go Onâ â mid-tempo track also written by Barry Mason.
⢠Production: Early Columbia-era production typical of mid-1960s soul/pop singles.
⢠Sleeve notes: Standard Columbia company sleeve.
⢠Historical placement: Released in the mid-1960s beat and soul era, several years before Stewartâs breakthrough with The Faces and massive solo success in the 1970s.
⢠Reissues / compilation appearances: Features on Rod Stewart early career rarities compilations.
đ Related Material
⢠Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (1964)
⢠Shake (1966)
⢠It's All Over Now (1970)
⢠Maggie May (1971)
đ Discography
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl â Single: 1964
The Day Will Come â Single: 1965
Shake â Single: 1966
It's All Over Now â Single: 1970
đ MiniâTimeline
⌠1965 â Recorded during Rod Stewartâs early solo period
⌠November 19, 1965 â UK single released
⌠Did not enter UK Singles Chart
đ Glam Flashback
With a voice already full of gravel and soul, a young Rod Stewart delivered two Barry Mason songs on âThe Day Will Comeâ in November 1965 â early sparks of the raspy roar that would later conquer the world.
đ Sources
Primary reference sources: Columbia Records, Discogs, Official Charts Company, contemporary music-press documentation, archival references.
đ Sources
Primary reference sources: Columbia Records, Discogs, Official Charts Company, contemporary music-press documentation, archival references.
FOR THE RECORD
AN BIOGRAPHY I
ROD STEWART
FORMER ALDERMASTON marcher, beatnik, busker, soccer player, sign writer now singer. ROD STEWART has packed quite a bit of activity into his 20 years, but he looks forward now to security, marriage and a happy home.
DESCRIBING himself as "happy-go-lucky but scared of growing old", Rod's attitude to life is to try anything once if it means bringing him some kind of reward: "After all, you only live once."
HIS reward after busking all over the Continent a couple of years ago was experience. He had been working with his brother as a sign writer and also attended art school. After two years he decided to leave.
"I left London and went to Paris with folk singer Wizz Jones. It was in a Paris club I met Memphis Slim. I went all over France and Spain on 23, not bad going. It was pretty rough sometimes and in Barcelona we used to sleep under the arches of the football stadium. France, however, was better. We could make 50 francs an hour in St. Tropez."
ALL 'good' things come to an end though and the roving buskers were arrested for vagrancy and sent home by the British Consul. Rod came home to more trouble after he joined about 20 beatniks living on a derelict houseboat at Shoreham.
"It was great fun there and again came under the heading of experience. We used to cook stew in a dustbin it was a new one though. But all the greybeards in the area didn't like the idea of us not working and so got the police to drive us out with cold water hoses. Then they towed away the barge so we wouldn't be able to go back".
THIS episode in Rod's life happened about 22 years ago. Mean-while, he was earning his keep playing soccer semi-professionally with Brentford (he turned down offers to be fully professional) and singing with Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions. A keen football player, Rod has several times been asked to appear with the Show Biz Xl. As yet he has never had the time.
WHEN Long John Baldry tock over the late Cyril Davies' Rhythm and Blues All Stars he asked Rod to be second vocalist - an offer immediately accepted. Rod now tours all over the country with The Steam Packet, comprising himself, Long John Baldry, Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll.
SOME personal facts about Rod Stewart:-
Born in London on January 10, 1945. Real name Roderick David Stewart. Has blond hair, brown eyes, is 6ft tall. Plays 12 and 6 string guitar, harmonica, banjo, mandolin. Likes the singing of Billie Holliday, Bobby Bland, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, Al Jolson ("I have all his record"). Also likes the music of Buddy Rich, Gerry Mulligan, The Rolling Stones. Ambition is to sing with Count Basie Orchestra.
FIRST E.M.I. record by ROD STEWART is "THE DAY WILL COME"/"WHY DOES IT GO ON". Both Barry Mason compositions, the disc (Columbia D57766) was released on November 19, 1965.
With the compliments of:
Martin Ross,
Press Office, E.M.I. RECORDS (Hunter 4488)
NOVEMBER 1965.
Country Variations:
The single was a UK exclusive
UK (Columbia DB 7766)
Released November 19, 1965. 7-inch (commercial black label, demo white label).
Production and Context
Early solo debut by 20-year-old Rod Stewart, pre-Faces/Jeff Beck. Mod-soul sound with Masonâs songwriting and Guestâs orchestration. Recorded at EMI Studios. First of two Columbia singles before Decca switch.
Chart Performance:
No UK chart entry.
Legacy and Collectibility
âThe Day Will Comeâ is raw mod-soul gold, âWhy Does It Go Onâ a moody deep cut. Original UK black label vinyls fetch ÂŁ30âÂŁ60 on eBay/Discogs, white demo labels (ÂŁ80âÂŁ150). Verify large A and âDEMONSTRATIONALâ text. Streams rare; appears on early Rod compilations. This pre-stardom gem is a must-have for Rod Stewart collectors and â65 mod fans.
Have you heard young Rodâs soulful debut? Does âWhy Does It Go Onâ still haunt your playlist? Share in the comments!
Sources
Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube.
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