The Riot Squad
Personnel included :-
Graham Bonney - vocals
Ron Ryan - guitar
Len Tuckey - guitar
Mark Stevens/Jon Lord - keyboards
Mike Martin - bass guitar
Mitch Mitchell - drums
The Riot Squad were a London-based band, put together in 1965 by Larry Page who assembled them from two lesser groups and also produced their early records. The group came to national attention with an appearance in the popular TV programme "Z-Cars".
They were a good band, but were bedevilled by a constantly changing line-up which did not help them to achieve the required breakthrough. Bonney went on to have a solo hit with "Supergirl" (1966). Mitchell left to join Georgie Fame's Blue Flames before moving on to the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Of their singles, "Gotta Be A First Time" (1967), one of the last songs to be produced by the legendary Joe Meek, was the closest they got to a hit, attracting considerable airplay without quite making the charts.
Singles
Jan '65 |
Anytime/Jump |
Pye 7N 15752 |
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Jun '65 |
I Wanna Talk About My Baby/Gonna Make You Mine |
Pye 7N 15817 |
- |
Sep '65 |
Nevertheless/Not A Great Talker |
Pye 7N 15869 |
- |
Jan '66 |
Cry, Cry, Cry/How Is It Done |
Pye 7N 17041 |
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Apr '66 |
I Take It That We're Through/Working Man |
Pye 7N 17092 |
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Jul '66 |
It's Never Too Late To Forgive/Try To Realise |
Pye 7N 171730 |
- |
1967 |
Gotta Be A First Time/Bittersweet Love |
Pye 7N 17237 |
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