I was at school with lead guitarist Fritz and bassist Mike, one minute they where at St Peters school Blackburn and the next year they where top of the pops, I saw them on several occasions and they were great live, they deserved more success than they achieved.
These guys were a very underrated group. Great harmonies! Interestingly, they were the only British group in 1964 to have a #1 single in the UK (Juliet) and not to chart in the U.S.
A real Treat. Tks. So Young - "lookit" these Guys. Fine Harmonies. Very "Mainstream"- sounding. The Stones & The Beatles were cutting new ground, at the same time. So, tastes were moving-away from the "Herman's Hermits" gang. Sweet/Soft turned Psychedelic - Remember?
I remember buying their records when i lived in Scotland. We moved to Lancs when i was 15 in the mid 60s and i used to enjoy shopping in Blackburn and going to see Rovers play. Don t care much for the town now. Seems to have lost its character.
Eric Stewart and Graham Goldman have never been in a Pennies line up, David Graham replaced lead guitarist Fritz for a while, who later returned to the group