Blossom Toes
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Brian Godding (guitar, vocals, keyboards) (born 19 August 1945, in Wales), Jim Cregan (guitar, vocals) (born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, in Yeovil, Somerset), Brian Belshaw (bass, vocals) (born 25 February 1944, in Wigan, Lancashire) and Kevin Westlake (drums) (born Kevin Patrick Westlake, 5 March 1947, in Ireland died 29 September 2004) were initially known as the Ingoes, but became Blossom Toes in 1967 upon the launch of manager Giorgio Gomelsky's Marmalade label (a subsidiary of Polydor).
We Are Ever So Clean was an extraordinarily assured debut, mixing McCartney-esque melodies with genuinely eccentric psychedelia. It boasted an enthralling selection, astutely combining English pop with a quirky sense of humour. The grasp of melody offered on "Love Is" or "What's It For" was akin to that of the Idle Race or the Beatles, while the experimental flourish on "What On Earth" or "Look At Me, I'm You" captures the prevailing spirit of 1967. Upon its release, it was presented in Melody Maker as "Giorgio Gomelsky's Lonely Hearts Club Band". However, the record was apparently not a happy experience for the band, who felt constricted by Gomelsky's heavy handed management and creative input. Indeed, it's rumoured that much of the record was played by session musicians. Whatever its genesis, 'Clean' made little impact at the time - but over the years, its reputation and that of the band have gained cult status.
If Only For A Moment marked the departure of Westlake, who was replaced, in turn, by John "Poli" Palmer, then Barry Reeves. A noticeably heavier sound was shown throughout, with especial prominence given to Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies. The quartet was dissolved in 1970, but while Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in B.B. Blunder, Cregan formed Stud with Jim Wilson and Charlie McCracken, before joining Family. He later found fame with Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart.
Film work: The Blossom Toes contributed music to "La Collectionneuse" (1967), a film by Éric Rohmer and appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall.
We Are Ever So Clean was an extraordinarily assured debut, mixing McCartney-esque melodies with genuinely eccentric psychedelia. It boasted an enthralling selection, astutely combining English pop with a quirky sense of humour. The grasp of melody offered on "Love Is" or "What's It For" was akin to that of the Idle Race or the Beatles, while the experimental flourish on "What On Earth" or "Look At Me, I'm You" captures the prevailing spirit of 1967. Upon its release, it was presented in Melody Maker as "Giorgio Gomelsky's Lonely Hearts Club Band". However, the record was apparently not a happy experience for the band, who felt constricted by Gomelsky's heavy handed management and creative input. Indeed, it's rumoured that much of the record was played by session musicians. Whatever its genesis, 'Clean' made little impact at the time - but over the years, its reputation and that of the band have gained cult status.
If Only For A Moment marked the departure of Westlake, who was replaced, in turn, by John "Poli" Palmer, then Barry Reeves. A noticeably heavier sound was shown throughout, with especial prominence given to Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies. The quartet was dissolved in 1970, but while Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in B.B. Blunder, Cregan formed Stud with Jim Wilson and Charlie McCracken, before joining Family. He later found fame with Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart.
Film work: The Blossom Toes contributed music to "La Collectionneuse" (1967), a film by Éric Rohmer and appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall.
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About Blossom Toes
Brian Godding (guitar, vocals, keyboards) (born 19 August 1945, in Wales), Jim Cregan (guitar, vocals) (born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, in Yeovil, Somerset), Brian Belshaw (bass, vocals) (born 25 February 1944, in Wigan, Lancashire) and Kevin Westlake (drums) (born Kevin Patrick Westlake, 5 March 1947, in Ireland died 29 September 2004) were initially known as the Ingoes, but became Blossom Toes in 1967 upon the launch of manager Giorgio Gomelsky's Marmalade label (a subsidiary of Polydor).
We Are Ever So Clean was an extraordinarily assured debut, mixing McCartney-esque melodies with genuinely eccentric psychedelia. It boasted an enthralling selection, astutely combining English pop with a quirky sense of humour. The grasp of melody offered on "Love Is" or "What's It For" was akin to that of the Idle Race or the Beatles, while the experimental flourish on "What On Earth" or "Look At Me, I'm You" captures the prevailing spirit of 1967. Upon its release, it was presented in Melody Maker as "Giorgio Gomelsky's Lonely Hearts Club Band". However, the record was apparently not a happy experience for the band, who felt constricted by Gomelsky's heavy handed management and creative input. Indeed, it's rumoured that much of the record was played by session musicians. Whatever its genesis, 'Clean' made little impact at the time - but over the years, its reputation and that of the band have gained cult status.
If Only For A Moment marked the departure of Westlake, who was replaced, in turn, by John "Poli" Palmer, then Barry Reeves. A noticeably heavier sound was shown throughout, with especial prominence given to Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies. The quartet was dissolved in 1970, but while Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in B.B. Blunder, Cregan formed Stud with Jim Wilson and Charlie McCracken, before joining Family. He later found fame with Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart.
Film work: The Blossom Toes contributed music to "La Collectionneuse" (1967), a film by Éric Rohmer and appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall.
We Are Ever So Clean was an extraordinarily assured debut, mixing McCartney-esque melodies with genuinely eccentric psychedelia. It boasted an enthralling selection, astutely combining English pop with a quirky sense of humour. The grasp of melody offered on "Love Is" or "What's It For" was akin to that of the Idle Race or the Beatles, while the experimental flourish on "What On Earth" or "Look At Me, I'm You" captures the prevailing spirit of 1967. Upon its release, it was presented in Melody Maker as "Giorgio Gomelsky's Lonely Hearts Club Band". However, the record was apparently not a happy experience for the band, who felt constricted by Gomelsky's heavy handed management and creative input. Indeed, it's rumoured that much of the record was played by session musicians. Whatever its genesis, 'Clean' made little impact at the time - but over the years, its reputation and that of the band have gained cult status.
If Only For A Moment marked the departure of Westlake, who was replaced, in turn, by John "Poli" Palmer, then Barry Reeves. A noticeably heavier sound was shown throughout, with especial prominence given to Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies. The quartet was dissolved in 1970, but while Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in B.B. Blunder, Cregan formed Stud with Jim Wilson and Charlie McCracken, before joining Family. He later found fame with Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart.
Film work: The Blossom Toes contributed music to "La Collectionneuse" (1967), a film by Éric Rohmer and appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall.
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