The Melody Maker had this to say about the band in 1967; “This fast-rising group with their chart-chasing success Samantha is mine is now available as a merchandising property – and for personality appearances. The Spectrum pop group is heading for the TOPS (sic) – right alongside Captain Scarlet. They will be singing the majority of the Captain Scarlet series end titles and issuing more and more independent numbers (Portobello Road), just released on the market.”
The group recorded a vocal version of the theme to the classic Gerry Anderson series Captain Scarlet.
Their version of the theme was played on the final season of the show, and featured the immortal lines, “They crash him and his body they burn, They smash him but they know he’ll return . . . to live again!”
The band had another (small) brush with fame when they appeared in the classic 1970 British film The Reckoning performing in a Liverpool club with a singer called Patricia Gratton.
Colin Farsey (Capt Scarlet)
Vocals
Keith Farsey (Capt Ochre)
Drums
Tony Atkins (Capt Magenta)
Guitar
Anthony Judd (Capt Blue)
Bass
Bill Chambers (Lt Green)
Keyboards
Reparata & The Delrons Italian-American girl-group The Delrons formed in 1963 at St Brendon's High School in Brooklyn, New York. Their first single, Your Big…
Tommy Bruce Born Thomas Charles Joseph Bruce, in Stepney, London, Tommy grew up in an orphanage after both his parents died when…
Standells, The The Standells reached #11 with Dirty Water in 1966, and though follow-ups were less successful, they established themselves as prototypical punk rockers…
Plastic Penny Plastic Penny formed in November 1967. Much of their material was psychedelic pop (with hints of encroaching prog rock), often reminiscent…
Spectrum Spectrum's #1 hit single I'll Be Gone (February 1971) was the final rock song to be played on the once-hip Melbourne radio station…
Accent, The Yorkshire group The Accent were originally known as The Blue Blood Group before moving to London in 1966. They secured…
Sugarcubes, The The Sugarcubes formed in June 1986 in Iceland (which helps explain their unconventional sense of melody). The members of the group had…
