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Laugh Laugh |
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02:58 |
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02 |
Just A Little |
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02:25 |
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You Tell Me Why |
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03:07 |
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Don't Talk To Strangers |
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02:23 |
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In Good Time |
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01:50 |
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Sad Little Girl |
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03:33 |
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Still In Love With You Baby |
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02:35 |
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Good Time Music |
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03:10 |
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Ain't That Loving You Baby |
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02:25 |
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Stick Like Glue |
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02:02 |
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That's If You Want Me To |
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02:38 |
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12 |
Can It Be |
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02:30 |
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13 |
When It Comes To Your Love |
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02:13 |
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Gentle Wandering Ways |
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02:45 |
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I Grow Old |
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01:35 |
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Lonely Man |
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02:04 |
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She Sends Me |
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02:05 |
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Jewel Case |
| SPARS |
DDD |
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Stereo |
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Formed in San Francisco, California in 1964, the Beau Brummels were the first nationally successful rock group to emerge from the Bay area. Vocalist Sal Valentino had previously led his own group, Sal Valentino And The Valentines, which issued a flop single called "I Wanna Twist" in 1962. Guitarist Ron Elliott, bassist Ron Meagher and drummer John Petersen joined him in a new act, taking the name Beau Brummels in deference to their love of British beat music. (Beau Brummel was a dashing young Englishman who lived from 1778-1840 and was known for his wit and fancy clothes) Playing a steady diet of current hits, the quartet enjoyed a committed following within the city's Irish community prior to adding guitarist Declan Mulligan to the line-up. Spotted by local DJ Tom Donahue in a club in San Mateo (just south of San Francisco), the group was signed to Donahue's small San Francisco-based label, Autumn Records in 1964. Before the hits started coming, Mulligan quit the band, a decision he would later regret.
With Sly Stewart (later Sly Stone) as their producer, the band's first single , Ron Elliot's "Laugh, Laugh", soared to number 15 in the U.S. just a few months after they had played their first show together. The melancholy, minor-key original sounded so much like the British bands flooding the airwaves, that many listeners initially mistook the Brummels for an English act.
For a follow-up, the group released the Ron Elliot - Robert Durand composition called "Just A Little". This loosely recorded song, with a casual beginning and a sloppy fade at the end, reached number 8 in early 1965 and would prove to be the band's only Top Ten hit.
The Beau Brummels issued two albums in 1965, both dominated by strong original material that featured the band's ringing guitars and multi-part harmonies. Much of their early work was outstanding, yet the band was losing ground commercially, partially because Autumn Records, being such a small label, lacked promotional muscle. "You Tell Me Why" was their only other Top 40 hit, though "Sad Little Girl" and "Don't Talk to Strangers" were excellent singles. The band also shuffled personnel a few times, and Ron Elliott was unable to stay on the road because of diabetes.