Nottingham singer with the group Whichwhat who released a single under his own name in 1971.

Eddie Young was never known as “Eddy” apart for this one release. Not sure why, because he didn’t use it for long. All other mentions are the usual spelling, even the publicity promo sheet provided by Beacon Records. I suspect it was a mistake. I have mentioned on the Whichwhat page that a few of the promo sheets produced by Beacon Records were inaccurate. The publicity for this release suggests that he had left Whichwhat but this was never the case either. An article in Record Mirror announces this release as something by Whichwhat.

This story isn’t on the Whichwhat page, which is a very convoluted one, as it helps to just see this release as a one off episode.

Eddie Young’s real name was Theodore Demetriou. He was a singer who had been in “Two’s Company” before joining Whichwhat in late 1968. Whichwhat had released many records before and , and in what I can only imagine as an attempt to get a hit, Beacon Records decided to push Eddie as a solo artist. The publicity sheet has the A side written by American Bobby Bloom but the record itself suggests it was written by Bobby Bloom and producer Jeff Barry. I’m not exactly sure which line up of Whichwhat recorded these two songs but I’m going to guess it was the expanded 1971 line up.

Eddie Young – (lead vocals)
Mick Brown – (Sax/flute)
Terry Penn – (bass)
Steve Harris – Drums
Mick Payne – guitar
Jim Marsden – trumpet
Kip Wilkes – sax and flute

Eddy Young – A Little On The Heavy Side / Give Em’ A Hand – Beacon BEA 178, 1971

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