Wool(2)


 * (This page is about the 60's band. For the American rock band of the same name, see Wool).

Wool was formed in the early ’60s, and were originally known as Ed Wool and The Nomads. Ed Wool, who was a guitar prodigy and songwriter, was influenced early on by the new British Invasion sound and later on by the cream-of-the-crop of soul/R&B. Other members of the group included singer Claudia Wool, Ed Barrella, Peter Lulis and Tom Haskell. Ed Wool and The Nomads were huge in the mid-60s’ thriving Northern/Upstate New York music scene, even sharing the stage with bands such as Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Young Rascals, and The Rolling Stones. In 1966, Ed and The Nomads scored a recording contract with RCA Victor and made one single, “I Need Somebody” b/w “Please, Please, Please,” which flopped. Several line-up changes ensued as the ’60s progressed, but... (read more on discogs)

Links to Peel
Peel played a track from the band in 1992, when they did a cover of the Big Brother & The Holding Company's Combination Of The Two from their 1969 album called Wool. The song was played on his 15 August 1992 show after another band of the same name released a single.

Shows Played

 * 1992
 * 15 August 1992: Combination Of The Two (album - Wool) ABC