Before the Beatles... there indeed was a British pop music scene which was thriving though somewhat overshadowed these days. Young hopeful Dave (
David Hemmings) wants to hit the big time with his band of young post boys. Despite a few near misses though including Dave having an accident in a studio and meeting
Kenny Ball success eludes them especially when he loses the demo tape. His relationship with Jill (
Jennifer Moss) also becomes a bit rocky at times...
Well the story is very familiar, the basic template used so many times in films like this. A bit of light drama interspersed by plenty of pop tunes. Guest appearances by real pop stars including
Gene Vincent,
Patsy Ann Noble and those who would one day become pretty famous indeed including
Richie Blackmore and
Chas Hodges. A fascinating if not explosive period piece. Swinging!
