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Peter Beckett was born in the Aigburth section of Liverpool England. In the early sixties, he began taking an interest in music; listening to his older brother's records, and "air" guitaring with a tennis racket to the radio. He was also greatly influenced by listening to Radio London and Radio Luxemburg. Like most teens in the 60's, Peter was greatly influenced by The Beatles. He would frequent some of their lunchtime sets at the famous Cavern Club. Because he was under legal age, his older brother would smuggle him into the club. He was impressed with what he heard and saw, and decided that this was what he wanted to do with his life. He later moved to London and spent almost ten years there during the "Swinging London" days. |
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TIFFANY was a rock singer formerly known as Irene Green in England, in the 60's. She had been the lead singer in the Liverbirds, one of the toughest sounding all-girl bands of that era. She exited their ranks in 1964 and joined the Dimensions, a Liverpool-based soul outfit (also known as "Tiffany's Dimensions.") George Martin produced their one single for Parlophone, a cover of "Tears on My Pillow." She next emerged during the summer of 1965 as Tiffany on "Am I Dreaming" b/w "I Know". In 1966, she released a single -- "Find Out What's Happening" b/w "Baby Don't Look Down" -- on Parlophone as Tiffany & the Thoughts, backed by a local quartet, who later recorded on their own, consisting of Peter Beckett on vocals and guitar, Phil Boardman on lead guitar, Alan Hornby on bass, and David Croft on the drums. Tiffany herself seems to have disappeared as a recording artist after 1966, but "Am I Dreaming" was later resurrected as the title track for an excellent RPM Records British girl-group compilation CD. |
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Something familiar in the melody? If so, pat yourself on the back - it's a Ray Davies song, and the gentleman generously contributed it to these guys through the, ahem, "mediation" of Shel Talmy. I've heard the Kinks' own demo version on their Great Lost Album, and it hardly sounded better (especially since Dave was singing it, if I'm not mistaken). Describing a Ray Davies vocal hook is a pretty useless matter - yeah, Cicero would fail at this, too, so let me just say it ain't one of his best, but it's got the trademark Kinks charm to it, and these Liverpudlians, fortunately, are able to preserve that charm, even if they're hardly able to expand on it. Too bad this was their only single, but at least we got to hear the song in a full-clad arrangement as performed by somebody |
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Tiffany & The Thoughts appear on the following compilations:
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TIFFANY AND THE THOUGHTS
10/23/1965-Locarno Ballroom (The Banshees) 1966 76 CLUB-Burton and Trent, Staffordshire 04/09/1966 Locarno Ballroom (Powerhouse 6)
THE THOUGHTS 5/29/1966 All Night Beat Boat, Liverpool-Freddie Starr& The Delmonts,The Hideaways, Graham Bond Organization, The Fabulous Klubs, The Royal Caribbean Steel Band
1/29/1967 Saville Theater London (Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Koobas) 3/09/1967 Marquee Club London UK (Pink Floyd) 3/18/1967 Co-Op Rainbow Suite Birmingham (Soul Seekers)
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Tiffanys Thoughts• Irene (Tiffany) Green vocals ex Liverbirds/Dimensions
• Phil Boardman lead guitar • Alan Hornby bass guitar • Dave Croft drums • Pete Beckett rhythm guitar • Irene (Tiffany) Green vocals ex Liverbirds/Dimensions • Phil Boardman lead guitar • Alan Hornby bass guitar • Dave Croft drums • Pete Beckett rhythm guitar • Marion Hill keyboards Memphis R&B Combo The Thoughts • Phil Boardman lead guitar • Alan Hornby bass guitar • Paul Comerford drums • Pete Beckett rhythm guitar • Marion Hill keyboards Memphis R&B Combo • Phil Boardman lead guitar • Alan Hornby bass guitar • Dave Croft drums • Pete Beckett rhythm guitar • Marion Hill keyboards Memphis R&B Combo • Phil Boardman lead guitar • Alan Hornby bass guitar • Dave Croft drums • Pete Beckett rhythm guitar • Denny Alexander vocals /guitar • Phil Boardman lead guitar • Alan Hornby bass guitar • Dave Croft drums • Pete Beckett rhythm guitar |
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This band began life backing Liverpool acts like Tiffany (recording as Tiffany and The Thoughts), Paul Dean and Johnny and John, but in 1966 they moved down to London, where they recorded on their own as The Thoughts. Their 45 which was produced by Shel Talmy, is now very rare and expensive. The 'A' side of their sole 45, All Night Stand, was a Ray Davies composition, which had never been recorded by The Kinks. The flip, Memory Of Your Love, which was an original penned by Beckett and Boardman, is quite a catchy number. Both tracks are full of punch. Pete Beckett was later in Paladin. Compilation appearances have included: If You Don't Come Back and Until You Love Someone on Untamed And Innocent (CD); All Night Stand and Memory Of Your Love on The Best Of Planet Records (CD); Memory Of Your Love on English Freakbeat, Vol. 3 (LP & CD); All Night Stand on Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks, Vol. 2 (LP), Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks, Vol. 3 (LP) and Boulders, Vol. 9. |
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