Wednesday

Wednesday was formed in Oshawa, Canada, in 1971 by high school mates Mike O'Neil and Paul Andrew Smith. Along with drummer Randy Begg and bassist John Dufek, they played the Ontario circuit playing covers of contemporary hits and 1950's standards. With some recording at Manta Studios in Toronto they put together their first single Hang On Girl with producer John Driscoll. By 1973 they had remade the Wayne Cochran song Last Kiss. This time Driscoll hand delivered the single to radio stations and were played indefinitely. This buzz spilled over into the US market and the record made Billboard's Hot 100. The debut album on Sussex in the US (in Canada it was released on Ampex, A&M for rest of the world) in 1974 , containing a second hit, Teen Angel. They released several albums on other labels, before changing their name into Wenzday.

Wednesday – Last Kiss (Sussex 1974)

Tracklist: Teen Angel, Roses Are Red, Last Kiss, Gloria, Tell Laura I Love Her, Don't Let Me Wait Too Long, What's On My Mind, Good Time Girl, Ride, Taking Me Home.

Wednesday's debut album, not so funky seventies pop & rock, containg the hit singles Last Kiss (the Wayne Cochran classic)/Without You and Teen angel.