ABOUT
The Pleasers are an English power pop group, founded in 1977 in West London/Surrey, consisting of Stephen 'Bo' Benham, Steve McNerney, Nick Powell, and Dave Rotchelle, they released five singles; one on Solid Gold Records (released on Ariola Records in West Germany), and four on Arista Records, they contributed two tracks (Billy and Rock & Roll Radio) to the Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival LP. Recorded, songs from their 1977 and 78 Studio recordings were eventually released in the United Kingdom on Compact disc
in 1996, and a version with extra tracks was released in Japan in 2009.
The Pleasers were managed by Chips Chipperfield (born circa-1943 - died 13 August 2008), who would go on to win two Grammy Awards for Best Long Form Music Video as co-producer with Neil Aspinall in 1997 for The Beatles Anthology, and in 2000 for
Band of Gypsys - Live at Fillmore East featuring Jimi Hendrix. The Pleasers' records were produced by experienced record producers; Ron Richards (The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Hollies, P.J. Proby), Geoff Haslam (J. Geils Band,
The Velvet Underground, Cactus,
MC5, Bette Midler, Herbie Mann, Yes) and Tommy Boyce
(The Monkees, Iggy Pop, Darts, Del Shannon, Meat Loaf).
