Beatlesque Power Pop, Mod, Pop Rock: The Pleasers - Thamesbeat 1978 (1996 Lost Moment)

The Pleasers are an English power pop group, founded in 1977 in West London/Surrey, consisting of Stephen Benham, Steve McNerney, Nick Powell and Dave Rotchelle, they released five singles; one on Solid Gold Records (released on Ariola Records in West Germany), and four on Arista Records,

however none of the singles entered the UK Singles Chart, they contributed two tracks (Billy and Rock & Roll Radio) to the Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival LP record, songs from their 1977 and '78 Studio recordings were eventually released in the United Kingdom on Compact disc in 1996, and a version with extra tracks was released in Japan in 2009.

 The Pleasers' records were produced by experienced record producers; Ron Richards (The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Hollies, P.J. Proby), Geoff Haslam (J. Geils Band, The Velvet Underground, Cactus, MC5, Bette Midler, Herbie Mann, Yes), and Tommy Boyce (The Monkees, Iggy Pop, Darts, Del Shannon, Meat Loaf).(Wiki)

The band had a lot airplay and was on many titles of the british music press but the band got lost in the huge punk/new wave movement. It's a pity because the band was one of the strongest power pop acts in '77, '78. Maybe they couldn't make it because they had no album out. Who knows...When the album was released in 1996 the band dedicated the album to Tommy Boyce. Enjoy.(Frank)

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