Years active 1963–1966 Record label Decca Records | Labels Decca Genres Beat music, Pop music | |
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Past members Mick Tinsley
John Stewart
Alan Laud
Ray Honeybull
Leslie Dash Origin Peterborough, United Kingdom (1963) Members Mick Tinsley, Leslie Dash, Alan Laud, Mick Matthews Albums The Best Of Hedgehoppers Anonymous, Complete Collection, Hedgehoppers Anonymous Similar Jonathan King, The Nashville Teens, Honeybus, The Honeycombs, Unit 4 + 2 | ||
Hedgehoppers Anonymous were a 1960s beat group from the United Kingdom. They formed in November 1963 as The Trendsetters, and became The Hedgehoppers the following year. Jonathan King took over their record production in 1965, and added Anonymous to their name.
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Their major success was the King produced and written "It's Good News Week", issued on Decca. This song has also been used as the theme music for Good News Week, a satirical news-based comedy quiz show on Australian television which ran from 1996 to 2000 and was revived in 2008. The group released four other tracks before breaking up. Lack of further chart activity leaves them labelled as one-hit wonders.
Hedgehoppers anonymous it s good news week
Band members
Band members were Royal Air Force personnel based at RAF Wittering, near Peterborough, England (Hedgehoppers was RAF slang for low-flying planes).
Songs
It's Good News WeekHedgehoppers Anonymous · 2007
Don't Push Me1996
Afraid of Love1965