Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush was shot on location in Stevenage in Hertfordshire, even though it is often classified as an example of "Swinging London" cinema from the sixties. The reason it wasn't actually filmed in London was because the daily crew fee would have been much higher and unaffordable.

The church rave scene with The Spencer Davis Group in the movie takes place at Bowes Lyon, an actual music club in Stevenage where The Who once played in 1965.

At the time of filming Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush singer/songwriter and multi-talented musician Steve Winwood was performing with both The Spencer Davis Group and Traffic, both of whom are featured on the film's soundtrack which was released in November of 1967. The Spencer Davis Group had just released the single "I'm a Man," which became a huge pop hit. In December Traffic released its first album "Mr. Fantasy" and in March Winwood officially left The Spencer Davis Group for Traffic.

Author Hunter Davies, who also penned the screenplay for Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, was disappointed that the film wasn't set in his native Carlisle. He also had to tone down the British cultural references and local slang because the distributor didn't want to jeopardize their box office potential in the American market.

by Jeff Stafford

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http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/461852/
http://www.zoomzoomonline.co.uk/
http://www.stevewinwood.com/
http://www.visitcumbria.com/hundav.htm
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