The Murmaids

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The Murmaids were a one-hit wonder all-female vocal trio (sisters Carol and Terry Fischer; and Sally Gordon) from Los Angeles, California.

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[edit] Career

In 1963 they scored a U.S. #3 hit with their first single, "Popsicles And Icicles" (Chattahoochee 628). The Fischer sisters were 15 and 17 years old at the time, whilst Sally Gordon was a friend of them both.

They had previously sung backgrounds for Mike Post. Kim Fowley was the in-house record producer at Chattahoochee Records. The song was written by David Gates, the future frontman of Bread.

In an interview, Terry [1] said the girls were paid nothing for the record, and at the time had no idea how many fans they had. Their mothers were their managers, and kept them with Chattahoochee despite "calls from every major record company." Soon they were off to college; stand-ins were used in attempts at further hits.

Carol Fischer married jazz musician John Morell. Terry Fischer appeared in nightclubs and recorded albums for twenty years, appearing on numerous television shows.

[edit] Trivia

Why the spelling "Murmaid"? "It was a typo," they said.

"Popsicles and Icicles" appeared on a 1981 TV-only record album for a Chicago-based marketing company. [2]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • 1963 "Popsicles And Icicles" (backed with one of four different tracks: "Bunny Stomp", "Huntington Flats", "Comedy and Tragedy", "Blue Dress"; all Chattahoochee 628)
  • 1964 "Heartbreak Ahead" / "He's Good To Me" - Chattahoochee 636
  • 1964 "Wild And Wonderful" / "Bull Talk" - Chattahoochee 641
  • 1965 "Stuffed Animals" / "Little White Lies" - Chattahoochee 668 (also released as The Half-Sisters)
  • 1966 "Go Away" / "Little Boys" - Chattahoochee 711
  • 1968 "Paper Sun" / "Song Through Perception" - Liberty 56078

[edit] Albums

  • 1980 LP The Murmaids Resurface - Chattahoochee CHLP 628
  • 1995 CD Popsicles and Icicles - Collectables
  • 2002 CD Murmaids Splash Back! - The Orchard

[edit] Compilation tracks

  • "Popsicles, Icicles" on CD 1964 Classic Rock: The Beat Goes On - Time-Life

[edit] References

  1. ^ Terry, in Gary James interview
  2. ^ FuzzyMemories.TV - Screening Room

[edit] External links


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