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, and many others; folk guitarist, singer, and past session man Alun Davies (subsequently a frequent collaborator of

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). Thus Sweet Thursday was arguably a minor instance of the "supergroup" phenomenon. Other members were drummer Harvey Burns and bassist, woodwinds player and songwriter Brian Odgers. In December 1968, Tetragrammaton released a single which contained "Getting It Together" (Side A) and "Mary on the Runaround" (Side B) which were composed by Jon Mark but were not included on the group's lone album. Both songs were released as bonus tracks on a CD edition of the group's debut album ''

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''. The group's lone album ''

'' was released in August 1969 in the U.S. on

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(the band had signed with that label in November 1968). It is most remembered for the ten-minute-long progressive rock radio turntable hit "Gilbert Street", written by Patrick Gunning in 1967. The record company went bust soon thereafter, after only a very limited record pressing. Sweet Thursday dissolved.

Discography

* "Getting It Together" / "Mary on the Runaround" (Tetragrammaton Records T-1512, December 1968) *''

'' (1969)

References

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