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Skip Bifferty

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However, a management dispute with Arden eventually led to the band's demise under that name in November 1968. Early in 1969, under the pseudonym 'Heavy Jelly' and with Paul Nichols replacing Jackman on drums, the band released one single on
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as lead singer, prior to the commencement of his solo career. Uncovered as Skip Bifferty and without a recording contract, the band, now with Fred Wheatley on drums, split soon after.
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Arden's side of the somewhat bizarre intrigue is told in "One Of The Family" by John Pearson (Random House, 2011)
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joke as a marketing device for the relaunch of the band, but this does not appear to be verified
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singles, including "Man in Black" (produced by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, both then in the
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Clocking in at 8.22, this was at the time the longest single ever released
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Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958–1978
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note: some sources infer that the band were responsible for the
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band formed in early 1966. The band featured future members of
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in October 1968. They also appeared in the 1960s cult film
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Andrew Neill, Matthew Kent, Roger Daltrey, Chris Stamp:
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Index

Newcastle
Psychedelic rock
psychedelic pop
RCA Victor
Graham Bell
Mick Gallagher
Colin Gibson
John Turnbull
English
psychedelic
rock
Ian Dury and The Blockheads
Newcastle upon Tyne
Alan Hull
Lindisfarne
Graham Bell
Don Arden
Sharon Osbourne
RCA Records
psychedelic
Small Faces
Skip Bifferty
Sanctuary Records
Cilla Black
The Tremeloes
The Kingsmen
The Who
Smashing Time
Rita Tushingham
Island Records

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