CHERRY SMASH

Cherry Smash was formed in 1967 in Gosport, England, a town just west of Portsmouth, across the Portsmouth Harbor. Members included Mark Tuddenham (lead vocals), Graham Hunt (bass), John Curtis (guitar), Mick Gill (guitar) and Bryan Sebastian (guitar, vocals) who was Mike Hugg's (of Manfred Mann) brother.

The band was together for about two years and managed to release three singles during that time. The A-side of their first 45, the excellent 'Sing Songs Of Love' was written by Mike Hugg and Mick Gill and was featured on Manfred Mann's 1968 'Up The Junction' motion picture soundtrack. Gill left soon after this and wasn't replaced.

The A-side of their third 45 is an excellent up-tempo and Mike Hugg produced cover of Tony Hazzard's 'Fade Away Maureen'. The B-side of that record, 'Green Plant', is a Tokens cover and also quite good in its own quirky way. After little commercial success, the group finally called it quits in 1969.

  DISCOGRAPHY

SINGLES

Cherry Smash - Fade Away Maureen (Original 45 Label: Decca F.12884, A - February 1969) Cherry Smash - Green Plant (Original 45 Label: Decca F.12884, B - February 1969) Cherry Smash - Sing Songs Of Love (Original 45 Label: Track 604 017, A - December 1967)

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