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Trixons

From: ?

Active: late 1960s

Style: Pop

Lineup:

Bio:

English/Irish pop/show band based in Ireland whose best known member was Eric Wrixon, who was (briefly) a member of an impressive list of bands including Them, The Wheels, Eire Apparent and the embryonic Thin Lizzy. The Trixons released at least three singles.

They are also remembered for the excellent pop-sike track "Just Another Song" which is strongly reminiscent of the Beatles. It's been comped on "Fading Yellow #9" and is their best song by a mile, so consider your purchasing options wisely.

This song and it's original Irish B-side were both written by guitarist Shay McCarthy. The original Irish edition was on Release Records and was credited to Terry & The Trixons (repressings credited to Terry Connolly & The Trixons). It was released on Major Minor in UK and Paramount in the USA with a different, more bubblegum-ish B-side in 1969.

There may be a fourth single on Release from May (or August) 1969 pairing "Cinnamon" with "Show Me The Way To St. Louis" or these may in fact be separare singles.

According to those who have heard them, most of these other tracks are light and disposable. "Just Another Song" remains their best recording by some margin.



Discography:

• Mama, I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be / You're Gonna Wonder About Me
7" - King Records - KG 1069 - 1967
Credited to The Trixons featuring Terry Connolly


• Just Another Song / The Best Part Of Breaking Up
7" - Release Records - RL. 504 - 1968
Both sides by Shay McCarthy.
Recorded at Eamonn Andrews Studios, produced by John Drummond & Bill Somerville-Large.
Initially credited to Terry And The Trixons
Later pressings credited to Terry Connolly & The Trixons


• Just Another Song / Sunny Side Sam
7" - Major Minor - MM 665 - 1969
7" - Paramount - PAA-0006 - USA 1969





See also: Eire Apparent, The Wheels


Help!: We need your help to complete this entry. If you can tell us more about this band then please do! We welcome any corrections, missing details, connections to other bands, where are they now, etc. We also need photos, scans, copies of releases or live or demo recordings, and any other memorabilia gathering dust in the attic.

thanks to TP McLoughlin



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