Blossom Toes 2786125 208299408 2008-04-26T11:13:29Z 92.4.55.174 {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = The Blossom Toes | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = London | Instrument = | Genre = [[Psychedelic pop]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1967-1969 | Label = [[Marmalade Records]] ([[Polydor]]) | Associated_acts = [[Family (band)|Family]], B.B. Blunder | URL = [http://www.blossomtoes.co.uk/ blossomtoes.co.uk] | Current_members = '''[[Brian Godding]]'''<br><small>(guitar, vocals, keyboards)</small><br>'''[[Jim Cregan]]'''<br><small>(guitar, vocals)</small><br>Brian Belshaw<br><small>(bass, vocals)</small><br>Kevin Westlake<br><small>(drums)</small><br>[[John "Poli" Palmer]]<br>Barry Reeves | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''The Blossom Toes''' were an English [[psychedelic]] pop band active between 1967 and 1969. Initially known as The Ingoes, they were renamed and signed to manager [[Giorgio Gomelsky]]'s Marmalade label. The original line-up comprised [[Brian Godding]] (born [[19 August]] [[1945]], in [[Wales]]) (guitar, vocals, keyboards), [[Jim Cregan]] (born James Cregan, [[9 March]] [[1946]], [[Yeovil]], [[Somerset]]) (guitar, vocals), [[Brian Belshaw]] (born [[25 February]] [[1944]], in [[Wigan]], [[Lancashire]]) (bass, vocals), and [[Kevin Westlake]] (born [[5 March]] [[1947]], in [[Ireland]] died [[30 September]] [[2004]]) (drums). The band's debut album, ''[[We Are Ever So Clean]]'', is a classic example of quintessentially English psychedelia. On release, it was presented in the UK music magazine [[Melody Maker]] as "Giorgio Gomelsky's [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Lonely Hearts Club Band]]". Although not a major commercial success, tracks such as "What On Earth" or "Look At Me, I'm You" have helped give the album something of a cult period status as it is unearthed by successive generations of 60s retro fans. It was recently voted Number 40 in Record Collector’s list of the "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records". ''[[If Only For A Moment]]'' saw the band taking a noticeably heavier and rockier direction, with Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies playing a prominent role. The album also marked the departure of Westlake, to be replaced, in turn, by John "Poli" Palmer and then Barry Reeves. The quartet was dissolved in 1970. While Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in [[B.B. Blunder]], Cregan formed [[Stud (band)|Stud]] with Jim Wilson and Charlie McCracken, before joining [[Family (band)|Family]]. He would find fame later in the decade with [[Cockney Rebel]] and as a part of [[Rod Stewart]]'s backing band. The Blossom Toes contributed music to ''[[La Collectionneuse]]'' (1967), a film by French director [[Éric Rohmer]] and also appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall. ==Records== * What On Earth/Mrs. Murphy's Budgerigar/Look At Me I'm You (October 1967, Marmalade 598002) * [[We Are Ever So Clean]] (Album - October 1967, Marmalade 607001 (mono) 608001 (stereo)) * "[[I'll Be Your Baby Tonight]]" ([[Bob Dylan]]) b/w "Love Is" (March 1968, Marmalade 598009) * Postcard/Everybody's Leaving Me Now (October 1968, Marmalade 598012) * [[If Only for a Moment]] (Album - July 1969, Marmalade 608010) * Peace Loving Man/Above My Hobby Horses Head (April 1969, Marmalade 598014) * New Day / Love Bomb (October 1969, Marmalade 598022) ==External links== *[http://magicintheair.info/artists/BlossomToes.html Blossom Toes Biography] *[http://www.lotsawatts.co.uk/ Brian Godding Official Website] *{{amg | id = 11:6a867ur0h0j3 | label = Blossom Toes}} *http://www.sunbeamrecords.com/blossom_toes.html Sunbeam Records Reissues [[Category:British pop music groups]] [[Category:Psychedelic musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1967]] [[Category:1960s music groups]] [[fr:Blossom Toes]] [[it:Blossom Toes]]