The
Capitol
Showband

Formed by members of The Quicksilver Dance Band while they were studying Agricultural Science at UCD, The Capitol Showband went on to be one of the biggest crowd-pullers in the country. If you would like to write a piece about The Capitol, if you have a different photo to those on this page, please let us know by clicking on the Contact button below. Comments and memories of friends, band-members and fans will be published on this page.

Town/Village/County: Dublin / Galway

Vocals: Butch Moore / Noel McNeil / Tony O'Leary
Lead Guitar:
Jimmy Hogan
2nd Guitar:
Joe Dolan
Bass:
Des Kelly / John Drummond / Mike Dalton
Trumpet:
Paul Sweeney / Bram McCarthy
Sax/Clarinet: Eddie Ryan / Paddy Cole /
Trombone: Pat Loughman / Don Long
Organ/Piano: Eamonn Monaghan
Drums:
Johnny Kelly / Mickey O'Neill
Manager:
Tom Costello

The Capitol Showband Discography (compiled by Eddie Kelly)

Singles: (7” / 45 r.p.m.)

1963 If You Wanna Be Happy / My Lagan Love - Headline 1019 (USA) (vocals “Happy” Don Long) (“Lagan” inst. Paddy Cole)
1964 Foolin’ Time / Too Soon To Know - Piccadilly 7N 35170
1964 I Missed You / Touch Me - Piccadilly 7N 35182
1964 Down Came The Rain / Bye Bye Till Then - Pye 7N 15727
1965 Born To Be with You / Far Far Away - Pye 7N 15789
1965 Walking The Streets In The Rain / I Stand Still - Pye 7N 15832
1965 Words / Mistakes - Pye 7N 15871 (not issued)
1965 Our Love Will Go On / Words - Pye 7N 15910
1965 So Many Ways / Granada - Pye 7N 15990
1965 A Christmas Wish EP - Pye NEP 24235
1966 Honey And Wine / Boolavouge - Pye 7N 17025 (Inst. Featuring Jimmy Hogan mandolin)
1966 Spanish Eyes / I Gotta Know - Pye 7N 17143
1967 Streets Of Baltimore / McAlpines Fusiliers - Pye 7N 17257 (vocals Des Kelly)
1967 Sorry Bout That Chief / Peggy O’Neill - Pye 7N 17271 (vocals Don Long)
1967 Black Velvet Band / The Nightengale - Pye 7N 17322 (vocals Johnny Kelly)
1968 Bottle Of Wine / Creole Jazz - Dolphin DOS 2 (vocals Paddy Cole/instrumental)
1968 Monkey Time / Song And Dance - Dolphin DOS 9 (vocals John Drummond)
1968 Break My Mind / Molly A Bye Bye - Dolphin DOS 13 (vocals John Drummond)
1968 The Muffin Man / Stranger On The Shore - Dolphin DOS 16 (vocals “Muffin” Paddy cole. “Stranger” Paddy on clarinet)
1969 I’ll Be All Smiles / That’s What It’s Like (To Be Lonesome) - Dolphin DOS 30 (vocals Johnny Kelly)
1970 She Meant Everything / Whole World Shaking - Dolphin DOS 61 (vocals Tony O’Leary)
1971 We Will Make Love / Charlie Brown / Yaketty Yak - Ruby RUB 130 (vocals Tony O’Leary)


L.P.s (33.3 r.p.m.)

1962 Presenting The Capitol Showband LP - Envoy VOY 9144
1965 Many Faces Of Ireland’s Capitol Showband LP - Pye NPL 18119
1967 The Capitol Showband LP - Marble Arch MAL 694
1968 The Best Of Butch Moore LP - Marble Arch MAL 763
1985 Live From The Opera House, Cork - Music City MCLP 1006
1994 Live From 1963 (M.C. only)

The Capitol Showband on CD

2006: A Collectors Item CD (re-issue of ‘Live From 1963’ MC with bonus track)
Honey And Wine : Irish Showbands Get Down With It - Sequel NEX CD 261
The Christmas Song : Sequel’s Sixties Christmas – Sequel NEXCD 984
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town : Sequel’s Sixties Christmas – Sequel NEXCD 984
I Missed You : Beat Beat Beat Volume Three Mop Top Pop – Castle CMDDD 517
Spanish Eyes : The Fabulous Irish Showbands – Castle pulse PBXCD 476/1
Brahm’s Lullaby : The Fabulous Irish Showbands – Castle Pulse PBXCD 476/2
Bould O’Donoghue : The Fabulous Irish Showbands – Castle Pulse PBXCD 476/3
The Tender Years : The Fabulous Irish showbands – Castle Pulse PBXCD 476/4
Down Came The Rain : Irish Showband Collection – Pulse PBXCD 323/1
Black Velvet Band : Irish Showband Collection – Pulse PBXCD 323/1
Our Love Will Go On ; Irish Showband Collection – Pulse PBXCD 323/1
Foolin’ Time : Irish Showband Collection – Pulse PBXCD 323/2
Streets Of Baltimore : Irish Showband Collection – Pulse PBXCD 323/2
Walking The Streets In The Rain – Irish Showband Collection – Pulse PBXCD 323/2
Born To Be With You – Irish Showband Collection – Pulse PBXCD 323/3
So Many Ways – Irish Showband Collection – Pulse PBXCD 323/3
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