Введение
Шотландская рок-группа Marmalade – шотландская поп-рок-группа, родом из восточной части Глазго, первоначально сформированная в 1961 году как The Gaylords, а затем переименованная в Dean Ford and the Gaylords, записавшая четыре сингла для Columbia (EMI). В 1966 году они сменили название группы на The Marmalade и под этим именем выпускали все последующие записи на CBS Records и Decca Records до 1972 года. Наибольший успех в чартах пришелся на период с 1968 по 1972 год, когда десять их песен попали в UK Singles Chart и множество других стран, включая международные хиты "Reflections of My Life", достигший 10-го места в американском Billboard Hot 100 и 3-го места в британском чарте в январе 1970 года, и "Ob La Di, Ob La Da", возглавивший британский чарт в январе 1969 года.
Marmalade are a Scottish pop rock band originating from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords, and then later billed as Dean Ford and the Gaylords, recording four singles for Columbia (EMI). In 1966 they changed the band's name to The Marmalade and were credited as such on all of their subsequent recorded releases with CBS Records and Decca Records until 1972. Their greatest chart success was between 1968 and 1972, placing ten songs on the UK Singles Chart, and many overseas territories, including international hits "Reflections of My Life", which reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart and No. 3 on the UK chart in January 1970, and "Ob La Di, Ob La Da", which topped the UK chart in January 1969,
The original members began to drift away in the early 1970s, resulting in the band departing Decca in 1972. In 1973 the first evolved line up of the band rejoined EMI Records and with their first record release became known simply as Marmalade. The Columbia releases, although uncredited, were all produced by Bob Barratt, EMI staff producer, with Norrie Paramor as executive. Paramor played the celesta on "What's The Matter With Me"; the b side of "Twenty Miles". In 1965, they played a long stint in Germany at the Storyville in Cologne and also in Duisburg. By this time The Gaylords had attained status as one of the top groups in Scotland, borne out in music poll results, but were ambitious, and so on their return from Germany to London in early 1965, they decided to try for success in the UK as a whole, and remained in London, where they changed management and agency representation, as Billy Grainger wished to remain in Glasgow. written by Alun Owen, for the BBC Two Theatre 625 series. Their third CBS single, the self penned "I See the Rain", written by Campbell and Ford, was praised by Jimi Hendrix as the "best cut of 1967". Two weeks later, on 3 February, they supported the Action. After that, they never supported anyone again at the Marquee and on 16 March 1967 they began a long residency which carried through to the autumn of the following year, building a reputation and following, that year. After a lesser hit with their follow up single "Wait For Me Mary Anne" (written by Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard), which made No. 30, they enjoyed their biggest UK success with their cover of the Beatles' "Ob La Di, Ob La Da", which topped the UK chart in January 1969, This was followed by further success with "Baby Make It Soon" (written by Tony Macaulay), which reached No. 9 in the summer of 1969. and featured a "backwards" (backmasking) guitar solo by Campbell. "Reflections of My Life" has recorded over two million sales, and the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement in 1998 by BMI in attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the US alone. Other UK hits for Decca included "Rainbow" (UK No. 3 and US No. 51) and "My Little One" (UK No. 15)., they began a series of line up changes, including the loss of drummer Whitehead. They signed a deal with Tony Macaulay's Target Records and in 1976, had what turned out to be their final Top 10 hit with the ominously entitled, Macaulay penned song, "Falling Apart at the Seams". The song also reached the easy listening charts in the U. S. and made the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's last charting single on the U. S charts. Subsequent singles failed to chart. Whitehead continues in artist management and can be seen reviewing the Onyx range of tuned sports cars on the Together TV programme "Rock 'N' Roll Cars" (he also provides the voice over for this show, which features pop acts such as Go West and Tony Hadley talking about their motoring history). Knight retired from Marmalade in September 2010. Campbell became a solo recording artist, songwriter, television and film composer, record producer and music arranger, and lives in Sussex. He continues to oversee all of the master rights to the original band recordings on behalf of the whole band, which they retain, and also their publishing rights.
Оригинальные участники начали покидать группу в начале 1970-х годов, что привело к уходу Marmalade из Decca в 1972 году. В 1973 году обновленный состав группы вернулся на EMI Records и с первым релизом стал известен просто как Marmalade. Выпуски Columbia, хотя и не были указаны в титрах, были спродюсированы Бобом Барраттом, штатным продюсером EMI, при участии Норри Парамора в качестве исполнительного продюсера. Парамор сыграл на челесте в "What's The Matter With Me"; это была сторона «Б» сингла "Twenty Miles". В 1965 году они долгое время выступали в Германии в клубе Storyville в Кельне и Дуйсбурге. К тому времени The Gaylords уже завоевали статус одной из лучших групп в Шотландии, что подтверждалось результатами музыкальных опросов, но были амбициозны, и поэтому, вернувшись из Германии в Лондон в начале 1965 года, решили попытаться добиться успеха по всей Великобритании и остались в Лондоне, где сменили руководство и агентство, поскольку Билли Грейнджер хотел остаться в Глазго. Сценарий был написан Алуном Оуэном для серии BBC Two Theatre 625. Их третий сингл CBS, "I See the Rain", написанный Кэмпбеллом и Фордом, был высоко оценен Джими Хендриксом как "лучшая запись 1967 года". Две недели спустя, 3 февраля, они выступили на разогреве у группы The Action. После этого они больше никогда не выступали на разогреве в Marquee, и 16 марта 1967 года начали длительное резидентство, которое продолжалось до осени следующего года, завоевывая репутацию и аудиторию. После менее успешного сингла "Wait For Me Mary Anne" (написанного Аланом Блейкли и Кеном Говардом), достигшего 30-го места, они добились наибольшего успеха в Великобритании с кавер-версией песни The Beatles "Ob La Di, Ob La Da", возглавившей британский чарт в январе 1969 года. За этим последовал дальнейший успех с "Baby Make It Soon" (написанной Тони Маколеем), достигшей 9-го места летом 1969 года, и содержащей "обратное" (backmasking) гитарное соло Кэмпбелла. "Reflections of My Life" разошлась тиражом более двух миллионов копий, и авторы были удостоены специальной награды BMI в 1998 году за превышение миллиона радиоэфиров в США. Другими хитами Decca в Великобритании были "Rainbow" (3-е место в Великобритании и 51-е место в США) и "My Little One" (15-е место в Великобритании). После этого начались изменения в составе, включая уход барабанщика Уайтхеда. Они подписали контракт с Target Records Тони Маколея, и в 1976 году выпустили последний хит в Top 10 – мрачно названную песню Маколея "Falling Apart at the Seams". Песня также попала в чарты легкой музыки в США и вошла в Top 50 Billboard Hot 100, став последним синглом группы в американских чартах. Последующие синглы не попали в чарты. Уайтхед продолжает заниматься менеджментом артистов и появляется в программе Together TV "Rock 'N' Roll Cars", где он рассматривает линейку спортивных автомобилей Onyx (он также озвучивает это шоу, в котором поп-исполнители, такие как Go West и Тони Хэдли, рассказывают о своей истории с автомобилями). Найт покинул Marmalade в сентябре 2010 года. Кэмпбелл стал сольным исполнителем, композитором песен, телевизионным и кинокомпозитором, продюсером и аранжировщиком музыки и живет в Сассексе. Он продолжает контролировать все авторские права на оригинальные записи группы от имени всех участников, которые их сохраняют, а также их права на публикацию.
Marmalade are a Scottish pop rock band originating from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords, and then later billed as Dean Ford and the Gaylords, recording four singles for Columbia (EMI). In 1966 they changed the band's name to The Marmalade and were credited as such on all of their subsequent recorded releases with CBS Records and Decca Records until 1972. Their greatest chart success was between 1968 and 1972, placing ten songs on the UK Singles Chart, and many overseas territories, including international hits "Reflections of My Life", which reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart and No. 3 on the UK chart in January 1970, and "Ob La Di, Ob La Da", which topped the UK chart in January 1969,
The original members began to drift away in the early 1970s, resulting in the band departing Decca in 1972. In 1973 the first evolved line up of the band rejoined EMI Records and with their first record release became known simply as Marmalade. The Columbia releases, although uncredited, were all produced by Bob Barratt, EMI staff producer, with Norrie Paramor as executive. Paramor played the celesta on "What's The Matter With Me"; the b side of "Twenty Miles". In 1965, they played a long stint in Germany at the Storyville in Cologne and also in Duisburg. By this time The Gaylords had attained status as one of the top groups in Scotland, borne out in music poll results, but were ambitious, and so on their return from Germany to London in early 1965, they decided to try for success in the UK as a whole, and remained in London, where they changed management and agency representation, as Billy Grainger wished to remain in Glasgow. written by Alun Owen, for the BBC Two Theatre 625 series. Their third CBS single, the self penned "I See the Rain", written by Campbell and Ford, was praised by Jimi Hendrix as the "best cut of 1967". Two weeks later, on 3 February, they supported the Action. After that, they never supported anyone again at the Marquee and on 16 March 1967 they began a long residency which carried through to the autumn of the following year, building a reputation and following, that year. After a lesser hit with their follow up single "Wait For Me Mary Anne" (written by Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard), which made No. 30, they enjoyed their biggest UK success with their cover of the Beatles' "Ob La Di, Ob La Da", which topped the UK chart in January 1969, This was followed by further success with "Baby Make It Soon" (written by Tony Macaulay), which reached No. 9 in the summer of 1969. and featured a "backwards" (backmasking) guitar solo by Campbell. "Reflections of My Life" has recorded over two million sales, and the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement in 1998 by BMI in attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the US alone. Other UK hits for Decca included "Rainbow" (UK No. 3 and US No. 51) and "My Little One" (UK No. 15)., they began a series of line up changes, including the loss of drummer Whitehead. They signed a deal with Tony Macaulay's Target Records and in 1976, had what turned out to be their final Top 10 hit with the ominously entitled, Macaulay penned song, "Falling Apart at the Seams". The song also reached the easy listening charts in the U. S. and made the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's last charting single on the U. S charts. Subsequent singles failed to chart. Whitehead continues in artist management and can be seen reviewing the Onyx range of tuned sports cars on the Together TV programme "Rock 'N' Roll Cars" (he also provides the voice over for this show, which features pop acts such as Go West and Tony Hadley talking about their motoring history). Knight retired from Marmalade in September 2010. Campbell became a solo recording artist, songwriter, television and film composer, record producer and music arranger, and lives in Sussex. He continues to oversee all of the master rights to the original band recordings on behalf of the whole band, which they retain, and also their publishing rights.
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Название Номер по каталогу Дата выпуска "Twenty Miles" c/w "What's the Matter with Me" Columbia DB7264 10 апреля 1964 "Mr Heartbreak's Here Instead" c/w "I Won't" Columbia DB7402 13 ноября 1964 "The Name Game" c/w "That Lonely Feeling" Columbia DB7610 18 июня 1965 "He's a Good Face (But He's Down and Out)" c/w "You Know It Too" Columbia DB7805 21 января 1966