Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
Georgie Fame John McLaughlin/Colin Green Mick Eve/Peter Coe Tony "Tex" Makins/Boots Slade/Cliff Barton Red Reece/Phil Seaman/Micky Waller/Bill Eyden/Mitch Mitchell Speedy Acquaye Johnny Marshall/Glenn Hughes Eddie Thornton 
Originally, the Blue Flames were Billy Fury's backing band and Fame joined them in the summer of 1961. At the end of that year Fury sacked them and they decided to see if they could "make it" on their own. It didn't take them long to establish a reputation as one of the best live bands around.
Of all the groups playing the London clubs at this time, Fame and his band were the most jazz-influenced.
The groups' first three singles made no impact on the charts but in late '64 "Yeh Yeh" went to the very top. The first album was recorded live in their beloved Flamingo Club. But after two more successful albums and another No. 1 single, Fame disbanded the group in September 1966.
Singles
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Jan '64 |
Do The Dog/Shop Around |
Columbia DB 7193 |
- |
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Apr '64 |
Do-Re-Mi/Green Onions |
Columbia DB 7255 |
- |
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Jul '64 |
Bend A Little/I'm In Love With You |
Columbia DB 7328 |
- |
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Dec '64 |
Yeh Yeh/Preach And Teach |
Columbia DB 7428 |
UK#1 |
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Mar '65 |
In The Meantime/Telegram |
Columbia DB 7494 |
UK#22 |
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Jul '65 |
Like We Used To Be/It Ain't Right |
Columbia DB 7328 |
UK#33 |
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Oct '65 |
Something/Outrage |
Columbia DB 7727 |
UK#23 |
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Jun '66 |
Get Away/El Bandido |
Columbia DB 7946 |
UK#1 |
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Sep '66 |
Sunny/Don't Make Promises |
Columbia DB 8015 |
UK#13 |
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Dec '66 |
Sitting In The Park/Many Happy Returns |
Columbia DB 8096 |
UK#12 |
E.P.s
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1964 |
Rhythm and Blue Beat - Madness/Tom Hark Goes Blue Beat/Humpty Dumpty/One Whole Year Baby Columbia SEG 8334 |
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1964 |
Rhythm and Blues At The Flamingo - Night Train/Parchment Farm/Work Song/Baby Please Don't Go Columbia SEG 8382 |
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1965 |
Fame At Last - Get On The Right Track Baby/Point Of No Return/I Love The Life I Live/Gimme That Wine Columbia SEG 8393 |
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1965 |
Fats For Fame - No No/Blue Monday/So Long/Sick And Tired Columbia DB 8406 |
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Oct '65 |
Move It On Over - Move It On Over/Walkin' The Dog/Hi-Heel Sneakers/Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu Columbia SEG 8454 |
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Dec '66 |
Get Away - Get Away/See Saw/Ride Your Pony/Sitting In The Park Columbia SEG 8518 |
L.P.s
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1964 |
Rhythm and Blues At The Flamingo - Night Train/Let The Good Times Roll/Do The Dog/Eso Beso/Work Song/Parchment Farm/Green Onions/Humpty Dumpty/Shop Around/Baby Please Don't Go Columbia 33SX 1599 |
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1965 |
Fame At Last - Get On The Right Track Baby/Let The Sun Shine In/The Monkey Time/All About My Girl/Point Of No Return/Gimme That Wine/Pink Champagne/Monkeying Around/Pride And Joy/Green Onions/I Love The Life I Live/I'm In The Mood For Love Columbia 33SX 1638 |
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May '66 |
Sweet Things - Sweet Thing/See Saw/Ride Your Pony/Funny How Time Slips Away/Sitting In The Park/Dr. Kitch/My Girl/Music Talk/The In Crowd/World Is Round/The Whole World's Shakin'/Last Night Columbia SX 6043 |
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1998 |
20 Beat Classics - Yeh Yeh, Get Away, Do Re Mi, My Girl, Sweet Things, Point Of No Return, Get On The Right Track, Ride Your Pony, Moody's Mood For Love, Funny How Time Slips Away, Sunny, Sitting In The Park, Green Onions, In The Meantime, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Blue Monday, Pride And Joy, Pink Champagne, Let The Sunshine In, I Love The Life I Live |
