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Formed
1957, Croydon, Greater London, United Kingdom
Disbanded
1969
Related Artists
- The Packabeats
- The Presidents
Also Known As
- The HiFis
- Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s
The Hi-Fi's (sometimes spelled The Hi-Fis, but The Hi-Fi's is the preferred spelling) were a British beat band of the 1960s. They released several singles between June 1963 and February 1965, before - in a revamped line-up - accepting a six-week residency at a club on the German/Swiss border. Following this gig the band stayed in Germany for two years, cutting three singles and the album Snakes and HiFiS (1967), an idiosyncratic set of beat, Swinging London sounds and more psychedelic pop/rock.
The 'German' line-up that recorded the LP was as follows: Mick Douglas (lead vocals, guitar), Malcolm Lenny (guitar, vocals), Brian Bennett (organ), Gary Unwin (bass, vocals) and Mel Wright (drums).
In late 1965 The Hi-Fi's also recorded one single (for Philips/Fontana) as Five's A Crowd: 'I'm Not Ready For You Yet'.
Discography
Albums
- Snakes and HiFi's (1967)
- The Hifis / Magic Lanterns – Snakes And Hifis / Lit Up (1998)
Singles & EPs
- The Hi-Fi's / John van Horn - In Hong-Kong / Octopus Tango (1962)
- Take Me or Leave Me / I'm Struck (1963)
- Will Yer Won't Yer / She's the One (1964)
- I Keep Forgetting / Why Can't I Stop Loving You (1964)
- Baby's in Black / Kiss and Run (1965)
- I'm A Box (Mum-Mum-Mum) / No Two Ways (1966)
- Snakes & Ladders / Tread Softly for the Sleepers (1967)
- London Look / McKillroy Was Here (1968)
- The Hi-Fi's / John van Horn - In Hong Kong / Black Tango (Unknown)
Appears On
- Various Artists - Sounds of the Sixties - The Lennon & McCartney Songbook (2002)
V/A Compilation
- Psychedelia Vol One: Oil Emulsion Slyde (1992)
- Prae-Kraut Pandaemonium #10 (1998)
- All You Need Is Covers: The Songs of The Beatles (1999)
- Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol. 11: Crimson Valley Creatures in Your Zoo (1999)
- Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol.17: Clap Hands Daddy Come Home! Part 2 (2002)
- 1965 The Soundtrack (2003)
- New Rubble, Vol. 1: My First Day Without You (2005)
- Love, Poetry and Revolution: A Journey Through the British Psychedelic and Underground Scenes 1966-1972 (2013)
- Keep Lookin': 80 More Mod, Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets (2014)
- Psychedelia: A Herbal Mixture of Psychedelic Remedies and Freakbeat Fantoms (2015)
- Let's Go Down and Blow Our Minds: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967 (2016)
- Beatfreak! Vol. 7: Rare and Obscure British Beat 1964-1966 (2017)
- Fab Gear: The British Beat Explosion and Its Aftershocks 1963-1967
(2018)
- Looking Through a Glass Onion: The Beatles' Psychedelic Songbook 1966-72 (2020)
- Dustin E Presents... Cornflake Zoo: Episode 24 (2021)
- Think I'm Going Weird: Original Artefacts From the British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968 /2021)
- Climb Aboard My Roundabout! The British Toytown Pop Sound 1967-1974
(2022)
- We Can Work It Out: Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966 (2023)
- Wig Out! Freak Out! (Freakbeat & Mod Psychedelia Floorfillers 1964-1969)
(2023)
- You Can Walk Across It on the Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)
- Get Ready for the Countdown: Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets
(2025)
- All Things Bright & Beautiful: The UK Pop Explosion 1967-1969 (2025)
- Hen's Teeth Vol. 1: Rare Psychedelicacies From the Golden Age (Unknown)
- You Thrill Me to Pieces: Beat & Pop From the UK 1963-1966 (Unknown)
Snakes and HiFi's (1967)
Tracklist
- A1. Tread Softly For The Sleepers
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- A2. Here I Stand
Written-By – J. Nietzsche
- A3. Snakes And Ladders
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- A4. Grade "A" Girl
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- A5. What's A Bulb?
Written By – G. Unwin
- A6. Calorie Ann
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- B1. Up And Over
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas/M. Lenny
- B2. Odd Man Out
Written By – G. Unwin
- B3. I'm A Box
Written By – G. Unwin
- B4. Your Haunting Me
Written By – G. Unwin
- B5. Uwe Aus Duisburg
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- B6. My Cards Numbered 17
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- B7. No Two Ways
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Lenny/M. Douglas
Credits
- Bass, Written-By – Gary Unwin
- Drums – Mel Wright
- Guitar, Written-By – Mike Douglas
- Organ, Written-By – Brian Bennett
- Written-By – Malcolm Lenny
Sites
- thehi-fis.co.uk
Source
- https://www.last.fm/music/The+Hi-Fi%27s/+wiki
- discogs.com/artist/1298045-The-Hifis
- discogs.com/release/1571046-The-HiFiS-Snakes-And-HiFiS
- rateyourmusic.com/artist/the-hi-fis
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Formed
1957, Croydon, Greater London, United Kingdom
Disbanded
1969
Related Artists
- The Packabeats
- The Presidents
Also Known As
- The HiFis
- Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s
The Hi-Fi's (sometimes spelled The Hi-Fis, but The Hi-Fi's is the preferred spelling) were a British beat band of the 1960s. They released several singles between June 1963 and February 1965, before - in a revamped line-up - accepting a six-week residency at a club on the German/Swiss border. Following this gig the band stayed in Germany for two years, cutting three singles and the album Snakes and HiFiS (1967), an idiosyncratic set of beat, Swinging London sounds and more psychedelic pop/rock.
The 'German' line-up that recorded the LP was as follows: Mick Douglas (lead vocals, guitar), Malcolm Lenny (guitar, vocals), Brian Bennett (organ), Gary Unwin (bass, vocals) and Mel Wright (drums).
In late 1965 The Hi-Fi's also recorded one single (for Philips/Fontana) as Five's A Crowd: 'I'm Not Ready For You Yet'.
Discography
Albums
- Snakes and HiFi's (1967)
- The Hifis / Magic Lanterns – Snakes And Hifis / Lit Up (1998)
Singles & EPs
- The Hi-Fi's / John van Horn - In Hong-Kong / Octopus Tango (1962)
- Take Me or Leave Me / I'm Struck (1963)
- Will Yer Won't Yer / She's the One (1964)
- I Keep Forgetting / Why Can't I Stop Loving You (1964)
- Baby's in Black / Kiss and Run (1965)
- I'm A Box (Mum-Mum-Mum) / No Two Ways (1966)
- Snakes & Ladders / Tread Softly for the Sleepers (1967)
- London Look / McKillroy Was Here (1968)
- The Hi-Fi's / John van Horn - In Hong Kong / Black Tango (Unknown)
Appears On
- Various Artists - Sounds of the Sixties - The Lennon & McCartney Songbook (2002)
V/A Compilation
- Psychedelia Vol One: Oil Emulsion Slyde (1992)
- Prae-Kraut Pandaemonium #10 (1998)
- All You Need Is Covers: The Songs of The Beatles (1999)
- Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol. 11: Crimson Valley Creatures in Your Zoo (1999)
- Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol.17: Clap Hands Daddy Come Home! Part 2 (2002)
- 1965 The Soundtrack (2003)
- New Rubble, Vol. 1: My First Day Without You (2005)
- Love, Poetry and Revolution: A Journey Through the British Psychedelic and Underground Scenes 1966-1972 (2013)
- Keep Lookin': 80 More Mod, Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets (2014)
- Psychedelia: A Herbal Mixture of Psychedelic Remedies and Freakbeat Fantoms (2015)
- Let's Go Down and Blow Our Minds: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967 (2016)
- Beatfreak! Vol. 7: Rare and Obscure British Beat 1964-1966 (2017)
- Fab Gear: The British Beat Explosion and Its Aftershocks 1963-1967
(2018)
- Looking Through a Glass Onion: The Beatles' Psychedelic Songbook 1966-72 (2020)
- Dustin E Presents... Cornflake Zoo: Episode 24 (2021)
- Think I'm Going Weird: Original Artefacts From the British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968 /2021)
- Climb Aboard My Roundabout! The British Toytown Pop Sound 1967-1974
(2022)
- We Can Work It Out: Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966 (2023)
- Wig Out! Freak Out! (Freakbeat & Mod Psychedelia Floorfillers 1964-1969)
(2023)
- You Can Walk Across It on the Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)
- Get Ready for the Countdown: Mod, Brit Soul, R&B & Freakbeat Nuggets
(2025)
- All Things Bright & Beautiful: The UK Pop Explosion 1967-1969 (2025)
- Hen's Teeth Vol. 1: Rare Psychedelicacies From the Golden Age (Unknown)
- You Thrill Me to Pieces: Beat & Pop From the UK 1963-1966 (Unknown)
Snakes and HiFi's (1967)
Tracklist
- A1. Tread Softly For The Sleepers
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- A2. Here I Stand
Written-By – J. Nietzsche
- A3. Snakes And Ladders
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- A4. Grade "A" Girl
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- A5. What's A Bulb?
Written By – G. Unwin
- A6. Calorie Ann
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- B1. Up And Over
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas/M. Lenny
- B2. Odd Man Out
Written By – G. Unwin
- B3. I'm A Box
Written By – G. Unwin
- B4. Your Haunting Me
Written By – G. Unwin
- B5. Uwe Aus Duisburg
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- B6. My Cards Numbered 17
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Douglas
- B7. No Two Ways
Written By – B. Bennett/M. Lenny/M. Douglas
Credits
- Bass, Written-By – Gary Unwin
- Drums – Mel Wright
- Guitar, Written-By – Mike Douglas
- Organ, Written-By – Brian Bennett
- Written-By – Malcolm Lenny
Sites
- thehi-fis.co.uk
Source
- https://www.last.fm/music/The+Hi-Fi%27s/+wiki
- discogs.com/artist/1298045-The-Hifis
- discogs.com/release/1571046-The-HiFiS-Snakes-And-HiFiS
- rateyourmusic.com/artist/the-hi-fis
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