Birthday – THE PEDDLERS***

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The Peddlers were a British jazz-pop trio who gained a lot of airplay in the late 1960s but subsequently have been largely forgotten. Their third studio album Birthday was the most commercially successful. They were the kind of group that the trendy metropolitan over-30s of the time thought young people should be listening to. (UK:16)

“They are good instrumentalists, they are also very cheesy. For people who don't think David Clayton-Thomas is schmaltzy enough.”

“Great songs, classy, jazzy and masterful these guys are all superb musicians, ahead of their time in some respects with their sound.”

“What a fabulous sound. A band with real talent. A sound that will never age. They used to be known as the group the groups go to see, back in the sixties.”

“The Peddlers could be the absolute cool, or the cheesiest club band. You choose, I am still deciding. There is no denying the musicianship of these guys, it is faultless, but some of the standards, and slightly gimmicky playing, remind me of a rainy night in Blackpool.”

“They were the kind of jazz covers type band that used to proliferate in the late 60s early 70s. If you can overlook some lapses in taste, then this is an enjoyable romp through some good standards and a few originals. Approach with caution though, it is not really 'heavy' in any sense of the word, more like a fun romp or a relaxed evening in a chicken in a basket night club.”

“These guys have an originality that has never been copied or compromised. Great musicianship, unique arrangements, inspired playing.”

“I remember The Peddlers from the late sixties. They were a very exciting and classy club type band, just the thing for romantic couples. I love to hear those hypnotically mellow Hammond chords droning away in the background - there's nothing like it available to listen to today. The Peddlers had only a few years in the limelight, but their music was extremely good, a fusion of jazz, blues and pop.”