Brook Brothers

Real Name: Ricky Brook Birth Date: 12th April 1943 Birth Place: Winchester, Hampshire

Geoffrey Brook 24th October 1940 Winchester, Hampshire

This British born duet were real brothers who are nowadays sometimes referred to as a kind of UK edition of the Everly Brothers. However, despite the fact that their recorded output largely consisted of covers of American recordings- including 'When Will I Be Loved'- there really wasn't much similarity with Don and Phil. Like so many youngsters of their generation, they had started performing as members of a skiffle group, and from this it became apparent that they sang well together. In fact their first recordings show evidence of this early influence although their first chart showing was straight 'pop'. They were probably fortunate that after the demise of the Top Rank label they moved to Pye where their production gained the magical benefit of Tony Hatch.
The EP shown on the right appears to be the last that Pye issued for Ricky and Geoff. For some reason every picture of the pair seems to have them in a similar pose to this one.
Their first chart success was followed by more songs, all sung in a somewhat similar upbeat style. Despite their reputation for producing cover versions, some of their 'B' sides were written by themselves. Sadly, the formula didn't last because their chart entries became intermittent and gained progessively lower positions. By the time that it became evident that 'beat' groups were the fashion, Geoff and Ricky were no longer making the chart at all. Despite changing their name to the more contemporary sounding 'The Brooks', they never had any further success with singles.

1950s & 1960s 45rpm UK Discography Upper list include UK 45 singles releases only See Lower list for EP releases Collector's Items are shown In Red

Top Rank JAR349	1960	Green Fields/ How Will It End
Top Rank JAR409	1960	Please Help Me, I'm Falling/ When Will I Be Loved
Pye 7N15298	1960	Say The Word/ Everything But Love
Pye 7N15333	1961	Warpaint/ Sometimes	#5
Pye 7N15352	1961	Little Bitty Heart/ Tell Her
Pye 7N15369	1961	Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week/ One Last Kiss	#13
Pye 7N15387	1961	Married/ Love Girls
Pye 7N15409	1962	He's Old Enough To Know Better/ Win Or Lose	#37
Pye 7N15415	1962	Too Scared/ Tell Tale
Pye 7N15441	1962	Just Another Fool/ Double Trouble
Pye 7N15453	1962	Welcome Home Baby/ So Long	#33
Pye 7N15463	1962	I Can't Make Up My Mind/ Town Girl
Pye 7N15498	1963	Trouble Is My Middle Name/ Let The Good Times Roll	#38
Pye 7N15527	1963	I'm Not Jimmy/ Side By Side
Pye 7N15570	1963	Crossroads/ Whistle To The Wind
Decca F11868	1964	Once In A While/ Poor Poor Man

EP Discography Collector's Items are shown In Red See Upper List For Singles releases

Pye NEP24140	1961	"Brook Brothers Hit Parade" (w. Acc.dir. Tony Hatch)
Say The Word/Everything But Love/Warpaint/Sometimes
Pye NEP24148	1961	"Brook Brothers Hit Parade Vol.2" (w.Tony Hatch Orch.)
Little Bitty Heart/One Last Kiss/Tell Her/Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week
Pye NEP24155	1962	"Brook Brothers" (w. Acc.dir. Tony Hatch)
The Trolley Song/Look For A Star/Half As Much/I Wanna Love My Life Away

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