The 5 Liverpools - Tokio International (1965)

Artist: The 5 Liverpools (Liverpool Five)
Album: Tokio International
Country: UK
Label: Ultra-Vybe – UVB 10042
Released: 1965/2001
Genre: Beat

The Liverpool Five were a beat group that was part of the British Invasion-era of the 1960s. The group played throughout Europe and Asia before achieving the peak of their success in the United States between 1965 and 1967.
Formed in England in 1963 as the Steve Laine Combo, the group comprised Steve Laine (lead vocals), Ken Cox (guitar and vocals), Dave Burgess (bass and vocals), Ron Henley (keyboards, sax and vocals) and Jimmy May (drums and vocals). The Steve Laine Combo played in clubs such as the Flamingo in Soho, and were spotted by the owners Rik and Johnny Gunnell. On a tour of Germany arranged by the Gunnells in early 1964, the band was signed to a management contract by German impresario Karl Buchmann, who added them to a large-venue tour of Germany and Austria. Following that tour, at Buchmann's suggestion, the group changed its name to The Liverpool Five, to capitalize on the international popularity of The Beatles. Despite the name, none of the group members were from Liverpool; all were Londoners except Burgess, who was from Cumbria.

Tracklist:
1. Rip It Up 2:15
2. Tokio 2:34
3. Memphis Tennessee 2:35
4. Skinny Minny 4:17
5. Needles And Pins 2:17
6. Good Gully Miss Molly 1:55
7. Boom Boom 2:17
8. Can Get A Wittness 2:33
9. Let The Sun Shine In 4:36
10.Mickey's Monkey 2:24
11.Everything's Allright 2:04
12.Poison Ivy 3:12