Wainwright's Gentlemen
Wainwrights Gentlemen was a mid-'60s group (sometimes misidentified as a late '60s outfit) most notable as one of future Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan's early bands and the distant spawning ground for the '70s glam-rock band Sweet. Wainwrights Gentlemen were already playing clubs with a mixture of R&B, Motown, and early psychedelic sounds when drummer Mick Tucker and vocalist Brian Connolly joined in 1966. Ian Gillan was aboard, having left a group called the Javelins to join Wainwrights Gentlemen, based on the idea that they had a recording contract. The latter proved to be nothing more than an audition, which Wainwrights Gentlemen failed. Gillan exited to join Episode Six, where he met bassist Roger Glover, both on their way to Deep Purple. Tucker and Connelly left to form Sweetshop, which became Sweet in 1970.
01. Wainwright's Gentlemen - Ain't That Just Like Me
02. Wainwright's Gentlemen - Que Sera
Episode Six
Most famous for including bassist Roger Glover and singer Ian Gillan before they joined Deep Purple, Episode Six managed to release no less than nine British singles between 1966 and 1969 without coming close to a hit record or establishing a solid identity. Also prominently featuring organist/singer Sheila Carter-Dimmock, the group's 1966-1967 singles were rather light pop/rock harmony numbers, with an occasional ballad and a bit of a soul influence. Light years removed from Deep Purple, Episode Six was nothing if not eclectic in their choice of material, trying their hands at numbers by the Hollies, the Beatles, the Tokens, and Charles Aznavour, as well as a British hot-rod tune (written by Glover). While their repertoire lacked focus, their singles were actually pleasant and their fine cover of Tim Rose's "Morning Dew" would have been a deserving hit.
In 1967, they began to fuse pop and psychedelia with reasonably impressive results, especially the single "I Can See Through You" (written by Glover), one of the finest British psychedelic obscurities. Their final two singles showed the band going in a much more progressive direction and anticipating some of the most indulgent art rock of the '70s with "Mozart Versus the Rest," which assaulted one of the composer's most famous riffs with manic electric guitars. Episode Six folded in 1969, after Gillan and Glover had joined Deep Purple.
03. Episode Six - Morning Dew
04. Episode Six - I Hear Trumpets Blow
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