THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,996) Those Fadin’ Colours — “Try Me on For Size“
South London lads take a pretty good track off the Electric Prunes’ [see #893] 1st LP and “transform[ it] from a[] . . . blast of US garage punk arrogance to engagingly wistful English psychedelic pop” (David Wells, liner notes to Let’s Go Down & Blow Our Minds: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967), an “amazing piece of Psych with a bit of Zombies [see #1,138] influence, a really amazing gem” that “due to bad planning . . . was never mastered and released.” (PsychedelicGuy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emfWCXFHW84)
David Wells:
A row with their record company, Ember, saw The Fadin’ Colours walk out just as their version of “(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet” was being readied for April 1966 release. Ember quickly matched the group’s lead singer Geoff Coppens with a Kent group called the Deckhands, who duly promoted the disc and adopted the name Those Fadin’ Colours. After leaving Ember, in March 1967 they were spotted playing at a Mayfair discotheque by producer Mike Vernon, who took them . . . in May to record “Blow Up” (Tomorrow’s [see #72] aborted title song to the iconic Swingin’ London film) and an Electric Prunes album track, “Try Me on For Size” . . . .But the tracks were turned down by Decca . . . .
liner notes to Let’s Go Down & Blow Our Minds: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967
The British Music Archive takes a deep dive:
The Kingpins originated from Addington, Croydon in South London. The band played “high society balls” in and around the capital. . . . The band made their recording debut . . . on 31st May, 1965. . . . record[ing] a version of The Yardbirds’ For Your Love and a group original . . . . [A r]ecord producer . . . persuaded the band to perform chart covers for a proposed budget LP to be released on Ember records. The band were re-named Those Fadin’ Colours and a single was released under this name by the band. The record featured a version of (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet . . . recorded . . . in 1966. As soon as the single was issued, the band were free to become The Kingpins again. Glyn Stevens and Geoffrey Coppens . . . departed . . . .
Here are the Electric Prunes:
Here are the Prunes in Stockholm:
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