Starry Eyed And Laughing

Starry Eyed and Laughing were an English rock band of the 1970s. Formed in 1973, they released two albums on CBS and undertook a US tour, before briefly evolving into Starry Eyed, and finally disbanding in 1976. Tony Poole and Ross McGeeney were friends from the age of six, and formed a band whilst they were still at school in Bedford. "The Chymes", comprised McGeeney and Pete Warren on guitars, Poole on bass and Mick Roope on drums. On leaving school they separated, but reunited in London, and formed an acoustic duo, playing original numbers between covers of songs by Bob Dylan, The Beatles and The Byrds. They became an electric duo in May 1973, and adopted the name Starry Eyed and Laughing, from a line in Dylan's song "Chimes of Freedom", which they regularly performed.
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== Links to Peel ==
Starry Eyed and Laughing were one of the bands to emerge from the London pub-rock scene of the early 1970s. Their Byrds-influenced country-rock sound gained them some critical acclaim in Melody Maker and other music weeklies, and they were able to secure a contract with CBS Records, the label for which the Byrds had recorded.
The band did three sessions for Peel's show and were a favourite of Zigzag with the magazine's editor Pete Frame at one stage serving as their manager. They also appeared at the 1974 Roundhouse concert to mark the fifth anniversary of Zigzag, alongside Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers, Help Yourself, John Stewart, and Michael Nesmith. However, despite extensive gigging in Britain and the USA, they had no major commercial success, only remained together until 1976 and so far, their records have not appeared in any known Peel show playlists.
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1974-07-18. Broadcast: 01 August 1974
*Money Is No Friend Of Mine / Chimes Of Freedom / See Your Face / Fifty-Fifty
2. Recorded: 1975-01-09. Broadcast: 16 January 1975
*Nobody Home / Thought Talk / Don't Give Me A Hard Time / Since I Lost You
3. Recorded: 1975-07-29. Broadcast: 11 August 1975
*Good Love / Flames In The Rain / Down The Street / Swarthfell Rock
== Other Shows Played ==
*None, according to available playlists.
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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