Blossom Toes

Blossom Toes
Origin London, England
Genres Psychedelic pop
Years active 1967–1969
Labels Marmalade Records (Polydor)
Associated acts Family, B.B. Blunder
Website blossomtoes.co.uk
Past members

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, Monmouth, South 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][2]

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".[3]

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 point 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.

Records

Albums

Live album

Compilations

As THE INGOES:

Singles

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X) p65
  2. Richie Unterberger. "Blossom Toes". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. "Record Collector Magazine’s 100 Greatest Psychedelic Records: Web link". Retrieved 2011-09-06.

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