| Blossom Toes | |
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| Origin | London |
| Genres | Psychedelic pop |
| Years active | 1967–1969 |
| Labels | Marmalade Records (Polydor) |
| Associated acts | Family, B.B. Blunder |
| Website | blossomtoes.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Brian Godding (guitar, vocals, keyboards) Jim Cregan (guitar, vocals) Brian Belshaw (bass, vocals) Kevin Westlake (drums) John "Poli" Palmer Barry Reeves |
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Blossom Toes were an English psychedelic pop band active between 1967 and 1969. Initially known as The Ingoes,[1] they were renamed and signed to manager Giorgio Gomelsky's Marmalade label. The original line-up comprised Brian Godding (born 19 August 1945, Wales) (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Jim Cregan (born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset) (guitar, vocals), Brian Belshaw (born 25 February 1944, Wigan, Lancashire) (bass, vocals), and Kevin Westlake (born Kevin Patrick Westlake, 5 March 1947, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland — 30 September 2004) (drums). [1]
The band's debut album, We Are Ever So Clean is a classic example of quintessentially English psychedelia. On release, it was presented in the UK music magazine Melody Maker as "Giorgio Gomelsky's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Although not a major commercial success, tracks such as "What On Earth" or "Look At Me, I'm You" have helped give the album something of a cult period status as it is unearthed by successive generations of 1960s retro fans. It was included in Record Collector's list of the "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records".[2]
If Only For A Moment saw the band taking a noticeably heavier and rockier direction, with Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies playing a prominent role. At this pint Westlake left, and was replaced by John "Poli" Palmer, and then Barry Reeves.
The band quit in 1970.[1] Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in B.B. Blunder,[1] Cregan formed Stud with Jim Wilson and Charlie McCracken,[1] before joining Family, as did Palmer.
The Blossom Toes contributed music to La Collectionneuse (1967), a film by French director Éric Rohmer and also appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall.
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