The Sixpentz evolved to The Fun And Games
Bandmembers Rock Romano, Mike Cemo, Paul Guillet, and John Bonno were all members of a band while in high school in Houston, Texas. After adding Richard Bain, D. J. Greer, and Carson Graham, they took the name The Six Pents, and worked as the house band at La Maison in Houston. They also recorded a single at local studio Andrus. After releasing the single, they changed their name to The Sixpentz, but after signing with Mainstream Records, they discovered that the name Sixpence was already being used by another group, so they changed their name again to The Fun and Games Commission. They released another single under this name and then abridged it on further releases to The Fun and Games. Gary Zekley heard the group's music and got them signed to UNI Records; around this time the lineup shuffled considerably, with Bonno and Greer departing and Joe Dugan and Joe Romano added to the lineup. Zekley produced their lone album, Elephant Candy (1968), and co-wrote several of the songs with Mitch Bottler. A single from the album, "The Grooviest Girl in the World", reached #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1969. The group broke up soon after; Rock Romano later played in the groups Doctor Rockit and the Sisters of Mercy, the Sheetrockers, and the band Duck Soup which Sam Irwin formed and sang lead for. A CD reissue of Elephant Candy with bonus tracks was released by Rev-Ola Records in 2005.
Members:
Sam Irwin – Lead vocals
Rock Romano – rhythm guitar, vocals
Joe Romano – bass, vocals
Paul Guillet – guitar, vocals
Joe Dugan – keyboards, vocals
Carson Graham – drums
Tracklist:
01. Don't Say You're Sorry - 2:33
02. Please Come Home - 2:16
03. Summer Girl - 2:22
04. She Lied - 2:12
05. Tinkle Talk - 2:22
06. The Fun and Games - Holding Me Back - 2:23
07. Imitation Situation ("4/4 - 6/8 Time") -
2:34
08. Good to You - 2:07
09. Your Girl Too - 2:07
10. I Didn't Start Living - 3:09
11. And It Hurts - 2:08
12. Please Come Home (Alternate) - 2:24
13. Summer Girl (Alternate) - 2:30
14. The Fun and Games - Today – Tomorrow - 2:27
15. The Fun and Games - Someone Must Have Lied - 2:39
16. The Fun and Games - It Must Have Been the Wind - 3:06
17. The Fun and Games - One [bonus track] - 2:17
18. The Fun and Games - Ride on Love [bonus track] - 2:40
Thank you !!
ReplyDeleteDidn't even know that the Suxpentz were forerunners of Fun & Games.
ReplyDeleteUnknown to me. Loving their She Lied song.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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