*THE PENNY PEEPS* LITTLE MAN WITH A STICK - 1968 UK LIBERTY 7" *MINT-* Freakbeat

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*THE PENNY PEEPS* LITTLE MAN WITH A STICK - 1968 UK LIBERTY 7" *MINT-* Freakbeat











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The Penny Peeps :- Little Man With A Stick c/w Model Village

Original 1968 UK Liberty LBF 15053  7"  45rpm Single

Top condition copy of a really  hard to find classic 1960's single ....  few show up , especially in this condition ......

The Disc has little use , looks like only a couple of plays ..... beautifully bright surfaces , no marks or wear at all .... lovely crisp labels , minor trace of spindle use .... I have played it through once only - magnificent sound quality throughout : Graded at MINT minus condition.

The disc comes with it's original 1968 UK Liberty company sleeve

Some info:-

 Aficionados of UK freakbeat will be familiar with the Penny Peeps’ Who-inspired rocker “Model Village”, which graced the ‘B’ side of the band’s debut single for Liberty Records in February 1968. With its swirling organ, driving guitar and powerful lead vocal, the track is justifiably revered as a minor ’60s classic and has turned up over the years on a number of compilations, most notably the Rubble series and the box set Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers.

Little is known about the Penny Peeps, aside from the fact that they recorded two hopelessly obscure, yet highly collectable singles. Collectors may be surprised to learn, however, that the Penny Peeps’ guitarist was none other than future Jethro Tull axe man Martin Barre (b. 17 November 1946, Birmingham), who had joined the band in 1966 when it was known as the Noblemen.

Perhaps more surprising is news that the Penny Peeps recorded around 15 demos for the label in early 1968, including the marvellous “Meet Me At the Fair”, the band’s preferred choice as ‘B’ side for “Model Village”. The infectious soul-tinged rocker was subsequently dropped in favour of the more commercial “Little Man With A Stick”. As fate would have it both “Little Man With A Stick” and its follow up single, “I See the Morning” sank without a trace and the group’s lead singer, Denny Alexander, departed that summer. The group briefly continued under the name Gethsemane before the musicians went their separate ways in December 1968.

While Martin Barre subsequently “landed on his feet” joining highly respected blues band, Jethro Tull, the music he recorded with his pre-Tull bands has been sadly overlooked.

To put the music in context, it is important to look back to the genesis of the group and Martin Barre’s pre-Penny Peeps career. Although the guitar was always his preferred choice of instrument, Barre also learnt saxophone and flute at an early age and around 1963 joined his first serious group, the Birmingham beat combo, the Moonrakers. While the group operated for a number of years under the leadership of singer John Carter, it’s not certain how long Barre worked with the band because he also studied architecture at Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) sometime during the early-mid ’60s.

Whatever the exact details, Barre appears to have resumed his musical career in mid-1966 after being encouraged by fellow ex-Moonraker, sax player Chris Rodger (b. 16 October 1946, Solihull, Warwickshire), to reply to an advert in Melody Maker on 23 July asking for a horn player to join a soul covers outfit called the Noblemen. In the end, the group enlisted both musicians.

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