Editing Ducks Deluxe (section)

==History==
The band formed in February 1972, with ex [[Brinsley Schwarz]] roadie [[Martin Belmont]] on guitar, former [[Help Yourself (band)|Help Yourself]] collaborator [[Sean Tyla]], also on guitar, ex Help Yourself bassist [[Ken Whaley]], and Magic Michael (Michael Cousins) on percussion.<ref name="NSTCI">{{cite book
| first= Will
| last= Birch
| year= 2003
| title= No Sleep Till Canvey Island - The Great Pub Rock Revolution
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Virgin Books Ltd.
| location= London
| pages= [https://archive.org/details/nosleeptillcanve00birc/page/137 137–138]
| isbn= 0-7535-0740-4
| url-access= registration
| url= https://archive.org/details/nosleeptillcanve00birc/page/137
}}</ref> They named themselves after a slot machine at the [[Severn View services|Severn Bridge Service Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=June 2015|first=Will Birch12|title=The Booze Brothers: Ducks Deluxe and the rise of pub rock|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-booze-brothers-ducks-deluxe-and-the-rise-of-pub-rock|access-date=2020-07-26|website=Classic Rock Magazine|date=12 June 2015 |language=en}}</ref> Cousins was soon replaced by drummer [[Tim Roper]] and former [[Flamin' Groovies]] roadie, Nick Garvey, also joined.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=741}}</ref> Playing more energetic music than most others on the London pub-rock circuit, the Ducks soon had a twice weekly booking at the Tally Ho in Kentish Town,<ref name="MBA-DD">[http://www.manband-archive.com/evolution/history-roots-ducks-deluxe.php Ducks Deluxe - The Manband Archive] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714025519/http://www.manband-archive.com/evolution/history-roots-ducks-deluxe.php |date=14 July 2011 }} retrieved 13 November 2008</ref> and a manager, Dai Davies.<ref name="NSTCI"/>

Whaley left, and later rejoined Help Yourself, and in December 1972, the Ducks recorded two tracks at [[Man (band)|Man]]'s Christmas party, one of which,"Boogaloo Babe", was released on a double 10" album ''[[Christmas at the Patti]]'', their first appearance on a record.<ref name="BigU">[http://www.biguntidy.com/Articles/Ducks.pdf Biguntidy Article on Ducks Deluxe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205010407/http://www.biguntidy.com/Articles/Ducks.pdf |date=5 December 2008 }} retrieved 13 November 2008</ref>

In 1973, the band signed to RCA and released their first single, "Coast to Coast", written by Sean Tyla and Nick Garvey, though Tyla is not credited on the track, because he was trying to untangle himself from a previous publishing deal. They also appeared in BBC TV ''[[Play for Today]]'' called ''Blooming Youth''.<ref name="BigU"/>  Their eponymous debut album ''Ducks Deluxe'' was released in early 1974, and "captures something of the fire and excitement that the Ducks' live act generated".<ref name="MBA-DD"/>  Keyboard and bass player [[Andrew McMaster (songwriter)|Andy McMaster]] joined from The Sabres, to record a second album, ''Taxi To The Terminal Zone'', but this was regarded as disappointing and McMaster left.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The band recorded its first [[Peel Session]] in April 1974,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/d/ducksdeluxe/ BBC Peel Sessions - Ducks Deluxe] retrieved 13 November 2008</ref> after which Garvey left and bassist Micky Groome joined.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>  Despite recording a second Peel Session in March 1975, RCA dropped the band, so they were reduced to issuing an EP, ''Jumpin'' on the French label [[Skydog Records|Skydog]]. 
Tim Roper left so former [[Brinsley Schwarz]] members [[Brinsley Schwarz (musician)|Brinsley Schwarz]] and [[Billy Rankin (drummer)|Billy Rankin]] played on the final tour,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> with the final gig being at the [[100 Club]] in London on 1 July 1975.<ref name="MBA-DD"/>

In 1978, RCA Victor released the compilation album ''Don't Mind Rockin' Tonite'', featuring six songs from the band's debut LP, three from ''Taxi to the Terminal Zone'' (unavailable in the US at the time), and a few non-album singles. Reviewing the compilation in ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]'' (1981), [[Robert Christgau]] wrote: "The music is pure rock and roll, maybe too pure, combining [[the Rumour]]'s spirited intensity and [[the Motors]]' cheerful manipulation at a more primitive stage. Fans of the [[Tyla Gang]] will dig it."<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: T|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=T&bk=70|accessdate=March 17, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>