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The New Vaudeville Band - 1967 - Winchester Cathedral

The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens in 1966 to record his novelty composition "Winchester Cathedral", a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s and a Rudy Vallee megaphone style vocal. To his surprise, the song became a transatlantic hit that autumn, reaching the Top 10 in the UK and rising to #1 in the U.S. Global sales of the single were over three million. The track also won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song in 1967. The lead vocal was sung by John Carter, formerly of The Ivy League, who had sung on the demo of the record, which Stephens decided to keep for the commercial release. An initial long-playing album was also issued in late 1966 by Fontana Records, also titled Winchester Cathedral.

01 - Winchester Cathedral
02 - Diana goodbye
03 - 14 Lovely Women
04 - Green Street Green
05 - That's All For Now Sugar Baby
06 - Shirl
07 - Holiday Inn
08 - Sadie Moonshine
09 - Tap Your Feet
10 - Amy
11 - Peek-A-Boo
12 - Rosie
13 - I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet
14 - Finchley Central

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