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The Royal Guardsmen - 1966-69 - Anthology
The Royal Guardsmen are a rock band from Ocala, Florida, a sextet originally composed of Bill Balough (bass), John Burdett (drums), Chris Nunley (vocals), Tom Richards (guitar), Billy Taylor (organ), and Barry Winslow (vocals/guitar). Rick Cosner replaced John Burdett on drums in 2006. The current band performs regularly around the United States. Originally known as the Posmen, the band adopted their anglophile moniker during the British Invasion, led by The Beatles and other British artists. They achieved fame with their second (vinyl) single, "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" in 1966, which was also the title of their first album the same year. It soon reached #2 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, remaining in the bestsellers for 12 weeks, with an eventual one million sale in early 1967 and a gold record from the R.I.A.A. in February 1967. Snoopy, the Red Baron, and aircraft became a recurring theme in their songs, though they did have some chart singles without those themes, including "Any Wednesday", "I Say Love", and the Top 40 hit "Baby Let's Wait", a re-release of their first single. The original group split in 1969.
01 - Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron 02 - The Return Of The Red Baron 03 - Airplane Song (My Airplane) 04 - Any Wednesday 05 - I Say Love 06 - Snoopy For President 07 - Baby Let's Wait 08 - Leaving Me 09 - It's Sopwith Camel Time 10 - Biplane Evermore 11 - Shot Down 12 - Searching For The Good Times 13 - Smallest Astronaut 14 - Mother, Where's Your Daughter 15 - Down Behind The Lines 16 - Om 17 - I'm A Man 18 - So You Want To Be A Rock'n Roll Star 19 - As Tears Go By 20 - Snoopy's Christmas
