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[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1407865708' post='2524876'] Wasnt Peter Noone in Coronation St at one point ? [/quote] Yes as Len Fairclough's son Stanley.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1407861190' post='2524792'] I've never understood why America took to Herman's Hermits like they did. [/quote] The reason? Peter Noone. It wasn't so much Hermans Hermits as a group but more that Peter Noone was the singer. His photo was in every teen mag (and there was a lot of them at the time) in the US. As i said previously Hermans Hermits had more top twenty hits in the UK than in the US so we took to them as well for some reason.

Looking on the bright side this thread has had 100+ posts about someone i'm sure a lot of people haven't heard of since the 70s.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1407797937' post='2524202'] Funny you mentioned The Beau Brummels, only a hard core Sly & The Family Stone fan like me would know The Beau Brummels were a San Francisco act produced by Sly Stone who actually wrote their hit "Laugh Laugh". Blue [/quote] Yes Sylvester Stewart was busy on that scene at the time wasn't he? Not only working with the Beau Brummels, Mojo Men, Great Society and Autumn records and still having time to form what would become one of the best bands ever.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1407779091' post='2523951'] Over here in the USA we had The Hollywood Palace, Ed Sullivan, Hullabaloo, Shin Dig, American Band Stand , Where the Action Is, ect.. Most of these shows aired from the mid 60s to the end of the decade. As a kid I watched all of these national shows plus the local stuff we had. I watched very carefully, what the bands were playing, what they were wearing, what they were singing and what they were saying. I watched them in Black & White and all of them took me to a different place, a better place for that brief 30 minutes to an hour. I think we might have picked up on the whole variety/vaudeville from the UK. Blue [/quote] That's really interesting Blue. We didn't get any of those shows at time here in the UK and we only saw them this side of the pond in the late 70s / early 80s when VCRs became popular over here. As one of the Dave Clark Five said when they were inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2008 if it wasn't for the Americans there would have been no British invasion. I know that's pretty obvious but it makes perfect sense. It interesting that so many American groups wanted to look and sound like the Brits even though the Brits got most of their inspiration from American rock and roll. I have a friend in the US that tells me he was convinced that the Beau Brummels were British for years!

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1407779928' post='2523966'] In return, we got to see very little Jefferson Airplane, Spirit, Doors or Grateful Dead on the television. I therefore spent many happy years without a telly. Happy days. [/quote] Who needed a television when those groups were around? In those days you could see all of those bands and a whole lot more live. Here's one teenager that didn't spend his teens sitting in front of a television.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1407749330' post='2523483'] ... which changes nothing concerning the blandness of the band being discussed. The 'importance' of any and all these 'pop' outlets is also somewhat relative, just the same. Thanks anyway. [/quote] No need to thank me but thanks anyway.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1407768152' post='2523763'] Chapman's voice is always going to be something of an 'acquired taste' but they did some good stuff in the 70's [/quote] .....and even better stuff in the 60s.

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1407756785' post='2523582'] If rounds are ok, what about Ernie Ball 6-string Slinky Bass Guitar w/ small ball end 29 5/8 scale .020w - .090( 2837) - £13.95. They are for the Silhouette Bass Guitar, which is 29.5" scale. However, they may be too short because of the trem... [/quote] They are too short.

[quote name='MB1' timestamp='1407748807' post='2523476'] MB1. In 1967 Herman's Hermits Took a Support band out on there North American Tour ...The WHO [/quote] Yes a strange combination but not as strange as the Jimi Hendrix Experience supporting The Walker Brothers in 1967.

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1407747018' post='2523461'] Dunno about milk, I need a coffee to wake me up!!!! [/quote] There's a really good audio interview with Graham Gouldman on the Sodajerker website. http://www.sodajerker.com/episode-30-graham-gouldman/

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1407744942' post='2523429'] They weren't cool, but 'No Milk Today' was! Written by the great Graham Gouldman; title from his dad Hymie. [/quote] Yes indeed. See post #7.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1407743841' post='2523411'] Just another boy's band, as I recall. Nothing special; went down quite well with the grannies on black 'n white TV variety shows such as 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' and 'The Val Doonican Show'. [/quote] Most pop/rock groups appeared on TV variety shows in the 60s and 70s . Remember the Jimi Hendrix Experience on the Lulu Show? [media]http://youtu.be/elqJBWU4dOc[/media] Thank Your Lucky Stars wasn't a variety show and was as important as Top Of The Pops, Ready Steady Go, Juke Box Jury etc at bringing pop to the teenagers of the UK.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1407743841' post='2523411'] I was never a 13-year old girl, so can't really comment on their main attraction. Musically, a non-entity in the circles in which I gravitated. Middle of the road banal pop, along with Sandy Shaw ([i]Sandy shore..! Ho ho. What merriment..![/i]), Lulu and Acker Bilk. Mostly harmless. [/quote] I was never a 13-year-old girl either but as a teenage boy at the time i can tell you that there was nothing wrong at all with the rather wonderful Sandie Shaw.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1407721346' post='2523364'] I had no idea Herman's Hermits didn't have the same success in the UK they had over here. Blue [/quote] Hermits Hermits had more Top 20 Chart entries in the UK than they did in the US. They had 17 Top Twenty entries between 1964 and 1970 here in the UK. The hits dried up for them around 1967 in the US but continued until 1970 in the UK. In the mid to late 60s Hermans Hermits & Peter Noone were regulars in the music papers and especially publications aimed at teenage girls. I know that Peter Noone was very successful in the US but Herman's Hermits certainly didn't lack success this side of the pond.

......and only of interest if you live in or around Staffordshire as it's collection only.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1407663861' post='2522637'] Not even wearing a Peter Frampton latex mask..? [/quote] Thinking about it again, yes that may well work.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1407662369' post='2522626'] This could catch on. Next time you're in a crowded train or tube, ask the person chattering away if you could have a quick peek at his/her 'phone, and immediately hurl it away across the carriage, or onto the track. [/quote] I can just imagine the reaction of the people on the train if you asked anyone for a quick peek at their phone on the London Underground. The men in white coats would probably be there to greet you at the next station.

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1407616760' post='2522416'] Nice one. I hope you got to play No Milk Today. I like that song [/quote] A Graham Gouldman penned song that surprisingly wasn't a hit in the U.S.

At least it has brought Mr Frampton a bit of publicity. I can't say that i've heard anything about him since the 70s.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1407615298' post='2522395'] I have no idea how this plays or what it sounds like, but it just looks sooooo cool [/quote] ......and available at a not so nice price.

[quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1407363507' post='2519909'] Here is my shorty 30.75" scale length. Body is a hippy sandwich of mahogany, purple heart & maple with cocobolo top and back. Maple & Purpleheart through neck. [/quote] As far as short scale basses go it doesn't get much better than that. It's a beauty.

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1407604267' post='2522281'] I was there too. Wembley if I remember right. Fabulous gig, one of the best I've ever been to. [/quote] Wembley Arena, March 1979.