Sounds Incorporated
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Also known as | Sounds Inc. |
Origin | Dartford, Kent, England |
Genres | Rock and roll, beat music, pop |
Years active | 1961–1971 |
Labels | Parlophone, Decca, Columbia, Studio 2, Polydor |
Past members | Alan "Boots" Holmes Griff West Barrie Cameron John St. John Wes Hunter Tony Newman Trevor White Terry Fogg |
Sounds Incorporated, first recorded as Sounds Inc., was a British instrumental pop/rock group which recorded extensively in the 1960s.
Career
Sounds Incorporated formed in early 1961, in Dartford, Kent, and gained a reputation in nearby South London for the fullness of their saxophone-led instrumental sound. In August 1961, after Gene Vincent's band, The Blue Caps, had been denied permission to work in the UK, Sounds Incorporated won the opportunity to back Vincent on his British tour and on recordings in London. This led to further opportunities to back other visiting American artists, including Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Brenda Lee and Sam Cooke.[1]
Their only
The band's first two singles on new label Columbia, "The Spartans" and "
The group toured the world as the Beatles' opening act, including the August 1965 concert at New York City's
Unusual
1966 was the first year the group released no singles in their home country, although they recorded a second album, again simply titled Sounds Incorporated. This was released on EMI's fledgling Studio 2 label, primarily to show off EMI's mid-1960s advances and developments in stereo recording techniques. Any singles taken off the LP for foreign markets were in that format's standard mono, however, making these unusual items for UK collectors of the group.
By 1967 the band's name had been truncated to "Sounds Inc." The Beatles invited Cameron, Holmes and West to be the saxophone section on their track "Good Morning Good Morning", from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. After this guest appearance, Sounds Inc. left EMI and released a solitary single on the Polydor label. Titled "How Do You Feel", it was their first single release to feature vocals.
The group began to disintegrate in the late 1960s. Drummer
For the remaining members of Sounds Inc., Cameron's departure for a career in
Discography
Singles
- August 1961: "Emily" / "Mogambo" – Parlophone R4815
- November 1962: "Sounds Like Locomotion" / "Taboo" – Decca 11540
- February 1963: "Go" / "Stop" – Decca F 11590
- August 1963: "Keep Movin'" / "Order of the Keys" – Decca F 11723
- March 1964: "The Spartans" / "Detroit" – Columbia DB 7239 #28. UK.
- July 1964: "Spanish Harlem" / "Rinky Dink" – Columbia DB 7321 #34. UK.
- November 1964: "William Tell" / "Bullets" – Columbia DB 7404
- April 1965: "Time for You" / "Hall of the Mountain King" – Columbia DB 7545
- August 1965: "My Little Red Book" / "Justice Neddi" – Columbia DB 7676
- October 1965: "I'm Comin' Through" / "On The Brink" – Columbia DB 7737
- October 1967: How Do You Feel / Dead As A Go-Go – Polydor 56209
EPs
- August 1964: Top Gear – "Detroit" / "Spanish Harlem" / "Top Gear" / "The Spartans" – Columbia SEG 8360
Albums
- June 1964: Sounds Incorporated – "William Tell"/"Fingertips"/"I'm in Love Again"/"Rinky Dink/Bullets"/"Last Night"/"Sounds Like Movin'"/"One Mint Julep"/"Ready Teddy"/"Crane"/"Maria"/"Light Cavalry" – Columbia SX 3531
- November 1966: Sounds Incorporated – "Goldfinger"/"Little Bird"/"If We Lived on Top of a Mountain"/"Grab This Thing"/"Yesterday"/"Boil Over"/"What Now My Love"/"Zorba's Dance"/"Bahama Sound"/"On The Rebound"/"The Old and the New"/"Legend of Lyndos"/"Twilight of an Empire" – Studio Two TWO 144[6]
Their recording career is currently covered on various CD sets. Virtually all of their recorded output is available, including rare and unreleased items. All tracks released as singles make up one compilation (The Singles). Both UK released albums are contained on another collection in stereophonic sound, and their third LP is covered in a specialist UK compilation album of rarer tracks. Many individual cuts spanning the first half of their career, appear on various specialist instrumental compilations.
COMPILATION: Sounds Incorporated 1993 See For Miles Records CD No SEECD 371 1) The Spartans (1964) / 2) Detroit (1964) / 3) Rinky Dink (1964) / 4) My Little Red Book (1965) / 5) Hall Of The Mountain King (1965) / 6) One Mint Julep (1964) / 7) Last Night ( 1964) / 8) Crane (1964) / 9) Emily (1961) / 10) Mogambo (1961) / 11) Bullets (1964) / 12) Spanish Harlem ( 1964) / 13) Little Bird (1966) / 14) If We Lived On Top Of A Mountain (1966) / 15) Old and the New (1966) / 16) Grab This Thing ( 1966) / 17) Boil Over (1966) / 18) I'm Comin' Through (1965) / 19) Fingertips (1964) / 20) I'm In Love Again (1964)
Their third Decca single "Keep Movin'" / "Order Of The Keys" is most sought-out by collectors, mainly due to being produced by Joe Meek. The first Sounds Incorporated was issued in both mono and stereo.
Television recordings still exist featuring the group in action, although little if anything exists from the UK archives. They also appeared in Pop Gear, a music revue film made in colour, which has been released on video in recent years.
Band members
- Alan "Boots" Holmes (South East Londondied 8 January 2022)
- "Major" Griff West (tenor saxophone/flute) – (born David Edward Glyde, 19 December 1940, Barnehurst, Kent)
- Barrie Cameron (organ/baritone saxophone) – (born Barrie Cameron-Elmes, 25 October 1939, Erith, Kent Died 11 November 2019)
- John St. John (lead guitar) – (born John Gillard, 1 April 1940, Dartford Hospital, Dartford, Kent)
- Wes Hunter (bass) – (born Richard Thomas, 17 December 1941, Barnehurst, Kent. Died 4 April 2013, Barnehurst)
- Tony Newman (drums) – (born Richard Anthony Newman, 17 March 1943, Southampton, Hampshire)
- Trevor White (vocals/keyboard/piano/drums) – (born 3 August 1947, Chelmsford, Essex)
- Terry Fogg (drums/percussion) – (born Terrence George Fogg, 25 September 1945, Chesterfield, Derbyshire)
See also
References
- ^ "Sounds Incorporated". 45-rpm.org.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Sounds Incorporated". Rockabillyeurope.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 141. CN 5585.
- ^ "Sounds Incorporated: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Sounds Incorporated". 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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