Family

:(This page is about the Leicester band. For the Bristol band of the same name, see Family(2)).
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Family were an English rock band, formed in Leicester in 1966. They came to London in 1967 and gained a contract with Reprise Records, for whom they recorded a series of albums before splitting up in 1973. Family were one of the most accomplished, popular and critically acclaimed bands to come out of the 1967-68 London "underground" scene, gigging regularly on the British club and college circuit and enjoying some commercial success, but unlike many of their contemporaries they never managed to win a large audience in the United States.
A fuller account of Family's career can be found at Wikipedia.
== Links to Peel ==
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Family were among Peel's favourite late 1960s artists and his affection for them remained, long after he had lost interest in most of the music he had played in that era. He seemed to see them as down-to-earth provincials, free from the London underground trendiness and snobbery which so dismayed him. They gained a reputation by gigging in London during 1967, and did their first Top Gear session in November of that year. Peel previewed their first single in his International Times column of 5 October 1967 ("There is a nice record forthcoming from the Family (A Tony Hall Enterprise)..."), attended the launch party for their debut single at the trendy London nightclub Sybilla's on 1 November 1967 (pictures here and here) and became a staunch supporter of the band. One of his wishes for 1969, expressed in his column in the I January 1969 issue of International Times, was "May the Family appear on Television" - and indeed they appeared on How Late It Is later that year.
Peel expressed a liking for singers with what he described as "extreme voices". Family's lead singer Roger Chapman could be placed in this category, with his throaty, sometimes harsh voice and an odd, bleating vibrato which at times sounded as if he was gargling.
As Sheila Ravenscroft recalls in Margrave Of The Marshes (p.286), Roger Chapman was one of the guests at Peel's wedding.
After Family split up, Chapman and Charlie Whitney formed Chapman-Whitney Streetwalkers (later known simply as Streetwalkers), who did four sessions for Peel, between 1974 and 1977.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*1976 Festive Fifty: The Weaver's Answer #42
== Peelenium ==
*Peelenium 1969: Hung Up Down
*Peelenium 1972: My Friend The Sun
== Sessions ==
"Second Generation Woman", "Dim" and "Observations From A Hill" from session #4, session #5 except for "Bring it on Home", and all of session #6 available on "BBC Radio Volume 1 1968 – 69" (2004, Hux Records), first two tracks of session #7 available on "BBC Radio Volume 3 1970" (2009, Hux Records) and sessions #8 and #9 available on "BBC Radio Volume 2 1971 – 73" (2004, Hux Records). Session #9 was also previously released on "The Peel Sessions" (1988, Strange Fruit).
All the tracks above plus "Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens", "The Breeze" and "Winter" from session #1, session #2, "Processions", "The Weaver's Answer" and "Me My Friend" from session #3, "How-Hi-The-Li" from session #4, "Bring it on Home" from session #5 and "Good New Bad News" from session #7 available on "At The BBC" (2018, Madfish). #7 available in full on Anyway: Remastered & Expanded Edition ((Esoteric, 2023).
1. Recorded: 1967-11-20. First Broadcast: 26 November 1967 (presented by Peel and Tommy Vance). Repeated: 24 December 1967 (presented by Peel and Vance). 
*Peace Of Mind / Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens / Voyage / The Breeze / Winter
2. Recorded: 1968-04-16. First Broadcast: 21 April 1968. Repeated: 26 May 1968.
*See Through Windows / Hey Mr. Policeman / 3 X Time / Old Songs New Songs
3. Recorded: 1968-07-29. First Broadcast: 04 August 1968. Repeated: 15 September 1968.
*Processions / The Weaver's Answer / Me My Friend / 3 X Time / The Breeze (first broadcast 15 September 1968)
4. Recorded: 1968-11-11. First Broadcast: 24 November 1968. Repeated: 05 January 1969.
*Dim / Second Generation Woman / How-Hi-The-Li / Observations From A Hill / Hometown (first broadcast 05 January 1969)
5. Recorded: 1969-03-11. First Broadcast: 30 March 1969 Repeated: 27 April 1969, 09 October 1973.
*Love In A Sleeper / I Sung 'Em The Way I Feel / Bring It On Home / A Song For Me
6. Recorded: 1969-07-28. First Broadcast: 03 August 1969. Repeated: 01 November 1969, 22 September 1975 (penultimate Top Gear).
*Drowned In Wine / Wheels / No Mule’s Fool / The Cat And The Rat
7. Recorded: 1970-08-10. First Broadcast: 05 September 1970. Repeated 05 December 1970.
*Holding The Compass / Lives And Ladies / Good News - Bad News
8. Recorded: 1971-07-02. First Broadcast: 17 July 1971. Repeated: 06 October 1971
*Save Some For Thee / Burning Bridges / In My Own Time / Seasons
9. Recorded: 1973-05-08. First Broadcast: 22 May 1973. Repeated 31 July 1973, 09 October 1973.
*Buffet Tea For Two / Boom Bang / Check Out 
;Chapman-Whitney Streetwalkers / Streetwalkers
Four sessions. Tracks marked * released on I'm Walking, Complete Streetwalkers 1974-77 15xCD boxset, 2016 (Madfish).
1. Recorded 1974-06-27. First broadcast 04 July 1974, repeated 01 August 1974
*Tokyo Rose* / Hangman* / Roxyanna* / Systematic Stealth* / Get Out Of My Life Woman*
2. Recorded 1975-08-21. First broadcast 28 August 1975, repeated 15 October 1975. 
*Burn It Down / Toenail Draggin'* / Crawfish*
3. Recorded 1976-06-08. First broadcast 18 June 1976. Repeated: 26 July 1976
*Daddy Rolling Stone* / Run For Cover* / Me Me Horse And Me Rum*
4. Recorded 1977-03-14. First broadcast 11 April 1977. Repeated: 03 May 1977, 09 June 1977
*Chilli Con Carrne / Mama Was Mad / Crazy Charade
== Live ==
*04 January 1970: Recorded 1970-01-01. First Peel concert show. Singer Roger Chapman was hit by flu, so the band were forced to reduce the length of their set and Tyrannosaurus Rex were added to the bill. Available on "BBC Radio Volume 3 1970" (2009, Hux Records) and  "At The BBC" (2018, Madfish)
#Love Is a Sleeper
#Stop for the Traffic
#93’s OK J
#Song for Sinking lovers
#Here Comes The Grin
*27 September 1970 Recording date unknown. Available on  "BBC Radio Volume 3 1970" (2009, Hux Records) and on on "At The BBC" (2018, Madfish) without John Peel's links
#Good News - Bad News
#Drowned In Wine
#Wheels
#Processions/No Mule’s Fool
#Holding The Compass
#Lives And Ladies
#Strange Band
#The Weaver’s Answer
#Blow By Blow
*28 December 1971: Recording date unknown. Repeated 19 August 1977. Released officially on "Live" (2003, Mystic Records) and on on "At The BBC" (2018, Madfish) with John Peel's links removed.
#Good News - Bad News
#Spanish Tide
#Part of the Load
#Drowned in Wine
#Holding The Compass
#Between Blue and Me
#Children
#In My Own Time
#Take Your Partners
#The Weaver's Answer
== Other Shows Played ==
(The following list was compiled only from the database of this site and is incomplete. Please add more information if known.)
;1967
*29 October 1967: Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens (7" - Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens / Gypsy Woman) Liberty
;1968
*07 July 1968: Me My Friend
*14 July 1968: Peace Of Mind (album - Music In A Doll's House) Reprise RSLP 6312
*21 July 1968: Me My Friend (album - Music In A Doll's House) Reprise RSLP 6312 separate play to the above
*21 July 1968: Variation On A Theme Of "Hey Mr. Policeman" (album - Music In A Doll's House) Reprise RSLP 6312
*28 July 1968: The Breeze (album - Music In A Doll's House) Reprise RSLP 6312
*18 August 1968: Voyage (album - Music In A Doll's House) Reprise RSLP 6312
*10 November 1968: Second Generation Woman (7") Reprise
;1969
*02 March 1969: Hung Up Down (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise RSLP 6340
*09 March 1969: Dim (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise RSLP 6340
*16 March 1969: The Weaver's Answer (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise RSLP 6340
*23 March 1969: Processions (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise RSLP 6340
*02 April 1969: Processions (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise RSLP 6340 John mentions he has already played it on Top Gear
*06 April 1969: Summer '67 (LP - Family Entertainment) Reprise
*20 April 1969: How-Hi-The-Li (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise RSLP 6340 John mentions that he is playing all of the tracks from the LP during this time
*25 May 1969: From Past Archives (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise RSLP 6340
*27 September 1969: No Mule’s Fool (single) Reprise
*11 October 1969: No Mule’s Fool (single) Reprise
*08 November 1969: No Mule’s Fool (single) Reprise
*06 December 1969: Hey - Let It Rock (LP - A Song For Me) Reprise
*13 December 1969: Drowned In Wine (LP - A Song For Me) Reprise
*27 December 1969: Cat And The Rat (session) (Christmas special)
;1970
*17 January 1970: Love Is A Sleeper (LP - A Song For me) Reprise
*31 January 1970: Drowned In Wine (LP - A Song For Me) Reprise
*18 July 1970: Strange Band (7") Reprise
*01 August 1970: Strange Band (b-side of single - Strange Band) Reprise
*Family - John Peel Sunday Concert 27/9/70 + others: Strange Band
*Family - John Peel Sunday Concert 27/9/70 + others: Hung Up Down
*17 October 1970: Lives And Ladies (album - Anyway) Reprise RSX 9005
*31 October 1970: Part Of The Load (album - Anyway) Reprise RSX 9005
*26 December 1970: Lives And Ladies (session) (Carol Concert special)
;1972
*11 August 1972: The Rocking R’s (single b-side Burlesque) Reprise
*11 August 1972: Burlesque (single) Reprise
*22 August 1972: Burlesque (LP - Bandstand) Reprise
*22 August 1972: Ready To Go (LP - Bandstand) Reprise
*01 September 1972: Burlesque (single) Reprise
*05 September 1972: Bolero Babe (LP - Bandstand) Reprise
*12 September 1972: Broken Nose (LP - Bandstand) Reprise
*15 September 1972: Ready To Go (LP - Bandstand) Reprise
*22 September 1972: My Friend The Sun (LP - Bandstand) Reprise
*29 September 1972: Glove LP - Bandstand) Reprise
;1973
*19 April 1973: Boom Bang (single) Raft
*26 April 1973: Boom Bang (single) Raft
*24 July 1973: Lives And Ladies (LP: Anyway) Reprise
*25 September 1973: Leroy (album - It's Only A Movie) Raft
*04 October 1973: Boots 'N' Roots (album - It's Only A Movie) Raft
*11 October 1973: Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens (7") Liberty
*11 October 1973: Processions (LP - Family Entertainment) Reprise
*11 October 1973: Hung Up Down (LP - Family Entertainment) Reprise
*11 October 1973: Suspicion (LP - It's Only A Movie) Raft
*16 October 1973 or 18 October 1973: Check Out (LP - It's Only A Movie) Raft
;1975
*26 May 1975: My Friend The Sun (single) Reprise
;1976
*10 August 1976: My Friend The Sun (album - Bandstand) Reprise K 54006 (Restrospective show)
*10 August 1976: In My Own Time (7") Reprise K 14090 (Restrospective show)
*10 August 1976: Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens (7") Liberty LBF 15031 (Restrospective show)
*10 August 1976: Second Generation Woman (7") Reprise RS 23315 (Restrospective show)
*10 August 1976: The Breeze (album - Music In A Doll's House) Reprise RSLP 6312 (Restrospective show)
*10 August 1976: No Mule's Fool (7") Reprise RS.27001 (Restrospective show)
*10 August 1976: The Weaver's Answer (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise RSLP 6340 (Restrospective show)
*10 August 1976: Burlesque (album - Bandstand) Reprise K 54006 (Restrospective show)
*10 August 1976: Boom Bang (7") Raft RA 18501 (Restrospective show)
*27 December 1976: The Weaver's Answer (LP – Best Of Family) Reprise FF#42
;1977
*08 April 1977: Can't Come In (album - Vicious But Fair) Vertigo 
*03 October 1977: Burlesque (single) Reprise (10 years of Peel on R1, listeners choice)
*04 October 1977: My Friend The Sun (LP - Bandstand) Reprise (10 years of Peel on R1, listeners choice)
;1978
*15 June 1978: Burlesque (7") Reprise
;1980
*18 September 1980: Lives And Ladies (album - Anyway) Reprise RSX 9005
;1981
*30 November 1981: My Friend The Sun (album - Rise) Rebecca BEC 777
*Peel November 1981 to January 1982: The Weaver's Answer (album - Rise) Rebecca BEC 777
;1982
*19 January 1982: My Friend The Sun (LP - Rise) Rebecca
;1983
*23 June 1983: Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens (7") Liberty LBF 15031
;1988
*07 December 1988: Boom Bang (session) (EP - Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
;1990
*25 November 1990: Processions (LP - Family Entertainment) Reprise
;1992
*03 October 1992: My Friend The Sun
;1993
*12 March 1993: In My Own Time
*17 December 1993: Voyage (LP-Music In A Doll's House) Reprise
;1994
*08 January 1994 (BFBS): Voyage (album - Music In A Dolls House) Reprise
;1996
*18 August 1996: Hung Up Down (LP - Family Entertainment) Reprise
;1997
*26 June 1997: My Friend The Sun
*11 September 1997 (BBC World Service): My Friend The Sun (LP - Bandstand) Reprise
*11 November 1997: The Weaver's Answer (LP - Family Entertainment) Reprise
;1999
*09 November 1999: Hung Up Down (LP-Family Entertainment) Reprise (Peelenium 1969)
*16 November 1999: My Friend The Sun (LP-Bandstand) Reprise (Peelenium 1972)
;2003
*30 January 2003 (Radio Eins): Observations From A Hill (album - Family Entertainment) Reprise
;2004
*July 2004 (FSK): The Weaver's Answer (CD - BBC Radio Volume 1 1968 - 69) Hux
*08 July 2004: The Weaver's Answer (LP- BBC Radio Vol. 1 1968-69) Hux
*13 July 2004: The Breeze (LP - BBC Radio Vol. 1 1968 - 69) Hux
*17 July 2004 (BBC World Service): The Weaver's Answer (LP- BBC Radio Vol. 1 1968-69) Hux
*20 July 2004: No Mule's Fool (LP - BBC Radio Vol.1 1968-69) Hux
*24 July 2004 (BBC World Service): The Breeze (LP - BBC Radio Vol. 1 1968 - 69) Hux
*28 September 2004: Strange Band" (LP - Family BBC Radio 1971 - 73) Hux
*October 2004 (FSK): Strange Band (CD - BBC Radio Volume 2 1971 - 73) Hux
*03 November 2004 (Rob Da Bank): ‘Procession’/ ‘No Mules Fool’ (LP- BBC Sessions) - (Hux Records)
;Chapman-Whitney Streetwalkers / Streetwalkers
*01 October 1975: Raingame (LP - Downtown Flyers) Vertigo (JP: 'Always nice...')
*02 October 1975: Miller (LP - Downtown Flyers) Vertigo
*19 May 1976: Daddy Rolling Stone (LP - Red Card) Vertigo
*15 June 1976: Daddy Rolling Stone (7") Vertigo
*10 August 1976: Tonenail Draggin' (album - Downtown Flyers) Vertigo (Family retrospective show)
*10 August 1976: Daddy Rolling Stone (7") Vertigo (Family retrospective show)
*10 January 1977: ‘Vicious But Fair’ LP played in full
*PM002: Can't Come In (album - Vicious But Fair) Vertigo
*04 August 1977: Daddy Rolling Stone (album - Red Card) 
*10 August 1978: Daddy Rolling Stone (LP – Red Card) Vertigo
*18 August 1978: Run For Cover (album - Red Card)
*31 August 1978: Toenail Draggin' (album - Downtown Flyers) Vertigo
== See Also ==
*Roger Chapman
*Stud
*Record Collection: V&A LPs
*ABC Of Beauty
*Singles
*Sounds Playlist
*Album Plays
*Cover Versions
*Gigography 1967 
*Gigography 1968
*Gigography 1969 
*Gigography 1970 
*Gigography 1972
*Gigography 1974 (Streetwalkers)
*Liberty Records
*International Times: Perfumed Garden Column
*Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns
*Sounds
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Family Bandstand
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