Rare Brit Pop, Discog...s of Lost Artists Pt. 189: Lynda Graham; Nicky Hilton; The Magicians; Dick Katz

 

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Lynda Graham. She was fourteen or fifteen to go by the Philips publicity. Helen Shapiro's success the UK recording studios were packed with girls of this age squawking away, hoping to emulate her. Between 1962 and 1964 she released four singles. (45cat.com)

Nicky Hilton. Nicky’s real name was Raymond Ensor. He was from the Stoke area of Coventry. In 1962, at the age of sixteen, Parlophone Records signed him and he recorded his first single, in 1963 the next, both failed to make any impact on the charts. It’s testament to Nicky’s talent when another major label Decca Records, signed him and released in 1965 his last ever single. Needless to say this too failed to chart.

 Dick Katz. Pianist, born in Germany in 1916 and moved to Holland in 1933. He came to England in the early 1940s. In the 1950s, Katz joined The Caribbean Trio which formed the basis of The Ray Ellington Quartet where he stayed until 1959. In 1959, with a group of three other British jazz musicians (bass - Peter McGurk, drums - Harry Brown, guitar - Judd Proctor), he released one jazz album, under his own name (Pye Nixa). in 1960 he released one single (Top Rank), then quit full time music to work in a theatrical agency eventually managing various artists, although he still played gigs.

The Magicians. Obscure studio band led by Ivor Raymonde (real name Ivor Pomerance), British musician, arranger and songwriter who initially entered professional music as a jazz and classical pianist. In 1966 and 1967 they released three singles, also one track on ‘T.V. Themes’ V.A. EP (Decca). Raymonde produced and arranged all tracks, composed three of them.