HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT…
“I’m Henry the VIII, I Am”
Herman’s Hermits
Herman’s Hermits On Tour
1965 | MGM

Herman’s Hermits seem to me to be the ultimate faceless British band, sent across the ocean to capitalize on “Beatlemania.” Sort of the Candlebox of the mid 1960’s: the group’s manager, Mickie Most (again, predating svengalis like Colonel Tom Parker and Malcolm Mclaren) sought to create a clean-cut and non-threatening image for the band. This  career pattern garnered Herman’s Hermits a pair of US #1 hits, before the changing musical climate of the 1960’s rendered the group redundant, a novelty. Just like the Beach Boys!
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HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT…
“I’m Henry the VIII, I Am”
Herman’s Hermits
Herman’s Hermits On Tour
1965 | MGM

Herman’s Hermits seem to me to be the ultimate faceless British band, sent across the ocean to capitalize on “Beatlemania.” Sort of the Candlebox of the mid 1960’s: the group’s manager, Mickie Most (again, predating svengalis like Colonel Tom Parker and Malcolm Mclaren) sought to create a clean-cut and non-threatening image for the band. This  career pattern garnered Herman’s Hermits a pair of US #1 hits, before the changing musical climate of the 1960’s rendered the group redundant, a novelty. Just like the Beach Boys!
More on Herman’s Hermits | “I’m Henry the VIII, I Am”