(c’68) – Ian Latimer (bass), Andrew Latimer (guitar/vocals), Alan Butcher (drums). and Graham Cooper (guitar)

When Richard Over left The Phantom Four, he was replaced by Graham Cooper and the band became Guildford based Strange Brew, a mostly covers band. While it is not been fully verified, it is rumored that the band recorded at least two tracks, which would later appear on compilations. Then, in summer 1968, Strange Brew saw bassist Latimer and Cooper depart (Ian to get married), leaving the remaining Latimer brother and Butcher to form The Brew.

1996’s Purple Heart Surgery Volume 2 on the Modern Records [MOD 2] label carried (I am) The Letterman

In ’96, the vinyl LP, Purple Heart Surgery Volume 2 (Featuring 14 Beat and Psychedelic Acetates from The ’60s) was released on the Modern Records [MOD 2] label. This carried (I am) The Letterman, but was accredited to an unknown band at the time. That same year, The Hen’s Teeth label reissued the tracks from side 1 of this release on Hen’s Teeth Volume 2: Blocked! – Rare Beat & Psychedelia, [HEN02CD], including (I am) The Letterman, with the other 22 privately recorded R&B and Psych tracks, rescued from virtually totaled acetates, with the track once again accredited to an unknown band. Track 21, (I am) The Letterman, was later rumored to be Strange Brew, though this has not been verified.

2015’s A Herbal Mixture of Psychedelic Remedies and Freakbeat Fantoms, which carried Mr. Paradise

Hen’s Teeth delved into the archives again with Hen’s Teeth Vol. 3: Catherine on the Wheel [HEN03CD], released in ’99, with the 27th track, Mr. Paradise, only latterly rumored to be accreditable to Strange Brew. A five CD compilation of remastered psychedelia was released by Rubble [RUBCDBOX2] on 9 March 2015, titled: A Herbal Mixture of Psychedelic Remedies and Freakbeat Fantoms. This also carried Mr. Paradise, still accredited to unknown.

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Gallery:

Back cover of 1996’s Purple Heart Surgery Volume 2 on the Modern Records [MOD 2] label carried (I am) The Letterman
1996’s Hen’s Teeth Volume 2: Blocked! – Rare Beat & Psychedelia, [HEN02CD], included (I am) The Letterman
1999’s Hen’s Teeth Vol. 3: Catherine on the Wheel [HEN03CD] with Mr. Paradise
Back cover of 1999’s Hen’s Teeth Vol. 3: Catherine on the Wheel [HEN03CD] with Mr. Paradise
Back cover of 2015’s A Herbal Mixture of Psychedelic Remedies and Freakbeat Fantoms, which carried Mr. Paradise
Page 24 of 2015’s A Herbal Mixture of Psychedelic Remedies and Freakbeat Fantoms, which carried Mr. Paradise