Jason Crest (formerly The Good Thing Brigade) were an English,

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based psychedelic pop group, active from around 1967 to 1969. Despite releasing five singles on

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from 1967 to 1968, (including a cover of

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's "(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree"), the band were never commercially successful and disbanded towards the end of the 1960s when their

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with Philips expired. However, the singles "Black Mass", "Turquoise Tandem Cycle", "(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree" and "Place in the Sun" have all appeared on the ''Rubble'' collection of British psychedelia and freakbeat, and the band garnered a modest

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reputation. Jason Crest's fourth single, " Waterloo Road" (1968), was adapted into French as "Les Champs-Élysées" by singer Joe Dassin and reached number one in

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Band members

*Terry Clarke (vocals) *Terry Dobson (

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) *Derek Smallcombe (

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) *Moe Lester (

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) (replaced by John Selley after third single) *Roger Siggery (

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)

Discography

Singles

*"Turquoise Tandem Cycle" / "Good Life" (Philips BF 1633) *"Juliano the Bull" / "Two by the Sea" (Philips BF 1650) *"(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree" (

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) / "Patricia's Dream" (Philips BF 1687) *" Waterloo Road" / "Education" (Philips BF 1752) *"Place in the Sun" / "Black Mass" (Philips BF 1809)

Compilation albums

* ''The Collected Works of Jason Crest'' (Wooden Hill WHCD006) – CD only * ''Radio Sessions'' (Tenth Planet TP 041) –

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only

External links

Jason Crest at Marmalade Skies
English psychedelic rock music groups Musical groups established in 1967 {{England-band-stub