"Put Him Out of Your Mind" is a song by the band Dr. Feelgood. The track was recorded in 1979, and appeared on ''Let It Roll'', an album by Dr. Feelgood that was released in September that year. "Put Him Out of Your Mind" was also released as a

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in the UK in August 1979, a month prior to the album's issue. Written by band member

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and the

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Mike Vernon, the song was Dr. Feelgood's sixth and final

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. It reached number 73 in the

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, and spent just one week in the listing. The

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of the

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was "Bend Your Ear"; penned by Mayo and the

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, Lee Brilleaux (now

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). The joint recording was engineered by Dick Plant and John McGowan at the DJM Studios. The picture sleeve shown is of the German release, which was the only issue with a picture sleeve. In addition to ''Let It Roll'', the song later appeared on Dr. Feelgood's 1989

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, ''Singles - The UA Years''.

References

External links

Single details at Discogs.com
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