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This fourpiece were derived from a group
that came together in Liverpool as the Four Jays in 1959; they
were Brian O'Hara, Joe Bower, Billy Hatton and Brian Redman.
These later became the 'Four Mosts' because they discovered another
group calling themselves by the same name. By the time that Brian
Epstein 'discovered' them they had become the Fourmost and the
line-up had evolved to that shown above. Epstein's connection
with the Beatles proved to be of great value, and just as he'd
done with Billy J. Kramer, he managed to secure 'surplus' songs
from messrs Lennon and McCartney. The first of these gave the
group a good start and they then had a string of substantial
hits during the golden era of 'Merseybeat'. The group's Merseyside
connections were never in doubt and they even appeared in the
Gerry & The Pacemakers movie 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'. |
The first EP release of many artists is frequently just named
after the artist or group involved. However, as if to amplify
the point that Fourmost had a sound that was very much their
own, their initial EP release is that shown here on the right
GEP8892. It is their second release, which is a little more difficult
to find, that just bears the name of the group.
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Sadly, Mike Millward died from cancer quite
suddenly during early 1966 and, after several others had briefly
filled the spot,.his place was taken by former 'Jay', Joe Bower.
However, as the beat boom began to recede during 1966 so too
did their chart presence. However, they continued to produce
singles up until the end of the decade. One of their last uncharted
issues was 'Rosetta'; produced by Paul McCartney and is alleged
to feature the great man on piano. |
