Dérivé d'un groupe de musique expérimentale Stavely Makepeace, le groupe était dirigé par Rob Woodward et managé par lui et le batteur Nigel Fletcher. Parmi les autres membres figurait le bassiste Stephen Johnson. Le son du groupe était dominé par un piano lourd de style honky-tonk joué par la mère de Woodward, Hilda. Lieutenant Pigeon (anagramme de Genuine Potential) a obtenu deux succès au Royaume-Uni: « Mouldy Old Dough », écrit par Woodward avec Fletcher, qui a atteint le numéro un en 1972, suivi de « Desperate Dan » (numéro 17 en 1973). Les deux pistes étaient en grande partie instrumentales, les titres fournissant pratiquement les seules paroles. « Mouldy Old Dough » (le titre étant une adaptation de la phrase jazz des années 1920, « vo-de-o-do ») est devenu le deuxième single le plus vendu au Royaume-Uni de l'année, derrière la version cornemuse de « Amazing Grace » de The Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. .
1.24 . creativity (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.25 . opus 302 (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.26 . oxford bags (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.1 . pigeon party (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.2 . brahms' lullaby (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.3 . your are my heart's delight (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.4 . love inflation (interlude gap - pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.5 . so deep is the night (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.6 . the midnight swim (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.7 . i'll take you home again kathleen (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.8 . after the discotheque is over (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.9 . in the mood (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.10 . intelude gap (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.11 . those were the days (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.12 . great balls of fire (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.13 . goodnight to you all (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.14 . the villain (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.15 . big butch baby (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.16 . the blue danube (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.17 . rockabilly hot pot (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.18 . gosford street ra (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.19 . good-bye (from the white horse inn - rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.20 . i'll sail my ship alone (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.21 . the grand father clock (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.22 . lazy day (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.1 . mouldy old dough (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.2 . jumping jack (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.3 . opus 300 (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.4 . the monkey song (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.5 . pingean rendez-vous (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.6 . red river rock (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.7 . scarecrow (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.8 . know now i was better off when i was at school (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.9 . desperate dan (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.10 . i'm a window cleaner (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.11 . yellow submarine (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.12 . if julia sees here (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.13 . dirty old man (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.14 . auntie may (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.15 . happy days are here again (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.16 . hurdy gurdy (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.17 . meet me off the royal scot (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.18 . ... and the fun goes on (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.19 . the bed (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.20 . you're getting too old for toys (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.21 . yu da nu nayba (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.22 . hilda's tonic (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.23 . aggravation (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon
1.24 . creativity (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.25 . opus 302 (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.26 . oxford bags (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.1 . pigeon party (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.2 . brahms' lullaby (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.3 . your are my heart's delight (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.4 . love inflation (interlude gap - pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.5 . so deep is the night (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.6 . the midnight swim (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.7 . i'll take you home again kathleen (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.8 . after the discotheque is over (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.9 . in the mood (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.10 . intelude gap (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.11 . those were the days (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.12 . great balls of fire (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.13 . goodnight to you all (pigeon party 1974) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.14 . the villain (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.15 . big butch baby (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.16 . the blue danube (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.17 . rockabilly hot pot (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.18 . gosford street ra (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.19 . good-bye (from the white horse inn - rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.20 . i'll sail my ship alone (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.21 . the grand father clock (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 2.22 . lazy day (rarities) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.1 . mouldy old dough (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.2 . jumping jack (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.3 . opus 300 (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.4 . the monkey song (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.5 . pingean rendez-vous (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.6 . red river rock (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.7 . scarecrow (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.8 . know now i was better off when i was at school (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.9 . desperate dan (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.10 . i'm a window cleaner (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.11 . yellow submarine (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.12 . if julia sees here (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.13 . dirty old man (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.14 . auntie may (mouldy old music - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.15 . happy days are here again (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.16 . hurdy gurdy (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.17 . meet me off the royal scot (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.18 . ... and the fun goes on (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.19 . the bed (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.20 . you're getting too old for toys (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.21 . yu da nu nayba (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.22 . hilda's tonic (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon 1.23 . aggravation (pigeon pie - 1973) - Lieutenant Pigeon