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Tracklisting & More Information
Formed in London in 1964, the Artwoods consisted of Arthur (Art) Wood on vocals, Derek Griffiths on guitar, Malcolm Pool on bass, Jon Lord on organ and Keef Hartley on drums. Art is the elder brother of Ronnie Wood. Red Bludd's Blusicians had been formed in 1963 and the Artwoods were formed following the departure of Don "Red Bludd" Wilson who played bass and Red Dunnage the drummer. Jon Lord came from the Bill Ashton Combo while Art Wood has sung with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. Keef had previously played with Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, replacing a certain Ringo Starr, and Freddie Starr and the Midnighters.
The Artwoods gained a reputation as the hardest working R & B band on the circuit. The live set consisted of both Chicago Blues standards and original material. Many appearances were made on the top UK pop TV show Ready, Steady Go. Originally the groups mimed to songs but, over time, more and more live performances were allowed. The Artwoods performed on the first Ready Steady Goes Live. Tom Jones mimed to It's Not Unusual on the show. The Kinks and Donovan played live and the Artwoods promoted their first single Sweet Mary.
The group was very popular in the clubs around London but they never equalled this on record despite releasing an LP, an EP and a string of singles. The only chart single was the 1966 I Take What I Want although this is not corroborated by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. This was a cover of a Sam & Dave song.
1. Sweet Mary
2. If I Ever Get My Hands on You
3. Oh My Love
4. Big City
5. Goodbye Sisters
6. She Knows What to Do
7. I Take What I Want
8. I'm Looking for a Saxophone Doubling French Horn Wearing Size 37 Boots
9. I Feel Good
10. Molly Anderson Cookery Book
11. What Shall I Do
12. In the Deep End
13. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
14. Al's Party
15. These Boots Are Made for Walking
16. Taste of Honey
17. Our Man Flint
18. Routine
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