title: The Snobs
text: # The Snobs
  
  The Snobs were a British rock group active in the mid-1960s.
  
  The group, originally known as The Apostles, got their break after meeting Ivor Spencer, who became their manager. They were best noted for their gimmick of performing in 18th-century period costumes, complete with buckle shoes and powdered wigs.
  
  Their debut single, "Buckle Shoe Stomp", was co-written by Spencer and released on Decca Records in the UK in 1964. The Snobs were hugely popular in Sweden and Denmark; Decca released a further Scandinavian single featuring covers of "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Giddy Up a Ding Dong".
  
  The group travelled to the United States in 1964, where they played several concerts, appeared on The Red Skelton Show, and recorded a never-released cover of "Love Potion No. 9" with producer Gary S. Paxton.
  
  The Snobs disbanded in 1965, having released only the two aforementioned singles.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Colin Sandland (lead guitar)
  * Eddie Gilbert (drums)
  * John Boulden (rhythm guitar)
  * Pete Yerrell (bass guitar)
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### Singles
  
  * "Buckle Shoe Stomp" (Sandland/Spencer/Boulden) b/w "Stand and Deliver" (Sandland/Boulden) – Decca Records, 1964
  * "Heartbreak Hotell" [sic] (Axton/Durden/Presley) b/w "Ding Dong" [sic] (Bell/Lattanzi) – Decca Records, 1964
  
  ## Videography
  
  * The Snobs (British Pathé, 1964)
  