King Richard's Fluegel Knights Vinyl Record Albums

Between 1966 and 1969, King Richard’s Fluegel Knights scored six hit singles on the AC chart. This was a golden era for pop instrumentals; the woods were full of orchestras and combos and groups and agglomerations doing light-n-jazzy versions of standards and covering the top hits of the day. That was Richard (Dick) Behrke’s gig; he recorded at least three albums with collaborator Bob Thompson which frequently featured, as you might guess, the flugelhorn. Their biggest hit, “Everybody Loves My Baby” has a definite Herb Alpert and the TJB feel—and tympani solo breaks. Their cover of Petula Clark’s “A Sign of the Times” is less distinctive. Nevertheless, it’s easy to imagine why this stuff was relatively popular in the late 60s—songs with a high degree of familiarity and a light style with some interesting production flourishes combine to produce a enjoyable, non-challenging 30 minutes per album.