splinter

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• Splinter were a two-man vocal group from South Shields, England, consisting of Bill Elliott (William Elliott) and Bobby Purvis (Robert J Purvis), who formed in the early 1970s.
• They were connected with ex-Beatle George Harrison, (and Elliot had sung lead vocals on the Elastic Oz Band single, written by John Lennon).
• The band had groups of instrumentalists to back them on each album.
• Splinter was the first act signed to Harrison's Dark Horse Records label, when it was partnered with A&M Records.
• The band's sound has often been likened to that of The Beatles (particularly Harrison and John Lennon) and Badfinger.
• The duo's biggest success came with their debut album, the critically admired The Place I Love (1974), which contained the hit single "Costafine Town".
• This was their fourth album.

Splinter were a two-man vocal group from South Shields, England, consisting of Bill Elliott (William Elliott) and Bobby Purvis (Robert J Purvis), who formed in the early 1970s.