one of the UK's first two independent local radio stations took to the air in London in 1973, the station's identity jingles were written by Cook and Greenaway, performed by Blue Mink and orchestrated by George Martin. Madeline Bell had also sung the original jingles for Radio Caroline, the offshore pirate station that first went on-air in 1964, in the end successfully challenging the BBC's monopoly of British radio broadcasting. Since the band's demise, each of the members maintained a presence in the world of session musicianship and songwriting. In 1975, the Rimshots and the Gary Toms Empire covered Blue Mink's "Get Up", retitled as the disco single "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)," and the latter scored a #5 Billboard R&B hit (#46 Hot 100). In 1994, Cook, Bell and Flowers were re-united for a television rendition of their hit "Melting Pot" on the Michael Barrymore show. Legacy The 1971 song "The Banner Man" (originally by the 004's) is used for the opening sequence of the 1999 British film East is East, which is set in 1971 Salford. Their 1970 hit "Good Morning Freedom" was featured prominently in the season 2 Breaking Bad episode "4 Days Out." "By the Devil (I Was Tempted)" was a minor hit for Claude François in 1973, with French lyrics by Eddie Marnay, under the title "À part ça, la vie est belle". Discography Albums Blue Mink (reissued as Melting Pot) (1969) Our World (1970) Real Mink (US album) A Time of Change (1972) Live at the Talk of the Town (1972) Only When I Laugh (1973) The Best Of Blue Mink - compilation (1973) Fruity (1974) (produced by Mackay) Attention - compilation (1975) Collection: Blue Mink – compilation (1978) Good Morning Freedom: The Anthology - compilation (2002) Note: The UK and US "Melting Pot" albums contained different track listings. Singles See also List of performers on Top of the Pops List of EMI artists CCS :Category:Blue Mink members References Other sources The Guinness Who's Who of Seventies Music, (London: Guinness) External links British pop music groups Musical groups established in 1969 Musical groups disestablished in 1974