The idea of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band as a progressive, socially aware activist group will come as a surprise to many who heard only their biggest hit, their 1975 cover of Tom Jones’s hit Delilah.
Taken from their Live album of the same year, it was released without the band members’ knowledge, but on hitting the Top 10 it brought them a new level of publicity. It wasn’t all for the good, though, since it was regarded as a novelty single in some quarters – especially because of the light-hearted dance performed by frontman Harvey, guitarist Zal Cleminson and bassist Chris Glen during the solo.
