Apollo 100

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title: "Apollo 100" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["british-instrumental-musical-groups"] description: "British musical group" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_100" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British musical group ::

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Field	Value
name	Apollo 100
image	File:Apollo 100 - TopPop 1972 1.png
image_size	250px
caption	Bandleader Tom Parker in 1972 on AVRO's TopPop.
genre	Instrumental rock, progressive pop, baroque pop
years_active	–
website
past_members	Tom Parker
Clem Cattini
Vic Flick
Zed Jenkins
Jim Lawless
Brian Odgers
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History

Apollo 100 was founded by arranger and multi-instrumentalist Tom Parker, who was known for his arrangements from the Young Blood catalogue, such as the Top 20 American hit "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" and a number of Don Fardon's recordings. Parker had played keyboards, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and a number of other instruments from an early age, and entered the music industry as a session musician by the 1960s. In the intervening time, he associated with a number of groups, including The Mark Leeman 5, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds and Eric Burdon with the New Animals.

Parker formed Apollo 100 in the latter part of 1971 with fellow session musicians drummer Clem Cattini, guitarist Vic Flick, guitarist Zed Jenkins, percussionist Jim Lawless, and bassist Brian Odgers. In December 1971, they released their first single, "Joy", an electrified arrangement by Clive Scott of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring". The single rose to number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. None of their subsequent efforts was as successful, and they broke up in 1973.

Parker went on to form the New London Chorale.

Soundtrack appearances

"Joy" has been featured on the soundtracks of the films Boogie Nights, One Day in September and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, as well as the television series The Man Who Fell to Earth. While not featured on the Battle of the Sexes soundtrack, the song is heard during a scene in the film and is cited in the end credits.

Charting discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table title="List of albums, with selected chart positions"] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | AUS | US | Joy | Master Pieces | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | - | 47 | | | | | | | 62 | - | | | | | ::

Compilation albums

::data[format=table title="List of albums, with selected chart positions"] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | AUS | Reach for the Sky | |---|---|---|---|---| | | 37 | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table title="List of singles, with selected chart positions"] | Year | Title | Peak chart positions | AUS | CAN | RSA | US 100 | "Joy" | "Mendelssohn's 4th (Second Movement)" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1971 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | | | | | | 1972 | - | - | - | 94 | | | | | ::

References

References

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4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Boogie Nights, Vol. 2 Review".
5. Jenkins, Mark. (8 December 2000). "Anarchy in the U.K.".
6. Phares, Heather. "The 40 Year-Old Virgin Review".
7. Arabian, Alex. (8 August 2022). "‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ – Alex Kurtzman’s Love Letter To David Bowie".
8. (September 2017). "[[Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)". [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]].
9. Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
10. Whitburn, Joel. (1996). "Top LPs, 1955–1996". Record Research.
11. ''[[Billboard (magazine). Billboard]]'', Billboard Productions, Inc., New York, March 18, 1972, p. 48
12. ''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - IS=BN 0-89820-089-X

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