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Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, John Fred Gourrierwas a singer-songwriter whose original material encompassed rock and roll, R&B, blue-eyed soul, bubblegum, and swamp pop. For his stage name, he dropped his last name and worked as "John Fred." He formed his group John Fred and the Playboys in 1956 and the group's first charting single was 1959's "Shirley." By 1968, the band was renamed John Fred & His Playboy Band and the group scored a Billboard #1 single with the bubblegum pop of "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)." Co-written by Fred and band member Andrew Bernard, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" also found massive popularity outside the U.S., reaching peak position in Germany, Switzerland, and Australia, and #3 in Canada and the United Kingdom. Fred admitted that the song's title was a playful take on the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Ironically, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" would knock another Beatles song ("Hello Goodbye") out of the Billboard #1 singles position for two weeks in January 1968. Fred recorded several albums for Paula Records, none of which have ever been reissued on vinyl. Liberation Hall is proud to introduce the album version of Judy in Disguise With Glasses to a new generation.

Track Listing

Sales Points

• Vinyl recently re-issued for Record Store Day 2022
• Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) hit #1 in January, 1968 (knocking The Beatles “Hello, Goodbye” out of the top spot.
• The song was a parodic play on the Beatles “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds”

Press Quotes

It's not a masterpiece but there are touches of true psychedelic weirdness dropped into each bubblegum pop tune, like the backwards tracked sounds on 'No Letter Today,' the acid rock guitar solo on 'Little Dum Dum' and the adorably wonky raga influence on 'Lonely Are The Lonely.' Not the most essential release for RSD but a worthwhile pickup for students of '60s pop.

     —Robert Ham, Paste

This still very much buoyantly effervescent, colorfully vibrant album opens on the upbeat, joyful and abundantly soulful title track which features strings, brass, sitar, breathing sounds, and even dissonant string sounds and the euphoric-charged Agnes English

     —Anne Carlini, Russell Trunk's Exclusive Magazine

Judy in Disguise was a #1 single for John Fred & His Playboy Band. Alas, the group never had a Top 40 hit again. That's unfortunate because, as this new collection demonstrates, Fred and his versatile accompanists had a lot to offer.

     —Jeff Burger, Americana Highways