Lord Rockingham's XI - Fried Onions (1958)

Buy it here: (not my site)
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From the UK, here's Lord Rockingham's XI (pron. eleven), and a rarity that can be found on the lounge/exotica compilation 'Frolic Diner 3'.
Lord Rockingham's XI were the house band for an English TV show called 'Oh, Boy', which ran from 1958 to mid-1959.

They were fronted by Scottish composer Harry Robinson (real name was Robertson), and were comprised of no less than 11 band members.

To me, what stands out on this 1:45 of silliness is the Hammond organ playing by the lovely Cherry Wainer, who hails from South Africa. There's just a lovely bass to it!

This tune was a minor hit on the US charts, reaching number 96.
Anyway, if you like this record, purchase Frolic Diner.
I have no financial interest in uploading these videos other than introducing an otherwise unknown public to an unknown music genre!
Enjoy!

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[potheadj]

oh my god where did you find this

[youvexme]

@potheadj the film material is actually from their TV show 'oh boy' and goes with a different song. I dug it up on the BBC archives years ago (I think it was BBC - not 100 per cent sure), and I put it to the CD track.

[6876dp]

that looks like don storer on drums. Am i right?

[youvexme]

I double checked it - you are indeed correct! He also appears with Cherry Wainer later, in the mid-sixties. There are quite a few Wainer/Storer videos here on Youtube.

[fastdrive55]

Love it!

[youvexme]

thanks!!

[wildley007]

thank you silly women on Options ad!

[badger5221701]

Thanks to the options choc people for using music track, this sends shivers down my spine

i just love the low frequency audio,,thanks for posting, this is awsum!

[JJMMWGDuPree]

This was the first record I ever bought with my own (pocket) money. I had to save up for about a month. The first time I played it those opening bass pedals jumped the arm off the record. I had to rest 2d on the arm to hold it down.

It was also the first record I ever broke, so a few years later I bought it on vinyl, but it never sounded as good as the 78... :)

[elel70]

We all know how we got here, watching TV and my trusty SoundHound lol

[killerhobo97]

Soundhound ftw

[pieabetic74]

Holy hell.... This is an eargasm!!!!!! Thanks for posting.

[balli302]

thumbs up if options advert bring you here :)

[nikinoo68]

I think the B52's must be heavily influenced by these guys, thought for sure this song was sung by them!

[DKIDSherry]

=D



[boxerdogone]

Thank you for uploading this fab song. Sad to say, if it wasn't for the Options ad, I may never have found it!

[jimmymuzza]

options indulgence advert

[r0n3000]

That chocolate ad lol