1964
THE 'IN' CROWD * DOBIE GRAY * LONDON 9953 * UK
The quintessential Mod record which came at the high water mark of the movement, all the Mods took this as their anthem and thought the lyrics described them perfectly. The record was (is) so cool when cool was no longer a hip word, very few people had heard of Dobie Gray when this immaculate disc, written by Billy Page, of pure confidence and elitism hit the turntables in the Mecca Ballrooms and other Mod venues up and down the South East of England. Dobie Gray a. k. a. Leonard Victor Ainsworth had been recording since 1960, first for the Stripe label, then for Real Fine, then, Cordak and Jaf before hiting the mark with The 'In' Crowd his first for the Charger label. The backing vocals are by The Extremes, of which Melvin Isley was a member.