The Iveys: Biography

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Formed:

Jan 1, 1964

Disbanded:

Jan 1, 1969

Genre:

Rock Music

Decades Active:

1960's

Artistic Quality

Low

Ratings Guide

Essentially the same as Badfinger, the Iveys landed on the Beatles' Apple label in late 1968 after the Beatles' personal assistant, Mal Evans, encouraged them to submit tapes to Paul McCartney. Their bright, melodic, and harmony-filled pop/rock sound immediately drew comparisons to the Beatles and to the work of McCartney in particular. Their sole album, Maybe Tomorrow, released in Europe in mid-1969, was an accomplished if somewhat lightweight collection of original material, reflecting the heavy influence of both McCartney and Ray Davies (indeed, the latter had expressed interest in producing the group before Apple picked them up). The LP gathered little attention, but after a name change to Badfinger, the replacement of bassist Ron Griffiths by Joey Molland, a commission to score the Peter Sellers/Ringo Starr film The Magic Christian, and a McCartney-penned hit single from the movie ("Come and Get It"), the group was on their way. A half-dozen of the tunes from Maybe Tomorrow ended up on Badfinger's first proper album, Magic Christian Music.

- Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide