Paddie, along with Frank and Dyan, moved from Liverpool to London in the 60s, leading to the formation of Arrival, who had a top ten hit with Friends in 1970. This trio, along with Tony O'Malley, formed the nucleus of the London sessions that led to the formation of Kokomo.BBC John Peel Session, broadcast 22 August 1974
Tracklist I’m Sorry Babe Forever It Ain’t Cool To Be Cool Angel Line up Neil Hubbard (Guitar) Alan Spenner (Bass) Tony O’Malley (Keyboards, Vocals) Frank Collins (Vocals) Paddie Mchugh (Vocals) …
Lonely Town, Lonely Street, recorded at Apple Studios 1974
This Kokomo version of the Bill Withers song is from a session at Apple Studios, recorded by Paul Phillips (AKA Driver67). Paul writes an insightful blog at driver67.com, where he shares his …
Arrival – I Will Survive
I Will Survive reached number 16 in the UK charts in June 1970
Arrival – Friends
A number 8 hit in the UK, written by Frank. Apologies for the appearance of Mr Saville at the start!