Lyrics by Fresh Maggots

Fresh Maggots

You can hear more of their songs on Vox Here

now seem to be a cult band or rather duo with their 1971 RCA album and single now appearing on various sites. This Nuneaton duo played for us (the Friday night sessions 10 - 3 am upstairs at the Coventry Arts Umbrella club, when it was based in Queen Victoria Rd. (specific postings relating to the Umbrella club are to come to this). Further blogging about them will be included in the band directory also yet to be uploaded! Fresh Maggots consisted of two guys - Mick Burgoyne (vocals, guitar, violin, tambourine, glockenspiel), Leigh Dolphin (guitar).

Nuneaton duo who recorded for RCA. Booked for Arts Umbrella Jan 1971. The blurb in Umbrella News read “A rock group from Nuneaton as outrageous as their name, which promises good entertainment for devotees”. CET 1973 says Fresh Maggots invited to play Windsor Free Festival with Trilogy & A Band Called George.

Booked for Arts Umbrella Jan 1971. The blurb in Umbrella News read “A rock group from Nuneaton as outrageous as their name, which promises good entertainment for devotees”. CET (Coventry Evening Telegraph) 1973 says Fresh Maggots invited to play Windsor Free Festival with Trilogy & A Band Called George. Their single was called - Car Song/ B: What Would You Do (RCA 2150 1971)  and their album  Fresh Maggots (RCA SF8205 1971). Fresh Maggots, had another band on the go at the same time - a synthi band influenced by Kraftwerk. I can't recall the name of the synth band. I helped them get a gig at the Warwick University Arts festival 1972.

The following Fresh Maggots lyric was contributed to my Communication book by Denis of another Nuneaton band Flood

WHEN SHE LAUGHS.   By FRESH MAGGOTS

When she laughs her face lights up

Face lights up

When she laughs her face lights up

Face lights up

When she laughs the sun and moon

Are put to shame by the brightness of her smile  

Of her smile

And I love her, she’s all mine.

When she laughs she makes life worth while

Life worth while

When she laughs she makes life worth while

Life worth while

When she laughs all my problems swept away

By the brightness of her smile

Of her smile

And I love her she’s all mine.

When I’m sad she makes me laugh

Makes me laugh

When I’m sad she makes me laugh

Makes me laugh

When she laughs all my problems

Are swept away by the brightness of her smile

Of her smile

And I love her, she’s all mine.

Words Mick Burgoyne  /Music Leigh Dolphin (Recorded on RCA)

Titles on Disc 1

1.: Dole Song  2.: Rosemary Hill  3.: Quickie  4.: Everyone's Gone To War  5.: And When She Laughs

6.: Spring  7.: Balloon Song   8.: Guzz Up  9.: Who's To Die  10.: Elizabeth R   11.: Fustration

12.: Car Song (bonus track)    13.: What Would You Do (bonus track)   14.: Fustration (live/bonus track)

15.: Rosemary Hill (live/bonus track)  16.: Quickie (live/bonus track)  17.: And When She Laughs (live/bonus track)

18.: Spring (live/bonus track) Fresh Maggots CD site

FRESH MAGGOTS NOW HAVE A VOX SITE THANKS TO DENNIS BURNS

HEAR SOME OF THESE SONGS HERE