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Saturday, 16 March 2024

The Temperance Seven

Ok time to get on that crazy carpet and have a windy journey back to "Blighty"...so will end with something a bit crazy !!

 The Temperance (Temperance? - ref certain album covers) Seven were founded at Christmas 1955 by students at the Chelsea School of Art, though the band mythologized its foundation as dating from 1904 at the fictitious Pasadena Cocoa Rooms, Balls Pond Road, North London. The three founder members were Paul McDowell (who originally played trombone), Philip Harrison (who originally played banjo) and Brian Innes (drums). Gradually the band evolved into a nine-piece ensemble with a light-hearted and humorous performing style.

1. Pasadena 
2. Chilli-Bom-Bom
3. Vo-Do-Do-Do-O-Blues
4. Falling In Love Again
5.That Certain Party
6. Dinah
7. Oh Baby 

1. East Street Louis Toodle O
2. Kaiser Drag
3. Hard Hearted Hannah
4. Wonder What's Become Of Joe
5. Autumn Leaves
6. My Blue Heaven
7.Finale

 
       3. Hard Hearted Hannah

11 comments:

  1. Many thanks, espo!

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  2. Thank you! If I remember right, this was produced by George Martin.

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  3. Sad to say, "Whispering" Paul McDowell died recently (early 2016). He lived in Northamptonshire for many years, and for a long time taught tai chi.

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  4. Very interesting, sounds a bit like the New Vaudeville Band who had their hit with Winchester Cathedral - nice to hear something new (to me anyway)

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  5. Many thanks, Albert

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  6. Is it possible to re-up this album?

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  7. Thanks for the re-upload. This was a great group without whom later groups like the Bonzo Dog Band would have been possible. Indeed, they made their first 45s for Parlophone. On a related note, there's a YouTube video of Petula Clark performing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" on BBC with the Temperance Seven. Someone ought to make a mix of all the great songs of British rock groups that paid homage to the vaudeville and dancehall traditions of their parents.

    By the way, if you have any albums of Carroll Gibbons and His Boyfriends, could you please post them. I heard their recording of Rodgers' and Hart's "You Are Too Beautiful" on the Shellac Shack's latest show and its was superb. Elegance incarnate! Again, thank you for the prompt response to my request.

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  8. Hi David thanks for the comment with all the info it is much appreciated...Sorry got no Carroll Gibbons as yet...I see you might be interested in the old 78's shellac discs have a look at this Blog it might interest you...if you anything else you would like me to re-post leave a comment on the post..Thanks once again for your comment....Cheers....Luigi

    https://78rp.blogspot.com/

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  9. Hi! Is it possible to re-up this album?

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  10. Originally posted in Sept 2016....Re posted in Oct 2021...NOW for Yodeller here it is again....Cheers....Luigi
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    Enjoy !

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