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{{Infobox Musician <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> |
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| Name =The Mindbenders |
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| Origin =[[Manchester]], [[England]] |
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| Genre =[[Beat music|Beat]], [[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| Years_active =1962-1968 |
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| Associated_acts =[[Wayne Fontana]] |
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| Current_members =Bob Lang<br>[[Eric Stewart]]<br>Ric Rothwell<br>[[Graham Gouldman]]<br>Grahame Foote |
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'''The Mindbenders''' (originally the backing group for '''[[Wayne Fontana]]''') was a 1960s [[beat group]] from [[Manchester]], [[England]]. They were part of the mid 1960s [[British Invasion]] with their [[chart-topper]]s "[[Game of Love]]" and "[[Groovy Kind of Love]]". |
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==Career== |
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[[Wayne Fontana]] founded the [[musical band|band]] in 1962 with Bob Lang, Ric Rothwell, and [[Eric Stewart]] in 1963. The group was later joined by Grahame Foote<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668673256&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull These Hermits are not in hiding | Music | Jerusalem Post<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. The name of the group was inspired by the title of a 1963 [[film]], starring the [[Great Britain|British]] [[actor]] Sir [[Dirk Bogarde]], called ''The Mind Benders''. They released a few unsuccessful [[single (music)|single]]s before [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] "Um Um Um Um Um Um" in 1964, which was a major [[hit record|hit]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and led to a tour with [[Brenda Lee]]. They also had a [[Chart-topper|number one]] hit in the [[United States]] with "[[Game of Love]]". |
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After a tour of [[United States|America]] and some more unsuccessful singles, Fontana abruptly left the band in the middle of a [[concert]] in 1965. Guitarist Eric Stewart suddenly became the lead [[singer]] of the band, which immediately dropped "Wayne Fontana" from its name. |
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The Mindbenders' first single without Fontana was the hit "[[Groovy Kind of Love]]" (a [[Carole Bayer Sager]] / [[Toni Wine]] composition). The song reached number two in the [[United States|U.S.]], and was successfully revived by [[Phil Collins]] in the 1980s. The [[record album|album]] of the same name, however, was a failure, as were their other singles and later albums. They appeared in the [[Sidney Poitier]] [[film|movie]] ''[[To Sir, with Love]]'' and also appear on the [[soundtrack]] with the songs "Off and Running" and "It's Getting Harder All the Time". The band broke up in 1968. |
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[[Eric Stewart]] went on to form [[Hotlegs]] and, much more significantly the band [[10cc]], with hit [[songwriter]] [[Graham Gouldman]]. |
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Bob Lang later joined another [[rock music]] outfit, called [[Racing Cars]]. They had one hit single, "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" which reached Number 14 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1977, before seemingly disappearing forever, thus condemning them to the unwanted [[one-hit wonders in the UK|one hit wonder]] tag. |
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In the 70's, Grahame Foote joined the nostalgia group, "[[Herman's Hermits]] starring [[Barry Whitwam]]". |
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==Band Personnel== |
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* '''Bob Lang''' - [[Bassist]] - (born Robert F Lang, [[10 January]] [[1946]], [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]]). |
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*'''[[Eric Stewart]]''' - [[Guitarist]] / Later Lead Vocalist - (born Eric Michael Stewart, [[20 January]] [[1945]], [[Droylsden]], [[Lancashire]]). |
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*'''Ric Rothwell''' - [[Drummer]] - (born Eric Rothwell, [[11 March]] [[1944]], [[Stockport]], [[Cheshire]]). |
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*'''[[Graham Gouldman]]''' - (1968) (born Grahm Keith Gouldman, [[10 May]] [[1946]], in [[Broughton]], [[Salford]], [[Lancashire]]). |
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*'''Graham Foote''' - [[Guitarist]] (born [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]]). |
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*'''Paul Hancox''' - Drummer (born [[25 October]] [[1950]], in [[Birmingham]], [[Warwickshire]]). |
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See also: [[Wayne Fontana]] |
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==Discography== |
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===Singles=== |
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* "[[A Groovy Kind of Love]]" b/w "Love Is Good" - 1966 - UK #2, U.S. #2 |
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* "Can't Live With You (Can't Live Without You)" b/w "[[One Fine Day (song)|One Fine Day]]" - 1966 - UK #28 |
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* "Ashes to Ashes" b/w "You Don't Know About Love" - 1966 - UK #14, U.S. #44 |
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*"I Want Her, She Wants Me" b/w "The Morning After" - 1967 |
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*"It's Getting Harder All the Time" b/w "Off and Running" - 1967 |
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* "[[The Letter (song)|The Letter]]" b/w "My New Day and Age" - 1967 - UK #42 |
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*"School Girl" b/w "Round the Bend" - 1967 |
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*"We'll Talk About It Tomorrow" b/w "Far Across Town" - 1967 |
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*"[[To Sir, with Love (song)|To Sir, with Love]]" ([[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]]) b/w "It's Getting Harder all the Time" - 1967 |
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*"Blessed Are The Lonely" b/w "[[Yellow Brick Road]]" - 1968 |
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*"Uncle Joe the Ice Cream Man" b/w "The Man Who Loved Trees" - 1968 |
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See also: [[Wayne Fontana]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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* [[Guinness Book of British Hit Singles]] - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X |
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* Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7 |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.livedaily.com/artists/bio/30303.html Mindbenders Biography] |
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*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:5nj9kent7q7b The Mindbenders biography page] at [[Allmusic]] [[website]] |
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[[Category:English musical groups]] |
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[[Category:Musical groups from Manchester]] |
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 1962]] |
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[[Category:1960s music groups]] |
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[[Category:British pop music groups]] |
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[[Category:Beat groups]] |
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