Now here's a nice cheesy clip, for some gloriously cheesy pop. Best known for "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep", this was the band's last top ten hit, entering the UK chart in December 1971. Don't laugh too much at those fashions - they might come back in a couple of years! A very guilty pleasure. This one's for you, Steve! ;-)
In which five likely lads from Salisbury come over all psychedelic. Maybe there was something in the Wiltshire water supply in the summer of 1968? Their final top 10 hit in the UK. Dave went solo in 1970, while the rest carried on as DBMT, but they thankfully reformed and are still one of the most entertaining live acts around - catch them in concert if you can.
I was somewhat surprised by the response to the last clip I posted by this band, so here's a track they released in 1972 for you fans out there. They seemed to be aiming for a harder sound on this one, and that may be why it only reached number 23 in the UK - maybe the audience here just wanted something more "fluffy" from them? I gather it did better across Europe, though...
Yet another clip which shows that the promo video was alive and well long before "Bohemian Rhapsody", but you already knew that, didn't you? Hampshire's coolest band of all time, with their final top 10 UK hit, and one which was a piece of pure pop genius from the pen of Reg Presley - written after he'd enjoyed a good roast dinner one Sunday, apparently. Filmed in Autumn 1967
Undoubtedly one of the best UK bands of the 60's, with one of the greatest singles of all time. They achieved much, and yet never reached a fraction of their full potential - if their story hadn't been such a sad one, who knows what could have been? This performance is from Germany, 1967.
From 1968, one of the first records I ever owned, and one which I still have a soft spot for. Peter "face of '68" Frampton left soon after to join Steve Marriott in Humble Pie and, later to go solo, but I'll take The Herd over "Frampton Comes Alive" any day (then again, I am a contrary so-and-so). Keyboard player Andy Bown eventually joined Status Quo. From German TV, 1968.
Great promo clip for this northern soul stormer, filmed for "Music Unlimited", a series of music based second-features shown at UK cinemas in the early 1970's. For any UK viewers who wondered what that song was in the KFC ad a while back... here's your answer!
A very pastoral looking clip from the 1973 album "Was That Alright, Then?". This was shown in UK cinemas as part of the "Music Unlimited" series, but was apparently shot originally for a TV show hosted by DJ Dave Cash. You can find this track on the CD and download "Go North - The Bronze Anthology", which I highly recommend.