Ballad of Mathew Street (Down to the Cavern Club)

"Ballad of Mathew Street (Down to the Cavern Club)" is a song from Luke Melvin's 1970 album Nature Will Take Everything.

Composition
"Ballad of Mathew Street (Down to the Cavern Club)" was a song Melvin wrote in tribute of the early days of the Beatles in Mathew Street in the Cavern Club when he used to go and see them in the early sixties. Melvin said: "That one just came to me. The words were there ... all I needed to do was pick up the guitar, get a riff, work out the chords and I had the song."

Recording
Only Melvin and Ringo Starr appear on the track. It is pretty much a complete solo song. It was finished in January 1970 and mixed in March.

Personnel

 * Luke Melvin - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Ringo Starr - woodblock