The New Edition (British band)

The group was put together as regular singers and dancers on the British Broadcasting Corporation show Seaside Special in 1974.^[3] By 1976, the troupe had 11 members, seven of whom had been members of previous BBC regulars The Young Generation.^[4]

The group was credited for its backing vocals on the Mike Batt single "Summertime City", the Seaside Special theme tune, which peaked at number 4 in the UK singles chart in September 1975.^[5] The New Edition (sometimes billed simply as New Edition) released three more singles and an album over the next 2 years,^[6] but none made the national charts.