Tuesday 12 May 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 185: Eddie Falcon; Jack Good; Red Price; Rex & The Minors; The Scots Of St. James; Doc Thomas Group

 

Eddie Falcon. Obscure British singer.

Jack Good was an English musician, manager, TV producer, musical theatre director and record producer. 
Good played and recorded with Lord Rockingham's XI. Their hit singles included "Fried Onions" and the better known UK Singles Chart #1, "Hoots Mon". In 1960 he recorded one single under his name, credited to Jack Good's Fat Noise.

Red Price. British, saxophone player. Another member of Lord Rockingham's XI.

Rex & The Minors. Yet another artists related to Lord Rockingham's XI.

 Doc Thomas Group. UK Mod, Rhythm & Blues band from Herefordshire.

The Scots Of St. James. Hailing from Glasgow, The Scots of St James began life as The In Crowd but changed name after moving down to London.

Sunday 10 May 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 184: Tony & Howard w. The Dictators; The Echo-Sounds; The Rising Sons; The Skyliners; Swinging Harpsichord of Derek New; Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers

 

Herbie Goins. American singer (1939-2015). Frontman in 1963 of the Blues Incorporated by Alexis Korner. In 1965 left the 'Father of the British Blues' to join another band where came also a virtuoso guitarist: John McLaughlin.
Herbie Goins & The Nigh-Timers
quickly became one of the hottest R&B bands in UK. 

The Rising Sons. Shel Talmy’s obscure British beat group.

The Skyliners. Another obscure British beat group.

Tony & Howard w. The Dictators. Tony Moore and Howard Gordon became close friends at an early age as they were neighbours living a few doors away from each other in Bournemouth...

The Echo-Sounds. From Glasgow. They played and recorded in Germany....

Friday 8 May 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 183: Little Frankie; Rey Anton (Oriole); Stuart Beckett; Barbara Ruskin (Piccadilly)

 

Rey Anton (born Leonard Hirons). Like a lot of schoolboys, dreamt of becoming a pop star. To gain invaluable experience, he joined the Mecca Organisation on a three-year contract, where he got to sing with the Johnny Dankworth Band and the Cyril Stapleton Orchestra. In 1962, Rey signed to the Oriole label and recorded four singles....

Little Frankie (real name Denise Jones). British pop singer who was backed by The Chimes and The Country Gentlemen (see BL 119), and worked with songwriter Graham Gouldman, later of 10cc. In 1963 and 1964 she released two singles, on Decca, credited to
The Chimes Featuring Denise (see BL 20)....

Barbara Ruskin. Born in East Ham, in 1948, moved to Stoke Newington (north-east London) before starting secondary school. In 1964, she was offered a contract with Piccadilly Records and released her first single.....

Stuart Beckett. Obscure British singer....

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Tuesday 5 May 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 182.1,2: Dick Jordan (Don Duke) Part 1,2

 

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Dick Jordan aka Don Duke. Real Name: Derrick Biscombe. Between 1960 and 1963, as Don Duke he released 19 7" records for Embassy and appeared on one Embassy LP. He continued to record under the Dick Jordan alias through to the mid 1960's on a number of labels. (Discogs)


Sunday 3 May 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 181: Peter Anathan; Tim Andrews; Katch 22; The Gremlins

Tim Andrews (Real Name: Chris Andrews). British singer-songwriter and recording artist. As a singer-musician he played in seminal psychedelic and freakbeat bands Fleur De Lys (BL 108) Ruperts People (BL 163) and The Gremlins (see below). As a solo artist Andrews released six psychedelic pop singles between 1966-70, changing his name to Tim "Chris" Andrews (to distinguish from the prominent British songwriter Christopher Andrews). 

The Gremlins. Freakbeat band

Peter Anathan. Scottish pop singer

 Katch 22. British group formed in 1964, Sutton, Greater London. The group dabbled in freakbeat, mod and psych pop.

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Friday 1 May 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 180: Hal Munro (Neville Taylor)

 

Neville Taylor and his band, The Cutters, were among the handful of black rock & roll acts working in England during the late '50s. The West Indian-born Taylor had an excellent ballad style, but on the hard-rocking numbers he was heavily influenced by Little Richard's vocal style. The group was signed to EMI's Parlophone label, where they released four singles. The Cutters released one single on Decca (see BL 79). (wiki)

At the same time Taylor signed a contract with Embassy Records and released several tracks for this label, only one track as Neville Taylor all other tracks under a pseudonym 

Hal Munro.

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Wednesday 29 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 179: Lesser Known Embassy Artists

 

1. Michael Bond - 76 Trombones (2:28)
2. Johnny Chester - As You Like It (1:57)
3. Johnny Chester - Last Night Was Made for Love (2:09)
4. Kim Davey - I've Told Every Little Star (2:15)
5. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - How Soon (2:43)
6. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - Tokyo Melody (2:57)
7. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - 007 (from 'From Russia With Love') (2:16)
8. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - The James Bond Theme (from 'Doctor No') (1:59)
9. Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra - Trains And Boats And Planes (2:32)
10. Jeanette Michel - Dominique (2:59)
11. Barry Johns - I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (1:40)
12. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Sweet And Gentle (2:33)
13. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Say Si-Si (1:38)
14. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Siboney (3:09)
15. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Mambo Jambo (2:26)
16. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Cha-Cha-Cha Con Melodia (2:12)
17. Pedro Lopez & His Orchestra - Green Eyes (2:13)
18. The Pearls - He's So Fine (1:43)
19. Hank Rogers - Deck Of Cards (3:48)
20. Vicky Stevens - As Long As He Needs Me (2:29)
21. Vicky Stevens - Where Is Love? (2:16)
22. Russ Vincent - Jealousy (2:45)
23. Russ Vincent - Hats Off to Larry (1:52)
24. Marian Williams - Let's Talk About Love (1:52)
25. Paul Rich & Marian Williams - Opposites (2:35)
26. Marion Williams - Little Miss Lonely (3:00)
27. Marion Williams - V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N (2:15)
28. Marion Williams - The Loco-Motion (2:12)
29. Charles Young, Elizabeth Humphreys & The Embassy Singers - Make Believe (2:46)
30. Charles Young, Elizabeth Humphreys & The Embassy Singers - Why Do I Love You? (1:54)
31. Charles Young - Johnny Will (2:22)

Monday 27 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 178: Kay Barry; Happy Knights Jazz Band

 

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Kay Barry (Real Name: Barbara Kay). British pop singer. In the early 1960s she recorded 21 tracks for Embassy Records.

Happy Knights Jazz Band. Embassy Records trad-jazz studio-band. They released ten tracks, six on singles and four on ‘Back To The 20’s’ LP.  They accompanied Don Duke (Dick Jordan) and Bobby Stevens (Ray Pilgrim) on other eight tracks.

Saturday 25 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 177: Steve Stannard & His Orchestra; Bobby Brent

 

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Steve Stannard & His Orchestra. Embassy Records studio-band. did not imply any particular participants.

Bobby Brent. Ragtime piano artist, recording for Embassy label.


Monday 20 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 175: Jean Campbell (Embassy)

 

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Thursday 16 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 173.2: Charles Blackwell Orchestra Part 2

 

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A booklet with Artist Biographies has been added, preceded by extensive research. Your comments, amendments/additions to Artist Bios, are very welcomed.

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Monday 13 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 172: Joan Baxter; Kenny Bardell

 

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A booklet with Artist Biographies has been added, preceded by extensive research. Your comments, amendments/additions to Artist Bios, are very welcomed.

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Thursday 9 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 170: Les Carle

 

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Sunday 5 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 169.1: The Big Four EPs Part 1

 

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Friday 3 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 168: The Starlings

 

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Wednesday 1 April 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 167.2: Mike Redway (Redd Wayne) Part 2

 

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A booklet with Artist Biographies has been added, preceded by extensive research. Your comments, amendments/additions to Artist Bios, are very welcomed.

Please help me with the wish-list (updated 03.02.2023). Many thanks to all the supporters so far, Jerry, WiMa, Pavel, Dusty, Dean, David and Jaimoto first of all.


Monday 30 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 167.1: Mike Redway Part 1

 

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A booklet with Artist Biographies has been added, preceded by extensive research. Your comments, amendments/additions to Artist Bios, are very welcomed.

Please help me with the wish-list (updated 03.29.2023). 

Thursday 26 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 165.2: Keith Papworth Group

 

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Wednesday 25 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 165.1: Keith Papworth & The Noveltones

 

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Tuesday 24 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 164: Perry Ford; The Long & The Short; The High Numbers; The Peasants; The Hairy Ones; The Chances-R; Titan Studio Orchestra

 

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Monday 23 March 2015

Sunday 22 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 162: Carol Friday; Elaine & Derek

 

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Artists that started before 1967 = no psychedelic-only Artists. Only good copies. All tracks are remastered, many from the original 45’s (from my collection).

A booklet with Artist Biographies has been added, preceded by extensive research. Your comments, amendments/additions to Artist Bios, are very welcomed.

Please help me with the wish-list (updated 27.01.2023). Many thanks to all the supporters so far, Jerry, WiMa, Pavel, Dusty, Dean, David and Jaimoto first of all.


Saturday 21 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 161: The Liverbirds; The Original London Beat (The London Beats); Jimmy Winston & His Reflections (Winston's Fumbs); The Knacks

 

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Friday 20 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 159: Simone Jackson; Louise Cordet

 

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Thursday 19 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 158: The Fingers (Daddy Lindberg); The Slade Brothers (Harper & Rowe)

 

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Wednesday 18 March 2015

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 156: Formula 1 (The Pageboys); The Gonks; Migil 5 (The Migil 4)

 

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Monday 16 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 155: Freddy "Fingers" Lee; The Admirals; The Aristocrats; The Brooks; I.O.W. Cherokees; Gary & The Ariels

 

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Artists that started before 1967 = no psychedelic-only Artists. Only good copies. All tracks are remastered, many from the original 45’s (from my collection).

A booklet with Artist Biographies has been added, preceded by extensive research. Your comments, amendments/additions to Artist Bios, are very welcomed.

Please help me with the wish-list (updated 13.01.2023). Many thanks to all the supporters so far, Jerry, WiMa, Pavel, Dusty, Dean, David and Jaimoto first of all.


Sunday 15 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 154: The Cockneys (The Falcons); The Dalys; Chris Ravel & The Ravels; Angelina

 

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Friday 13 March 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 152: Spike Milligan; Brad Newman; Johnny Stafford & The Windy City Jazzmen; Don & Pete

 

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Artists that started before 1967 = no psychedelic-only Artists. Only good copies. All tracks are remastered, many from the original 45’s (from my collection).

A booklet with Artist Biographies has been added, preceded by extensive research. Your comments, amendments/additions to Artist Bios, are very welcomed.

Please help me with the wish-list (updated 03.01.2023). Many thanks to all the supporters so far, WiMa, Pavel and Jaimoto first of all.


Thursday 12 March 2015

Sunday 1 March 2015

Saturday 7 February 2015

Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 166: Jill Day; Hylda Baker

 

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Artists that started before 1967 = no psychedelic-only Artists. Only good copies. All tracks are remastered, many from the original 45’s (from my collection).

A booklet with Artist Biographies has been added, preceded by extensive research. Your comments, amendments/additions to Artist Bios, are very welcomed.

Please help me with the wish-list (updated 03.02.2023). Many thanks to all the supporters so far, Jerry, WiMa, Pavel, Dusty, Dean, David and Jaimoto first of all.