Saturday, 18 October 2008

The Merton Parkas: The history of

The Merton Parkas were a mod revival band, formed in the Merton area of South London in the mid 1970s, by Danny Talbot (vocals and guitar), his brother, Mick Talbot (keyboards), Neil Hurrell (bass) and Simon Smith (drums).
They signed with the independent record label, Beggars Banquet. The Merton Parkas released a few moderately successful singles, such as: "You Need Wheels", "Plastic Smile", "Give It To Me Now" and "Put Me In The Picture". They also released one album, Face In The Crowd. After the group disbanded in 1980, Mick Talbot went on to play with Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Bureau, and Style Council.
The Merton Parkas' most notable track was "You Need Wheels", which reached #40 in the UK Singles Chart in the summer of 1979.[1] As this was their only success in that chart, they are referred to as one-hit wonders.

[edit] See also
Merton Park
List of Peel sessions
List of bands from England
Mod revival
List of performers on Top of the Pops

[edit] References
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 361. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[edit] External links
Merton Parkas biography at the Allmusic website
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merton_Parkas"

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