The Bystanders - Royal Blue Summer Sunshine Day UK Summer Sunshine Pop

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The Bystanders - Royal Blue Summer Sunshine Day
(7: UK Piccadilly 7N.35382) 1967
(7: Chess 2007) 1967
(7: Checker 2007) 1967 Unreleased
UK pop psych band from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
formed 1962.Pre Man.
Superb UK summer pop in march style.
Written by Ronnie Scott.
Produced by John Schroeder.
Members are
Deke Leonard, Jeff Jones, Micky Jones, Ray Williams, Vic Oakley.
When formed in 1962, The Bystanders included Owen Money,
then known as Gerry Braden, but he was replaced by Vic Oakley,
giving the classic line-up of Vic Oakley (vocals), Micky Jones (guitar),
Clive John a.k.a. Clint Space (keyboards), Ray Williams (bass guitar)
and Jeff Jones (drums).
The Bystanders, a successful close harmony pop group
from Merthyr Tydfil who played in numerous club residencies in Wales,
often playing at several clubs a night.
The Bystanders issued eight singles, including "98.6"
(No. 45 in UK Singles Chart in February 1967) which was played
in the 2009 film The Boat That Rocked (although Keith's version was
the bigger hit, reaching No. 24 in the UK)
and "When Jesamine Goes", written by their manager Ronnie Scott
and Marty Wilde under the pseudonyms of Frere Manston and Jack Gellar,
which was later covered by the Casuals as "Jesamine"
and got to No. 2 on the UK chart.
They also recorded sessions of cover versions for the BBC,
as rules restricting needle time required "live" performances
between the records during the 1960s; they became regulars
on the Jimmy Young Show, the David Symonds Show and others.
By 1968, the other members wanted to change musical direction
to a more psychedelic/American west-coast guitar sound,
so Oakley left, to be replaced by Deke Leonard,
and the band changed its name to Man.

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