Release 2017 - 19 Demos, BBC Recordings & previously unreleased Tracks - Great Sound
One of Birmingham (UK) best groups formed 1966 out of 3 Beat Bands:
Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders; Danny King & The Mayfair Set and Carl Wayne &
The Vikings (all had released some good 45s before)
The first 3 LPs are higly recommended an very rare Live-EP was released on Regal Zonophone
with great covers of Love, Byrds and Spooky Tooth songs.
Style: Psychedelic ; Pop ;
see:
Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders ; Carl Wayne ; Ace Kefford Stand ; Sight and Sound ;
Wizzard ; Roy Wood ; Uglys ; Balls ; Steve Gibbons Band ; Sheridan-Price ; Idle Race ;
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) ; Travelling Wilburys ;
Musicians:
Roy Wood - guitars, vocals, sax , flute; Carl Wayne - lead vocals; Bev Bevan - drums;
Trevor Burton - guitar, bass, voc.; Ace Kefford - bass (only first LP);
1970-71:
Rick Price - bass, guitar, voc. (on 3rd, 4th LP); Jeff Lynne - voc., guitar, keyboards, bass;
Side A
Dpnt Hang Up (Apple-Mann) - Birmingham Radio - Jan1966
Too many Fish in the Sea (Holland-Whitefield) - Birmingham Radio - Jan1966
The Fugive (Wood) - Jan 1966
Winter Song (Wood) - Jan1966
Youre the One I need (Wood) - Jan1966
Dont through Stones at me (Wood) - Jan 1967
Move (R.Wood) - Jan 1967
Vote for me (R.Wood) - Aug 1967
Something (Morgab) - In Italian 1968
Side B
California Girls (Wilson-Love) - BBC 1968
Evil Woman (Weiss) - BBC 1969
Goin out of my Head (Randazzo-Weinstein) - BBC 1969
Open my Eyes (T.Rundgren)) - BBC 1969
Sound of Silence (Simon) - BBC 1969
Falling Forever (Lynne) - BBC 1970
Shes a Woman (Lennon-McCartney) - BBC 1970