The Idle Race
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The Idle Race were a British rock group from Birmingham, Warwickshire in the late 1960s. They are best known for the material released while Jeff Lynne was a member. Rhythm guitarist Dave Pritchard, bass guitarist Greg Masters and drummer Roger Spencer were the core of a band initally known as Billy King and the Nightriders, then later known as Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders and briefly as just The Nightriders. In 1966 they advertised for a new guitarist/vocalist, Jeff Lynne applied and joined the band.
Top songs
- Morning Sunshine
- Imposters Of Life's Magazine
- Days Of The Broken Arrows
- I Like My Toys
- The Skeleton And The Roundabout
- The Birthday
- Please No More Sad Songs
- The Lady Who Said She Could Fly
- Follow Me Follow
- On With The Show
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- Sitting In My Tree
- Lucky Man
- End Of The Road
- Come With Me
- Hurry Up John
- Sea Of Dreams
- Pie In The Sky
- Girl At The Window
- Going Home
- Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree
- Reminds Me Of You
- Skeleton and the Roundabout
- Someone Knocking
- In The Summertime
- (Don't Put Your Boys In The Army) Mrs. Ward
- Mr Crow And Sir Norman
- Knocking Nails Into My House
- My Father's Son
- A Better Life (The Weather Man Knows)
- Worn Red Carpet
- Victim Of Circumstance
- Dancing Flower
- Big Chief Woolley Bosher
- I Will See You
- The Clock
- By The Sun
- She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune
- Neanderthal Man
- Alcatraz
- Bitter Green
- And The Rain
- We Want It All
- Told You Twice
- Impostors of Life's Magazine
- Sad O'Sad
- Don't Put Your Boys in the Army, Mrs. Ward
- Hurry Up John - 2007 Digital Remaster
- A Better Life (The Weatherman Knows)
- Big Chief Woolly Bosher
- Mrs Ward
- Skeleton & The Roundabout
- Mr. Crow and Sir Norman
- Days Of Broken Arrows - Alternative Version
- Days Of Broken Arrows (Alternative Version)
- Lucky Man - Alternative Version
- Follow Me, Follow
- Follow Me Follow (Alternative Version)
- Follow Me Follow - Alternative Version
- Lucky Man (Alternative Version)
- Big Chief Wooly Bosher
- Hurry up John - 2007 Remaster
- Days of Broken Arrows
- Happy Birthday
- Sad o' Sad
- Mrs. Ward
- Hurry Up John - 2007 Remastered Version
- No More Sad Songs
- lady who said she could fly
- Knocking Nails In My House
- The Morning Sunshine
- Someone Knocking (version 1) - Live: London 29th June 1969
- It's Only the Dog
- Your Friend
- The End Of The Road
- Sea Of Dreams - Live: London 29th June 1969
- Days Of Broken Arrows - David Symonds Show
- Follow Me Follow (Alternate Version)
- Lucky Man (Alternate Version)
- Birthday
- Reminds Me Of You - Live: London 29th June 1969
- Hey Grandma - Live: London 8th Oct 1967
- Hurry Up John (2007 Digital Remaster)
- Please No More Sad Songs (version 1) - Live: London 29th June 1969
- Worn Red Carpet - David Symonds Show
- Please No More Sad Songs - Symonds On Sunday
- (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree
- Someone Knocking - Symonds On Sunday
- Days Of Broken Arrows (David Symonds Show)
- Days Of The Broken Arrows (Alternate Version)
- Come With Me - Symonds On Sunday
- Impostors of life´s magazine
- Love Me Two Times - Live: London 8th Oct 1967
- Imposters Of Life‘s Magazine - Live: London 8th Oct 1967
- Please No More Sad Songs (Symonds On Sunday)
- The Lady Who Said She Could Fly - Live: London 25th Feb 1968
- Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree - Live: London 8th Oct 1967
- Skelton And The Roundabout
- Tha Lady who said She Could Fly
- Imposters of Life’s Magazine
- Born To Be Wild - Live: London 25th Feb 1968
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