Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Twist And Shout / It's About Time Plus Swinging On A Star & Time Is On My Side E.P.s (Remastered) (1963-85/2004)

First time on CD for the second and third albums from Brian and the boys. The albums date from 1963 and 1965, the E.P.s from 1964 and 1965 they feature many tracks unavailable for nearly 40 years!

Brian Poole formed the Tremeloes in 1959 in Dagenham, Essex. A competent group, they turned professional after the first of many regular appearances on the leading British radio show, Saturday Club. Their speciality was other peo-ple's hits — they even recorded an album, Big Hits Of '62, fog Ace of Clubs. However, their fortunes turned with the beat boom when, despite an anachronistic appearance and ap-proach, they covered the popular Beatles' album track, `Twist And Shout', in summer 1963. It was the first of six Top Twenty hits, including `Do You Love Me', a No. 1. Poole's chart reign lasted only as long as the unqualified group fever, barely into 1965. In 1966, he left the Tremeloes (who continued successfully without him) for an abortive solo career and today follows his original chosen occupation, the family butcher's shop.