Gilbert O'Sullivan - Himself - 1971

After two unsuccessful singles with CBS and one with the Irish record label, Major Minor, O'Sullivan sent some demo tapes to Gordon Mills, manager of Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck, whereupon O'Sullivan was signed to Mills' label, MAM Records.

In those Beatlesque years
O'Sullivan's self-created eye-catching visual image comprised a pudding basin haircut, cloth cap and short trousers. What a contradiction!
Mills hated the image, but O'Sullivan insisted on using it initially. Yes, he was 'Himself' ...

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