Beyond the Fringe of, in 1960, by an Oxford graduate, Robert Ponsonby, artistic director for the Edinburgh International Festival. John Bassett, a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, who was Ponsonby's assistant, recommended Dudley Moore, his jazz bandmate and a rising cabaret talent. Moore in turn recommended Alan Bennett, who had had a hit at Edinburgh a few years before. Bassett also chose Jonathan Miller, who had been a Footlights star in 1957. Miller recommended Cook. Bennett and Miller were already pursuing careers in academia and medicine respectively, but Cook had an agent, having written a West End revue for Kenneth Williams. Cook's agent
Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9 on future releases, but the single's success precluded that possibility. Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9 Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9 (subtitled Ohio) is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid-Sixties series, featuring recordings that were released in Ohio. "Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 21" is a later volume in the series that features bands from this state. This album was released in 1984 as an LP by AIP Records (as #AIP-10015). Three members of the Choir would form the Raspberries with Eric Carmen in the early 1970s. This track is the flip side of their first