![]() Soon the single Laugh, Laugh/Still In Love With You Baby was released and it was an instant success. The Brummels were quickly signed up by Autumn Records and sent to the studios to put together some early recordings with by one Sylvester Stewart, aka Sly Stone, behind the mixing desk. This was something the band’s management actively encouraged, given the value attached to UK acts in the USA at the time. They selected their name after coming across 18th century dandy George Bryan “Beau” Brummell, which led to the happy accident of people thinking they were actually some trendy British band. Having Ron was a crucial element, as with writing partner Bob Durand this gave them a built-in songwriting team which helped to put them ahead of the crowd. They formed in San Francisco in 1964 as a five piece, with singer Sal Valentino, John Petersen on drums, bassist Ron Meagher and Irishman Declan Mulligan on rhythm guitar joined by Sal’s friend Ron Elliott. The Beau Brummels were one of the key US bands to lead the charge of homegrown talent against the early 1960s “British Invasion”. Over to Ian Canty, also known as “The Southern Dandy”… Everything has been remastered by Alec Palao, who has overseen the entire project. ![]() Their five albums are joined by a host of bonus items, with 24 of them previously unreleased. The Complete Recordings 1964 – 1970 from San Francisco pop/rock band The Beau Brummels, containing a whopping 288 tracks. ![]()
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