| Blossom Toes | |
| Origin: | London, England |
| Genre: | Psychedelic rock, acid rock, freakbeat, hard rock |
| Years Active: | 1966–1970 |
| Label: | Marmalade (Polydor) |
| Associated Acts: | Family, B.B. Blunder |
| Website: | blossomtoes.co.uk |
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Blossom Toes were a British psychedelic rock band active between 1966 and 1970. Initially known as The Ingoes,[1] they were renamed and signed to the Marmalade record label of manager Giorgio Gomelsky. The original line-up comprised Brian Godding (19 August 1945 - 26 November 2023, Monmouth, South Wales) (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Jim Cregan (born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset) (guitar, vocals), Brian Belshaw (born 25 February 1944, Wigan, Lancashire) (bass, vocals), and Kevin Westlake (born Kevin Patrick Westlake, 5 March 1947, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (drums).[2]
The band's debut album, We Are Ever So Clean, was issued on 3 November 1967[3] It was included in Record Collectors list of the "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records".[4]
If Only For A Moment saw the band taking a noticeably heavier direction,[5] with Cregan and Godding's distinctive two-part guitar harmonies playing a prominent role. At this point Westlake left, and was replaced by John "Poli" Palmer, and then Barry Reeves.[5]
The band quit in 1970. Belshaw and Godding rejoined Westlake in B.B. Blunder, Cregan formed Stud with John Wilson and Charlie McCracken, before joining Family, as did Palmer.[5]
The Blossom Toes contributed music to La Collectionneuse (1967), a film by French director Éric Rohmer, and also appeared in "Popdown" (1967) by Fred Marshall.
As THE INGOES: