The Sons of Fred

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An obscure but intense British beat band, The Sons of Fred featured guitarist Mick Hutchinson, Pete Sears, Tim Boyle, Ray Redway and Alan Bohling in their line-up. Their original sound, along their 1964 debut single on EMI-Columbia, "Sweet Love" b/w "I'll Be There," was very r&b oriented, but the band switched over to Parlophone the following year and took on a slightly more pop orientation, similar to the Hollies right down to the high harmonies and the crunchy guitars. Then, for their final single in 1966, "Baby What Do You Want Me To Do" b/w "You Told Me, marked a return to r&b before they split up. All of the Sons of Fred singles are worth hearing. There is a rumor that the band also recorded as Odyssey ("How Long Is Time," on Strike) in 1966, but this is not true, it was a completely different band. Mick Hutchinson and Pete Sears went on to play with The Sam Gopal Dream. Mick also formed "Clark Hutchinson" and later played on Chris Rea's album Tennis in 1980. Pete Sears went on to play on four of the classic Rod Stewart English albums including "Every Picture Tells a Story". He also worked in the USA with Leigh Stephens from Blue Cheer, and Micky Waller in a band called "Silver Metre". He later worked with the "Long John Baldry Blues Band" on their first US tour, John Cipolinna in Copperhead, and was a founding member of the original Jefferson Starship with Grace Slick in 1974. He later played with people like Nick Gravenitas, John Lee Hooker, Harvey Mandel, and worked

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English Freakbeat, Vol. 4

Maximum R'n'B

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Chocolate Soup For Diabetics, Vol. 5 - UK Psych Classics - Remastered

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Pop Sike, Pipe Dreams (Rubble 2)

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Trans-World Punk Rave Up Vol. 1

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The Rubble Collection

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English Freakbeat, Vol. 3

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English Freakbeat Volume 4

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Club Au-Go-Go 10

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Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 5 - UK Psych Classics - Remastered

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Pop Sike, Pipe Dreams (Rubble Volume Two)

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