Blue Mink

Blue Mink was a British pop group who had some success in the UK 1969-1973.

Group

Roger Coulam (organ) founded the band in the fall of 1969, with Madeline Bell ( vocals), Roger Cook ( vocals), Herbie Flowers (bass) and Barry Morgan (drums). Most of the songs were written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. The two were in the 1960s was already a successful songwriter.

In her biggest hit Melting Pot - the end of 1969 3rd place in the UK - they recommend, but just to throw the whole of humanity regardless of ethnic origin or religious belief in a huge pot, and as long stir, until finally all the same ( " coffee - brown " ) would be, and Mick Jagger and his then-girlfriend Marianne Faithfull, they explain that life could also be very beautiful.

Herbie Flowers played bass as a session musician on numerous albums known performers. Among other things, on Tumbleweed Connection and Madman Across the Water by Elton John (1970 /71), Diamond Dogs by David Bowie (1974 ), Nilsson Schmilsson (1971 ), Transformer by Lou Reed ( 1972), Cat Stevens Foreigner (1973 ), rock on by David Essex (1973 ), Dandy in the Underworld by T. Rex (1977 ) and on the concept album Jeff Wayne 's Musical version of the War of the Worlds (1978 ) where his virtuoso playing particularly comes into its own.

Discography

Hits

• Melting Pot (1969 )
• Good Morning Freedom ( 1970)
• Our World (1970 )
• Banner Man ( 1971)
• Stay with Me (1972 )
• By the Devil ( I Was Tempted ) ( 1973)
• Randy (1973 )

Albums

• Blue Mink (1969 )
• Our World (1970 )
• A Time of Change (1972 )
• Only When I Laugh ( 1973)
• Fruity (1974 )
• Attention ( Compilation, 1975)
• Collection: Blue Mink ( compilation 1978)