The Wombles | |
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| Origin | Wimbledon Common, London, England |
| Genres | Novelty, bubblegum pop, pop rock |
| Years active | 1973–1976, 1998–2001, 2010–2017 |
| Labels | CBS Records |
| Past members | Mike Batt Chris Spedding Les Hurdle Clem Cattini Simon Chandler-Honnor Paul Peabody Rex Morris Jack Rothstein Eddie Mordue Robin Le Mesurier |
The Wombles were a British novelty pop group, featuring musicians dressed as the characters from the children's TV show The Wombles, which in turn was based on the children's book series by Elisabeth Beresford. Songwriter and record producer Mike Batt wrote and also performed many commercially successful singles and albums as 'The Wombles', including the TV series' theme tune. British Hit Singles & Albums jokingly referred to them as the "furriest (and possibly the tidiest) act... are natives of Wimbledon Common, London". In 2011, the band played at The Glastonbury Festival.