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((Short description|American pop band))
((Use mdy dates|date=December 2019))
((About|the band|helical staircases|Spiral staircase))
((More citations needed|date=April 2010))
((infobox musical artist
| name             = Spiral Starecase
| background       = group_or_band
| years_active     = ((start date|1964))–((end date|1982))
| origin           = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], California, United States
| genre            = Pop
| past_members     = * [[Pat Upton (singer)|Pat Upton]]
* Harvey Kaye
* Dick Lopes
* Bobby Raymond
* Vinny Parello
* Mike Caschera
* Al Sebay
* Gene Austin
* Mark Barrett

| label            = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
))
The '''Spiral Starecase''' was an American pop band, best known for its 1969 single "[[More Today Than Yesterday]]".  Hailing from [[Sacramento, California]], United States, the band was recognizable for its [[horn section|horn]]s and lead singer/guitarist [[Pat Upton (singer)|Pat Upton]]'s voice. 

Beginning life under the name '''The Fydallions''', the group first formed in 1964, changing their name to Spiral Starecase several years later.  In addition to Upton, the band included, at various times, Harvey Kaye (organ), Dick Lopes (saxophone), Bobby Raymond (bass guitar), Gene Austin (bass guitar), Vinny Parello (drums), Mark Barrett (drums), Al Sebay (electric guitar), and Mike Caschera.    

==History==
The group evolved from a four-piece instrumental group called the Fydallions, which formed in 1964 in [[Sacramento, California]], for an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] talent contest. After leaving the Air Force, the band went on the road, playing five-hour lounge jobs on the [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]] circuit. The Fydallions, by then a quintet consisting of Dick Lopes (saxophone), Bobby Raymond (bass guitar), Harvey Kaye (keyboards), Vinnie Parello (drums), and Pat Upton (guitar and lead vocals), were noticed by the [[A&R]] representative for [[Columbia Records]], [[Gary Usher]], while they were working in [[El Monte, California]]. Columbia signed the band, but insisted that they change their name. The band was renamed after the movie ''[[The Spiral Staircase (1946 film)|The Spiral Staircase]]'', but with a deliberate misspelling.

Their first two singles, produced by Gary Usher and released in 1968, were regional successes in markets like [[Phoenix, Arizona]].  Although they were not featured on an album, these two songs, along with a third single released that same year, "Baby What I Mean", would later be featured on the compilation ''The Very Best of the Spiral Starecase''.

At this point, Sonny Knight was brought in to produce their first album. Usher had encouraged Upton to write original material for the group, and Upton had written "More Today Than Yesterday," while the band was working the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo]] Sky Room in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].

"More Today Than Yesterday" peaked at number 12 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number seven on the [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'' Top 100]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19690607.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 6/07/69 |publisher=cashboxmagazine.com |date=June 7, 1969 |access-date=August 25, 2015 ))</ref> It is ranked as the 50th biggest U.S. hit of 1969.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1969.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969 |publisher=Musicoutfitters.com |access-date=August 25, 2015))</ref> In Canada, it reached number six<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5935&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=srouq30fce2m4th4msr19v8id4 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=August 25, 2015))</ref> and is ranked as the 63rd biggest hit of the year.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6104&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=srouq30fce2m4th4msr19v8id4 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=August 25, 2015))</ref>  The group soon released their [[More Today Than Yesterday (album)|debut album, titled after the song]] along with a few more singles including the follow-up, "She's Ready", and "No One for Me to Turn To" after signing with [[Columbia Records|Columbia]].

None of the follow-up singles became chart successes, and the group disbanded in 1970,<ref name= "book"/> approximately 18 months after "More Today Than Yesterday" was released, due to poor management and squabbles over finances.

Upton went back to Los Angeles to work as a [[session musician]], eventually working with [[Ricky Nelson]].

Kaye returned to Las Vegas and reformed the band in the early 1970s, in a line-up that also featured Mike Caschera (((aka)) Michael Anthony) (lead vocals), Al Sebay (guitar), Gene Austin (electric bass), and Mark Barrett (drums). The band toured extensively and played every major venue in the United States, Canada, and Mexico in the late 1970s through the mid-1980s with a full horn section to replicate the sound of their biggest hits.

Raymond died in 1984.<ref name= "book">[https://books.google.com/books?id=wtqQxO35HisC&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq=%22Bobby+Raymond%22+%22Spiral+Starecase%22&source=bl&ots=yIkredDKbw&sig=ACfU3U0A-XqZ9Aq4jZ-4kQ6LRj852spiFw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYmomD5caDAxX1MlkFHRbVBJ04KBDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=%22Bobby%20Raymond%22%20%22Spiral%20Starecase%22&f=false Childs, Marty and March, Jeff (2011).  ''Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone?'' (Volume 1), p. 192.  Davis, CA: EditPros LLC. (at Google Books)] Retrieved 5 January 2024.</ref> Kaye died on August 17, 2008 at age 69.<ref name= "Where">[https://www.facebook.com/WHATPSG/posts/harvey-kaye-born-harvey-kaplan-keyboard-player-for-the-spiral-starecase-died-of-/486984634645785/ Where Have All the Pop Stars Gone?- Facebook post (17 August 2012)] Retrieved 6 January 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/harvey-kaye-obituary?id=39021789 Harvey Kaye Obituary (2008), ''Las Vegas Review Journal'' @legacy.com] Retrieved 6 January 2024.</ref> Upton died on July 27, 2016, aged 75.<ref>((cite web|author=Doc Rock |url=http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2016b.html |title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2016 July – December |website=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com |access-date=July 30, 2016))</ref><ref name= GadsdenTimes >((cite news|url= http://www.gadsdentimes.com/news/20160727/musician-geraldine-native-pat-upton-dies-at-75|title= Musician, Geraldine native Pat Upton dies at 75 |author= Times Staff Report|date= July 27, 2016| access-date=September 23, 2016|work=[[The Gadsden Times]]))</ref>

==Legacy==
"More Today Than Yesterday" has been [[cover version|covered]] by, among others, [[Sonny and Cher]], [[Diana Ross]], and [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]], and was featured in the 1991 film ''[[My Girl (film)|My Girl]]'', on the soundtrack of ''[[The Waterboy]]'' in 1998, and in an episode of ''[[Ally McBeal]]'' entitled "[[The Dirty Joke|Silver Bells]]".

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
!Year
!Album
![[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
!Record label
|- 
|| 1969
|align=left| ''[[More Today Than Yesterday (album)|More Today Than Yesterday]]''
| 79
|| [[Columbia Records]]
|}

===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
!Year
!Album
!Record label
|- 
|| 1995
|align=left| ''The Very Best of Spiral Starecase''
|| Taragon Records
|-
|| 1997
|align=left| ''Our Day Will Come Spiral Starecase Revisited''
|| [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Entertainment Philippines]]
|-
|| 2000
|align=left| ''More Today Than Yesterday/Spiral Starecase''
|| Sony Japan
|-
|| 2003
|align=left| ''Spiral Starecase: The Complete Columbia Recordings''
|| Taragon Records
|-
|| 2004
|align=left| ''Priceless Collection Spiral Starecase More Today Than Yesterday''
|| Sony Music Entertainment
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006
|align=left| ''Our Day Will Come''
|| Columbia Records
|-
|align=left| ''From the Original Masters Spiral Starecase Our Day Will Come Revisited''
|| Sony Music Entertainment 
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Title
!colspan="3"|Peak chart positions
!rowspan="2"|Record label
!rowspan="2"|[[A-side and B-side|B-side]]
!rowspan="2"|Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!align=centre| [[Billboard Hot 100|US BB]]
!align=centre| [[Cashbox (magazine)|US CB]]
!align=centre| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]
|- 
|rowspan="2"| 1968
|align=left| "Baby What I Mean"
| 111
| –
| –
|rowspan="5"| [[Columbia Records]]
| "Makin' My Mind Up"
|
|-
|align=left| "I'll Run"
| –
| –
| –
| "Inside, Outside, Upside Down"
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1969
|align=left| "[[More Today Than Yesterday]]"
| 12
| 7
| 6
| "Broken-Hearted Man"
|rowspan="2"| ''More Today Than Yesterday''
|-
|align=left| "No One for Me to Turn To"
| 52
| 42
| 38
| "Sweet Little Thing"
|-
|align=left| "She's Ready"
| 72
| –
| –
| "Judas to the Love We Knew"
|
|}

==See also==
*[[List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.benmclane.com/spiral.htm Biography]
*[http://www.benmclane.com/spiral.htm Pat Upton interview]

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[[Category:American pop music groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Sacramento, California]]
[[Category:Columbia Records artists]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1964]]

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