Career
They recorded The McCoys" song "Sorrow" (also covered by David Bowie on his 1973 cover album, Pin Ups) with the band before embarking on a solo career, where he recorded "Bye Bye Baby". This song is not to be confused with a Four Seasons track of a similar title, but rather a typical Merseybeat tune. Followed by the singles: "Annabella", and "You Make My Day".
Kinsley also undertook session work, which most notably included working for Apple Records (alongside George Harrison on at least one song for Jackie Lomax).
He also worked on the popular Top of the Pops record series, which contained anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. They recorded one album and toured England and Europe as the backing band for Chuck Berry.
Kinsley later formed Liverpool Express in the mid-1970s, and again experienced chart success with "You Are My Love", mentioned by Paul McCartney as one of his favourite love songs, plus "Every Manitoba Must Have A Dream", "Dreamin", "Hold Tight", and "Smile". They toured the United Kingdom and Europe supporting Rod Stewart, released more singles, and found popularity in South America (they were the first band to play large stadiums in Brazil).
They had quite a few hit singles all over South America, and three of their singles ("You Are My Love", "Dreamin"", and "Every Manitoba Must Have A Dream") reached Number.
1 in the charts. In 1978, they played at the Royal Gala Performance at the request of Prince Charles, at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool. The following year, after three albums and more single releases, they had no further chart success.
Kinsley formed a side band, The Cheats, with members Kenny Parry (guitar), and Brian Rawling (drums), playing pubs and clubs in and around Merseyside.
In the mid-1980s, Philosophy Chittuck joined the band in place of Rawling, and they released the following two singles (as Liverpool Express): "So What" and "If You"re Out There". Kinsley later took on more session work. In the mid-1990s, Kinsley re-joined The Merseybeats.
Liverpool Express recorded an album in 2003, Once Upon a Time, which followed a best of album, and a single, a tribute to the Beatles, titled "John George Ringo & Paul".
In 2009, Spencer Leigh of British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Merseyside produced a four-part radio series about Kinsley"s career, entitled lieutenant"s Love That Really Counts, which featured interviews with Kinsley and others, and music from his career. A book was also issued under the same title, as well as a Civil Defense featuring new recordings.
