Blue Mink

Blue Mink
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Pop, rock
Years active	1969–1977
Labels	Philips, Regal Zonophone, EMI, Target Records
Associated acts	David and Jonathan, The Pipkins, Sky
Past members	Roger Coulam Madeline Bell Roger Cook Alan Parker Herbie Flowers Anne Odell Barry Morgan Ray Cooper

Blue Mink were a British five-piece pop group that existed from 1969 to 1974. Over that period they had six Top 20 hit singles in the UK Singles Chart, and released five studio based albums. According to AllMusic: "they have been immortalised on a string of compilation albums, each recounting the string of effervescent hits that established them among Britain's best-loved pop groups of the early 1970s."

Roger Coulam (keyboards) formed the band in the autumn of 1969, with Madeline Bell (vocalist), Roger Cook (vocalist), Alan Parker (guitarist), Herbie Flowers (bassist), and Barry Morgan (drummer). Most of the songs were written by Cook and Roger Greenaway.

Flowers, Morgan and Parker all worked with Coulam at London's Morgan Studios. The four of them recorded several backing tracks, with which Coulam approached Bell and Greenaway, (who had been half of David and Jonathan), as vocalists. Greenaway declined, but put forward Cook (the other half of David and Jonathan).

Rabbis and the Friars
Bishops and the Gurus
You got the Beatles or the Sun God (- it's true
Well, it really doesn't matter
What religion you choose
No, no, no, - ooh

Mick and Lady Faithfull
Lord and Mrs Graceful
You know the living could be tasteful
Oh, we should all get together in a lovin' machine
I'd better call up the Queen
It's only fair that she knows
You know, you know

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