Life was an English hard-rock band that released the album Life After Death on Polydor in 1974. The prior year, three-fourths of the band cut two singles for Epic under the name Moonstone. Members: Roger Cotton (keyboards, vocals, guitar), Ian Gibbons (keyboards, flute), Richard Thorpe (bass, vocals), Paul Thorpe (drums, vocals) Background Life emerged in […]
Necronomicon was the German Krautrock band behind the 1972 album Tips zum Selbstmord. In 1990, the album reappeared in Vier Kapitel, a four-album set with two discs of archival 1971 material and a fourth of 1974 demos. Members: Walter Sturm (guitar, vocals, 1970-73, 1974-81, 2010-present), Norbert Breuer (guitar, vocals, 1970-76, 2010-present), Gerd Libber (bass, 1970-71, […]
Zauberfinger was a German NDW band that released the 1981 albums Schizzo-Rock and Zauberfinger 2. Members: Alfred Henning, Dorle Ferber, Hans Reffert, Jan Lindqvist, Liese Kraus, Rainer Herzog, Wolfy Ziegler Inception The name Zauberfinger (Magic Fingers) first appeared on Slide, a 1976 album on the Italian Gevox label with guitarist Hans Reffert. Slide Zauberfinger released […]
Madison Dyke was a German symphonic-rock band behind the 1977 album Zeitmaschine on Racket Records. Members: Hans-Jürgen Demmer (drums), Jürgen Baumann (guitar, piano, Mellotron, keyboards, backing vocals), Andreas Nedde (guitar, backing vocals), Burkhard Rittler (vocals, flute, Mellotron, percussion), Robert Krause (bass), Burkhard Engel (drums, percussion) Inception Madison Dyke formed in Hannover, Niedersachsen, when keyboardist–composer Jürgen […]
John Blair (Nov. 8, 1943 — June 3, 2006) was an American violinist and guitarist from Toledo, Ohio, who released the 1971 album Mystical Soul on New York small-press A&R. After five years of session work for assorted jazz, soul, and pop artists (Alice Coltrane, Bobby Womack, Charles Earland, Hall & Oates), he made the […]
Henry Gaffney (March 8, 1949 — May 23, 2010) was an American singer/songwriter from Brooklyn who released the 1976 RCA album Waiting for a Wind, followed by the 1978 Manhattan release On Again Off Again. Background Henry Michael Gaffney was born on March 8, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York, to Mary Gross Gaffney and Henry […]
Darryl Way’s Wolf was an English jazz-rock band responsible for the 1973–74 Deram albums Canis Lupus, Saturation Point, and Night Music. Way led Wolf between stints as Curved Air‘s violinist. Members: Ian Mosley (drums), Dek Messecar (bass, vocals, 1972-74), Darryl Way (violin, viola, keyboards), John Etheridge (guitar), John Hodkinson [Tony Allen] (vocals, 1974) Background Darryl […]
Dark was an English hard-rock/psych band that issued the album Round the Edges on small-press Sis in 1972. Recordings from the band’s remaining years of activity were later released by archivists Kissing Spell. Members: Bruce Duncan (bass, guitar, vocals, 1968-70), Steve Giles (guitars, vocals), Charles Hiams (drums, 1968-70), Martin Moloney (organ, vocals, 1968-71), Clive Thorneycroft […]
Dalis Car was an English art-pop duo comprised of former Japan bassist Mick Karn and ex-Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy. The project yielded the album The Waking Hour on Beggars Banquet-imprint Paradox in 1984. Members: Mick Karn (bass, keyboards, guitar, saxophone, programming), Peter Murphy (vocals), Paul Vincent Lawford (drum programming, electronics) Background Andonis Michaelides was born […]
Dada was an English brass-rock-soul band that released a self-titled album on Atco in 1970. They featured the husband-wife team of guitarist Pete Gage and vocalist Elkie Brooks. After the album’s release, co-vocalist Paul Korda cleared way for ex-Alan Bown Set singer Robert Palmer. This ushered a reinvention as soul-rockers Vinegar Joe, which released three […]
Overkill is an American metal band from Old Bridge, N.J., that formed in 1980 and built its first run through the Megaforce and Atlantic albums Feel the Fire, Taking Over, Under the Influence, The Years of Decay, Horrorscope, I Hear Black, and W.F.O. between 1985 and 1994. The group continued on CMC, Metal-Is, Spitfire, Regain, […]
Jackal was a Canadian post-psychedelic hard-rock band that released the 1973 album Awake on Periwinkle Records. Members: Charlie Shannon (vocals), Steve Hayward, Chris Kellesis (organ), James Kellesis, Lois Mutton (drums), Dave Bernard (guitar, bass) Background Jackal formed in 1969 when organist Chris Kellesis and his bassist brother Jack teamed with singer and schoolmate Charlie Shannon. […]
Corte dei Miracoli was an Italian symphonic-rock band that released a 1976 self-titled album on Grog Records. Three years earlier, they recorded nine demos later compiled as Dimensione Onirica. Members: Graziano Zippo (vocals), Alessio Feltri (keyboards), Michele Carlone (keyboards, 1973-75), Gabriele Siri (bass), Flavio Scogna (drums, percussion), Riccardo Zegna (keyboards, 1975-76) Background Corte dei Miracoli […]
Horn was a Canadian brass-rock band that released the album On the People’s Side on Special Records in 1972. Members: Wayne Jackson (trumpet), Dave deLaunay (keyboards), Bruce Burron (guitar, alto sax), Billy Bryans (drums), Les Clackett (lead vocals), and Tim Moxam (bass) Background Horn evolved out of Theodore’s Smokeshop, an earlier band of drummer Billy […]
Moxy was a Canadian hard-rock band that released four albums between 1975 and 1978 on Polydor|Mercury. They gained fame in Ontario and Texas, where import copies of their first album made them a regional phenomenon. Singer Buzz Shearman headed their first three albums: Moxy, Moxy II, and Ridin’ High. He cleared for Michael Rynoski on […]
Dillinger was a Canadian symphonic/hard-rock band from Toronto that released two albums on Daffodil between 1974 and 1976. Members: Jacques Harrison (keyboards, vocals, saxophone, flute, accordion), Robert Harrison (drums, percussion), Paul Cockburn (guitar), Terry Bramhall (bass) Background Dillinger formed in Toronto in 1973 when keyboardist and reedist Jacques Harrison and his percussionist brother Robert teamed […]
Spoons were a Canadian synthpop band that released three albums on Ready Records between 1981 and 1983, followed by two further albums on Anthem during the late 1980s. Members: Gordon Deppe (vocals, guitar), Sandy Horne (vocals, bass), Brett Wickens (keyboards, synthesizer, 1979-80), Peter Shepherd (drums, 1979), Derrick Ross (drums, 1980-86), Rob Preuss (keyboards, synthesizer, 1981-86), […]
Womack & Womack were an American husband-and-wife soul-pop duo comprised of Cecil Womack of the Womack brothers clan and Linda Cooke, the daughter of Sam Cooke. Established as songwriters before their 1979 marriage, they wrote songs for Teddy Pendergrass and The O’Jays. The couple made six duo albums, starting with the 1983–85 Elektra titles Love […]
Jane Getz is an American pianist and songwriter who released an album as Mother Hen on RCA Victor in 1971, followed by No Ordinary Child in 1973. Background Jane Getz was born on September 12, 1942, in Los Angeles. Raised between LA and San Francisco, she studied classical piano from a young age but turned […]
Dr. Music was a Canadian jazz-rock/soul collective from Toronto that released three albums from 1972 through 1974 on GRT. Keyboardist Doug Riley led changing lineups through the 1977 Radio Canada International LP Transcription and the 1984 Canadian Talent Library mini-LP Circa ’84. Members: Doug Riley (keyboards), Laurel Ward (vocals), Rhonda Silver (vocals), Brenda Gordon (vocals), […]
Shirley Brown (born Jan. 6, 1947) is an American soul singer based in Memphis who made five albums between 1974 and 1989 and landed R&B hits with “Woman to Woman,” “It Ain’t No Fun,” and “Blessed Is the Woman (With a Man Like Mine).” Background Shirley Brown was born on January 6, 1947, in West […]
Quintessence was an English raga-psych band from London that released the 1969–71 Island albums In Blissful Company, Quintessence, and Dive Deep, followed by the 1972 RCA Victor albums Self and Indweller. Members: Raja Ram [Ron Rothfield] (vocals, flute, percussion), Shiva Jones [Phil Jones] (vocals, keyboards, percussion, 1969-72), Alan Mostert (lead guitar), Maha Dev [Dave Codling] […]
Klaatu was a Canadian symphonic art-pop trio that issued four 1973–75 singles, compiled with further material on their 1976 Daffodil–Capitol album 3:47 E.S.T. Rumored to be The Beatles, Klaatu’s members retained their anonymity on the 1977–80 albums Hope, Sir Army Suit, and Endangered Species, then unmasked on their 1981 swan song Magentalane. Members: Terry Draper […]
Garfield was a Canadian art-rock band fronted by musician–songwriter Garfield French. They made the 1976 Mercury album Strange Streets and the 1977 Polydor title Out There Tonight. French continued the Garfield name for the 1979–81 Polydor albums Reason to Be and Flights of Fantasy. Members: Garfield French (lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, mandolin), Walter Lawrence […]
FM was a Canadian symphonic|space-rock band that released three albums between 1977 and 1980 on Passport, plus a special direct-to-disc instrumental LP on Labyrinth Records. A further round of activity during the mid-Eighties yielded two albums on Quality and Duke Street. The band’s first album, Black Noise, features phantom violinist–performer Nash the Slash, replaced on […]
Medium Medium was an English art-funk band from Nottingham that released three shortplayers and the 1981 Cherry Red album The Glitterhouse. They scored a Billboard dance hit with “Hungry, So Angry.” Singer–saxophonist John Rees Lewis and drummer Nigel Kingston Stone later formed C Cat Trance. Members: John Rees Lewis (vocals, saxophone), Andy Ryder (guitar, vocals), […]
Pollen was a Québécois symphonic-rock band that released a self-titled album in 1976 on Kébec-Disc. Frontman Jacques Tom Rivest reassembled the first lineup for his 1979 debut solo album. Members: Jacques Tom Rivest (vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards), Richard Lemoyne (guitar, keyboards, bass), Serge Courchesne (drums, vibraphone, flute, bass, 1973-74), Claude Lemay (keyboards, flute, vibraphone, bass, […]
Maxine Weldon is an American soul singer who released the 1970/71 albums Right On and Chilly Wind on Mainstream Records, followed by the 1974/75 titles Some Singin’ and Alone On My Own on Monument Records. Maxine was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, and raised with her two siblings: singer/actress Ann Weldon and singer Charles Weldon. Charles, […]
Et Cetera was a Québécois symphonic art-rock band that released a self-titled album in 1976 on DIY Apostrophe. Members: Marie Bernard Pagé (keyboards, ondes Martenot, vocals), Denis Chartrand (keyboards, flute, saxophone, vibraphone, vocals), Pierre Dragon (drums, percussion), Robert Marchand (guitars, vocals), Alain Yves Pigeon (bass, cello, vocals) Background Et Cetera formed in Montreal around singer […]
Vos Voisins were a Québécois psych-rock band that released the 1971 Polydor album Holocauste à Montréal. Members: Jacques Perron (keyboards, vocals), Pierre Ringuet (drums), Serge Vallières (guitar), André Parenteau (bass) Background Vos Voisins (French for “your neighbors”) sprung from a partnership between keyboardist Jacques Perron and drummer Pierre Ringuet, who first teamed behind singer Louise […]
Zyma was a German symphonic/jazz-rock band that debuted with two songs on the 1974 multi-artist compilation Proton 1. They reemerged with the 1978/79 albums Thoughts and Brave New World on their own Z-Productions label. Members: Karl-Heinz Weiler (drums, 1972-73), Bodo Brandl (bass), Günter Hornung (organ, electric piano, synthesizer), Meinrad Hirt (vocals, violin, flute, keyboards, guitar), […]
Connivence was a Québécois symphonic-folk band that released two albums between 1977 and 1979 on Kébec, followed by a 1984 third on Amplitude. Members: Paul Pugnaire (guitar, composer, vocals), Marc Sommer (bass, vocals), Jean-Luc Gotteland (keyboards, vocals), Thierry Durbano (drums, percussion), Lionel Dugas (vocals, guitar) Background Connivence formed in the Outaouais in 1977 when organizer […]
Tim Blake (born Feb. 6, 1952) is an English electronic musician from London who played in Gong between 1973 and 1975 under the alias Hi. T. Moonweed, appearing on the albums Flying Teapot, Angel’s Egg, and You. In 1977, he released the album Crystal Machine on Barclay-subsidiary Egg. After a second solo album for the […]
Three Man Army was an English hard-rock trio that released the album A Third of a Lifetime on Pegasus in 1971, followed by two self-titled albums on Reprise. They featured guitarist/vocalist Adrian Gurvitz and his bassist brother Paul Gurvitz, the team behind ’60s psych-rockers Gun. The trio first included drummer Mike Kellie (Spooky Tooth, The […]
This Heat was an English avant-garde rock trio that made the 1979–81 titles This Heat, Health and Efficiency, and Deceit, produced by David Cunningham. Their first blends musique concrète and proto-industrial noise rock with experimental tape editing from live and studio sources. Rough Trade issued Deceit, a more song-based set in the post-punk vein. Drummer […]
The The are an English art-pop band headed by musician and songwriter Matt Johnson. As a duo, The The cut two indie singles, then proceeded as a Johnson solo vehicle on the 1983–86 albums Soul Mining and Infected. From the latter, he scored international hits with “Heartland,” “Infected,” and “Slow Train to Dawn.” In 1989, […]
Tempest was an English hard-rock supergroup on Bronze that released a self-titled album in 1973 with guitarist Allan Holdsworth, followed in 1974 by Living in Fear with Patto–Boxer guitarist Ollie Halsall. Drummer Jon Hiseman directed the band between his time in Colosseum and Colosseum II. Members: Allan Holdsworth (guitar, violin, vocals, 1972-73), Mark Clarke (bass, […]
Heavy Joker was a Danish jazz-rock band that released a 1976 self-titled Polydor album and the 1978 Mercury title Caesar’s Palace. Members: Michael Bruun (guitar, Moog, ARP Solina String Ensemble), Max Leth Jun (keyboards, vibraphone, marimba), Henrik Bødtcher (bass), Jan Sivertsen (drums, percussion) Background Heavy Joker took shape around guitarist Michael Bruun and bassist Henrik […]
Zuider Zee was an American pop-rock band from Memphis that released a 1975 self-titled album on Columbia. Their earlier recordings (1972–73) appeared on the 2018 disc Zeenith by archivists Light In the Attic. Members: Richard Orange (guitar, vocals), John Bonar (bass, backing vocals), Robert Hall (drums, backing vocals, 1974-76), Kim Foreman (keyboards, backing vocals) Background […]
Milton Wright is an American soul-funk musician, songwriter, and producer who made the 1975 Alston album Friends and Buddies, followed in 1977 with Spaced. He was the brother of soul singer Betty Wright. Background Milton Wright was born Milton L. Wright Jr. on January 28, 1944, in Miami, Florida. Wright grew up in a musical […]
Ikarus was a German Krautrock band that released a self-titled album in 1971 on the +plus+ label. Members: Lorenz Köhler (lead vocals), Wolfgang Kracht (bass, backing vocals), Jochen Petersen (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, backing vocals), Bernd Schröder (drums, percussion), Wulf-Dieter Struntz (organ, piano), Manfred Schulz (guitar, vocals) Background Ikarus […]
Paternoster was an Austrian hard-rock/psych band that released a 1972 self-titled album on CBS. Members: Gerhart Walenta (drums), Gerhard Walter (guitar, vocals), Franz Wippel (organ, vocals), Haimo Wisser (bass) Formation Paternoster formed in 1970 in Wein (Vienna), Austria, where organist/songwriter Franz Wippel teamed with guitarist Gerhard Walter, bassist Haimo Wisser (b. February 10, 1952), and […]
Speedway Blvd. was an American studio-only hard-rock quintet that released a 1980 self-titled album on Epic. Producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz assembled the project around three musicians from a Ram Jam touring lineup. They completed the group with keyboardist Jordan Rudess and singer-pianist Roy Herring Jr. Bassist Dennis Feldman later joined Balance, while Rudess […]
Pan was a Danish psych-rock band that released a self-titled album and standalone single on Sonet in 1970. Members: Robert Lelièvre (vocals, guitar), Thomas Puggaard-Müller (guitar), Henning Verner (piano, organ, vibraphone), Arne Würgler (bass, cello, 1969-70), Michael Puggaard-Müller (drums, 1969-?), Jens Elbøl (bass, 1970-71) Torben Enghoff (saxophone, flute, ?-1971), Nils Tuxen (guitar, ?-1971) Background Pan […]
Eclection was a London-based multinational folk-psych band that released a self-titled album in 1968 on Elektra. Norwegian-born guitarist Georg Kajanus later emerged as the frontman of the English music-hall pop band Sailor. Members: Gerry Conway (drums), Trevor Lucas (bass, vocals, 1967-69), Georg Hultgreen [aka Georg Kajanus] (guitarist), Mike Rosen (guitar, trumpet, 1967-69), Kerilee Male (vocals, […]
The Younghearts were an American soul group from Los Angeles that scored R&B hits with “Oh I’ll Never Be the Same” and “I’ve Got Love for My Baby” from their 1968 debut Sweet Soul Shakin’. They returned on 20th Century with the 1973–76 albums Do You Have the Time, A Taste of the Younghearts, and […]
Cravo & Canela were a Brazilian samba-pop band that released the 1977 album Preço de Cada Um on Pesquisa. Members: Reinaldo (keyboards), Teo (drums), Lincoln (bass), Lucio (guitar, vocals), Fabíola (vocals), Vera (vocals) Background Cravo & Canela played at a Sheraton nightclub in Rio de Janeiro during the mid-Seventies, where producer Oswaldo Cadaxo saw their […]
Johnny Bristol (1939–2004) was an American soul singer and songwriter who first appeared in the duo Johnny & Jackey. After ten years as a Motown staff writer, he made the 1974–75 MGM albums Hang On in There Baby and Feeling the Magic, followed by the 1976–78 Atlantic titles Bristol’s Creme and Strangers. Background Johnny Bristol […]
Soffgruppen was a Swedish jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album — alternately called Greatest Sits — in 1975 on Nacksving. Members: Anders Kjellberg (drums, percussion), Clas Yngström (guitar), Matz Nilsson (bass), Pierre Swärd (keyboards) Background Soffgruppen (The Sofa Group) formed in Gothenburg in 1974 around four young players already active in Swedish jazz, rock, […]
The Soft Boys were an English New Wave/psych band from Cambridge that debuted with a three-song EP on Raw Records in 1977, followed by the 1979/80 albums A Can of Bees (Two Crabs Universal) and Underwater Moonlight (Armageddon Records). Guitarist/vocalist Robyn Hitchcock launched a prolific solo career. Members: Robyn Hitchcock (vocals, guitar), Morris Windsor (drums), […]
Thors Hammer was a Danish jazz-rock band that issued a self-titled album on Metronome in 1971. Members: Peter Nielsen (vocals), Michael Bruun (guitar, piano), Jesper Neehammer (saxophone), Henrik Langkilde (organ, piano), Henrik Bødtcher (bass), Simon Koppel (drums) Background Thors Hammer included saxophonist Jesper Nehammer, guitarist Michael Bruun, bassist Henrik Bødtcher, and drummer Simon Koppel, all […]
Sincerely P.T. was a German jazz-rock supergroup behind a 1973 self-titled album on Spiegelei/Aamok. Led by bassist Peter Trunk, the project involved jazz veteran Manfred Schoof and rising stars Curt Cress and Jasper van’t Hof. Members: Manfred Schoof (trumpet), Peter Trunk (bass guitar), Shake Keane (flugelhorn), Jiggs Whigham (trombone), Jasper van’t Hof (keyboards), Sigfried Schwab […]
Lonnie Smith (July 3, 1942 – September 28, 2021) was an American soul-jazz/funk organist. He emerged as a George Benson sideman, followed by a stint with Lou Donaldson. In 1967, Smith launched his solo career with the Columbia album Finger Lickin’ Good. Smith surfaced on Blue Note with the 1968 album Think!, followed by Turning […]
Earthquire was an American soul group that released a self-titled album on Motown-subsidiary Natural Resources in 1972. Vocalist Táta Vega later recorded as a solo artist. Members: Brie Howard, Laurie Anne Bell, Mike Gorfaine, Tata Vega Background Earthquire assembled in 1971 when singer Tata Vega teamed with Brie Brandt. Tata (b. Carmen Rosa Vega, October 7, […]
Executive Suite was an American soul group from Camden, NJ, that released the 1974 album Executive Suite 1. Members: Henry Tuten, Billy Tyler, Charles Conyers, Vincent Unto Background Executive Suite formed in Camden, New Jersey, in 1969 as the Millionaires with singers Henry Tuten, Billy Tyler, Charles Conyers, and Vincent Unto. The Millionaires recorded “A […]
Swans Way as an English sophisti-pop trio that released the 1982 standalone single “Theme From the Balcony,” followed by the 1984 Phonogram album The Fugitive Kind. Singer–percussionist Maggie De Monde and bassist Rick P. Jones formed the subsequent dance-pop act Scarlet Fantastic. Members: Rick P. Jones (double bass), Robert Shaw (vocals), Maggie De Monde (percussion, […]
Stump was an English–Irish avant-rock band that released the 1985–86 zolo EPs Mud On a Colon and Quirk Out, followed by the 1988 Ensign album A Fierce Pancake. Bassist Kev Hopper launched a solo career. Members: Kev Hopper (bass), Robert McKahey (drums), Chris Salmon (guitar), Mick Lynch (vocals) Background Stump assembled in London in 1983 […]
The Streetwalkers were an English hard-rock band that evolved from a 1974 namesake album by the erstwhile frontal team of Family: vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John “Charlie” Whitney. The band itself released three albums on Vertigo (U.K.) and Mercury (U.S.) between 1975 and 1977, plus an additional live release that final year on the […]
Strange Days were an English art-rock band that released the 1975 album 9 Parts to the Wind on Retreat Records. Three-fourths of the band played in the earlier combo Travis, which issued the 1973 A&M album Shine on Me. Drummer Eddie McNeil joined members of the original Renaissance lineup when they reformed for two albums […]
Storyteller was an English folk-rock band that released the 1970–71 albums Storyteller and More Pages on Transatlantic Records. Members: Caroline Attard [aka Carolyn Bown] (vocals), Terry Durham (vocals), Roger Moon (guitar, vocals), Mike Rogers (guitar, vocals, 1969-71), Rod Clark (bass, ?-1970), Chris Belshaw (bass, vocals, ?-1971), Henry Spinetti (drums, 1971) Formation Storyteller surfaced in 1969 […]
Irish Coffee was a Belgian hard-rock band that released a 1971 self-titled album and four standalone singles, including the local hit “Masterpiece.” Members: William Souffreau (vocals, bass, guitar), Willy De Bisschop (bass, 1970-75), Raf Lenssens (drums, 1971-75), Paul Lambert (keyboards, 1970-71, 1973-74), Luc De Clus (guitar, 1973-75, 1992, 2002-present), Hugo Verhoye (drums, 1970-71), Dirk Dierickx […]
The Alan Bown Set was a seven-man English R&B band that released five 1965–67 singles on Pye Records, including the Northern Soul classic “Emergency 999.” As the psyched-up Alan Bown! they made the 1968–69 albums Outward Bown and The Alan Bown, followed by the 1970–71 Island albums Listen and Stretching Out. They featured a revolving-door […]
Adrian Belew is an American art-rock guitarist and composer from Covington, Ken., who emerged in the late 1970s as a backing player for David Bowie (Stage, Lodger) and Frank Zappa (Sheik Yerbouti). After his involvement in the Talking Heads album Remain in Light and related side projects, Belew joined the reformed King Crimson for their […]
Gravy Train was an English rock band that released the 1970–71 albums Gravy Train and (A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man on the Vertigo “swirl” label. With an altered lineup, they released the 1973–74 albums Second Birth and Staircase to the Day on Pye-subsidiary Dawn. Their music ranged from blues-based jam rock to rustic, folksy […]
Fischer-Z was an English new wave band that made the 1979–81 UA/Liberty albums Word Salad, Going Deaf for a Living, and Red Skies over Paradise. They scored Continental hits with “The Worker,” “So Long,” and “Marliese.” Frontman John Watts broke for two solo albums and a second group venture, The Cry. Fischer-Z resumed with the […]
The Planets was an English new wave band that released the 1979–80 Rialto albums Goon Hilly Down and Spot. Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Steve Lindsey formed the band after three albums with Deaf School. He recorded Goon Hilly Down with assorted musicians and formed a quartet for Spot. Members: Steve Lindsey (vocals, bass), Tony Wimshurst (guitar, […]
Mathématiques Modernes were a French minimal wave duo behind the 1981 Celluloid album Les Visiteurs du Soir. Members: Edwige Braun-Belmore (vocals), Claude Arto (keyboards), Hervé Zenouda (drums) Background Mathématiques Modernes formed in 1979 when singer Edwige Braun-Belmore and keyboardist Claude Arto met through the Parisian punk and post-punk circles. Edwige Braun-Belmore (b. February 26, 1957; […]
You was the German electro/space-rock band behind the 1980 album Electric Day, followed by the 1982–84 Rock City titles Time Code and Wonders From the Genetic Factory. Their final album, Laserscape, appeared in 1986 on Racket. Members: Ulrich Weber (guitar, gongs), Udo Hanten (synthesizer, loops), Albin Meskes (synthesizer, sequencer, Mellotron), Lhan Gopal [Harald Grosskopf] (drums, […]
Musica Orbis was an American electric chamber-music ensemble from Philadelphia that released the 1977 album To the Listeners on Longdivity. Members: Kitty Brazelton (vocals, flute, recorder, piano), Tom Stephenson (drums, cello, vibraphone, marimba, vocals), Caille Colburn (harp, knee harp, e-piano, grand piano, vocals), David Clark (electric and double bass, vibraphone, marimba, piano, vocals), Susan Gelletly […]
Pappo’s Blues was an Argentine blues-rock/hard-rock band that released seven numerically-titled studio albums between 1971 and 1978. Anchored by its namesake guitarist frontman, the band featured a revolving door of top local talent, including guitarist/bassist David Lebón and bassist Alejandro Medina. Members: Pappo (guitar, vocals), Black Amaya (drums), David Lebón (bass, guitar), Héctor “Pomo” Lorenzo […]
Color Humano was an Argentine heavy-psych trio that debuted with a 1972 album on Microfón, followed by the 1973 titles Vol. 2 and Vol. 3. Original drummer David Lebón played in various other local bands during this period, including Pappo’s Blues and Pescado Rabioso. Members: Edelmiro Molinari (guitar, vocals), David Lebón (drums, backing vocals, 1971-72), […]
Charlie Dore is an English songwriter and occasional singer who made the 1979 Alan Tarney-produced Island album Where to Now, followed by the 1981 Chrysalis release Listen! She scored a 1980 US country-pop hit with “Pilot of the Airwaves” and wrote “Strut,” a 1984 hit for Sheena Easton. Background Charlie Dore was born in 1956 in […]
Garnet Mimms is an American soul singer who emerged in The Gainors, a doo-wop combo with Sam Bell and Howard Tate. Mimms and Bell formed The Enchanters, which charted with the 1963–64 singles “Cry Baby,” “For Your Precious Love” (a Jerry Butler-era Impressions cover), and “Tell Me Baby.” Mimms went solo with a 1964–66 string […]
The Glass House was an American soul group from Detroit assembled by the Holland–Dozier–Holland production team in the wake of their split from Motown. The lineup featured lead vocalist Scherrie Payne alongside Ty Hunter, Pearl Jones, Larry Mitchell, and Sylvia Smith. Active on the Invictus label between 1969 and 1972, the group released two albums […]
Dedalus was an Italian jazz-rock band that released two albums in 1973/74 on Trident. Members: Fiorenzo Michele Bonansone (keyboards, cello, accordion, vocals, 1972-79, 1990-present), Marco Di Castri (guitar, saxophone, 1972-79, 1990-99), Furio Di Castri (bass, 1972-74), Enrico Grosso (drums, 1972-77, 1990-97) Background Dedalus formed in early 1973 in Pinerolo, a town near Turin. The original […]
Blocco Mentale was an Italian symphonic-rock band that released the 1973 album Πόα (Poa) on Titania. Members: Bernardo “Dino” Finocchi (vocals, saxophone, flute), Aldo Angeletti (vocals, bass), Gigi Bianchi (guitar, vocals), Filippo Lazzari (keyboards, vocals, harmonica), Michele Arena (drums, vocals) Background Blocco Mentale formed in late 1972 in the Viterbo province of Lazio. The group […]
Extradition was an Australian folk-psych band from Sydney that released the 1971 album Hush on Sweet Peach. Members: Colin Campbell (guitar, dulcimer, viola, percussion), Richard Lockwood (flute, recorder, harpsichord, harmonium), Shayna Karlin (vocals, organ, palm leaf), Bo Lloyd (chimes, bells, tabla), Graham Lowndes (vocals) Background The band evolved from a partnership between Colin Campbell and […]
Snakefinger — aka Philip Charles Lithman (June 17, 1949 — July 1, 1987) — was an English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who headed two albums (1972–74) by rustic-rockers Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers. He backed The Residents on their 1978 release Duck Stab / Buster & Glen and singed to Ralph Records for […]
Skywhale was an English jazz-rock band from Bristol that released the 1977 album The World at Mind’s End on Firebrand Records. Members: Steve Robshaw (guitar, violin, synthesizer), Stan Thewils (flute, tenor saxophone), Paul Todd (soprano saxophone, flute, penny whistle), Dougall Airmole (bass), Mick Avery (drums, percussion), Gwyo Ze Pix (keyboards, synthesizer), John Schofield (percussion) Background […]
Tamiko Jones — aka Barbara Tamiko Ferguson (born 1945) — is an American soul singer from Kyle, W.V., who released four albums on Atlantic, A&M, December, and Metromedia between 1967 and 1970. She reemerged in 1975 with the album Love Trip on Arista, followed in 1977 by Cloudy on Atlantis Records. Background Tamiko Jones was […]
Colin Newman is an English musician, vocalist, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the post-punk band Wire through three periods of activity. He made three 1977–79 studio albums with Wire and launched his solo career with the 1980 Beggars Banquet release A-Z, followed by the 1981–82 4AD albums Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish […]
