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The Crocheted Doughnut Ring / The Force Five

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

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Listen: Havana Anna / The Crocheted Doughnut Ring CrotchedHavanaUKA.mp3

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Listen: Happy Castle / The Crocheted Doughnut Ring CrotchedHappyCastle.mp3

Sometimes the great thing about a truly obscure band, one where none of the members went on to bigger fame and success, is just that. You get to keep them as a limited edition, private pleasure. Having changed their name and label in ’67 to fit in with the currant craze, psychedelia, I’m glad to report – or sadly for the fellows I suppose – they kept their obscurity intact despite a nice production from Peter Eden. Sounding similar to Decca’s Toby Twirl (that’s a good thing), they’re honorary members of CHOCOLATE SOUP type collections these days.

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Listen: Gee Too Tiger / The Force Five ForceFiveGeeToo.mp3

Before their new found sound, label and name, most of them soldiered forward initially as The Force Five, recording five echo drenched RnB styled singles, this one actually getting a US release. A must for every decent collection, it clearly had high hopes of sitting beside singles from The Yardbirds and The Pretty Things, I’m guessing.