The Herd were an English rock band, founded in 1965. In 1966, 16-year-old Peter Frampton joined as lead singer and guitarist. The band had three UK top twenty hits in the late 1960s, including "From the Underworld" and "I Don't Want Our Loving to Die", before Frampton left in 1968 to form Humble Pie with Steve Marriott. The band broke up shortly after, reforming briefly and unsuccessfully in 1971.

Biography

The Herd were founded in 1965 in south London, and recorded three unsuccessful singles with Parlophone. The original line-up was Terry Clarke (vocals and guitar), Gary Taylor (guitar), Louis Cennamo (bass), and Tony Chapman (drums). In 1966, all but Taylor quit the group. They also sent their manager Billy Gaff away and brought in the songwriters/producers Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley instead. This pair had been largely responsible for a string of hits by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich.

Howard and Blaikley orchestrated for them a unique blend of pop and flower power. After a UK singles chart near-miss with "I Can Fly" (April 1967), the haunting "From the Underworld", (August 1967) based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, reached number six later that year with help from copious plays on pirate radio. It was a hit in other countries too. In the Netherlands the song reached number three. "From the Underworld" was followed by "Paradise Lost", (November 1967) which made it up to number 15. In October 1967 they supported the Jimi Hendrix Experience at The Saville Theatre, London. Their greatest success came with "I Don't Want Our Loving to Die", (March 1968) a number five UK hit single.

The last months of 1968 were tempestuous times for the group. Steele left the group, to be replaced by Henry Spinetti. The group dumped their managers Howard and Blaikley, and briefly found a new mentor in Harvey Lisberg who after three months found himself so bogged down with their personnel problems that he politely withdrew his services. Most songs on their first and only album Paradise Lost were written by Peter Frampton and Andy Bown, just like their next single, "Sunshine Cottage".

Dissatisfied with mere teen idol status, and disappointed with the failure of "Sunshine Cottage", Frampton left by the end of 1968 to form Humble Pie with Steve Marriott. By the late 1970s Bown had become a member of UK rockers Status Quo – bass

  • Terry Clarke (1965–1966)

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  • "From the Underworld" / "On My Way Home" / "I Can Fly" / "Goodbye Groovy" / "Mixed Up Minds"/ "Impressions of Oliver" / "Paradise Lost" / "Sad" / "Something Strange" / "On Your Own" / "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not" / "Fare Thee Well"
  • 1968: Lookin' Thru You (Fontana 67579; only released in the US)
  • "I Don't Want Our Loving to Die" / "Come On, Believe Me" / "Our Fairy Tale" / "On My Way Home" / "Goodbye Groovy" / "From the Underworld" / "Paradise Lost" / "Sweet William" / "I Can Fly" / "Understand Me"
  • 1972 From the Underworld (Emidisc 1C048-51106):
  • "From the Underworld" / "Mixed Up Minds" / "Sunshine Cottage" / "Diary of a Narcissist" / "Goodbye Groovy" / "Sad" / "Beauty Queen" / "Charlie Anderson" / "Come on, Believe Me" / "Diary of a Narcissist" / "Fare Thee Well" / "Follow the Leader" / "Goodbye Groovy" / "Half of Me" / "You've Got Me Hangin' from Your Lovin' Tree" / "I Can Fly" / "I Don't Wanna Go to Sleep Again" / "Impressions of Oliver" / "Laugh and Dance and Sing" / "Miss Jones" / "Mixed Up Minds" / "Mother's Blue Eyed Angel" / "On My Way Home" / "On Your Own" / "Our Fairy Tale" / "Sad"
  • "From the Underworld" / "Paradise Lost" / "I Don't Want Our Loving to Die" / "Bang!"
  • "I Can Fly" / "Diary of a Narcissist" / "From the Underworld" / "Sweet William" / "Paradise Lost" / "Come on, Believe Me" / "I Don't Want Our Loving to Die" / "Our Fairy Tale" / "Sunshine Cottage" / "Miss Jones" / "The Game" / "Beauty Queen" / "You've Got Me Hangin' from Your Lovin' Tree" / "I Don't Wanna Go to Sleep Again" / "Understand Me" / "Follow the Leader" / "Charlie Anderson" / "Bang!"