JOHN'S CHILDREN ANDY ELLISON "A" Label Demo Record Orig
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I have or had in my collection most singles and EPs by John's Children and their individual members, including UK Picture sleeves Desdemona and  The Love I Thought I'd Found.   I have all  singles on Track including one of the actual authentic pressings of Midsummer Night's Scene with intact center which I have played once in over 30 years.   I have many of the releases on Columbia both stock and promo issues.  I have the Spanish EP with PS.  I also have many test pressings including Desdemona, Come and Play with both written and printed labels, as well as many acetates.  If you have a request, please write to me & if the time is right, I will try to get it on ebay.  Please write to me through ebay message or quickly to my email slicz@cs.com.  

JOHN'S CHILDREN.

T.REX TYRANNOSAURUS REX [pre-Marc Bolan] 

Andy Ellison was the lead singer of the phenomenal group John's Children.   He went on to front the groups JET and later RADIO STARS.

This is an early Solo Single:

Fool From Upper Eden/Another Lucky Lie   Rare "A" Label Demo Record Original Sleeve.

UK CBS 3357.   Simon Napier Bell Production.  VG, looks like light scratches which would cackle. 

Vinyl VG.  More John's Children will be listed next week.  possibly even Midsummer Night's Scene!

Andy Ellison

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Andy Ellison Born July 5, 1946 (1946-07-05) (age 63) Finchley, North London Genre(s) freakbeat, psychedelic rock, proto-punk, pop rock, new wave Years active 1960s - present Label(s) Track Records etc. Associated acts John's Children, Jet, Radio Stars Website angelfire.com

Andrew (Andy) Ellison (born 5 July 1946, Finchley, North London) is a musician and vocalist best known as the frontman in John's Children, Jet and Radio Stars.

During the height of John's Children's almost non-existent popularity, he carried a pillowcase stuffed with feathers, throwing them around the stage. On the group's (in)famous 1967 tour with The Who, Ellison threw feathers around the stage so much that Roger Daltrey could not sing.[citation needed]

A song sung by Ellison, "It's Been A Long Time," appears on the soundtrack - better known for its contributions from The Spencer Davis Group and Traffic - to the film, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. "

Jet from London formed in 1974. Members were Andy Ellison (vocals, ex-John's Children), Martin Gordon (bass, ex-Sparks), Chris Townson (drums, formerly in John's Children and Jook), David O'List (lead guitar, ex-The Nice) and Peter Oxendale (keyboards). They released one eponymous album in 1975, produced by Roy Thomas Baker. Dropped by the record label in 1976, they regrouped without O'List and Oxendale, moved to Chiswick Records and changed their name to Radio Stars.

After a long period as sideman/producer, Jet's songwriter/composer/bass player Martin Gordon embarked on a solo career in 2001, releasing 4 CDs in the so-called Mammal Trilogy on Radiant Future Records. The fifth and final part of the Trilogy is due in 2009.

Radio Stars were formed by ex-John's Children vocalist Andy Ellison, Sparks exile Martin Gordon[2] (bass, songwriter), and Ian MacLeod (guitar) in 1977, following the end of their underachieving glam supergroup, Jet, the previous year.

The group signed to Chiswick Records and released their debut single in April 1977. "Dirty Pictures" was featured on the Chiswick various artists sampler Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume One). Later that year, the same track came number 26 in the NME's end-of-year critics' chart. In May 1977, the band both performed live for the first time[3] and recorded the first of three sessions for John Peel at BBC Radio 1.[4] Later adding Steve Parry on drums, the band's second release came in August. Playing "No Russians in Russia", the Radio Stars made their TV debut on Marc, Marc Bolan's show.[5] The track later appeared on the 1978 Chiswick sampler Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume Two).

In October 1977, the band had a brief flirtation with the Top 40 of the the UK Singles Chart. "Nervous Wreck" b/w "Horrible Breath" peaked at #39.[1] The b-side, "Horrible Breath", was a song written by Marc Bolan from his time with John's Children.

  • Original line-up: Andy Ellison – vocals; Ian MacLeod - guitar and backing vocals; Martin Gordon – bass, keyboards, songs, everything else.
  • Early demos: Added Paul Simon – drums.
  • Debut single: Chris Townson replaced Simon on drums.
  • Second single: Steve Parry replaced Townson on drums.
  • Fifth single: Jamie Crompton replaced Parry on drums
  • Second album: Paul Jones played harmonica for this album only; Also, Graham Chapman did a voiceover.
  • Sixth single: Added Trevor White on guitar.












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