The First Class was a British pop music studio based group, put together by songwriter and record producer John Carter.

The line-up included Tony Burrows, who had scored several hit singles in the 1970s with other groups who did not exist outside the recording studio, plus Robin Shaw, Chas Mills, Del John, Spencer James (now lead singer with The Searchers), Eddie Richards and Clive Bennett.

Their debut single "Beach Baby" was a UK No. 13 hit and U.S. No. 4 in the summer of 1974, and remains a staple summer time oldie on daytime radio. However, subsequent releases, including "Bobby Dazzler", "Dreams Are Ten a Penny", and "Won't Somebody Help Me", failed to chart.

Although primarily regarded as a singles band, they recorded and released two albums in 1974 and 1976. A compilation album, Summer Sound Sensations, was released in 2005.
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