Label: Fontana 269346TF (GER) kW
Medium: Single

42.00EUR

V.I.P.s, The (pre- Spooky Tooth)
[I Wanna be Free - Dont Let It Go (1966) 45 Promo]

V.I.P.s, The  (pre- Spooky Tooth)

RARE white Promo Release

Great soulish R&B Group formed in 1963 in Carlisle UK they are best remembered as
one of the most respected  groups playing at STAR CLUB in Hamburg.
In the UK only 3 singles got released but in France they had 3 EPs to offer.
On the Island-Fontana compilation : BRITISH BLUE EYED SOUL they appeared with two
songs including a long version of SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING.
For MIKE HARRISON, is the song  IN A DREAM from 1966 the best number they recorded.
After the split in 1967  Harrison, Kellie and Ridley became the overlooked psych band
The ART who changed name to SPOOKY TOOTH later on.
Some of the former VIPs members accompaniet Mike on his first solo album for Island.

Style:  R&B  with soul influence

Family Tree :
Spooky Tooth ; ART ; Widowmaker; NICE ; Mike Harrison ; Hamburg Blues Band ;
Deep Feeling ;  Haphash & The Coloured Coat ; Hellions ; Revolution ; Only Ones ;
Gary Wright ; Grease Band ; Joe Cocker ; Pierre Henry ; Luther Grosvernor ;
State Of Micky & TommyNashville TeensHumble Pie ; Mott the Hoople ;

Musicians:
Mike Harrison - lead vocals, piano, mouth-harp; James Henshaw - keyboards, guitar;
Walter Johnstone, Mike Kellie - drums; Frank Kenyon, Luther Grosvenor - guitars;
Greg Ridley - bass; Keith Emerson - keyboards;

Side 1
I wanna be free  (Joe Tex)   3:10

Side 2
Dont let it go   (Audrey Little)   2:35

 

 

 

Zustandsbeschreibung / grading:
RECORD =
 Side 1 = m-  & Side 2 = vg++
COVER  =
 company sleeve
 
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