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'''The End''' were a British band formed in [[1965]] by [[Dave Brown]] and [[Colin Griffin]] following the demise of [[The Innocents]]. [[Nick Graham (musician)|Nick Graham]] and [[John Horton]] joined from [[Dickie Pride]]'s backing group, [[The Original Topics]], whilst [[Roger Groom]], formerly of [[The Tuxedos]], completed the lineup. The band was produced by [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stone]] [[Bill Wyman]], who arranged for them to tour with his group, as well as acts [[The Spencer Davis Group]], [[The Moody Blues]] and [[Unit 4 + 2]]. After the tour, Grooms quit and was replaced by [[Hugh Atwooll]], an old friend of Graham. Horton would also quit, but continued to work with the band on their second single, 'Shades of Orange', which featured the late [[Nicky Hopkins]] on harpsichord.<ref>http://chocoreve.blogspot.com/2005/10/end-introspection.html</ref>
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'''The End''' was a British [[psychedelic pop]] band formed in 1965 by Dave Brown (bass, vocals) and Colin Giffin (guitar, lead vocals) following the demise of The Innocents. [[Nicky Graham|Nick Graham]] (keyboards, vocals) and John Horton (saxophone) joined from [[Dickie Pride]]'s backing group, The Original Topics, and Roger Groom (drums) of The Tuxedos completed the line-up.<ref name="Larkin60">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0149-X|page=179}}</ref> The band was produced by [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stone]] [[Bill Wyman]], who arranged for them to tour with his group.<ref name="Larkin60"/> After the tour, Grooms quit and was replaced by Hugh Atwooll, an old friend of Graham.<ref name="Larkin60"/> Horton would also quit, but continued to work with the band on their second single, "Shades of Orange". In 1969, the band released their only album, ''Introspection''.<ref name="AM">{{cite web | title= The End| url= {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17318/biography|pure_url=yes}}| website= [[AllMusic]]| author= Mills, Jon 'Mojo'| date= c. 2009| access-date=17 May 2009}}</ref> A compilation album entitled ''From Beginning To End'' is available on Spotify. It contains 61 songs and has a publication date of 1996.
Following the single's release, Gordon Smith also left and was replaced by former Mode guitarist Terry Taylor. The band then decamped to Spain, where several singles were released domestically, including 'Why', a Top Five hit in April 1967. By Christmas 1968, both Colin Giffin and Hugh Attwooll had left, resulting in the addition of a new drummer, Paul Francis; however, with the arrival of another Mode band member, Jim Henderson, the band slowly metamorphosed into the more progressive-sounding [[Tucky Buzzard]].<ref>http://chrisgoesrocks.blogspot.com/2007/09/end-introspection-good-uk-psychedelia.html</ref>


John Horton died on 25 September 2023, at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite news |title=John 'Jelly' Horton |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/john-jelly-horton-7c6rg6lfq |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=The Times |date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
The band, nonetheless, to record a studio album for [[Decca Records|Decca]], [[Introspection]]; however, due to the band's untimely breakup and The Rolling Stones' fallout with manager Allen Klein, the album was shelved until its official release a year later in December 1969.<ref>http://thealwaysbluesociety.blogspot.com/2008/02/end-introspection-1969.html</ref> Although a commercial failure during the time of its release, the album is now viewed as one of the finest examples of British psychedelia.<ref>http://chrisgoesrocks.blogspot.com/2007/09/end-introspection-good-uk-psychedelia.html</ref>


They are not to be confused with the similarly named California band, who released two singles for Kabron Records in 1966&ndash;67.
==Notes==
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==External Links==
==Discography==
* ''Introspection'' ([[Decca Records|Decca]], 1969)
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:a9fqxqy5ldke~T1 All Music Guide Entry]
* ''End'' ([[EMI|EMidisc]], 1970)
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* [http://www.marmalade-skies.co.uk/end.htm Biography: 'Shades of the End']
* ''The Last Word'' (Tenth Planet, 2000)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.discogs.com/artists/291207|title=End (2)|website=Discogs.com|access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.marmalade-skies.co.uk/end.htm Biography: "Shades of The End"]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=116&v=0EMHtjrjWFU The End por la Gran Vía 1,2,3, al escondite inglés]

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Latest revision as of 04:38, 11 December 2024

The End
GenresPsychedelic pop[1]
Years active1965–1970
Past membersDave Brown
Colin Giffin
Nick Graham
John Horton
Hugh Atwooll

The End was a British psychedelic pop band formed in 1965 by Dave Brown (bass, vocals) and Colin Giffin (guitar, lead vocals) following the demise of The Innocents. Nick Graham (keyboards, vocals) and John Horton (saxophone) joined from Dickie Pride's backing group, The Original Topics, and Roger Groom (drums) of The Tuxedos completed the line-up.[2] The band was produced by Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, who arranged for them to tour with his group.[2] After the tour, Grooms quit and was replaced by Hugh Atwooll, an old friend of Graham.[2] Horton would also quit, but continued to work with the band on their second single, "Shades of Orange". In 1969, the band released their only album, Introspection.[1] A compilation album entitled From Beginning To End is available on Spotify. It contains 61 songs and has a publication date of 1996.

John Horton died on 25 September 2023, at the age of 77.[3]

They are not to be confused with the similarly named California band, who released two singles for Kabron Records in 1966–67.

Discography

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  • Introspection (Decca, 1969)
  • End (EMidisc, 1970)
  • The Last Word (Tenth Planet, 2000)[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mills, Jon 'Mojo' (c. 2009). "The End". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 179. ISBN 0-7535-0149-X.
  3. ^ "John 'Jelly' Horton". The Times. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "End (2)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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