Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich discography
Studio albums6
Compilation albums16
Video albums3
EPs2
Singles30

This is the discography of the British band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions
UK
[1]
GER
[2]
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich[upper-alpha 1]
  • Released: 24 June 1966
  • Label: Fontana
  • 13 tracks LP/MC (mono/stereo)
11 4
If Music Be the Food of Love... Prepare for Indigestion [upper-alpha 2] [upper-alpha 3] [upper-alpha 4]
  • Released: 16 December 1966 [upper-alpha 5]
  • Label: Fontana
  • 12 tracks LP/MC (mono/stereo)
27[3] [upper-alpha 6] 4
If No-One Sang
  • Released: 31 May 1968
  • Label: Fontana
  • 12 tracks LP/MC (mono/stereo)
  • Released in the US as Time To Take Off
45[4] 30
Together
  • Released: 12 September 1969
  • Label: Fontana Special
  • 10 tracks LP (stereo)
Fresh Ear
  • Released: October 1970
  • Label: Philips
  • As D,B,M+T
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Heartbreak Hotel
  • Album of tracks re-recorded in July 1984
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
NL
[5]
US
[6]
Greatest Hits
  • Released: June 1967
  • Label: Fontana
  • US and Canada-only release
155
Golden Hits of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  • Released: November 1967
  • Label: Fontana
  • 12 tracks LP (includes 7 tracks first time on LP)
D D D B M T (A Plea For Sanity)
  • Released: 8 March 1968
  • Label: Fontana Special
  • 10 tracks LP (includes 3 tracks first time on LP)
Legend Of...
  • Released: February 1969
  • Label: Fontana Special
  • 10 tracks LP (includes 4 tracks first time on LP)
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1971
  • Label: Philips International
  • 12 tracks LP (with 10 UK hits)
Greatest Hits
  • Released: June 1976
  • Label: Philips Sonic
  • 12 tracks LP/MC (with 12 UK hits)
Greatest Hits
  • Released: May 1984
  • Label: Philips Price
  • 13 tracks LP/MC (with 13 UK hits)
Hits Album
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: K-tel
  • Netherlands-only release
  • 18 tracks LP/CD/MC (includes "Tonight Today" & was DDDBM&T's 1st CD release)
18
The Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: The Collection
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Fontana
Zabadak
Hold Tight! The Best of the Fontana Years
The Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  • Released: November 1995
  • Label: Spectrum Music
The Complete Collection
  • Released: November 1996
  • Label: Mercury
  • 46 tracks 2 CD
All the Hits Plus More
Together
  • Released: February 1997
  • Label: BR Music
  • Expansion of the studio album to include a number of unreleased and previously released songs
  • 22 tracks CD
Boxed!
  • Released: April 1999
  • Label: BR Music
  • 100 tracks 4 CD
The Singles
  • Released: April 1999
  • Label: BR Music
  • 25 tracks CD
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Forever Gold
The BBC Sessions
  • Released: March 2008
  • Label: BR Music
  • Netherlands-only release
The Very Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 24
The Complete French EP’s & Singles Collection
  • Released: September 2023
  • Label: Magic
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Album Notes

  1. At the last minute the track "007" because of a copyright infringement with the Ian Fleming/James Bond Organisation had to be hurriedly re-recorded & came out as "Double Agent". If you look carefully at the back of the UK LP cover/sleeve you will find a different print font size where the master artwork had to be corrected.
  2. The UK album release came out with an unusual & original sleeve idea plus title with 3 members & the first part of the title on the front & then the other 2 members & the second part of the title on the back of the sleeve/cover (Canada, New Zealand & South Africa used the same sleeve design/format as the UK). Whether it was initially/originally envisaged as a gatefold sleeve is not known. One way you can see the 'complete & full image' was to place both the stereo & mono releases front & back alongside each other. In Germany & Australia they chose/devised different ways to have all 5 members on the front sleeve but hence missing its original/novel concept. The German sleeve though was quite bright/colourful losing the dark more somber background of the UK issue. Concerning the "…Prepare For Indigestion" addition to the title then some involved in the album did not like this, but finally the heads of UK Fontana/Philips had the final say (note that Australia dropped the "…Prepare For Indigestion" part). It is not known whether reaching agreement & manufacturing of the final cover design/concept delayed the UK release or not.
  3. One of the key tracks on the album is the humorous/fun "Loos Of England" which received a quasi-ban in the UK (i.e. see Record Mirror 25 February 1967 p.4 where they were not allowed to perform the track on Doddy's Music Box (Ken Dodd's show)). From all historical accounts "Loos" was never performed on UK TV & also seemingly never played on the BBC (i.e. there is no special BBC re-recording for "Loos" as there was for 6 other tracks on the album). It was a courageous effort to veer away from standard love song fare into lavatories & "Loos Of England" was a track that was either 'pure genius' or 'an embarrassment' as it ran through the public conveniences of England, France, USA, Greece, Russia & Australia with respective clever unusual musical interludes for each country. "Loos" never really created the buzz intended, though Fontana/Philips a couple of months after the album release, released 'Loos" as the flagship track for an EP which did reach No. 8 in the UK EP chart.
  4. Reviews at the time by NME, Record Mirror, Melody Maker (each in their respective 17th December 1966 magazine editions) for "If Music Be The Food Of Love…" were very positive with comments such as: "which make the LP a remarkable one", "it is a good example of some of the best pop music this country is producing", "they have come up with an excellent album". The Disc & ME review 24th December 1966 issue p.12 states "for sheer good spirits & energy you can't beat them" but with an almost contradictory statement (like a double edged sword) in "but by far & away the best track is the Eddie Cochran styled "Help Me"". Strange statement considering that according to the other reviews there were many other strong tracks in "Bend It", "Hideaway", "All I Want", "Loos Of England", "You Make It Move", "Shame", "Master Llewellyn", "Bang", "I'm On The Up", "Hair Of My Chinny-Chin-Chin" & "Hands Off".
  5. The album had been completed by end of October 1966 with original release date scheduled as 25th November 1966 (i.e. see NME 4th November 1966 p.9 & where also next single "Save Me" was going to be released on the same day). There was a small advert for the album in the Disc & Music Echo issue 26th November on p.17. The Record Mirror 3rd December 1966 p.4 then stated that "IMBTFOL…" & "Save Me" would both be released on 2nd December. For various reasons the album release date then eventually slipped another 2 weeks to 16th December 1966 thus missing out on the all-important 1966 UK pre-teen/teen Xmas market (only really getting into the shops after Christmas and hence eventually first charting on 7th January 1967). This delay into the new year also coincided with the arrival of The Monkees who were at this moment storming the UK charts (with an instant fame) & would have attracted away some of the potential audience for the DDDBM&T LP. Perhaps this overall release delay therefore was a partial reason for the LP's eventual relatively poorer than expected chart performance. The single "Save Me" (was not on the album) was released on the 2nd December & entered the 10th December chart at the No. 32 position, hence was nicely timed for the Xmas market.
  6. After having spent during 1966 a total of 50 weeks in the UK Singles Chart (more than any other act for that year 1966 i.e. see p. 387 of Guinness British Hit Singles 9th Edition ISBN 0-85112-526-3) (Note that in 1965 The Seekers had won that accolade with their 51 weeks in the UK Singles Chart), plus coming after a No. 2 hit in "Bend It" & with now "Save Me" currently at No. 4, supported by four very positive/favourable album reviews by the UK music press, then big things were expected with this album release. Therefore after having only reached a HP of No. 27 & 5 weeks in the chart (chart progress positions were No. 37, 29, 27, 27, 32) there was a sense of disappointment & concern within the DDDBM&T camp. Their 'fun & friendly' left field beat music along with the variety & versality demonstrated on the LP should have surely performed better? For supporting information & some possible reasons for its lack of success then see the other 'Album Notes' for this LP. Just after the album had quickly exited the charts then Dave Dee in Record Mirror 11th February 1967 p. 3 explained to the interviewer Norman Jopling that "the group were very pessimistic about their future", "seemed to be up against a brick wall" & that they "now needed to change". Because of the album's lack of success, then from this point on in the UK, DDDBM&T became known as a "Singles Act" & afterwards had very little major album success. In Germany (the World's 3rd largest record market at the time) then the album did well & reached HP No.4 & was 20 weeks in the charts…'unusually' much better than what it had achieved in the UK (DDDBM&T's home-country) & where Germans liked that solid drum & bass beat music sound that DDDBM&T produced.

Video albums

Title Details
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: BR Music
  • Netherlands-only release
The Legend of Xanadu
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Universal, BR Music
  • Germany and Netherlands-only release
Beat Beat Beat
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: ABC Entertainment
  • Split album with the Troggs

EPs

Title[upper-alpha 1] Details Peak chart
positions
UK
[7]
Loos of England
  • Released: February 1967
  • Label: Fontana
8
Classic Cuts
  • Released: October 1980
  • Label: Philips
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1][8]
AUS
[9]
BE (FLA)
[10]
BE (WA)
[11]
CAN
[12]
GER
[2]
IRE
[13]
NL
[14]
NZ
[15]
SA
[16]
US
[17][18]
"No Time" [upper-alpha 2]
b/w "Is It Love?"
1965 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich [upper-alpha 3]
"All I Want"
b/w "It Seems A Pity"
If Music Be the Food of Love... [upper-alpha 4]
"You Make It Move"
b/w "I Can't Stop
26 If Music Be the Food of Love...
"Hold Tight!"
b/w "You Know What I Want"
1966 4 21[upper-alpha 5] 52 4 8 7 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
"Hideaway"
b/w "Here's a Heart"
10 80[upper-alpha 5] 69 3 10 [upper-alpha 6] 13 If Music Be the Food of Love...
"Bend It!"
b/w "She's So Good"
2 16 16 22 94 1 3 4 1 1
"Bend It!" (re-recording) [upper-alpha 7]
b/w "She's So Good"
110 Greatest Hits
"Hard to Love You" [upper-alpha 8]
b/w "No Time" / "Frustration"
10 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
"Save Me"
b/w "Shame"
3 25 17 20 93 2 14 8 5 8 Non-album singles
"Touch Me, Touch Me"
b/w "Marina"
1967 13 [upper-alpha 9] 39 8 [upper-alpha 10] 7
"Okay!"
b/w "He's a Raver"
4 [upper-alpha 11] 10 29 5 7 3 10
"Zabadak!"
b/w "The Sun Goes Down"
3 32 4 16 1 6 7 4 4 13 52 If No-One Sang
"Zabadak!" (Italian version) [upper-alpha 12]
b/w "Follemente Vivo (Save Me)"
"I'll Love You" [upper-alpha 13]
b/w "Things Go Better with Coke"
Non-album single
"The Legend of Xanadu"
b/w "Please"
1968 1 6 6 10 10 5 1 5 1 7 123 If No-One Sang
"Break Out" [upper-alpha 14]
b/w "Mrs. Thursday"
28
"Last Night in Soho"
b/w "Mrs. Thursday"
8 [upper-alpha 15] 13 11 15 4 Non-album singles
"The Wreck of the 'Antoinette'"
b/w "Still Life"
14 [upper-alpha 16] 19 21 1 17
"Run Colorado" [upper-alpha 17]
b/w "Margareta Lidman"
1969 Together
"Don Juan"
b/w "Margareta Lidman"
23 13 4 9 22 3 13
"Snake in the Grass"
b/w "Bora Bora"
23 [upper-alpha 18] 17 46 18
"Tonight Today" (as D B M & T)
b/w "Bad News"
17 49 39 4 Non-album singles
"My Woman's Man" (as Dave Dee)
b/w "Gotta Make You Part Of Me"
1970 42[upper-alpha 19] 52
"I'm Going Back" (as David) [upper-alpha 20]
b/w "Sellpin"
"Annabella" (as Dave Dee)
b/w "Kelly"
"Mr. President" (as D. B. M. & T.)
b/w "Frisco Annie"
33 [upper-alpha 21] Fresh Ear [upper-alpha 22]
"Everything About Her" (as Dave Dee)
b/w "If I Believed In Tomorrow"
Non-album singles
"Festival" (as D. B. M. & T.)
b/w "Leader of a Rock 'n' Roll Band"
"Wedding Bells" (as Dave Dee)
b/w "Sweden"
1971
"I Want To Be There" (as D.B.M. & T.)
b/w "For The Use Of Your Son"
"Hold On" (as Dave Dee)
b/w "Mary Morning, Mary Evening"
"Swingy" (as Dave Dee)
b/w "Don't You Ever Change Your Mind"
"They Won't Sing My Song" (as Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
b/w "Soukie"
1972
"My Woman's Man" (as Dave Dee)
b/w "Gotta Make You Part Of Me" (single re-released/re-issued)[upper-alpha 23]
"When Freedom Come" (as Mason) [upper-alpha 24]
b/w "It's All Gone Wrong"
1973
"Fading" (as Mason)[upper-alpha 25]
b/w "It's Alright"
"Follow Me" (as Mason)
b/w "Peacefully"
1974
"She's My Lady" [upper-alpha 26]
b/w "Babeigh"
"I Have No Hold On You" (Dave Dee with Jean Musy)[upper-alpha 27]
b/w "Few & Far Between"
1975 Few & Far Between
"You've Got Me on the Run" (as Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich) [upper-alpha 28]
b/w "Rock and Roll"
1979 Non-album singles
"In the Coven" (as D.B.M. & T.)
b/w "I Can't Stop Wanting You"
1981
"The Ballad Of Bulldog Bobby" (as Dave & The Bulldogs)[upper-alpha 29]
b/w "Instrumental Version"
1982 The World Cup Commemorative LP
"Do-Wah-Diddy..." [upper-alpha 30]
b/w "Waiting"
1983 Non-album single
"La Leyenda de Xanadu" (live) [upper-alpha 31]
b/w "What'd I Say" (live)
Heroes & Villains
"Staying with It"
b/w "Sure Thing"
Non-album singles
"Here We Go" (as the Boys)
b/w "Here We Go Again"
1986
"Matthew & Son" (as Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich) [upper-alpha 32]
b/w "Matthew & Son (Instrumental)"
"Zabadak (Karakakora)" (as Dave Dee + Klaus & Klaus) [upper-alpha 33]
b/w "Trunkenbold"
1989 Ach Du Dickes Ei [upper-alpha 34]
"Scirocco"(as Dave Dee & Marmalade) [upper-alpha 35]
b/w "I Don't Believe In Love Anymore"
Non-album singles
"What You Are"(as Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich) [upper-alpha 36] 2019
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. This is a list of EPs released in the UK. Various other EPs were released elsewhere.
  2. "No Time" made No. 5 in Singapore (see Billboard Magazine p.22 issue 1965-03-20) & made No. 1 in Salisbury (see Salisbury Journal 5 February 1965).
  3. "No Time" is track 5 on side 2. Single B side "Is It Love?" was not released on any LP & eventually appeared as track 18 on the UK 1991 "Greatest Hits" CD.
  4. "All I Want" is track 4 on side 2 and is a slightly different version to that of the 7" single. Single B side "It Seems A Pity" was not on any LP & eventually appeared as track 20 on the UK 1991 "Greatest Hits" CD ("All I Want" was the 7" version on this CD).
  5. 1 2 The Go-Set chart did not exist until October 1966, so chart peak is from David Kent's retrospective charts.
  6. "Hideaway" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but did peak at number 28 on the Dutch Top 40.[19]
  7. Due to controversy surrounding the lyrics after its initial release in the US, "Bend It!" was re-recorded with altered lyrics and re-released there.
  8. "Hard to Love You" was only released in Germany and New Zealand with the B-side "No Time" and in the Netherlands with the B-side "Frustration".
  9. "Touch Me, Touch Me" didn't enter the Go-Set Top 40, but peaked at number 45 on David Kent's retrospective charts.
  10. "Touch Me, Touch Me" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but did peak at number 31 on the Dutch Top 40.[20]
  11. "Okay!" didn't enter the Go-Set Top 40, but peaked at number 57 on David Kent's retrospective charts.
  12. The Italian-language version of "Zabadak!" was only released as a single in Italy.
  13. "I'll Love You" was only released as a single in Germany. It was a special edition promotional release sold via the Coca-Cola Company and was backed by four Coca-Cola jingles sung by several artists.
  14. "Break Out" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
  15. "Late Night in Soho" didn't enter the Go-Set Top 40, but peaked at number 61 on David Kent's retrospective charts.
  16. "The Wreck of the 'Antoinette'" didn't enter the Go-Set Top 40, but peaked at number 48 on David Kent's retrospective charts.
  17. "Run Colorado" was only released as a single in Japan.
  18. "Snake in the Grass" didn't enter the Go-Set Top 40, but peaked at number 95 on David Kent's retrospective charts.
  19. It was anticipated/expected at the time that this single would be a big chart success but due to major distribution problems (Philips/Fontana were in the process of computer/automation of their distribution network) then copies were difficult to come by & the chart achievement poor. 2 years later this single was re-issued in the hope of rectifying these initial problems.
  20. Dave Dee key vocalist joined by David Martin & Peter Mason. David was the name of Dave Dee's backing group. "I'm Going Back" is on the February 1997 DDDBM&T "Together" CD.
  21. "Mr. President" didn't enter the Go-Set Top 60, but peaked at number 82 on David Kent's retrospective charts.
  22. Note that the 7" single version of "Mr. President" is 10 seconds shorter than the version on the album & also that B side "Frisco Annie" is not on the album.
  23. Due to major distribution problems on its initial Fontana release then this single was now re-issued (UK) in March 1972 on the Philips label in the hope for a better chart performance & success.
  24. Mason were formed after D.B.M.&T. disbanded in January 1973 & consisted of Beaky, Tich, Peter Mason (Mick#2), Chas O'Brien plus Bob Taylor & who were joined/supported in varying roles/degrees by David Rose & Ian England (ex David (Dave Dee's backing band), on keyboards). Beaky is the lead vocalist on "When Freedom Comes" & the single was released only in UK & Brazil.
  25. "Fading" was reviewed in the Record Mirror 22 September 1973 and was released only in the UK and Spain.
  26. After Mason there then followed a brief reformation of DDDBM&T who now consisted of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Peter 'Mick#2' Mason & Tich.
  27. Dave Dee is the vocalist with lyrics by Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley. French avant-garde/progressive composer Jean Musy is responsible for the music (mainly various keyboards including piano). It was released in UK on Atlantic Records K10556 with release date of 31 January 1975 (from booklet "The New Singles" #559). It became Tony Blackburn's 'Record Of The Week'.
  28. "You've Got Me on the Run" was unreleased in the UK, but was released in Germany and the Netherlands.
  29. Dave Dee does the vocals accompanied by session musicians on this rousing football song to the tune of "Sloop John B." released for the Spain 1982 World Cup. By the time though that the pressings had been completed the World Cup had already begun (14 June 1982) and so it had missed its moment of opportunity. Alan Callan an executive/associate of Led Zeppelin was involved in this project. It was only released as a single in UK (on the Panache label PAN2).
  30. "Do-Wah-Diddy..." was only released as a single in Germany during January 1983. RCA & WEA in the UK were interested but nothing eventuated.
  31. The live version of "The Legend of Xanadu", was only released a single in Spain under the title "La Leyenda de Xanadu". Both sides were recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon on 21 September 1982 at Radio One's 15th Anniversary "Heroes & Villians" concert. John Hatchman (Mick#4) was now the band's drummer.
  32. "Matthew & Son" was only released as a single in the Netherlands & Belgium.
  33. Dave Dee does a catchy fun recording of "Zabadak (Karakakora)" with the popular German 'easy listening folk' singer/comedian duo Klaus & Klaus that was only released as a single in Germany (available on 7" (3m18s) & 12" (5m22s) on the Teldec label). A medium length version (4m12s) is on the Klaus & Klaus album "Ach Du Dickes Ei". Note that Klaus Büchner was also in the German rock band Torfrock.
  34. Note that "Zabadak (Karakakora)" with Dave Dee is track 5 on side A & is a 3rd version (4m12s in length).
  35. Dave Dee does the lead vocals for the single "Scirocco" with popular 60s/70s band Marmalade. The song was written by Marmalade frontman Sandy Newman & was only released as a single in Germany on the Hansa label (available on 7" (3m48s), 12" (5m26s) & CDS (both long & short versions)).
  36. John Hatchman (Mick#4 since 1982) does the lead vocals on "What You Are" (a download only single...no physical release). Other members involved were the original Beaky, Nigel Dixon (bass) & his son Jolyon Dixon (lead guitar) plus Tich with the harmonies.

References

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  2. 1 2 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. "Top L.P.'s" (PDF). Record Mirror. 21 January 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2023. NB: The Official Charts website lists an incorrect chart run & highest position for this album...to be corrected by Official Charts.
  4. "Top L.P.'s – Up and Coming" (PDF). Record Mirror. 29 June 1968. p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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  6. "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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  8. "D, B, M & T | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. Chart positions on Australia's Go-Set chart:
  10. "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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  12. Chart positions on Canada's RPM chart:
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  14. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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  16. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (D)". 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  17. "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  18. Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. p. 47. ISBN 9780898200478.
  19. "Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich - Hideaway". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  20. "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Touch Me, Touch Me". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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