Idle Race

The Idle Race were a cult rock group from Birmingham, England in the late 1960s. In addition to being the springboard for a very young Jeff Lynne, the band holds a place of signifcance in Midlands rock history as a link between Electric Light Orchestra, The Move, the Steve Gibbons Band and Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders.

Discography

Albums

• The Birthday Party (1968)
• Idle Race (1969)
• Time Is (1971)

Singles

• "(Here We Go 'Round) The Lemon Tree" (cover of song by The Move - 1967)
• "Impostors Of Life's Magazine" (1967)
• "The Skeleton And The Roundabout" (1968; re-issued in 1976 to cash in on the popularity of the Electric Light Orchestra)
• "The End Of The Road" (1968)
• "I Like My Toys (1968 - but never released)
• "Days Of The Broken Arrows" (1969)
• "Come With Me" (1969)
• "In The Summertime" (1970)
• "Neanderthal Man" (1970)
• "Dancing Flower" (1971)

A new Idle Race box set is rumored to be available in late 2005.

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