The Troop - On the spotlight (Pre The Sweet 1960's featuring Brian Connolly) (Ultra Rare)

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11 жыл бұрын

This band definitely includes Brian Connolly, & also predates his first known band "Wainwright's Gentlemen". This acetate is an EP and has two tracks per side. All the tracks are credited as being written by "McManus, Eldridge". Brian Connolly's original surname was "McManus". He was fostered, aged 2, by a couple with the surname McManus. He changed his surname to "Connolly" when he discovered that he was fostered. His birth mother's surname was Connolly.
Interestingly one track, "On The Spotlight", is exactly the same track as "Spotlight", which features on "The Sweet's" debut LP "Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be". On this LP the track is credited as being written by "Connolly, Priest, Scott, Tucker". i.e., all four members of The Sweet.
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About 6 years ago we acquired a record collection that included a handful of original 1960’s acetates. We kept the acetates back because there were some very interesting items, & there was a lot of research to be done. We have now decided to sell these acetates.
The most interesting acetate is an undocumented early release from the future “The Sweet” lead vocalist Brian Connolly. The band is called “The Troop”. I cannot find any mention of this band on any “Sweet” website. Therefore this is a really important discovery!

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@2008PLS 15 күн бұрын

Brian was such gifted singer and front man. He really deserved all the success he received. It's really a tragedy how his life ended. RIP Brian

@rosannag.8172 3 жыл бұрын

Brian 😍 R.I.P. sweet angel 💕

@micknordstrom2591 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's Brian alright!

@sveinsigurdgismarvik4445 4 жыл бұрын

The early beginning of a Top Group.

@misseskingsten1235 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice, younger Sweet Voices. 💗 with 60te Sound. I miss the Band very mutch 😢😭🙁💔

@johnpolitis7929 Жыл бұрын

@Ger Bee Sweet still does exist, but this is referring to the band's different sound. I think when he says he misses the band, I think he's saying he misses that 60s sound that no longer exists in Sweet.

@lindahubbuck6451 2 жыл бұрын

Brian sounds Amazing

@mariapotorti6004 Ай бұрын

Bellissima canzone mi piace tantissimo.La voce giovanile di Brian Francis 💯👏❤️.

@Jupiterapolisstar 11 жыл бұрын

This was a sweet song later on

@ellenr.3409 7 жыл бұрын

Nice old song with Brian Connolly´s voice.

@michaelnappert2248 2 жыл бұрын

damals war Brian der Songwriter, Andy hätte es nie gebraucht wenn Frank geblieben wäre ;)

@verenaschmidt4016 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelnappert2248 Hey Michael,ich finde du hast vollkommen Recht! Ein schöner Kommentar! 🤗😄👍

@michaelnappert2248 2 жыл бұрын

@@verenaschmidt4016 ui , Dank dir 😁

@verenaschmidt4016 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelnappert2248 Hey,diesen Kommentar finde ich echt super und sowas von wahr!

@verenaschmidt4016 Жыл бұрын

Sorry,hab ich ja schon geschrieben!

@carollopez6266 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome I love Sweet 💞😽🥰

@gustavoadolfoorregotoro4656 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for finding this unique piece, what a great group it was, I'm still listening to it and it sounds better and better.

@elizabethbyrne8734 5 жыл бұрын

Brian Brian Brian! xxxxxx

@pleun315 2 ай бұрын

Who ??

@isabellabeeley6503 8 жыл бұрын

great to hear brian in fine form on this early acetate.

@reginaheinrich6884 8 жыл бұрын

Yes it is wonderful

@silverdragon710 5 жыл бұрын

He sounds bit blues i think. Definitely got better as time progressed!

@pleun315 2 ай бұрын

Awesome song, its magic every now and then a rare song pops up. Thanks for sharing, Sweet forever ❤❤❤❤❤ hi from Holland

@ednaguerrero2523 Ай бұрын

Awesome thanks for sharing 🎉❤🎉❤❤

@kittyplay9410 Ай бұрын

This pic has Brian, Steve, and Mick. Andy was later on.

@386347010 9 жыл бұрын

Great!

@gabisehmisch52 7 жыл бұрын

O der junge Brian & Mick 👍👍👍👍

@user-hr6uu1jx1z Жыл бұрын

Трудно было узнать ,в этих ещё "зеленных " юнцах ,нашу старую легенду Свит ! Это были ещё ,первые шаги к своей карьере !

@bergerfonkoenig6997 4 жыл бұрын

Wow !!! I like This very, very much !!! Brian is singing here, like John Lennon himself ! P.S.: And This is The Ultra Rare really !!! ...And this photo was taken from their 45 RPM of the 1968-th year, where just they were like "The Sweet" officially !..

@DreamerOfTheLane 9 жыл бұрын

Wow that's great, thank you!

@revengerabbit2058 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I heard The Sweet's version of this and thought their version sounded 60s influenced / older than their other material. Now I know why!

@michaelmullin9540 3 жыл бұрын

Blows queen away they were probably still at school when this was recorded lol

@mickwarnie8707 2 жыл бұрын

@@farrellvanessa sweet formed in 68 this is several bands before brian was in sweet so must be well before 68. Although the pic is around 68.

@nillisomega60 9 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

@PopaJo 6 жыл бұрын

Un très grand groupe......

@bilkrimson 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this

@RedViking2020 2 жыл бұрын

Blimey,forget how close the 60s are to the 70s. Nice find. Bit of a ' Blockbuster.'

@mickwarnie8707 2 жыл бұрын

Its nothing like blockbuster but the forunner to sweets spotlight

@michelynm1507 Ай бұрын

Superbe!

@xy6240 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@malbergmaan1810 9 жыл бұрын

brian original surname is connolly is foster parents called mcmanus

@Fauletrix 9 жыл бұрын

Great! But I'm missing "Don't Go" from this acetate. Please give it to us!

@bergerfonkoenig6997 4 жыл бұрын

@ Enno Dymmelmeier. Dear Friend ! I've inspected: there is not this song, named by you, here, on "YT", really. And it's so sad, indeed. But, maybe, it'll appearing here some later, if the autor of this channel will find it and upload here. Hoping very much too !

@dmccombe7 21 күн бұрын

Also looks like Mick Tucker on left and Steve Priest on the right.?

@wolframtichy1777 8 күн бұрын

Yep, Andy Scott is absent.

@seanmiland 10 жыл бұрын

So, about 1/2 the song is the same as The Sweets evolved version. The Sweet cutout some parts and added others. IMO both are great however.

@vincentdelhommeau4667 2 жыл бұрын

Version originelle,brut mais excellente.

@arnieramsbottom704 7 жыл бұрын

That is Brian singing and if you don't know that you are no fan

@melissafuson9351 5 жыл бұрын

Arnie Ramsbottom oh Arnie stop being so dramatic 🤣

@badcoach2000 9 жыл бұрын

Isn't that Mick Tucker on the left and Steve Priest on the right?

@pejoha 9 жыл бұрын

badcoach2000

@mickwarnie8707 8 жыл бұрын

yes its a pic of sweet with brian also but the song is pre sweet with brian on vocals

@sallyannekolarmoa6694 7 жыл бұрын

badcoach2000 yes that right it's mick tucker and Steve prest

@sweetpurple8812 4 ай бұрын

Not the full song

@pleun315 2 ай бұрын

Not ?

@sweetpurple8812 2 ай бұрын

@@pleun315 no its cut off

@stty1405 Жыл бұрын

This wasn't pre-sweet. It was the B side of Alexander Graham Bell, released in '71.

@pejoha Жыл бұрын

Listen to it this is not the version on b-side alexander, it's a different version that The Troop did before they changed their name to sweetshop, The sweet finally Sweet

@stty1405 Жыл бұрын

@@pejoha While this might be a demo, it wasn't played by a band named The Troop with these four members. Brian wrote the song with with guitarist Chris Eldridge (not depicted in this photo). The Troop did not change their name to Sweetshop. Brian and Mick were with Wainwright’s Gentlemen prior to forming Sweetshop. That's Frank Torpey in that pic, the first lead guitarist for Sweet and he said they never had a band called the Troop.

@pejoha Жыл бұрын

@@stty1405 It's a EP circulating with these 3 songs recorded late 60s & the band is called The Troop including Brian C at least from Sweet, not sure it's any more sweet members, kind of hard getting any info. The pic is wrong yes, I found these tracks with some info a long time ago on the net...

@pejoha Жыл бұрын

some info & pics of the acetate vinylrevolutions.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/rare-1960s-acetates-including-an-undocumented-early-release-from-the-sweet-lead-vocalist-brian-connolly/

@farrellvanessa Жыл бұрын

@@pejoha Yes. I've seen this link. The lineup featured Brian, Chris Eldridge and Lee Mordecai (guitars), Mark Conway (bass) and Martin Lass (drums). If the limited info found online is accurate that is. You're correct in saying there's limited info out there. And it makes sense that it wouldn't be on Sweet's website, especially since Andy didn't even know Brian in "65 and is the one promoting The Sweet name today. Generation X was the band in question according to Michael's Sweet book. He's covered those lads from birth to post Sweet. I did have an opportunity to ask Frank (who's in the photo) if he knew anything about The Troop and one of the tracks mentioned and he knew nothing about it.