George Alexander (b. Alexander Young, December 28, 1946, Glasgow) - bass and vocals
John Perry (b. July 16, 1949, London) - vocals and guitar
Geoff Swettenham (b. March 8, 1948, London) - drums
Pete Swettenham (b. April 24, 1949, London) - guitar
"They were formed in 1967 by Scotland-born singer/guitarist George Alexander (b. Alexander Young), a member of the multi-talented Young family that also spawned his brothers George,a member of The Easybeats and Malcolm and Angus Young, both members of the Australian rock-band AC/DC. Alexander Young had chosen to remain in Britain when the rest of the Youngs emigrated to Australia.
Together with three former members of 'Tony Rivers & The Castaways' - namely John Perry, Geoff Swettenham and Pete Swettenham - Alexander formed The Grapefruit (the band discarded the initial 'The' soon afterwards). Terry Doran, an acquaintance of Brian Epstein, became their manager, as he saw in them the potential to fill the gap in pop music that was left by The Beatles.[citation needed]
Grapefruit's record career was launched the following spring, albeit not on the Beatles' own Apple label, which opened for business a few months later. However, The Beatles took some interest in Grapefruit, with John Lennon introducing the band to the media and inviting John Perry to join in on the recording of the hit single "Hey Jude". Perry was in the background choir, and can be heard very slightly shouting into the microphone at about 2:58 runtime.
Grapefruit's recording career spanned only two years, from late 1967 to the end of 1969. They released two albums (Grapefruit in 1968, Around Grapefruit in 1969) and a bunch of singles, none of which made a significant impact on the charts. Their brand of music was a typical Sixties blend of pop and rock, which they often fused with psychedelic effects such as phasers and vocoders, or classical arrangements.[citation needed] The main song-writer was George Alexander; their best-known track is probably the Terry Melcher-produced "Dear Delilah", which was released in early 1968, but failed to enter the UK Top 20. Towards the end of their career, Grapefruit shifted from melodic pop to a more rough, blues-influenced style of music.
Grapefruit broke up in late 1969, with only Alexander remaining in the music business as a session musician."
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A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
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