Thursday Time Traveler: London 1969
"Discovery" with Paul Korda & Tim/Chris Andrews
THE THURSDAY TIME TRAVELER—1969: London was swinging, “Take Three Girls” was on the telly, Mini-Coopers filled the parking lots, miniskirts were on the streets, and Tim “Chris” Andrews and Paul Korda were working in the studio on the last of their trilogy of singles for Parlophone Records:
...A couple years prior, Chris Andrews had changed his name to “Tim Andrews” even though he already had notoriety as lead vocalist/guitarist in the psychedelic bands Les Fleur de Lys (“Mud in Your Eye”) and Rupert’s People (“Reflections of Charles Brown”). However, managers and Parlophone encouraged him to break out as a solo act with altered name, doing more mainstream baroque pop material and marketing him as a “teen idol.”
He was partnered with the multi-talented Paul Korda, then on the rise as a producer, singer-songwriter, and actor who was in the original London cast of the musical HAIR. Paul went on to a remarkable career, appearing in major films (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, SPINAL TAP) and working with Love Sculpture, Cat Stevens, Frankie Valli, and many others (sadly Paul passed away in 2020).
Tim/Chris also moved on, releasing more solo work and writing songs with Roger Daltrey, David Essex, and Davy Jones (Monkees).
“Discovery” (a non-LP B-side written by Korda/Andrews) features soaring falsetto and a soulful vibrato on par with Steve Marriott. The densely orchestrated track (w/legendary session drummer Clem Cattini) compares to deep cuts by The Kinks and early Bee Gees—a great side of mod-era Britpop that stands the test of time.
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