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Kenny Pickett - vocals (born September 3rd 1947, died January 10th 1997) Eddie Phillips - lead guitar (born August 15th 1945) Bob Garner - bass guitar Jack Jones - drums The first line-up of this group from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire was called The Mark Four and consisted of Pickett, Phillips and Jones with John Dalton on bass guitar. They built up a good following on the mod circuit and released four singles between '64 and early '66 before losing bassist Dalton to The Kinks. The change of name occurred when Garner was recruited as Dalton's replacement. Aurally similar to The Who with whom they shared a producer (Shel Talmy), they had two minor hits in the UK but were always more popular in Europe (where they released two albums) than in their home country. An innovative group (guitarist Eddie Phillips was the first to play his instrument with a violin bow), who were also excellent live performers, they toured with The Rolling Stones and The Kinks. Ronnie Wood replaced Phillips shortly before the band's demise in 1968. The Mark Four Singles 1964 Rock Around The Clock/Slow Down Mercury MF 815 - 1964 Crazy Country Hop/Try It Baby Mercury MF 825 - 1965 Hurt Me If You Will/I'm Leaving Decca F 12204 - 1966 Work All Day (Sleep All Night)/ Fontana H 664 - The Creation Singles 1966 Making Time/Try And Stop Me Planet PLF 116 UK#49 1966 Painter Man/Biff Bang Pow Planet PLF 119 UK#36 1967 If I Stay Too Long Polydor 56177 - 1967 Through My Eyes/Life Is Just Beginning Polydor 56207 - 1968 How Does It Feel To Feel/Tom Tom Polydor 56230 - 1968 Midway Down/The Girls Are Naked Polydor 56246 - Re-issues 1982 How Does It Feel To Feel - How Does It Feel to Feel?, Life Is Just Beginning, Through My Eyes, Ostrich Man, I Am the Walker, Tom Tom, Girls Are Naked, Painter Man, Try and Stop Me, Biff Bang Pow, Making Time, Cool Jerk, For All That I Am, Nightmares, Midway Down, Can I Join Your Band, Uncle Bert, Like a Rolling Stone, If I Stay Too Long, Hey Joe 1998 Our Music Is Red With Purple Flashes - 1998 Making Time - Collection 1 - Making Time, Try And Stop Me, How Does It Feel To Feel (US version), Tom Tom, Nightmares, If I Stay Too Long, How Does It Feel To Feel (UK version), For All That I Am, Uncle Bert, Cool Jerk, Bony Maronie, Ostrich Man, I Am The Walker, For All That I Am (stereo), Nightmares (Stereo), How Does It Feel To Feel (Stereo), Instumental #1, I'm A Man (live), That's How Strong My Love Is (live), Making Time (live) 1998 Biff Bang Pow - Collection 2- Biff Bang Pow, Painter Man, Life Is Just Beginning, Through My Eyes, Midway Down, The Girls Are Naked, Can I Join Your Band?, Sweet Helen, Hey Joe, Like A Rolling Stone, Mercy Mercy Mercy, Sylvette, Biff Bang Pow (Stereo), Painter Man (Stereo), Can I Join Your Band? (Stereo), Midway Down (Stereo), Life Is Just Beginning (Stereo), Life Is Just Beginning (alt. take), Painter Man (live), Try And Stop Me (live) |