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Nigel Olsson (drummer) : I was with a band called Plastic Penny since the mid-1960s. They were put together by the record company.
Page One Records, which was a subsidiary of Dick James Music, had got this song, Everything I Am, and they went into studio with session guys, cut the song, and put it out. And it started going on the charts. So they were madly scrambling to put a band together to promote that record. And they were auditioning lots of people. And in this business it's all about who you know and where you are. A talent scout guy in Sunderland, where I lived, was looking for a guitar player and drummer for this band. At that stage, I was playing with local bands in Sunderland. He said 'would you guys [Nigel and Mick Grabham] like to come down to London and audition?' We said 'give us the [train] ticket and we're there.'
We went to the studio at Dick James in Oxford Street, and got the gig. The record made position 6 on the UK charts. We made two albums, but nothing ever came of them. We were one of the original one-hit wonders … but it put me in the right circle. We were handled by the Dick James organisation. Elton (John) and Bernie (Taupin) were staff songwriters. On the books were Gerry And The Pacemakers, Spencer Davis Group, and The Beatles. Elton would come in to do demos, and if I was available I'd do drumming on them.
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Page One Records, which was a subsidiary of Dick James Music, had got this song, Everything I Am, and they went into studio with session guys, cut the song, and put it out. And it started going on the charts. So they were madly scrambling to put a band together to promote that record. And they were auditioning lots of people. And in this business it's all about who you know and where you are. A talent scout guy in Sunderland, where I lived, was looking for a guitar player and drummer for this band. At that stage, I was playing with local bands in Sunderland. He said 'would you guys [Nigel and Mick Grabham] like to come down to London and audition?' We said 'give us the [train] ticket and we're there.'
We went to the studio at Dick James in Oxford Street, and got the gig. The record made position 6 on the UK charts. We made two albums, but nothing ever came of them. We were one of the original one-hit wonders … but it put me in the right circle. We were handled by the Dick James organisation. Elton (John) and Bernie (Taupin) were staff songwriters. On the books were Gerry And The Pacemakers, Spencer Davis Group, and The Beatles. Elton would come in to do demos, and if I was available I'd do drumming on them.
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