Pop-Tops

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Pop Tops (or Los Pop-Tops) were a vocal/instrumental band, formed in 1967 in Madrid, Spain, with Phil Trim from Trinidad and Tobago as lead singer. Their sound was a blend of baroque pop with the soulful vocals of Trim.

Original set-up included

• Phil Trim (born January 5, 1940, in Trinidad and Tobago) – lead singer
• Julián Luis Angulo – guitar, vocals
• Alberto Vega – saxophone, clarinet, vocals
• Enrique Gómez – bass, trumpet
• Ignacio Pérez – organ, piano
• José Lipiani – drums
• Ray Gómez – guitar

Some changes occurred in members:

• Francisco Urbano Romero – drums (replacing José Lipani)
• Rafael Guillermo Gertrudis – keyboards, piano (replacing Ignacio Pérez)

Their first release to gain attention was "Oh Lord, Why Lord" (1968), written by Jean Marcel Bouchety and Phil Trim.^[1] It was the first pop song to incorporate the melody of Pachelbel's Canon in D. That single's b-side, "The Voice of the Dying Man" (based on a Johann Sebastian Bach composition) was also recorded in Spanish as "La Voz del Hombre Caido".

They are best known for their 1971 hit "Mamy Blue",^[2] referring to a son's poignant song addressed to his departed mother about his childhood memories and life in general, sometimes spelled "Mommy Blue", "Mammy Blue" or "Mummy Blue", which was a Top 10 hit throughout much of Europe, Japan (#2), and Canada (#42), and a minor Billboard Hot 100 chart hit in the United States (#57). It was covered in the US by the Stories peaking at No. 50 in 1973. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a platinum record.^[3][where?] The composer and lyricist of the French song "Mamy Blue" was Hubert Giraud.^[3] English lyrics were written by Phil Trim. The Pop Tops also recorded Italian and Spanish versions, with lyrics by Gefingal.

As follow-up singles they released "Suzanne Suzanne" (early 1972) and "Hideaway" (mid 1972), which were only minor hits in some European countries.

Barclay, Spain

• 1967: Con su blanca palidez / I Can't Go On
• 1967: Viento to otoño (Autumn Winds) / Cry
• 1968: Somewhere / The Voice of the Dying Man (La voz del hombre caido)
• 1968: Oh Lord, Why Lord / Beyond the Sea (El mar)
• 1968: Oh Lord, Why Lord (in Spanish) / El mar
• 1968: Esa mujer (That Woman) / Adagio cardenal
• 1968: That Woman / The Man I Am Today
• 1968: Pepa / Junto a ti
• 1969: Dzim-dzim-dzas (Love and Care) / Young and Foolish
• 1969: Soñar, bailar y cantar (She's Coming Back) / Anytime

Explosion, Spain

• 1971: Dios a todos hizo libres (Road to Freedom) / Movimento de amor
• 1971: Road to Freedom / Who Will Believe
• 1971: Mamy Blue (span.) / Love Motion
• 1971: Mamy Blue / Grief and Torture
• 1972: Suzanne Suzanne / Happiness Ville
• 1972: Suzanne Suzanne (in Spanish) / Walk along by the Riverside
• 1972: Hideaway / What a Place to Live In
• 1973: My Little Woman / Girl, What's on Your Mind?
• 1973: Happy, Hippy, Youppy Song / Where Can I Go
• 1973: Happy, Hippy, Youppy Song (in Spanish) / Angeline
• 1974: What a Way to Go / Baby I Will Cry

Bellaphon, West Germany

• 1971: Mamy Blue / Road to Freedom
• 1971: Oh Lord, Why Lord / Walk Along by the Riverside (Remake)
• 1972: Suzanne Suzanne / Happiness Ville
• 1972: Hideaway / What a Place to Live In
• 1973: My Little Woman / Girl, What's on Your Mind?
• 1973: Happy, Hippy, Youppy Song / Where Can I Go
• 1973: What a Way to Go / Baby I Will Cry

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