REBECCA
RECORDS
Rebecca Records was a Independent
label. It managed two singles. It issued singles in BEC S-00
numerical series. Distributed By Pinnacle Records. Family the band really
started life as the Farinas who were a popular local R&B act in the
Leicester area during the early to mid-1960s. Despite having the opportunity to
record with Fontana, greater recognition eluded them so they decided on a more
gimmicky approach. They donned double breasted suits to give themselves a 1920's
look and changed their name to the 'Roaring Sixties'. Their appearance now made
them resemble gangsters and their new name was dropped again, this time in
favour of the seemingly more appropriate 'The Family'. They soon lost the mafia
style suits and became much more progressive than thay had been hitherto,
doubtless due to the originality of Whitney and Chapman's songwriting. The
group's early material is now better represented by their 1960s albums than
their singles, the first of which was almost ignored and now fetches a high
price as a collector's item. In 1969, Grech chose to leave quite suddenly-
almost on the eve of their first scheduled tour of the US. He decided to seize
an opportunity to join Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton in the much hyped, but
short lived 'Blind Faith'. This departure seemed to trigger a long series of
personnel changes but the band continued to output popular recordings until 1974
at which time Chapman and Whitney decided to try a new direction with
'Streetwalkers'.
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Family
Burlesque
REBECCA
BEC
S
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Marchella
Shao Lin
REBECCA
BEC S
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