PsychepediA

From: London, England

Not much is known about this London based group that evolved out of the Winston G Set in late 1967 and issued one 45 ('Hey! Mr. Carpenter' b/w 'Seek And You Find') on the CBS label in the spring of 1968. Original members included Winston Beresford Gawk aka "Winston G" (vocals), Chris Jones (bass), Tony McIntyre (drums) and last but not least, Yardbirds alumnus Anthony "Top" Topham (guitar).

The catchy and quite hypnotic A-side of their record was written Gawk, produced by CBS houseman John Goodison and features none other than Traffic member Dave Mason playing the hypnotic sitar. Unfortunately, the single didn't sell that well prompting Topham and Jones to leave, being replaced by Huw Lloyd-Langton (guitar) and Peter Beckett (bass). The band soon changed their name to the Whip, as to not conflict with another English band having the same moniker, and gigged quite a bit in Europe playing Army bases in Germany and the Netherlands. In 1969, the rhythm section of Beckett and McIntyre quit the fold and were replaced by Syd Gardener (bass) and John Lingwood (drums), but shortly thereafter, the group finally packed it in later that year. It should be mentioned that Beckett moved on to play briefly in the World Of Oz, and later became a member of Player and then the Little River Band. It should also be noted that Lloyd-Langton went on to become a founding member of Hawkwind.

It has been verified that this band had no relation to another aforementioned English group named the Fox that released an LP titled For Fox Sake in 1970.

If you have any further information on this group, please e-mail to paulmaze@techwebsound.com.

Artist information sources include: The book, 'Tapestry of Delights Revisited' by Vernon Joynson.