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All Music Guide:
Fresh Maggots were the British folk-rock duo of Mick Burgoyne and Leigh Dolphin, who were just 19 years of age when their sole, self-titled album came out on RCA in 1971. Comprised entirely of original material, the LP had an admirable array of textures, adding some heavily distorted electric guitar and orchestration around an acoustic guitar base. Though the record was pleasant, the songwriting was too ordinary for it to demand attention.
Wikipedia:
Fresh Maggots were a short-lived folk duo from Nuneaton, Warwickshire in England. It comprised Mick Burgoyne and Leigh Dolphin, playing a variety of instruments including guitars, glockenspiel, tin whistles and strings.
The pair signed to Sparta Florida and released their only album through RCA Victor, eponymously titled, in 1971 - when they were nineteen years of age. Although its release was preceded by some degree of anticipation, delays in publishing gradually saw interest wane. Upon its release, it was met with amicable reviews, however record sales did not reflect this, and pressing was de-commissioned soon after.
The resurgent popularity of folk music over the last decade has antagonised interest in the band and Fresh Maggots has been re-printed since 2006, under the Sunbeam label in the UK and Amber Soundroom in Germany, gaining a modest reputation in folk music circles and through internet radio.
