In the summer of 1967, Keith West had a big hit with Excerpt From A Teenage Opera. This song, also known as Grocer Jack, is one of the nicest songs of the 60s, partly due to the background vocals of the girls from the Corona Stage School. The successor to this hit, Sam, was also quite successful. Both songs were composed by Mark Wirtz. The intention was that both songs would be part of the musical
… A Teenage Opera, also composed by Mark Wirtz. A large number of songs for the musical have already been recorded, but due to all kinds of problems, the musical never really got off the ground. These recordings were shelved for almost 30 years. They are now being released on CD for the first time. We never heard from Keith West and Mark Wirtz since 1967.more
