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Famous the world over these guys are rocking packed venues everywhere. Book Racey for a gig and you will get to hear those famous Top Ten Hits that we all know and love, including Some Girls, Boy Oh Boy, Baby It’s You, Run Around Sue and Lay Your Love On Me.
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Here you will find, EXCLUSIVE to Racey.net, the Authentic True Story of this 70s and 80s hits band and how it all began, right from the lads themselves.
All the true facts together with lots of archived pictures, and you can even request a FREE Autographed Photo.
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Recent news and videos
Stream or download ‘IT’S CHRISTMAS’! Out now!
Download or Stream Racey’s Christmas single from all major platforms. including Spotify, iTunes, YouTube Music and Amazon!
Racey’s New Single – It’s a Glorious Day
Watch Racey’s New Single – It’s a Glorious Day
History
Clive Wilson and Phil Fursdon attended the same school in Taunton Somerset, they were good friends and from a mutual interest in music formed a band in 1967 called ‘ Phoenix Press’. Phoenix Press’ played the length and breadth of the Country including such famous venue’s as The Marquee Club in London where they were spotted, which later lead to the band being signed to WEA Records. ‘Phoenix Press’ found themselves up against stiff opposition, they were 1 of 2 new signings fighting for fame in the tough music industry, the rival band was ‘America’, unfortunately for ‘Phoenix Press’, ‘America’ won the deal.
Clive was so determined not to fail knowing the talent the group had, he persisted until he got another recording deal with E.M.I. Records. A single ‘ Jerusalem’ was recorded and released but again sadly ‘Phoenix Press’ seemed fated, the single was deemed as inappropriate for radio air play due to the 7 day Arab Israeli war in the Middle East.
After these disappointments the band members went in different musical directions but Clive and Phil stayed faithful to ‘Phoenix Press’. They were later joined by Harvey Coles on bass and Gary Coombes on keyboards. Times were hard for the band, Gary Coombes eventually left to work on a cruise liner so auditions were held and thus Keyboard player Gary was replaced by Richard Gower.
