Gilbert O'Sullivan

Gilbert O'Sullivan (born Raymond Edward O'Sullivan; 1 December 1946) is an Irish singer songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair", and "Get Down". Born on the 1st of December 1946 in Waterford, Ireland. In 1958 at the age of 11 he moved with his family to Swindon in England. Than he started to play guitar, piano and drums. He played drums in his first band The Doodles, and left them to join The Prefects, but also this was not for a long time. After finishing Swindon Art College, Gilbert moved to London in 1967 to try and further his musical career. From 1967 he start releasing singles. His success came slowly. (read more on wikipedia)

Links to Peel
Peel played Gilbert's debut single Disappear in 1967 and on the strength of that, his producer, Bernie Andrews booked him for a debut recording at the Piccadilly on 14th May 1968, backed by the 16 piece Keith Mansfield Orchestra. Although Gilbert only did one session for Peel's show, his name was mentioned by JP as an artist that deserves attention in the ABC Of Beauty article of the Disc & Music Echo paper, published in November 1968. Apart from Peel, Kenny Everett was a fan of the singer and both DJ's would play his records well into the early 70's. When reviewing Gilbert O'Sullivan's Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day single for the Singles article in the Disc & Music Echo, published on 10th June 1972, Peel described it as a good record, but also said if we got to live by the charts alone, then let's have Gilbert O'Sullivan in them.

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1968-05-14. Broadcast: 19 May 1968. Repeated: 16 June 1968
 * You / What Can I Do / Disappear / My Front Door / Come On Home (& I Don't Know What To Do / Better Than Valentino on 16th June 1968)

Live
Recorded live on 1971-11-18 at BBC Paris Theatre. Broadcast: 21 December 1971
 * 1) January Git
 * 2) Matrimony
 * 3) Independent Air
 * 4) Came To See Me Yesterday
 * 5) Permissive Twit
 * 6) I Didn't Know What To Do
 * 7) We Will
 * 8) Uncle's Appendix Scar
 * 9) Thunder And Lightning

Other Shows Played

 * You - HIS FIRST SINGLE !
 * 19 November 1967: Disappear (7" - Disappear / You) CBS
 * 1968
 * 28 April 1968: What Can I Do (7") CBS
 * 1970
 * 31 October 1970: Nothing Rhymed (single) MAM