The Mark V -Tango - feat. Manny Charlton -1964 video free download

Pictures and music used by kind permission from Gerry Macpherson and Manny Charlton. This song was originally written by Isley Bros.

The pictures in this video is of their "famous" 400 mile walk to London from Scotland. The Mark V got signed on with Fontana after getting noticed from their 400 mile walk. Manny Charlton played the guitar for this song "Tango" -A side of this record, and sang "Baby Whats Wrong" -B side of this record, in his first band known asThe Mark V in 1964. Manny would have been 23 years old that year.

NOTE: This video or music is not to be confused with early days of Nazareth. This was Manny Charlton's pre- Nazareth history period.

This recording is from 1964 way before Manny was ever approached to join the Shadettes

The Mark V

There was a considerable resistance in London to signing any act from Scotland in the early 1960's and so to publicise the plight of Scottish Bands and their own name in particular, 'The Mark V' marched from Edinburgh to London by way of a demonstration in the manner of the Jarrow Marchers. By the time they reached Market Harborough, Fontana were convinced and signed them but the resulting single 'Baby What's Wrong'/'Tango' Fontana TF 513 (1964) did little to change anything.

Incidentally, 'The Mark V' have sometimes been confused with 'The Mark Four' who later became 'The Creation'. In fact both sides of the afore-mentioned single were mistakenly included on a compilation album 'The Mark Four / The Creation (Eva 12005)