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Barry Alexander, Jeff Matthews and Geoff Ramseyer all played guitar in addition to singing, while Barry also played keyboards. Gabrielle Field occasionally played
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in 1971 and subsequently Design became one of the most televised groups in the UK, making guest appearances on dozens of TV shows including
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When Tony Smith left the group in November 1970, he was replaced by guitarist Jeff Matthews. This line-up appeared on
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Design was formed as a six-piece vocal group by singer and songwriter Tony Smith while he was working at the
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before Gabrielle Field and Geoff Ramseyer left the group in October 1974.
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in London in December 1968. The group signed a recording contract with
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List of The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968) episodes
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Index

Design (UK band)
Design in the Seychelles in 1973
London
England
Folk rock
sunshine pop
Epic
Capitol
Regal Zonophone
EMI
RPM
Market Square
Barry Alexander
vocal group
Barry Alexander
folk rock
sunshine pop
tenor
recorder
BBC
Adrian Kerridge
Lansdowne Studios
Epic Records
The Morecambe and Wise Show
The Two Ronnies
Benny Hill
Val Doonican
Rolf Harris
Nana Mouskouri
Cilla Black

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