Brian & Michael

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Brian & Michael was British music duo Kevin Parrott (died 2023) and Michael Coleman, remembered for their 1978 UK number one hit single, "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs". Without further chart success, the duo remain one-hit wonders in the UK. The duo had originally been members of a Stax-style soul band called The Big Sound, working mainly in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, but also touring Israel in 1967. The Big Sound had previously backed singer Karol Keyes, subsequently known as the actress Luan Peters. In Denmark, the band were the backing group to the Danish singer, Rock Nalle. The act Brian & Michael was originally called Burke & Jerk, a comedy duo comprising of Brian Burke and Mick Coleman, formed in 1976, some nine years after Coleman had left The Big Sound. During the intervening years Parrott and Coleman had stayed friends, and Coleman had followed Parrott's recording career as lead guitarist with Manchester rock band, Oscar, who were signed to DJM Records. When Coleman first wrote "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs", he took the song to Parrott. The latter borrowed the estimated £1000 to produce the record which was recorded at Pluto Studios in Stockport, in the same building as Strawberry Studios. Pluto Studios was owned by the former Herman's Hermits rhythm guitar player Keith Hopwood. The song was recorded over three sessions starting on 25 September 1977. The brass band on the recording was Tintwistle Brass Band, from the village in

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100 Huge Hits Of The 60s & 70s

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Zip-A-Dee-Doo Dah: Classic Kids Music, Vol. 1

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Huge Hits Of The 60s & 70s [Digital Edition]

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20 Number 1's Of The 70's

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Top Of The Pops - 1978

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Greatest Ever Seventies-The Definitive Collection

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Greatest Ever ! - Seventies [Disc 3]

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NOW 100 Hits Forgotten 70s

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Greatest Ever Number 1's-The Definitive Collection

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