C. C. S. (pop group)

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C. C. S., short for The Collective Consciousness Society, was a British pop group, led by blues guitarist Alexis Korner.

Formed in 1970 by musical director John Cameron and producer Mickie Most, C. C. S. consisted largely of session musicians, and was created primarily as a recording outfit. The personnel also included Peter Thorup, vocals; Alan Parker, guitar; Harold McNair, flute; Herbie Flowers, bass; Roger Coulam, drums; plus Don Lusher and Bill Geldard, trombone. Some of the musicians were also members of Blue Mink.

C. C. S. are best known for their instrumental version of Led Zeppelin's 1969 track "Whole Lotta Love", which got into in the UK singles chart in 1970, and was used as the theme tune for the popular BBC pop programme Top of the Pops for most of the 1970s, and, in a remixed version, between 1997 and 2003.

Their highest-charting singles were "Walkin'", and "Tap Turns on the Water".

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