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Olympic Runners

Olympic Runners has been played on NTS in shows including Gilded Sound Reflection, featured first on 27 January 2015. Songs played include Wooden Head, Drag It Over Here and Get This Thing Down.

The Olympic Runners were a 1970s British funk band, led by singer George Chandler, and record producer Mike Vernon. Vernon also played percussion for the group. They are best remembered for their four UK hit singles, including the Top 40 successes, "Get It While You Can" (1978) and "Sir Dancealot" (1979).

Vernon had been behind the creation of the British Blue Horizon record label, and the Olympic Runners comprised session musicians who were…

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Wooden Head
Olympic Runners
Polydor1978
Wooden Head
Olympic RunnersPolydor1978
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Drag It Over Here
Olympic Runners
London Records1975
Drag It Over Here
Olympic RunnersLondon Records1975
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Get This Thing Down
Olympic Runners
London Records1975
Get This Thing Down
Olympic RunnersLondon Records1975
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Grab It
Olympic Runners
London Records1974
Grab It
Olympic RunnersLondon Records1974
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