• Tony G.Ford - lead vocals
• John Del Bianco - lead guitar
• Stanley Johnston - guitar, sax
• Jimmy Martin - drums, vocals
• Mike Niblett - bass
• Henry Magee - keyboards
• Davy Walker - sax

Bio:

Tony G Ford and The Stellas were a showband / covers band who did beat, pop, soul and blues material. The did a lot of live work in Germany which led to a one-single deal with CBS Records. This single was credited to The Stellas and is sometimes considered 'freakbeat' thanks to the guitar work.

The single was recorded at CBS studios in Frankfurt. The band were given a white label demo recording of "Wooly Bully" to learn for the A-side. This demo was probably by Sam The Sham himself, though it hadn't been released yet. The Stellas were told their version would be released in Germany simultaneous with the release of Sam The Sham's version in the USA. The Stellas version made the top 10 in Germany. The B-side "Fortune Teller" was chosen by the band themselves. Both sides of the single also appear on a rare 1966 CBS sampler LP.

The front cover shows the band outside the K52 Club in Frankfurt where they were playing at the time in 1965. Despite the bands instrumental lineup, there is no fortunately no brass on the single.

The band also did lots of live work in Ireland too, of course, appearing on radio and TV. They appeared live on Larry Gogan's radio show in 1964 and also appeared on the The Showband Show on RTE TV. Apparently they held the record for the longest continuous live performance on the show.

There's a very good website devoted to the band which mentions other LP recordings including "Live at the Kaskade Club, Cologne" and a second live "Allstars" set "done for Hamburg Radio" at the Top-Ten Club in Hamburg. Whether these were actual LP releases or various artist compilations or simply exist as live tapes is unclear.

Mike Niblett was also a member of The People.

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