Kaleidoscope (British band)

Having performed since 1963 under the name The Sidekicks, they became The Key in November 1965, before settling upon the name Kaleidoscope when they signed a deal with Fontana Records in January 1967 with the help of the music publisher Dick Leahy. The group consisted of Eddy Pumer on guitar, Steve Clark on bass and flute, and Danny Bridgman on drums and the vocalist Peter Daltrey, who also played various keyboard instruments. Most of the band's songs were compositions of Pumer's music and Daltrey's lyrics. Two months later, Tangerine Dream—also produced by Dick Leahy—was released. The album included "Flight From Ashiya", "Please Excuse My Face" and "Dive into Yesterday," now considered some of the band's best songs. Meanwhile, the band performed live on several BBC Radio shows. After the failure of Faintly Blowing, they released two more singles. ==Fairfield Parlour==

By the end of the decade, failing with their last single "Balloon", the band moved on with their new manager, DJ David Symonds, whom they met during the BBC sessions, under the name Fairfield Parlour, with the same lineup. Although now called a progressive rock band, their music did not change much, still including fairy-tale lyrics with psychedelic harmony. The band's first single as Fairfield Parlour, "Bordeaux Rosé", was released on 17 April 1970 on the Vertigo label. The band's fourth album, White Faced Lady, which they financed independently, was recorded in Morgan Studios in London. Attempts at finding a record company failed and the album was shelved until 1991 when it was released under the name Kaleidoscope on an independent label. The band's last appearance in the early days was at a concert in Bremen, Germany, in 1972. ==Band members==

• Eddy Pumer – lead guitar and organ (born Kenneth Edmund Pumer, 7 October 1947, Woolwich, South East London, died 21 September 2020) • Steve Clark – bass and flute (born 1946, died 1 May 1999 Chelsea Bridge, South West London) • Danny Bridgman – drums (born Daniel Bridgman in 1947) • Peter Daltrey – lead vocals and organ (born Peter James Daltrey, 25 March 1946, Bow, East London) ==Discography==

Singles as Kaleidoscope • "Flight from Ashiya" / "Holidaymaker" (Fontana TF 863, 15 September 1967) • "A Dream for Julie" / "Please Excuse My Face" (Fontana TF 895, 26 January 1968) • "Jenny Artichoke" / "Just How Much You Are" (Fontana TF 964, 6 September 1968) • "Flight from Ashiya" / "(Further Reflections) In the Room of Percussion" (Fontana 267 906 TF, 1968, Netherlands only) • "Do It Again for Jeffrey" / "Poem" (Fontana TF 1002, 14 March 1969) • "Balloon" / "If You So Wish" (Fontana TF 1048, 25 July 1969) • "Nursey, Nursey" (free with Bucketfull of Brains magazine) (BOB.23, 1 May 1989) as Fairfield Parlour • "Bordeaux Rose" / "Chalk on the Wall" (Vertigo 6059 003, 17 April 1970) • "Emily" / "Sunnyside Circus" (Vertigo 6059 032, 1970, Australia only) • "In My Box" / "Glorious House Of Arthur" (Vertigo 6059 017, 1970, France promo-only) • "Just Another Day" / "Caraminda" / "I Am All the Animals" / "Song for You" (Vertigo 6059 008, 24 July 1970) • "Eyewitness" / "Epilog" (Odeon OR-2903, 1970, Japan-only) • "Bordeaux Rose" / "Baby Stay for Tonight" (Prism PRI 1, 19 March 1976) • "Bordeaux Rose" / "Overture to White Faced Lady" (Decca Y-11212, 1976, Australia only) as Fairfield Parlour • From Home to Home (Vertigo, 14 August 1970) ==References==