The Pacific Showband | |
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| Labels | Pye Records Tribune Records |
The Pacific Showband were a popular Irish showband group in the 1960s.
They were formed as a result of some members leaving the Earl Gill Orchestra and deciding to form their own band. [1] They had a number of hits during the 1960s. They released 20 singles from 1964 to 1970 on the Pye Records and Tribune Records labels. [2]
In 1968, Peter Law joined the band as a vocalist. [1] The following year the band undertook their first tour of Canada, [1] touring that country several more times before moving there permanently in 1971 and changing their name to Dublin Corporation. [3] Under their new name, they had chart hits in Canada with "Melting Pot" and "Come and Join Us", and released the album Limited on Arc Records in 1973. [1] Although they never released any further albums or singles, they remained active for a number of years thereafter as a touring band. Law and his wife, Barbara Dixon of the pop trio Maxi, Dick and Twink, also performed separately as co-vocalists for the band Sweet Chariot. [4]
1969 - Peter Law & The Sound Of The Pacific, Capitol ST 6324 (Canada)
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1973 - The Dublin Corporation (Canada) Limited (released only in Canada), Arc DCLP-1 Track Listing:
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