There was food, music, books and sunshine to be had in Crofton Park earlier this month (3rd June 2017) with stalls along the main road as part of Croftest in the Brockley Max festival. Some fine soul and house music was being played by the sound system outside First Glance hair, with the DJ announcing that one track was by a band from Brockley in the 1980s - Mirage.
Naturally that got me curious...
Mirage were a brit funk outfit who released Summer Grooves (backed with Love and Devotion) on Flamingo Records in 1980 (see discogs entry). It was produced by Colin Green at Trident studios in Soho. I don't think it was a big chart hit but has been recognised since - it is included on Joey Negro's fine collection Backstreet Brit Funk (Z Records) and was used as the signature tune for the Radio One Roadshow for some time.
Another single, As From Now (backed with Luckiest People) was released on Copasetic Records in 1981.
I can't find out much more about them - Morris Michael was keyboardist in the band and wrote the songs, I believe he is still recording/performing as Mo Michael though these days he plays the blues.
Does anyone know anymore about the Brockley/Lewisham connection to this band?
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