The Snobs were a
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group active in the mid-1960s.
The group, originally known as The Apostles, got their break after meeting
Ivor Spencer, who became their manager.
They were best noted for their gimmick of performing in
18th-century period costumes, complete with buckle shoes and
powdered wigs.
Their debut single, "Buckle Shoe Stomp", was co-written by Spencer and released on
Decca Records in the UK in 1964.
The Snobs were hugely popular in
Sweden and
Denmark
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; Decca released a further Scandinavian single featuring covers of "
Heartbreak Hotel
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" and "
Giddy Up a Ding Dong".
The group travelled to the
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in 1964, where they played several concerts, appeared on ''
The Red Skelton Show
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'', and recorded a never-released cover of "
Love Potion No. 9" with producer
Gary S. Paxton.
The Snobs disbanded in 1965, having released only the two aforementioned singles.
Personnel
* Colin Sandland (lead guitar)
* Eddie Gilbert (drums)
* John Boulden (rhythm guitar)
* Pete Yerrell (bass guitar)
Discography
Singles
* "Buckle Shoe Stomp" (Sandland/
Spencer/Boulden) b/w "Stand and Deliver" (Sandland/Boulden) – Decca Records, 1964
* "Heartbreak Hotell"
'sic''(
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Durden/
Presley) b/w "Ding Dong"
'sic''(Bell/Lattanzi) – Decca Records, 1964
Videography
* ''The Snobs'' (
British Pathé, 1964)
References
External links
*
The Snobs' (British Pathé)
*
Buckleshoe Beat!(fan website)
Musical groups established in the 1960s
Musical groups disestablished in 1965
Beat groups
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