THE PRESENT LINE UP
PAPER LACE started in 1967 as "Music Box" the name change came about in 1970, the line-up included the two founder members Phil Wright (Lead Vocalist & Drummer) Cliff Fish (Vocalist & Bass Player) Sadly Cliff lost a 2 year battle with cancer in 2023, after much discussion and a period of mourning their loss, the band decided to carry on with a new bass player Dale Corcoran, and together with Phil Hendriks (Vocalist & Guitar) and Dave Major (Vocalist & Keyboards) Phil Wright is still the original singer and drummer, his voice sounding remarkably much the same as it did in 1974. He and Cliff sang and played on Paper Lace's big hits in the 1970's, you will remember 'Billy Don't Be A Hero',No.1 in the UK March 1974, or 'The Night Chicago Died' No.1 in the United States in 1974, take a look at the discography page for a fuller picture of their success.
This new line up of The Original 70s Paper Lace continue to be a great live act, with recent sellout tours of New Zealand & Australia and upcoming gigs all over the UK, you must try to catch one of their performances.
A BIT ABOUT US
DISCOGRAPHY
PAPER LACE SINGLES & KNOWN WORLDWIDE CHART POSITIONS
1971 - You Can’t Touch Me / I’ve got You That’s Enough For Me CONCORD CON 020
Jan 172 - In The Morning (Of My Life) / Elsie CONCORD CON 021
May 1973 - Ragamuffin Man / Martha (Whatever Happened) CONCORD CON 027
Feb 1974 - Billy Don’t Be A Hero / Celia BUS STOP BUS 1014
UK - 1, IRELAND -1, AUSTRALIA -1, GERMANY - 42, USA - 96, HOLLAND - TIPPED
April 1974 - The Night Chicago Died / Can You Get It When You Want It BUS STOP BUS 1016
UK - 3, USA - 1, IRELAND - 5, AUSTRALIA - 1, NEW ZEALAND - 1, GERMANY - 3, HOLLAND - 2,
AUSTRIA - 4, S. AFRICA - 3, FRANCE - 3.
Aug. 1974 - The Black Eyed Boys / Jean BUS STOP BUS1019
UK - 11, IRELAND - 7, AUSTRALIA - 36, GERMANY - 28, HOLLAND - 24.
Jan 1975 - Hitchin’ A Ride / Love You’re A Long Time Coming BUS STOP BUS1024
NEW ZEALAND - 16
June 1975 - So What If I Am / Himalayan Lullaby BUS STOP BUS1026
July 1975 - I Think I’m Gonna Like It / Lost Love EMI EMI 2486
Feb 1978 - We’ve Got The Whole World In Our Hands / Nottingham Forest March WARNER BROS K17110
UK - 24
Oct. 1979 - We’ve Got The Whole World In Our Hands / Nottingham Forest March WARNER BROS K17110
HOLLAND - 3
Nov 2014 - Get Up! Get Out Of Your Lazy Beds (It’s Christmas Time Again) PLATINUM 74
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PAPER LACE - ORIGINAL UK ALBUMS
Mar. 1972 - FIRST EDITION PHILIPS 6382 101
Phil Wright : Drums/Lead/Vocs, Cliff Fish : Bass/Vocs, Roy White : Keyboards/Vocs, Dave Manders : Guitar/lead Vocs
In The Morning, Stoney End, I’ve got You That’s Enough For Me, Threw My Love Away, Martha (Whatever Happened)
The Games People Play, Please Be My Friend, You Can’t Touch Me. Elsie, Like Arolling Stone, Early One Morning.
June 1974 PAPER LACE AND OTHER BITS OF MATERIAL BUS STOP BUSLP 8001
Phil Wright : Drums/Lead/Vocs, Cliff Fish : Bass/Vocs, Michael Vaughan : Lead Guitar/Vocs, Chris Morris : Guitar/Vocs
Billy Don’t Be A Hero, Hitchin’A Ride ’74, I Did What I Did For Maria, Mary In The Morning, Sealed With A Kiss,
Bye Bye Blues,Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen,The Night Chicago Died, Love Song, Dreams Are Ten A Penny
Love You’re A Long Time Coming, Cheek To Cheek.
PAPER LACE US SINGLES
1972 - In The Morning Of My Life / Elsie BANG B 591
1972 - Martha (Whatever happened) / You Can’t Touch Me BANG B 700
May 1974 - Billy Don’t Be A Hero / Celia MERCURY 73479
USA - 96
June 1974 - The Night Chicago Died / Can You Get It When You Want It MERCURY 73620
USA -1
1974 - The Black Eyed Boys / Jean MERCURY 73620
1975 - So What If I Am / Himalayan Lullaby MERCURY 73697
Nov 2014 - Get Up! Get Out Of Your Lazy Beds (It’s Christmas Time Again) PLATINUM 74
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PAPER LACE US ALBUMS
1975 - PAPER LACE MERCURY SRM-1-1008
Phil Wright : Drums/Lead/Vocs, Cliff Fish : Bass/Vocs, Roy White : Keyboards/Vocs, Dave Manders : Guitar/lead Vocs
This was essentially the Paper Lace And Other Bits Of Material album, packaged for the american Market replacing Bye Bye Blues with The Black Eyed Boys tracks.
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PAPER LACE CD ALBUMS
DOUBLE ALBUM PACKAGE WITH BONUS TRACKS
2010 - DISC 1 - Paper Lace And Other Bits Of Material GLAM CDD 109
DISC 2 - First Edition
1. Phil Wright : Drums/Lead/Vocs, Cliff Fish : Bass/Vocs, Roy White : Keyboards/Vocs, Dave Manders : Guitar/lead Vocs
Billy Don’t Be A Hero, Hitchin’A Ride ’74, I Did What I Did For Maria, Mary In The Morning, Sealed With A Kiss,
Bye Bye Blues,Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen,The Night Chicago Died, Love Song, Dreams Are Ten A Penny
Love You’re A Long Time Coming, Cheek To Cheek.
BONUS TRACKS
Can You Get It When You Want It, The Black Eyed Boys, Jean, So What If I Am, Himalayan Lullaby.
2. Phil Wright : Drums/Lead/Vocs, Cliff Fish : Bass/Vocs, Roy White : Keyboards/Vocs, Dave Manders : Guitar/lead Vocs
In The Morning, Stoney End, I’ve got You That’s Enough For Me, Threw My Love Away, Martha (Whatever Happened)
The Games People Play, Please Be My Friend, You Can’t Touch Me. Elsie, Like Arolling Stone, Early One Morning.
BONUS TRACK
Ragamuffin Man.
PAPER LACE AWARDS
Paper Lace And Other Bits Of Material AUSTRALIAN GOLD DISC 500,000 SALES
Billy Don’t Be A Hero UK DISC MAGAZINE SILVER DISC 250,000 SALES
Billy Don’t Be A Hero UK GOLD DISC 500,000 SALES
The Night Chicago Died UK SILVER DISC 250,000 SALES
The Night Chicago Died UK GOLD DISC 500,000 SALES
The Night Chicago Died USA GOLD DISC 1,000,000 SALES
The Night Chicago Died USA PLATINUM DISC 2,000,000 SALES
The Night Chicago Died CANADIAN GOLD DISC 200,000 SALES
(LARGEST SELLING SINGLE IN THE HISTORY OF POLYDOR CANADA IN 1974)’’
The new album CD and download "It's Worth It" dedicated to Cliff Fish is now available for purchase.
All you have to do is visit www.bandcamp.com and type in Paper Lace,
the options will then be displayed, you can either purchase a CD which will be mailed to you or alternatively for a reduced price you can obtain the download, Enjoy!
PHOTOS OF THE GUYS IN ACTION
HI TO YOU ALL,
PHILIP WRIGHT's PAPER LACE, THAT'S PHIL WRIGHT, DALE CORCORAN, DAVE MAJOR & PHIL HENDRIKS WISH ALL OUR FANS A BIG THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND COMING ALONG TO THE GIGS, COME AND SAY HI WHEN YOU ARE AT THE NEXT ONE.
WE'LL ADD ANY NEW PHOTOS TO THIS PAGE AS THEY HAPPEN
Hi to all our fans,
the photographs in this next section were taken in 2017 on our second Australian Tour and before, they feature Cliff who passed in April 2023, we will leave them intact as a mark of respect for our much missed colleague
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The Photographs in this next section are courtesy of:
TANIA SMITH | PHOTOGRAPHY
Sydney - 0457 119 800
https://www.instagram.com/taniasmithphotography/
https://taniasmithphotography.com.au
PAPER LACE AUSTRALIAN
TOUR 2023
