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'''Phillip Goodhand-Tait''' (born 3 January 1945, [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]])<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17943/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Phillip Goodhand-Tait|author=Bruce Eder |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref> is an [[English people|English]] [[singer-songwriter]], [[record producer]] and [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]] player.
'''Phillip Goodhand-Tait''' (born 3 January 1945)<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17943/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Phillip Goodhand-Tait|author=Bruce Eder |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref> is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and keyboard player.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Goodhand-Tait is his real [[surname]], although at [[school]] and into the mid 1960s, he was known as Phil Tait. His [[mother]] [[teacher|taught]] [[piano]] and his [[father]] was an active [[Trades Union]]ist. In 1957 the family moved south to [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]] where Goodhand-Tait attended Pewley school. Before long, he was singing in [[beat group]]s several nights every week under names such as Phill Tone and the Vibrants. In 1961, they renamed themselves Phill and the Stormsville Shakers, a group formed with Paul Demers on [[drum]]s, Ivor Shackleton playing [[guitar]], and Kirk Riddle on [[bass guitar|bass]]. "Stormsville" was the title of a 1960 [[Johnny and the Hurricanes]] [[album]] and "Shakers" was meant to indicate the frantic nature of their performances.<ref name="AMG"/>
Goodhand-Tait was born in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], East Riding of Yorkshire.<ref name="AMG"/> Known as Phil Tait in his school years, his mother was a piano teacher and his father was involved in trade unions. Goodhand-Tait began his music career shortly after the family moved to [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], in 1957. His first group, Phill Tone and the Vibrants, was renamed Phill and the Stormsville Shakers in 1961. The band included Paul Demers on drums, Ivor Shackleton on guitar, and Kirk Riddle on bass.<ref name="AMG"/>


By 1966, the same year the group released its first singles, the Stormsville Shakers's lineup included Tait, Riddle, Ian Jelfs on guitar, David Sherrington on tenor sax, and Alan Bunn on drums. That same year, [[Mel Collins]] was recruited on second tenor sax. In 1967, the band's name changed to Circus, releasing further singles sides. January 1969 saw Goodhand-Tait exit the group to pursue a solo career, leaving Jelfs, Collins, Riddle, and new drummer Chris Burrows to write, record and release the self-titled pop-jazz album ''Circus'', after which they disbanded in 1970.
In 1964 the Shakers played the [[Ricky-Tick]] club circuit, (famous for engaging [[Cyril Davies]], [[Alexis Korner]], [[The Yardbirds]] and [[The Rolling Stones]]) and backed [[United States|U.S.]] [[blues]] [[pianist]], [[Memphis Slim]]. He toured in the early 1960s as Phillip Goodhand-Tait and the Stormsville Shakers (his backing [[band (music)|band]] from Guildford) supporting the likes of [[Larry Williams]].<ref>[http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/ Stormsvilleshakers.com]</ref>


He wrote and recorded songs that have also been recorded by Larry Williams; [[Roger Daltrey]] ("Oceans Away" - on the [[album|LP]], ''[[Ride a Rock Horse]]'' - and "Parade" and "Leon" - both on the ''[[One of the Boys (Roger Daltrey album)|One of the Boys]]'' album); [[Gene Pitney]] ("You Are" and "Oceans Away"); [[Zoot Money]] ("No One But You") and [[Love Affair (band)|Love Affair]] ("Bringing on Back the Good Times", "A Day Without Love" and "Baby I Know").<ref name="AMG"/>
Goodhand-Tait wrote and recorded songs that have been covered by [[Roger Daltrey]] ("Oceans Away", "Parade", and "Leon"), [[Euson]] ("Leon"), [[Gene Pitney]] ("You Are" and "Oceans Away"), [[Zoot Money]] ("No One But You"), and [[Love Affair (band)|Love Affair]] ("[[Bringing on Back the Good Times]]", "[[A Day Without Love]]", "Lincoln County", "One Road" and "Baby I Know").<ref name="AMG"/>


By 1971, he had branched out, and wrote the [[soundtrack]] for the [[film]], ''[[Universal Soldier (1971 film)|Universal Soldier]]''.
In 1971, Goodhand-Tait wrote the soundtrack for the film ''[[Universal Soldier (1971 film)|Universal Soldier]]''. In 1976, he played the [[Pump organ|harmonium]] on [[Chris De Burgh]]'s album, ''[[Spanish Train and Other Stories]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.softshoe-slim.com/lists/d/de_burgh.html |title=Chris De Burgh Albums |website=Softshoe-slim.com |date= |access-date=23 March 2014}}</ref>
In 1976 he played the [[Pump organ|harmonium]] on [[Chris De Burgh]]'s [[album]], ''[[Spanish Train and Other Stories]].''<ref>[http://www.softshoe-slim.com/lists/d/de_burgh.html Softshoe-slim.com]</ref>


Goodhand-Tait has also produced [[live album]]s by [[Magnum (band)|Magnum]], [[Venom (band)|Venom]], [[Climax Blues Band]], [[Kid Creole and the Coconuts]] and [[The Lords of the New Church]].<ref name="AMG"/>
Goodhand-Tait has also produced live albums by [[Magnum (band)|Magnum]], [[Venom (band)|Venom]], [[Climax Blues Band]], [[Kid Creole and the Coconuts]] and [[The Lords of the New Church]].<ref name="AMG"/>


In 2021, Goodhand-Tait's [[DJM Records|DJM]] output was released on CD for the first time in the UK, after being out of print for many years. The box set, titled ''Gone Are The Songs of Yesterday'' and released by [[Cherry Red Records]], includes ''Rehearsal'', ''I Think I'll Write a Song'', ''Songfall'', and ''Phillip Goodhand-Tait'' as well as bonus material including singles, B-sides, and previously unreleased songs featured in ''Universal Soldier''. The albums concurrently made their debut on streaming platforms such as [[Spotify]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/phillip-goodhand-tait-gone-are-the-songs-of-yesterday-4cd-box-set/|title=Phillip Goodhand-Tait: Gone Are the Songs of Yesterday, 4CD Box Set|website=Cherryred.co.uk}}</ref>
==Discography==


==Solo discography==
===Singles===
===Studio albums===
*"Love Has Got Hold of Me" / "Too Pleased to Help" ([[Decca Records|Decca]] F12868 - 1969)
*"Jeannie" / "Run See The Sun" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 10230 - 1971)
*''Rehearsal'' 1971 [[DJM Records|DJM]]
*''I Think I'll Write a Song'' 1971 DJM
*"Oh Rosanna" / "I Didn't Know Myself" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 10236 - 1972)
*''Songfall'' 1972 DJM
*"Everyday" / "I Think I'll Write A Song" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 10261 - 1974)
*''Phillip Goodhand-Tait'' 1973 DJM
*"City Streets" / "Moon" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 10268 - 1974)
*''Oceans Away'' 1976 [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
*"You Are" / "Five Flight Walk Up" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 102978 - 1974)
*''Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks'' 1977 Chrysalis
*"Almost Killed A Man" / "Reach Out For each Other" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 10295 - 1974)
*''Good Old Phil's'' 1980 Gundog
*"I Think I Can Believe" / "One More Rodeo" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 10319 - 1974)
*''An Evening With Peggy Sue'' 2006 Span TV
*"Sweet Emotion" / "Jesus Didn't Only Love The Cowboys" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 10601 - 1974)
*''The Last Laugh'' 2008 Span TV
*"Oceans Away" / "Can You Demonstrate" ([[Chrysalis Records]] CHS 2100 - 1976)
*"Jewel" / "Old Fashioned Love" ([[Chrysalis Records]] CHS2134 - 1977)
*"Don't Treat Your Lover Like A Thief" / "If We Ever Meet Again" ([[Chrysalis Records]] CHS 2169 - 1977)
*"Fly Me To The Sun" / "Sunshine On Ice" ([Gundog Records] GUNS 2 - 1980)


===Albums===
===Compilation albums===
*''Rehearsal'' - 1971 - [[DJM Records|DJM]]
*''Jingle-Jangle Man'' 1975 DJM

*''I Think I'll Write a Song'' - 1971 - DJM
===Live albums===
*''Songfall'' - 1972 - DJM
*''Radio Songs: 1977 Recordings from Radio Bremen'' 2010 Span TV (original) [[Angel Air Records|Angel Air]] (2011 re-release)
*''Phillip Goodhand-Tait'' - 1973 - DJM
*''Age of Bewilderment Vol. 1'' – with David Sherrington (live album) 2012 Span TV
*''Jingle-Jangle Man'' ([[compilation album]]) - 1975 - DJM
*''Age of Bewilderment Vol. 2'' – with David Sherrington (live album) – 2012 – Span TV<ref name="discogs1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pg-t.com/downloadmusic.html |title=Phillip Goodhand-Tait singer/songwriter |website=Pg-t.com |date= |access-date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/phillip-goodhand-tait-mn0000903195/discography |title=Phillip Goodhand-Tait &#124; Discography |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=3 January 1945 |access-date=23 March 2014}}</ref>
*''Oceans Away'' - 1976 - [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]

*''Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks'' - 1976 - Chrysalis
===Original UK singles===
*''Good Old Phil's'' - 1980 - Gundog
*"Love Has Got Hold of Me" / "Too Pleased to Help" ([[Decca Records|Decca]] F12868 1969)
*''An Evening With Peggy Sue'' - 2006 - Span TV
*"Jeannie" / "Run See The Sun" ([[DJM Records]] DJS 10230 – 1970)
*''The Last Laugh'' - 2008 - Span TV
*"Everyday" / "I Think I'll Write A Song" (DJM Records DJS 10261 1971)
*''Radio Songs: 1977 Recordings from Radio Bremen'' - 2010 - Span TV (original) [[Angel Air Records|Angel Air]] (2011 re-release)
*"Oh Rosanna" / "I Didn't Know Myself" (DJM Records DJS 10236 1971)
*''Age of Bewilderment - with David Sherrington (Live)'' - 2012 - Span TV
*"City Streets" / "Moon" (DJM Records) DJS 10268 1972)
*"You Are" / "Five Flight Walk Up" (DJM Records DJS 102978 1974)
*"Almost Killed A Man" / "Reach Out For Each Other" (DJM Records DJS 295 1974)
*"I Think I Can Believe" / "One More Rodeo" (DJM Records DJS 319 1974)
*"Sweet Emotion" / "Jesus Didn't Only Love The Cowboys" (DJM Records DJS 10601 1974)
*"Oceans Away" / "Can You Demonstrate" ([[Chrysalis Records]] CHS 2100 1976)
*"Jewel" / "Old Fashioned Love" (Chrysalis Records CHS2134 1977)
*"Don't Treat Your Lover Like A Thief" / "If We Ever Meet Again" (Chrysalis Records CHS 2169 1977)
*"Angeltown" / "If We Ever Meet Again" (Chrysalis Records CHS 2183 – 1977)
*"Fly Me To The Sun" / "Sunshine On Ice" (Gundog Records GUNS 2 1980)
*"Wolfgang" (Span TV Records SPTVS1 – 2018)

===International exclusive singles===
*"Medicine Man" / "Sunrise Sunset" (DJM Records/Hansa 10967 – 1971) [Germany]
*"Sugar Train" / "Forever Kind of Love" (20th Century Records TC-2059 – 1973) [United States]
*"Leon" / "Everyday" (DJM Records 6102 320 – 1974) [Netherlands]
*"Warm Summer Rain" / "One More Rodeo" (DJM Records 6102 325 – 1974) [Netherlands]
*"Sugar Train" / "Reach Out For Each Other" (DJM Records 6102 331 – 1974) [Netherlands}
*"Heartbeat" / "Radio Play That Song Again" (Instant Records IS1501 – 1983) [Germany]
*"He'll Have to Go" / "Fly Me To The Sun" (Instant Records IS1506 – 1983) [Germany]<ref name="discogs1">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/311039-Phillip-Goodhand-Tait |title=Phillip Goodhand-Tait Discography at Discogs |website=Discogs.com |date=3 January 1945 |access-date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pg-t.com/discography.html|title=Phillip Goodhand-Tait singer/songwriter|website=Pg-t.com|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.phillipgoodhand-tait.com/ Goodhand-Tait official site]
*[http://www.pg-t.com/ Goodhand-Tait official website]
*[http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/ Stormsville Shakers official site]
*[http://www.stormsvilleshakers.com/ Stormsville Shakers official website]


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Phillip Goodhand-Tait
Phillip Goodhand-Tait in 1971
Goodhand-Tait in 1971
Background information
Born (1945-01-03) 3 January 1945 (age 79)
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation(s)Musician
songwriter
record producer
Years active1960s–present
Websitepg-t.com

Phillip Goodhand-Tait (born 3 January 1945)[1] is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and keyboard player.

Life and career

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Goodhand-Tait was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] Known as Phil Tait in his school years, his mother was a piano teacher and his father was involved in trade unions. Goodhand-Tait began his music career shortly after the family moved to Guildford, Surrey, in 1957. His first group, Phill Tone and the Vibrants, was renamed Phill and the Stormsville Shakers in 1961. The band included Paul Demers on drums, Ivor Shackleton on guitar, and Kirk Riddle on bass.[1]

By 1966, the same year the group released its first singles, the Stormsville Shakers's lineup included Tait, Riddle, Ian Jelfs on guitar, David Sherrington on tenor sax, and Alan Bunn on drums. That same year, Mel Collins was recruited on second tenor sax. In 1967, the band's name changed to Circus, releasing further singles sides. January 1969 saw Goodhand-Tait exit the group to pursue a solo career, leaving Jelfs, Collins, Riddle, and new drummer Chris Burrows to write, record and release the self-titled pop-jazz album Circus, after which they disbanded in 1970.

Goodhand-Tait wrote and recorded songs that have been covered by Roger Daltrey ("Oceans Away", "Parade", and "Leon"), Euson ("Leon"), Gene Pitney ("You Are" and "Oceans Away"), Zoot Money ("No One But You"), and Love Affair ("Bringing on Back the Good Times", "A Day Without Love", "Lincoln County", "One Road" and "Baby I Know").[1]

In 1971, Goodhand-Tait wrote the soundtrack for the film Universal Soldier. In 1976, he played the harmonium on Chris De Burgh's album, Spanish Train and Other Stories.[2]

Goodhand-Tait has also produced live albums by Magnum, Venom, Climax Blues Band, Kid Creole and the Coconuts and The Lords of the New Church.[1]

In 2021, Goodhand-Tait's DJM output was released on CD for the first time in the UK, after being out of print for many years. The box set, titled Gone Are The Songs of Yesterday and released by Cherry Red Records, includes Rehearsal, I Think I'll Write a Song, Songfall, and Phillip Goodhand-Tait as well as bonus material including singles, B-sides, and previously unreleased songs featured in Universal Soldier. The albums concurrently made their debut on streaming platforms such as Spotify. [3]

Solo discography

[edit]

Studio albums

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  • Rehearsal – 1971 – DJM
  • I Think I'll Write a Song – 1971 – DJM
  • Songfall – 1972 – DJM
  • Phillip Goodhand-Tait – 1973 – DJM
  • Oceans Away – 1976 – Chrysalis
  • Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks – 1977 – Chrysalis
  • Good Old Phil's – 1980 – Gundog
  • An Evening With Peggy Sue – 2006 – Span TV
  • The Last Laugh – 2008 – Span TV

Compilation albums

[edit]
  • Jingle-Jangle Man – 1975 – DJM

Live albums

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  • Radio Songs: 1977 Recordings from Radio Bremen – 2010 – Span TV (original) Angel Air (2011 re-release)
  • Age of Bewilderment Vol. 1 – with David Sherrington (live album) – 2012 – Span TV
  • Age of Bewilderment Vol. 2 – with David Sherrington (live album) – 2012 – Span TV[4][5][6]

Original UK singles

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  • "Love Has Got Hold of Me" / "Too Pleased to Help" (Decca F12868 – 1969)
  • "Jeannie" / "Run See The Sun" (DJM Records DJS 10230 – 1970)
  • "Everyday" / "I Think I'll Write A Song" (DJM Records DJS 10261 – 1971)
  • "Oh Rosanna" / "I Didn't Know Myself" (DJM Records DJS 10236 – 1971)
  • "City Streets" / "Moon" (DJM Records) DJS 10268 – 1972)
  • "You Are" / "Five Flight Walk Up" (DJM Records DJS 102978 – 1974)
  • "Almost Killed A Man" / "Reach Out For Each Other" (DJM Records DJS 295 – 1974)
  • "I Think I Can Believe" / "One More Rodeo" (DJM Records DJS 319 – 1974)
  • "Sweet Emotion" / "Jesus Didn't Only Love The Cowboys" (DJM Records DJS 10601 – 1974)
  • "Oceans Away" / "Can You Demonstrate" (Chrysalis Records CHS 2100 – 1976)
  • "Jewel" / "Old Fashioned Love" (Chrysalis Records CHS2134 – 1977)
  • "Don't Treat Your Lover Like A Thief" / "If We Ever Meet Again" (Chrysalis Records CHS 2169 – 1977)
  • "Angeltown" / "If We Ever Meet Again" (Chrysalis Records CHS 2183 – 1977)
  • "Fly Me To The Sun" / "Sunshine On Ice" (Gundog Records GUNS 2 – 1980)
  • "Wolfgang" (Span TV Records SPTVS1 – 2018)

International exclusive singles

[edit]
  • "Medicine Man" / "Sunrise Sunset" (DJM Records/Hansa 10967 – 1971) [Germany]
  • "Sugar Train" / "Forever Kind of Love" (20th Century Records TC-2059 – 1973) [United States]
  • "Leon" / "Everyday" (DJM Records 6102 320 – 1974) [Netherlands]
  • "Warm Summer Rain" / "One More Rodeo" (DJM Records 6102 325 – 1974) [Netherlands]
  • "Sugar Train" / "Reach Out For Each Other" (DJM Records 6102 331 – 1974) [Netherlands}
  • "Heartbeat" / "Radio Play That Song Again" (Instant Records IS1501 – 1983) [Germany]
  • "He'll Have to Go" / "Fly Me To The Sun" (Instant Records IS1506 – 1983) [Germany][4][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Bruce Eder. "Phillip Goodhand-Tait". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Chris De Burgh Albums". Softshoe-slim.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Phillip Goodhand-Tait: Gone Are the Songs of Yesterday, 4CD Box Set". Cherryred.co.uk.
  4. ^ a b "Phillip Goodhand-Tait Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. 3 January 1945. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Phillip Goodhand-Tait singer/songwriter". Pg-t.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Phillip Goodhand-Tait | Discography". AllMusic. 3 January 1945. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Phillip Goodhand-Tait singer/songwriter". Pg-t.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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