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Episode 159: “Itchycoo Park”, by the Small Faces

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Troubles of Itchiku Park

The song made number 3, but the group ran into more difficulties with the BBC after an appearance on top of the pops. Mariette disliked the show's producer and the way that he would go up to every act and pretend to think they'd done a very good job. Plans were made for the group to tour America, but those plans had to be scrapped when Ian MacLagan was arrested for possession of Hasheesh. Instead the group toured France, with support from a group called The Herd. Itchiku Park also made the top 20 in the US, thanks to a new distribution deal immediateHad been banned by the BBC because even the organisation which missed the Nice,. who

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