Week of October 12, 1997
Personnel:
Herbie Armstrong - Guitar, Vocals
Noosha Fox - Vocals
Jim Frank - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Jim Gannon - Guitar, Vocals
Pete Solley - Keyboards, Vocals
Gary Taylor - Bass, Vocals
Kenny Young - Guitar, Vocals
Albums:
Fox (GTO GTLP 001) 1975
Tales Of Illusion (GTO GTLP 006) 1975
Blue Hotel (GTO GTLP 020) 1977
45s:
Only You Can/Out Of My Body (GTO GT 5) 1974
Only You Can/Out Of My Body (GTO GT 8) 1975
Imagine Me, Imagine You/If I Point At The Moon (GTO GT 21) 1975
He's Got The Magic/Love Ship (GTO GT 37) 1975
Strange Ships/Little Brown Box (GTO GT 41) 1975
S-s-single Bed/Silk Milk (GTO GT 57) 1976
The band’s sound was moulded by the female vocals of Noosha Fox, an Australian who launched a solo career when the band split. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in their relatively short lifespan, particularly with two of their 45s, "Only You Can" and "S-s-single Bed".
Noosha Fox, she of the sexy voice, left the group in 1977 to go solo. Surprisingly, she achieved only one solo hit, "Georgina Bailey". Nonetheless, her departure spelt the death knell of the group, which split after the mediocre "Blue Hotel" album.
Irishman and ex-Wheels guitarist Herbie Armstrong and Kenny Young were later in Yellow Dog, Armstrong worked with Van Morrison in the late seventies and early eighties, keyboardist Pete Solley (ex-Paladin) later joined heavy metal superstars Whitesnake.
Taken from The Tapestry of Delights - The
Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and
Progressive Eras 1963-1976, Vernon Joynson
ISBN 1 899855 04 1