Marmalade were a successful Scottish pop rock group, from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords, later Dean Ford and The Gaylords. In 1966, they changed the group name to Marmalade. The most successful period for the band, in terms of record success, was between 1968 and 1972. They enjoyed their most remembered UK success with their cover of The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", which topped the UK chart in January 1969. As the first Scottish group to ever top that chart, in the week it went to the chart summit they celebrated by appearing on BBC One's music programme Top of the Pops, dressed in kilts. Their version of "Ob- La-Di, Ob-La-Da" sold around half a million in the UK, and a million copies globally by April 1969.
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