A 'budget label' compilation of Temperance Seven hits from 1961-64 produced by George Martin. The band and its music have to speak for themselves - you either like them or you don't.
Sheikh Haroun Wadi el John R T Davis later went on, of course, to pursue a successful career as a fine recording engineer under, sadly, a more modest name.
Captain Cephas Howard - leader, trumpet, euphonium
Sheikh Haroun Wadi el John R T Davis - trombone, alto, personal bodyguard
Frank Paverty - sousaphone
Alan Swainston Cooper - soprano, clarinet, pedal clarinet, swannee whistle and phonofiddle
Phillip 'Fingers' Harrison - alto, baritone
Canon Colin Bowles - piano, harmonium
Dr John Gieves-Watson - piano, harmonium
Brian Innes - grand jazz percussion kit
Whispering Paul Macdowell - megaphone vocals (01-03 07 08 12)
Allan Moody Mitchel - vocal refrain (05)
01 The Charleston (2:59)
02 Sahara (3:38)
03 Running Wild (2:08)
04 Deep Henderson (3:29)
05 Ain't She Sweet (2:54)
06 Charley, My Boy (2:50)
07 The Black Bottom (3:08)
08 Everybody Loves My Baby (2:37)
09 The Mooche (3:15)
10 Chilli Boom Boom (3:18)
11 Seven And Eleven (3:01)
12 Bye-Bye, Baby (3:20)
Label: MFP Stereo I 332
Recorded: 1961-1964
Lineage: LP>FLAC (24/48)
Scans: Front and rear LP cover
