Arrows

[UMLIETUNG]

I did this in my intro earlier on, but in the wrong place, so here goes, i loved the Arrows back in the 70's and am on a mission to try and find anything that is available, i'd love to get my claws on lead singer Alan Merrill's material and i know he has done a fair bit since around 1969, anyone help out there, or is this a "Touch Too Much" great single!
Also i'd love to find out more or in fact anything about the kids show(animated) called "Joe" i believe he lived in a transport cafe with his mother and father and others.
Plus does anyone know much about "Bleep and Booster" if any recordings of the shows are available, i think they were shown during Blue Peter.along with "The Boy From Space" or was that a schools tv thing?
Millions of other things to remember coming up. Hope to get some help. Cheers. Scott.

[Terryi27]

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I vaguely remember that the drummer was from Preston, can't remember his name though. A Touch Too Much was a great record though, I'm pretty sure they also sang I Love Rock not Roll.

[fatpizzaman]

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Alan Merrill is a friend of mine on Facebook, and he still does Arrows songs with his trio to this day. See http://www.alanmerrill.com

Terryi27, indeed they did and also wrote it. Alan told me that he did not see any royalties from the song until it was covered by Britney Spears. I have also written a song called "Hey Little Boy" which is a rap/rock number based on the chord sequences in the chorus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubf4l5kNa4w - me covering "Touch Too Much"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPelyeNqvw0 - Arrows "Touch Too Much"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AT_Pbtyid0 - Arrows "I Love Rock'n'Roll"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhw9hzfRe9M - Alan Merrill Trio "I Love Rock'n'Roll" from 2013 at The Living Room, New York

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH3bxjUPNWg - Alan Merrill talks about "I Love Rock'n'Roll"

[fatpizzaman]

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I vaguely remember that the drummer was from Preston, can't remember his name though. A Touch Too Much was a great record though, I'm pretty sure they also sang I Love Rock not Roll.

Paul Varley, who is sadly no longer with us. RIP. <3

[DanTanna_Investigations]

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Alan Merrill is a friend of mine on Facebook, and he still does Arrows songs with his trio to this day. See http://www.alanmerrill.com

That's cool. They were a bit before my time, but I've heard their songs since. "Hard Hearted" is a nice song, dunno if that was a single. "Touch Too Much" is a real stomper.

[Wirral Writer]

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I too loved the Arrows. The only other hit I remember of theirs was "This Is My Last Night With You", which I remember was out in early '75.

[fatpizzaman]

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Alan Merrill recently released a new album called "Cupid Deranged Redux", which came out on 14th February. It contains new songs by him as well as some reworkings of Arrows classics.

[zabadak]

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I'm no longer on Faecebook but, when I was, Alan was a "Friend" of mine, too