December 9, 2015

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The Wurzels - The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key) / The Blackbird (1976) - single

The Wurzels are a Scrumpy and Western band from Somerset, England, best known for their number one hit “The Combine Harvester”.
The Wurzels were formed in 1966 as a backing group for, and by, singer/songwriter Adge Cutler. With a thick Somerset accent, Adge played on his West Country roots, singing many folk songs with local themes such as cider making (and drinking), farming, dung-spreading, local villages and industrial work songs, often with a comic slant.
During the latter half of the 1960s, the band became immensely popular regionally, and the release of the single "Drink Up Thy Zider" in 1966 led to national fame and it reaching number 45 in the UK chart. The B-side "Twice Daily" was banned by the BBC for being too raunchy.
In 1976, the Wurzels released "The Combine Harvester", a re-work of the song "Brand New Key", by Melanie, which became a UK hit, topping the charts for 2 weeks.

A - The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)  (3:00)
Written-By – Safka / Producer – Barrat
B - The Blackbird  (3:20)
Lyrics By [New] – Budd, Banner, Bayliss / Producer – Barrat

Release: 1976
Label:  EMI Records
Catalog#  5C 006-06160

1976

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