Tuesday 23 March 2021

UK Number 40s: Merton Parkas - You Need Wheels (1979)

 


A lot is said about Paul Weller being in The Jam before he was in the Style Council, but what about fellow Style Council member Mick Talbot?

Well this was his first taste of the Top 40 as part of the Merton Parkas. This was their only Top 40 hit. Like The Jam they were part of the mod revival scene but perhaps took themselves less seriously.

By 1980 they were finished with Mick Talbot briefly joining Dexy's Midnight Runners, then a band called The Bureau before going on to form the Style Council.

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