The Honeycombs were another one hit wonder. Their hit was produced by Joe Meek (1929-1967) Joe was known for his experimental overdubs, reverberation and tape effects. Joe produced the instrumental Telstar by The Tornados. My attraction to that tune was its spacey sound, interesting and quite different for a radio record in 1962.
The drummer in the Honeycombs was Ann Honey Lantree (1943-2018)
I heard this tune many times on the radio but never saw the group on American television. She was one of the first female drummers in a rock band. During the swing era, female bands were highly visible.
Have I the Right, has several odd production points. The drums carry the song with members of the group stomping the wooden stairs of Joe Meeks apartment studio.
There are Dave Clark Five tunes that have a similar effect, Bits and Pieces as I recall.
The recording tape was speed up, which adds to its unusual sound. This tune has a very cheesy electronic sound replicated by early organs. This record sounds like future Gary Lewis and the Playboys, imo.
The drum beat played by Honey is a hybrid combination of Polka and Texas Swing.
Quite odd.
In fact, this is a very very odd song.
“Not that there’s anything wrong with that” BaDaBoom
This is an odd record that became an enormous hit in the UK and placed number 31 of 100 on the US Billboard Top 100 songs of 1964.