Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
| The Mindbenders | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Pop , beat , rock |
| founding | 1963 as Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders , 1965 as The Mindbenders |
| resolution | 1968 |
| Founding members | |
| Wayne Fontana (until 1965) | |
| Eric Stewart | |
| Robert F. Lang | |
| Ric Rothwell | |
| Last occupation | |
Guitar, vocals |
Eric Stewart |
bass |
Graham Gouldman |
| James O'Neil | |
Drums |
Paul Hancox |
The Mindbenders (also: Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders ) was a British beat band of the 1960s .
history
Glyn Geoffrey Ellis auditioned with his band "The Jets" in 1963 in Manchester for Fontana Records . Two members of his group did not show up for the appointment, which is why he asked two musicians from other groups who also wanted to audition to help out - Eric Stewart and Ric Rothwell. Still, the group passed the test and got a recording deal after Ellis renamed itself Wayne Fontana, presumably after the label.
Her first release was the Fats Domino title Hello Josephine . Her first British chart hit was a re-recording of Um Um Um Um Um Um (originally by Major Lance ) in early 1965 , then Game Of Love became one of the fastest-rising number one hits of the year in the USA .
With their first LP Game Of Love they immediately proved that they were a capable vocal group.
Wayne Fontana left the band in October 1965 to embark on a solo career. Come On Home and Pamela Pamela were his greatest successes.
Eric Stewart took over the vocals for the Mindbenders, and their last hit listing dates from September 1967. Gradually, the group broke up. The final cast consisted of Eric Stewart , James O'Neil, Paul Hancox and Graham Gouldman .
Stewart and Gouldman continued after the final breakup of the group as Hotlegs and achieved another commercial success with the single Neanderthal Man . Then they formed the successful band 10cc .
Wayne Fontana sang for Manfred Mann on a trial basis - but Mike D'Abo was preferred to him there.
In the film Junge Dornen ( To Sir, with Love , 1967) with Sidney Poitier , the band made an appearance and contributed the tracks Off and Running and It's Getting Harder All the Time to the soundtrack.
Members (original cast)
- Wayne Fontana (* 28. October 1945 as Glyn Geoffrey Ellis in Manchester, † 6. August 2020 in Stockport ), Singing
- Robert F. Lang (born January 10, 1946 in Manchester), bass
- Ric Rothwell (born March 11, 1944 in Stockport, Cheshire), drums
- Eric Stewart (born January 20, 1945 in Manchester), guitar, vocals
Discography
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 UK
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 US
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| 1965 | Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders | - |
UK18 (1 week) UK |
- | |
More albums
- 1964: The Game of Love
- 1965: Eric, Rick, Wayne and Bob
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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UK
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US
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| 1963 | Hello Josephine | - |
UK46 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 1964 | Stop look and lists | - |
UK37 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |
| To To To To To To | - |
UK5 (15 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 1965 | The Game Of Love The Game of Love |
DE19 (8 weeks) DE |
UK2 (11 weeks) UK |
US1 (11 weeks) US |
|
| It's Just A Little Bit Too Late | - |
UK20 (7 weeks) UK |
US45 (8 weeks) US |
||
| She Needs Love | - |
UK32 (6 weeks) UK |
- | ||
More singles
- 1963: For You, For You
- 1964: Little Darlin '
- 1964: Duke of Earl
The Mindbenders
Albums
- 1966: A Groovy Kind Of Love
- 1977: With Woman In Mind
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
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UK
|
US
|
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| 1966 |
A Groovy Kind of Love A Groovy Kind of Love |
- |
UK2 (14 weeks) UK |
US2 (13 weeks) US |
|
| Ashes To Ashes | - |
UK14 (9 weeks) UK |
US55 (6 weeks) US |
||
| 1967 | The Letter | - |
UK42 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |
More singles
- 1966: Can't Live With You Can't Live Without You
- 1966: I Want Her She Want's Me
- 1967: We'll Talk About It Tomorrow
- 1967: Schoolgirl
- 1968: Blessed Are Lonely
- 1968: Uncle Joe, The Ice Cream Man
Wayne Fontana solo
Albums
- 1966: Wayne One
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
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UK
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US
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| 1966 | Come On Home Wayne One |
- |
UK16 (12 weeks) UK |
- | |
| Goodbye Bluebird | - |
UK49 (1 week) UK |
- | ||
| Pamela Pamela | - |
UK11 (12 weeks) UK |
- | ||
More singles
- 1965: It Was Easyier To Hurt Her
- 1967: Twenty-four Sycamore
- 1967: The Impossible Years
- 1967: Gina
- 1968: Storybook Children
- 1968: Words Of Bartholomew
- 1968: Never An Everyday Thing
literature
- Frank Laufenberg, Ingrid Hake: Rock and Pop Lexicon . Volume 1: ABBA - Kay Kyser . Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf / Vienna 1994, p. 538 f.
Web links
- Band biography ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fred Bronson: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . 3rd revised and expanded edition. Billboard Publications, New York City 1992, p. 172
- ↑ Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders in the Internet Movie Database (English) - soundtrack list
- ↑ Julia Carmel: Wayne Fontana, Hitmaker With 'The Game of Love,' Dies at 74. In: The New York Times , August 10, 2020 (English). Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE UK1 UK2 US