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World of Oz
English psychedelic pop band in the 1960s
English psychedelic pop band in the 1960s
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | The World of Oz | |
| image | Fenklup1968WorldofOz.jpg | |
| caption | World of Oz (Dutch TV, May 1968) | |
| origin | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | |
| background | group_or_band | |
| genre | {{flatlist | |
| label | Deram | |
| years_active | 1968 - 1969 |
- Psychedelic pop
- psychedelic rock
The World of Oz was an English psychedelic pop band from the 1960s. The band released a self-titled LP in 1968 and two charting singles, "The Muffin Man" and "King Croesus", before fading into relative obscurity. The album gained wider recognition after it was re-issued on CD.
Career
The band formed in January 1968 in Birmingham by Chris Evans and David Reay who recruited David 'Kubie' Kubinec and Tony Clarkson. They were signed to Sparta Florida Music on 13 February 1968,
Despite the lack of a hit US single, the band recorded the album with changing lineups. Geoff Nicholls replaced Kubinec when the album was half-recorded. Rob Moore then replaced Reay who left to move into group management. They released a second single "King Croesus" on 16 August 1968.
The album was released in February 1969 to favourable reviews, and "Willow’s Harp" was also released as a single on February 7, 1969. The group appeared on the BBC2 television program, "Colour Me Pop" on 8 March 1969. Also in 1969, they were one of the musical acts (alongside Karlheinz Stockhausen, Tristram Carey, Daphne Oram and others) featured in David Buckton's BBC television documentary on electronic music production, "The Same Trade As Mozart", in the "Workshop" series. Their TV appearance was used to explain multi-track recording techniques.
A further single, "The Hum-Gum Tree", was released in May 1969, although according to the files of Decca this release in Britain was unofficial.
Line-up
- Christopher Robin Evans (vocals/guitar)
- Tony Clarkson (bass)
- David 'Kube' Kubinec (guitar/organ)
- David Reay (drums)
- Geoff Nicholls (organ/guitar)
- Rob Moore (drums)
Discography
Albums
- The World of Oz (March 1969)
Singles
| Title | Date | Peak chart positions | UK | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | |||||||||
| US Cashbox | |||||||||
| "The Muffin Man" | |||||||||
| b/w "Peter's Birthday" | "King Croesus" | ||||||||
| b/w "Jack" | "Willow's Harp" | ||||||||
| b/w "Like a Tear" | "The Hum Gum Tree" | ||||||||
| b/w "Beside The Fire" (unofficial) | |||||||||
| 3 May 1968 | 52 | 6 | — | ||||||
| 16 August 1968 | — | 9 | 94 | ||||||
| 7 February 1969 | — | — | — | ||||||
| May 1969 | — | — | — |
(all of the above singles tracks except for "Peter's Birthday" were from their LP)
References
References
- Mortimer, Mark. "Birmingham in the Psychedelic '60s". Tamworth Bands.
- "World of Oz, The". badcatrecords.com.
- "World of Oz".
- Their 1969 releases failed to achieve any level of commercial success, and lack of success prompted the band to break up soon after.allmusic [{{AllMusic
- Chart position from [[Record Mirror]] "Breakers List" (8 June 68)
- "World of Oz". Top 40.
- (16 November 1968). "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles".
- "World Of Oz, The".
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