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The Sorrows | |
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| Origin | Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Genres | Freakbeat, rock and roll |
| Labels | Piccadilly |
| Past members | Phil Packham Don Fardon |
The Sorrows are a rock band formed in 1963 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, [1] by Pip Whitcher, and were part of the British beat boom of the 1960s. They were a fixture in the English mod scene and are sometimes referred to as freakbeat.
The band was formed in 1963, and toured Germany for a month, playing several sets each day. [2] The band's first recording was a version of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", recorded in Joe Meek's bathroom. [2] They were signed by Pye subsidiary Piccadilly Records, and began working with producer John Schroeder. Their line-up included Fardon, Whitcher, Juckes, Packham and Finlay. [1]
The Sorrows released their first album, Take a Heart, in 1965 on Piccadilly. [1] The Sorrows played a hard, aggressive version of contemporary R&B; later this style of music was termed freakbeat. [3]
After the band achieved a minor chart position on the UK Singles Chart, Phil Packham and Don Fardon left the group. Fardon had a UK chart hit with "Indian Reservation". [2] Wez Price joined the group on bass guitar, Roger Lomas became lead guitarist, and Pip Whitcher did vocals. The band relocated to Italy, where they were moderately successful. [1] Whitcher and Lomas later recorded at Air Studios under Mike Sullivan.
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