In 1968, Page put out an album called The Sun, the Wind, and Other Things by the British quintet Vanity Fare

In 1968, Page put out an album called The Sun, the Wind, and Other Things by the British quintet Vanity Fare. Although the album did have the songs "I Live for the Sun" and "Four Strong Winds," the title of the album was undoubtedly inspired by the Cowsills' US hit single "The Rain, the Park, and Other Things" from the year before. When the Vanity Fare album was released in somewhat modified form in the US, it was retitled Early in the Morning after their first US hit [Page One 21027].

Vanity Fare: l-r Allix, Jarrett, Brice,
Golden, Landerman Even though Vanity Fare had had several UK hits, the group failed to chart in the US until "Early in the Morning" reached #12 in November, 1969. They followed that with "Hitchin' a Ride" [Page One 21029], which reached #5 in early 1970, but that was the end of the big Vanity Fare hits. Their followup, (I Remember) Summer Morning" [Page One 21033] only reached #97. Vanity Fare was Dick Allix (drums), Tony Jarrett (bass), Tony Goulden (guitar), Trevor Brice (vocals), and Barry Landeman (keyboards).