Peter French is an English hard-rock singer who emerged as the frontman of Leaf Hound on their 1971 release Growers of Mushroom. After one-album stints in Atomic Rooster, Cactus, and Randy Pie, he released a 1978 solo album, Ducks in Flight, on Polydor. Peter French first fronted beatsters The Switch, a semi-professional band that included […]
Peter Tessier is a Canadian songwriter, arranger, producer, and recording engineer who released the album By Turning a Knob on Columbia in 1973. His production and technical credits include albums by Melchior Alias, Freedom North, Morse Code, and Kaméléon. Discography: By Turning a Knob (1973)
Earth, Roots & Water were a Canadian roots-reggae band behind the 1977 album Innocent Youths on Summer Records. Members: Adrian “Homer” Miller (vocals), Anthony “Base” Hibbert (bass), Colin “Zuba” Suban (drums), Matt Shelley (guitar), and Tony “KB” Moore (keyboards) Background Earth, Roots & Water formed in the mid-1970s in Malton, Ontario, when Jamaican producer Keith […]
Juicy was an American synth-funk band from that released a 1982 self-titled album on Arista, followed by two further albums through 1987 on CBS. Beyond the first album, the lineup was down to the brother/sister team of Jerry and Katreese Barnes. Members: Jerry Barnes (bass, vocals), Katreese Barnes (keyboards, vocals), Wyatt Staton (guitar, lead vocals), […]
The John Wagner Coalition was an American jazz-funk studio project assembled by namesake producer/engineer John Wagner for Koala Records with participation from label-mates David Nuñez and Main Street. Members: Steve Miller (guitar, vocals), David Nuñez [David] (guitar), Mike Weatherly (bass), Jack Kane (bass), Michael Maddux (keyboards), Chuck Klingbell (keyboards), Ralph Gonzales (drums), Jose Jimenez (congas), […]
Jimmy Castor (Jan. 23, 1940 — Jan. 16, 2012) was an American R&B saxophonist and vocalist who briefly sang with Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers during the mid-1950s. After cutting a solo album for Smash Records in 1967, he formed the Castor Bunch. The band released three albums on RCA Victor in 1972 and 1973, […]
Jewel was an American soul-funk band that issued the 1981 single “Paradise” on Jewel Productions, followed by the 1982 album Cut ‘n’ Polished on Erect Records. Members: Oliver Miller (bass guitar, vocals), Rick “Demas” Van (guitar), Bill Ivy (vocals), Keith Stevens (vocals), Kenny Chatman (rhythm guitar), Keith Howard (drums, percussion), Edward Beard (keyboards) Background Jewel […]
Inner Life was an American soul-funk band from N.Y.C. that released the album I’m Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair) on Prelude in 1979, followed by a pair of eponymous albums on Salsoul in 1981 and 1982. Members: Jocelyn Brown, Patrick Adams, Greg Carmichael Inner Life formed in 1979 in New York City […]
I.N.D. was an American soul-funk band that released the 1981 album Into New Dimensions on Erect Records. Members: Cornell Monroe (lead vocals, trumpet), George Lloyd (saxophone, flute), Lee Holloway Sr. (guitar), Michael Mills (bass), Christopher Mills (bass), Darron Farmer (synthesizer), Elmer Caldwell (drums, percussion), Eugene Gillis (trumpet), Quincy Ford (saxophone, flute) Background I.N.D. formed in […]
Hi-Gloss was an American soul-funk band that released a 1981 self-titled album on Prelude. Members: Juliano Salerni (keyboards, synthesizer), Timmy Allen (bass), Bonita Taylor (vocals), Phillip Ballou (vocals), Kae Williams Jr. (keyboards, synthesizer), Jimmy Young (drums), Burnis Stubbs (congas), Miguel Fuentes (percussion), Ullanda McCullough (background vocals), Maretha Stewart (background vocals), Luther Vandross (background vocals) Background […]
Funk, Inc. was an American soul-funk band from Indianapolis that released five albums between 1971 and 1974 on Prestige Records. Members: Bobby Watley (organ, vocals), Steve Weakley (guitar), Gene Barr (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Munford (drums, vocals), Cecil Hunt (conga), Teddy Patterson (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone), Doug Swanigan (guitar), Phil Brines (drums) Background Funk, Inc. formed […]
Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) is an American R&B/jazz-funk trombonist who emerged in the 1968–70 James Brown backing band, which morphed into the J.B.’s. Wesley headed the band on two 1973/74 albums on Brown’s People imprint. Between 1977 and 1980, Wesley headed two Atlantic titles with the Horny Horns and cut a solo album […]
Formula 1 were an American soul-funk band whose material was issued on the album Hold On, released by the tax-scam Guinness Records label in 1977. Members: – Discography: Hold On (1977)
Mort Garson (July 20, 1924 — Jan. 4, 2008) was a Canadian electronic musician and composer from Saint John, New Brunswick, who released a sting of Moog-psych albums on Elektra and A&M during the late 1960s, including a series of spoken word discs dedicated to the 12 signs of the zodiac. During the 1970s, he […]
John Mills-Cockell (born May 19, 1943) is a Canadian electronic musician who recorded three albums with the experimental combo Intersystems in 1967/68, followed by a brief stint with psych-rockers Kensington Market. He then formed the electronic trio Syrinx, which issued two albums in 1970/71 on True North. As a solo artist, he released two albums […]
Kenny Wheeler (Jan. 14, 1930 — Sept. 18, 2014) was a Canadian-born composer, trumpeter, and flugelhornist, active on the U.K. jazz scene for five decades. Between 1963 and 1975, he played on albums by Georgie Fame, John Surman, Tony Oxley, Tubby Hayes, Michael Gibbs, Alan Skidmore, Bob Downes, Norma Winstone, Anthony Reebop Kwaku Baah, Mike […]
Instructions were a Canadian new wave/synthpop band behind a 1980 self-titled album on Quality Records, followed by a 1982 standalone single on Chameleon. The album features guitarist Domenic Troiano on several tracks. The band’s proper guitarist, Dave Beatty, played on Robert Connolly‘s 1978 symphonic opus Plateau. Keyboardist Martin Wall released the 1977 album Metaphysical Facelift […]
Zounds were an English anarcho-punk band whose 1979 demo cassette led to the 1980 “Can’t Cheat Karma” single on Crass Records. On Rough Trade, they cut three singles and the 1982 album The Curse of Zounds! Concurrently, the four-song La vache qui rit EP appeared on the Belgian small-press Not So Brave, which issued subsequent […]
Yellow Dog was an English art-pop band behind the 1977/78 Virgin albums Yellow Dog and Beware of the Dog, followed by the 1981 Escape release Strangers in Paradox. They featured four ex-members of Fox with guitarist-singer Kenny Young in Noosha Fox’s vacated role and Gerry Conway (Eclection/Fotheringay) in the drum seat. Members: Kenny Young (guitar, […]
Warhorse was an English hard-rock band that made the 1970–72 Vertigo albums Warhorse and Red Sea. They featured ex-Deep Purple bassist Nick Simper, who reemerged in 1979 with blues-rockers Fandango. Members: Nick Simper (bass), Ashley Holt (vocals), Ged Peck (guitar, 1970-71), Mac Poole (drums, 1970-72), Rick Wakeman (keyboards, 1970), Frank Wilson (keyboards, 1970-74), Pete Parks […]
Vice Versa were an English coldwave combo from Sheffield that released a four-song EP and a cassette-demo album on Neutron Records circa 1979/80, followed by a standalone single on Backstreet Backlash Records. The band’s core membership of Martin Fry, Mark White, and Stephen Singleton subsequently formed the nucleus of 1980s sophisti-pop sensation ABC. Members: David […]
The UK Players were an English funk band that released three singles on A&M circa 1980/81, followed by the album No Way Out in 1982. Two further singles appeared on RCA in 1983, concurrent with a pair of solo singles by vocalist/guitarist James Ross. Members: James Ross (vocalist, guitarist), Patrick Seymour (keyboardist), Philip Bishop (guitarist), […]
Fosterchild was a Canadian hard-rock band behind the 1977/78 Columbia albums Fosterchild and Troubled Child, followed by the 1980 release On the Prowl on Vera Cruz, a division of CBS. Members: Barry Boothman (bass), Jim Foster (guitar, vocals), Doug Johnson (keyboards), Peter Sweetzir (keyboards), Gerry Wand (drums), Vern Wills (guitar, vocals) Background Fosterchild formed in […]
Fludd was a Canadian pop-rock band from Toronto that released a self-titled album on Warner Bros. in 1971, followed by an album apiece on Daffodil and Attic between 1972 and 1975. Members: Edmund “Ed” Pilling (vocals), Brian Pilling (guitar), Mick Walsh (guitar), Greg Godovitz (bass), Jorn “JJ” Andersen [aka John Andersen] (drums), Mick Hopkins (guitar), […]
Exciter was a Canadian hard-rock/metal trio behind the 1983 album Heavy Metal Maniac on Shrapnel Records, followed by the 1984 Megaforce release Violence & Force. They reappeared on Combat with the 1985/86 albums Long Live the Loud and Unveiling the Wicked, succeeded by a self-titled 1988 release on Maze Music. Six further albums appeared across […]
Everest were a Canadian melodic-rock band from Toronto that released a self-titled album on Epic in 1984. The band recorded a second album in 1985 that was ultimately released 10 years after the fact on the German Long Island label. Members: Ric McDonald (vocals, bass), Frank Reid (vocals, keyboards), Don Gaze (guitar), Jim MacLellan (drums) […]
Estiban Lindsay is a Canadian soul singer from Mississauga, Ont., who released the album L.A. Walk on self-press EL Records in 1980. Discography: L.A. Walk (1980)
Dan Thiessen is a Canadian songwriter and arranger who released the 1978 album Whippoorwill on Custom Craft Records. Background Dan Thiessen attended Kelowna Secondary School in Kelowna, British Columbia. In 1975, he entered the Full Gospel Bible Institute in Eston, Saskatchewan, where he studied pastoral ministry. Thiessen pursued music alongside his studies as a singer-songwriter […]
Prism was a Canadian hard-rock band from Vancouver that released two albums on GRT/Ariola in 1977/78, followed by four albums on Capitol between 1979 and 1983. Members: Lindsay Mitchell (guitar, 1977-82, 1987-2005), John Hall (keyboards, vocals, 1977-81), Ron Tabak (lead vocals, 1977-81), Tom Lavin (guitar, 1977-78), Jim Vallance (drums, keyboards, 1977-78, 1987-88), Allen Harlow (guitar, […]
Cinema Face were a Canadian hard-rock band from Ontario that released a self-titled album on Red Sun Records in 1983. A second album appeared during the 1990s on Pacemaker Entertainment. Members: Frank La Magna (guitar, vocals), Armin Hart (keyboards, vocals), Randy Infuso (drums, vocals), Darryl Peterson (bass, vocals) Discography: Cinema Face (1983)
The Hunt was a Canadian hard-rock band formed in Toronto from the breakup of Dillinger. They made the 1977–82 Daffodil albums The Hunt, Back on the Hunt, and The Thrill of the Kill and scored a local FM hit with “Little Miss Perfection.” Members: Brian Gagnon (lead vocals, bass, guitar), Gerry Mosby (vocals, bass, keyboards), […]
White Wolf was a Canadian hard-rock/metal band behind the 1984–86 RCA albums Standing Alone and Endangered Species. Members: Don Wolf [aka Don Wilk] (vocals), Cam Macleod (guitar, vocals), Rick Nelson (guitar), Martin Kronlund (guitar), Scott Webb (guitar, vocals), David J. Petovar (keyboards), Les Schwartz (bass), Richard Quist (bass, keyboards), Russ Bergquist (bass), Loris Bolzun (drums), […]
Angel Pavement were an English chamber-pop/psych combo that was active during the late 1960s. Despite numerous recordings, the band’s output was limited to two 1969–70 singles on Fontana. In 2003, archival label Tenth Planet/Wooden Hill rectified the situation with Maybe Tomorrow, which collects the band’s surviving recordings. Members: Alfie Shepherd [aka Clive “Alfie” Shepherd] (lead […]
Witch Cross was a Danish metal band that self-released the 1983 sides “Are You There” and “No Angel,” followed by the 1984 Roadrunner album Fit for Fight. Members: Alex Nyborg Madsen [aka Savage] (vocals), Mike “Wlad” Kock (guitar, vocals), Cloe Hamilton (bass), Jan “Little John Field” Normark (bass), Anders “A.C.” Hjort (drums) Background Witch Cross […]
Sods were a Danish punk/New Wave band from Copenhagen that released two albums on Medley Records in 1979/80. After a name-change to Sort Sol, they issued two further albums on the label between 1983 and 1987. Members: Peter Peter [Peter Schneidermann] (guitar), Knud Odde Sørensen (bass), Steen Jørgensen (vocals), Tomas Ortved Larsen (drums) Discography: Minutes […]
Natdamperen were a Danish jazz-rock band that released two albums on self-press Abel Records in 1975/76 and a third on Respons in 1978. Members: Ed Jones (drums, percussion), Flemming Quist Møller (percussion), Jan Ole Kristensen (guitar), Jørgen Nielsen (bass), Niels-Henning Henningsen (drums), Ole Kühl (saxophone, flute), Ole Nordenhof (piano), Poul Poulsen (drums), Stefan Borum (piano, […]
Moral was a Danish coldwave trio behind the 1981 self-issued cassette EP Dance of the Dolls and the 1982 album Whispering Sons, both on Ådsel Service, followed with the 1984 Arp Grammofon release And Life Is. Members: Hanne Winterberg (vocals), Marco Andreis (guitar), Ingolf Brown (synthesizer) Background Moral formed in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1981 with […]
Hunk Ai was a Danish avant-jazz/rock band that released two albums between 1986 and 1988 on Olufsen Records. Members: Cathrine Lervig (vocals), Morten Lervig (bass), Rasmus Louis Lunding (guitar), Bo Madsen (guitar), Carsten Orthmann (drums), Henrik Jespersen (saxophone) Background Hunk Ai formed in Aarhus, Denmark, around singer Cathrine Lervig and bassist–synthesist Morten Constantin Lervig. The […]
Gary Boyle (born Nov. 24, 1941) is a English-Indian guitarist who emerged in Brian Auger & the Trinity. Between 1971 and 1975, he played on albums by Mike Westbrook, Keith Tippett, Ann Odell, Lynsey De Paul, and Stomu Yamash’ta‘s East Wind. Concurrently, he formed the jazz-rock band Isotope, which cut three 1974–76 albums on Gull […]
Thrice Mice was a German classical/jazz-rock band from Hamburg that released a self-titled album on Philips in 1971. The band gigged in various iterations for the preceding five years. Thrice Mice! was later reissued with 30 minutes of bonus live recordings from the 1967–69 period. They folded in 1972 when singer/saxophonist Karl-Heinz Blumenberg and guitarist […]
Prelude were a Belgian symphonic-rock band from Verviers, Liège, that released the album Voyage on small-press Europroduction in 1979. Members: David Piron (vocals), Vincent Fis (guitar), Michel Crosset (keyboards), Vanderstraeten (bass), Paulus (drums) Discography: Voyage (1979)
Phylter were a Belgian symphonic-rock band from Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, that released a self-titled album on Parsifal in 1978. Members: Patrick Philips (organ, Fender Rhodes, piano, strings, synthesizer, vocals), Marc Van Bortel (guitar, vocals), Paul Van Bortel (bass, vocals), Christian Zaman (drums) Discography: Phylter (1978)
Mariavah were a Belgian symphonic/art-rock band that released the album Les Heures Incolores on MD in 1979, followed by a self-titled album on Polydor in 1983. Guitarist Christian Boissart hailed from chamber-psych legends Laurelie. Members: Luigi Facella (Bass Guitar), Marc Van Neyghem (Drums), Christian Boissart (Guitar), Francis Dozin (Lead Vocals, Flute), Gérard Jouffroy (Lead Vocals, […]
Isopoda were a Belgian symphonic-rock band from Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, that released the album Acrostichon on Twinkle in 1978, followed by Taking Root on Lark in 1979. Members: Walter De Berlangeer (guitar, 1974-81), Arnold De Schepper (bass, 12-string guitar, guitar, vocals, flute), Marc van der Schuerren (drums, percussion, bass, vocals, 1974-82), Guido Rubrecht (Hammond organ, 1974-78), […]
Levande Livet was a Swedish jazz-rock/psych band behind the 1973 album Strömmens Pärla on Silence. Members: Einar Heckscher (vocals, percussion), Ann-Marie Karlsson (vocals, percussion), Ingegerd Sköldin (vocals, percussion), Jenny Karlsson (vocals, percussion), Hans Berggren (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone), Tommy Broman (guitar, vocals), Lars Bergström (bass), Anders Spets (drums), Hassan Bah (congas), Johnny Mowinckel (piano), Peter Smoliansky […]
Baltik was a Swedish supergroup behind a 1973 self-titled album on CBS. They featured two jazz-rock heavyweights, guitarist Janne Schaffer and keyboardist Björn J:son Lindh. Two-thirds of Baltik assembled the subsequent one-off Ablution. Members: John Gustafson (lead vocals), Janne Schaffer (guitar), Björn J:son Lindh (piano, flute, saxophone), Bengt Dahlén (guitar), Göran Lagerberg (bass), Ola Brunkert (drums) […]
Jason’s Fleece was a Swedish psych-rock band that released a self-titled album on Mercury in 1973. Members: Sam Ellison (vocals, guitar), Hawkey Franzén (guitar, vocals), Björn J:son Lindh (keyboards, flute), Jan Bandel (drums) Jason’s Fleece was formed by keyboardist Björn J:son Lindh and drummer Jan Bandel immediately after leaving their prior band, Atlantic Ocean. Discography: Jason’s […]
Sogmusobil was a Swedish blues-psych trio that released the album Telefon on Gump in 1971. Members: Einar Heckscher (vocals, percussion), Johnny Mowinckel (keyboards, guitar, percussion, vocals), Dick Nettelbrandt (drums, vocals) Sogmusobil was formed by multi-instrumentalist Johnny Mowinckel after his involvement in the 1970 one-off Atlantic Ocean. Discography: Telefon (1971) Sources: Discogs: Sogmusobil
Fantasy was an English symphonic-rock band from Kent that released the album Paint a Picture on Polydor in 1973. The following year, the band recorded a second album that was ultimately released in 1992 by Audio Archives. Members: David Read (bass, vocals), David Metcalfe (keyboards, clarinet, vocals), Peter James (lead guitar, vocals), Jon Webster (percussion, […]
Fiat Lux was an English synthpop trio that released a standalone single on Cocteau in 1982, followed by five singles on Polydor during 1983 and 1984. The band issued a partial compilation EP, Hired History, that was later reissued in expanded form to include the band’s complete recordings, including the contents of a planned mid-’80s […]
Eyeless in Gaza was an English post-punk duo from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, that released six albums between 1981 and 1986, mostly on Cherry Red. Members: Martyn Bates (guitar, vocals), Peter Becker (bass, keyboards, vocals) Background Eyeless in Gaza formed in February 1980 when guitarist Martyn Bates and bassist/keyboardist Peter Becker met after both auditioned (unsuccessfully) for […]
Nightwinds were a Canadian symphonic-rock band from Ontario that recorded an album’s worth of material circa 1979 that appeared twelve years later on Laser’s Edge. Members: Sandy Singers (vocals), Gerald O’Brien (keyboards), Terry O’Brien (guitar), Mike Gingrich (bass), Mike Phelan (drums) Background Nightwinds formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, circa 1976 when singer and 12-string player […]
Emerald City was a Canadian folk-rock trio from Montreal that released the 1976 album Waiting for the Dawn on Hippopotamus Records. Members: Matthew “Matty” Enright (vocals, guitar), George Gardos (bass), Patrick “Pat” Saraceno (drums) Background Emerald City formed in 1973 in Montréal when guitarist–singer Matthew “Matty” Enright assembled the trio with drummer Patrick “Pat” Saraceno […]
Charlee was a Canadian blues-rock/psych band from Montréal that released a self-titled album on RCA in 1972. The band was fronted by ex-Influence guitarist Walter Rossi, who subsequently recorded as a solo artist. Members: Walter Rossi (guitar,vocals), Jack “Geisinger” August (bass), Prakash John (bass), Harry Marks (bass), George Gardos (bass), Mike Driscoll (drums) Background Charlee […]
Brahman was a Canadian hard-rock band from Vancouver that released a 1971 self-titled album on Mercury. Members: Robbie King (keyboards), David Lanz (piano), Duris Maxwell (vocals, drums), Edward Patterson (guitar), Victor Stewart (vocals), Paul Blaney (bass) Background Brahman formed in Vancouver in mid-1970 when drummer Duris Maxwell and guitarist Ed Patterson teamed with bassist Paul […]
Aerial was a Canadian melodic-rock band from Toronto that released the 1978–80 Anthem albums In the Middle of the Night and Maneuvers. They evolved from the final lineup of mid-1970s pop act Liverpool, which cut four singles on London Records-subsidiary Taurus. Members: Brian Miessner (vocals, bass, guitar), Laurie Currie (drums, percussion, vocals), Malcolm Buchanan (keyboards, […]
Curly Curve was a German rock band that released a 1973 self-titled album on Brain. Members: Heiner Pudelko (vocals, 1968-69, 1972-74), Kurt Herkenberg (bass, vocals, 1968-?), Alex Conti (guitar, 1969-70), Hans Wallbaum (drums, percussion, vocals, 1968-?), Sandy Picker (guitar, 1971), Martin Knaden (guitar, vocals, 1973-?), Hanno Bruhn (guitar, bass, vocals, 1973-74), Chris Axel Klöber (keyboards, […]
Cobraa was a German rock band that released a 1974 self-titled album on Electrola. Members: Friedel Ahrens (piano, organ, synthesizer, harmonica), Wolfgang Hausmann (guitar, vocals), Bernd Kliemt (drums, percussion, vocals, 1972-74), Klaus Sebastian (vocals, guitar), Rolf Sondermann (vocals, bass, flute), Norbert Schiller (drums, percussion, 1974) Cobraa formed in 1972 in Hilden. Discography: Cobraa (1974) Sources: […]
Harlis was a German rock band that released the 1976/77 albums Harlis and Night Meets the Day on Sky Records. Members: Charly Maucher (vocals, bass), Wolfgang Krantz (guitar), Arndt Schulz (guitar), Werner Löhr (drums) Harlis formed in 1975 in Hannover as an offshoot of Jane. Discography: Harlis (1976) Night Meets the Day (1977) Sources: Discogs: […]
Wütrio was a German avant-garde jazz band that released the 1981 album Free and Easy. Members: Robert Schulte-Hemming (trumpet, flugelhorn), Rudi Engel (double bass), Michael Hauck (piano), Klaus Seck (drums), Beate Kynast [Sibylle] (vocals), Martin Kübert (piano, synthesizer) Wütrio hailed from Würzburg, Bayern. Discography: Free and Easy (1981) Wütrio (1987) Sources: Discogs: Wütrio RYM: Wütrio
The Baroque Jazz Trio was a French jazz-psych combo that released a self-titled album and the single “Orientasie,” both on Saravah in 1970. Members: Jean-Charles Capon (cello), Georges Rabol (harpsichord), Philippe Combelle (drums) Background Baroque Jazz Trio formed in 1969 in Paris when cellist Jean-Charles Capon teamed with harpsichordist Georges Rabol and drummer Philippe Combelle. […]
The Alain Eckert Quartet was a French jazz-rock/Zeuhl combo that released a 1981 self-titled album on two-press L’Amanite. Guitarist Eckert and bassist Alain Lecointe also played in Strave, the concurrent project of drummer Serge Bringolf. Eckert and keyboardist Patricia Dallio hailed from Art Zoyd. Members: Alain Eckert (guitar), Alain Lecointe (bass), Patricia Dallio (keyboards), Serge […]
Pluta ConneXion was a German electro-rock trio with ex-Prosper/Wallenstein keyboardist Jürgen Pluta. They released the 1982 album Communication on Rocktopus Records. Members: Michael Hampel (drums, choir), Berni Schulz (guitar, choir), Jürgen Pluta (keyboards, vocals) Pluta ConneXion hailed from Bottrop, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Discography: Communication (1982) Sources: Discogs: Pluta ConneXion RYM: Pluta ConneXion
Panama Red was a German rock band that self-released the 1981 album Limited. Members: Klaus Altstetter (guitar, vocals), Dieter Zimmermann (bass, vocals, percussion), Buddy Brudzinski (guitar), Peter Falch (drums, percussion), Joschi Janosch (vocals) Panama Red hailed from Augsburg, Bayern. Discography: Limited (1981) Sources: Discogs: Panama Red RYM: Panama Red
Alice was a French post-psych band that released three singles and a 1970 self-titled album on BYG Records. In 1972, they returned with Arrêtez le monde (All Ice abroad) on Polydor. Members: Alain Suzan (vocals, bass, organ), Jean-Pierre Auffredo (flute, saxophone, violin, 1970-71), Claude Olmos (guitar, 1970-71), Sylvain Duplant (bass, vocals, 1970-71), Jean Falissard (drums, […]
Ame Son was a French post-psych band that released the album Catalyse and the single “Je Veux Juste Dire,” both on BYG Records in 1970. Members: Bernard Lavialle (guitar), Patrick Fontaine (bass), Marc Blanc (drums, vocals), François Garrel (flute, vocals) Background Ame Son formed in June 1969 at Montaulieu, Drôme, when drummer–singer Marc Blanc and […]
Wirtschaftswunder was a German NDW band that emerged with the 1980 Ata Tak EP Allein, followed by the ZickZack album Salmobray and the 1982 Polydor titles Tscherwonez and The Wirtschaftswunder. Members: Angelo Galizia (vocals), Tom Dokoupil (guitar), Mark Pfurtscheller (keyboards), Jürgen Beuth (drums) Wirtschaftswunder (German for “Economic Miracle”) formed in 1979 in Limburg. Discography: Allein […]
Kosmonautentraum was a German NDW band that released two EPs and the 1982–84 albums Juri Gagarin and Tagediebe, all on ZickZack Records. Members: Ziggy XY [Michael Jarick], E. K. T. [Eckart Kurtz], Erhard Schüttpelz, Hopek Quirin Kosmonautentraum (German for “Cosmonaut Dream”) formed in 1980 in Hannover. Discography: Juri Gagarin (1982) Livorno 1956 (EP, 1983) Tagediebe […]
Mekanik Kommando was a Dutch minimal wave band that released six albums between 1981 and 1988, starting with the Torso Records title It Would Be Quiet in the Woods If Only a Few Birds Sing. Members: Peter van Vliet (bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals), Simon van Vliet (drum machine, sampler, synthesizer, violin), Laszlo Panyigay (bass, vocals, […]
Monopol was a German NDW trio that released the album Weltweit on Welt Records. Members: Elke Steinberg, Nick Mono, Clemens Fobianke. Monopol (German for “Monopoly”) formed in 1981 in Hannover. Discography: Weltweit (1982) Sources: Discogs: Monopol RYM: Monopol
Ja Ja Ja was a German NDW trio that released a self-titled album in 1982 on Ata Tak Records. Members: Frank Samba (drums, percussion, vibraphone), Julie Jigsaw (vocals, keyboard, harmonica), Wietn Wito (bass, 1981-83), Billy Grant (bass, 1983-?) Ja Ja Ja formed in 1981 in Düsseldorf. Discography: Ja Ja Ja (1982) Sources: Discogs: Ja Ja […]
Amish was a Canadian hard-rock/psych band that made a 1972 self-titled album on Sussex Records. Bassist Mike Gingrich resurfaced later in the decade with symphonic-rockers Nightwinds. Members: Ron Baumtrog (keyboards), Doug Stagg (vocals), Mike Gingrich (bass), Jack Byrne (guitar) Background Amish formed in 1970 in Galt, Ontario, when organist Ron Baumtrog and bassist Mike Gingrich […]
A Foot in Coldwater (AFIC) was a Canadian hard-rock band from Toronto that released three Daffodil albums and landed 1972–74 RPM hits with “(Make Me Do) Anything You Want,” “(Isn’t Love Unkind) In My Life,” “Love Is Coming,” and “(Make Me Do) Anything You Want.” After their 1978 Anthem release Breaking Through, bassist Hugh Leggat […]
Streetheart was a Canadian melodic-rock band that released the 1978/79 Atlantic albums Meanwhile Back in Paris and Under Heaven Over Hell, followed by five Capitol studio albums and Live After Dark. Original guitarist Paul Dean formed Loverboy. Members: Kenny Shields (vocals), Ken Sinnaeve (bass), Daryl Gutheil (keyboards), Matt Frenette (drums, 1976-79), Paul Dean (guitar, 1976-78), […]
Stonebolt was a Canadian hard-rock band behind a 1978 album on Parachute, followed by three albums through 1982 on RCA Victor. Members: Ray Roper (guitar, vocals), Dan “Danny” Atchison (bass), Brian Lousley (drums), David Jay Wills (vocals, 1973-?), John Webster (keyboards, 1973-?), Lewis Nitikman (keyboards) Background Stonebolt formed in 1973 in Vancouver when guitarist Ray […]
Entrance was a Danish jazz-rock band that released three albums between 1977 and 1984 on Metronome. Members: Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer, piano), Kenneth Knudsen (piano, Mini Moog, Polymoog), Jesper Nehammer (saxophone, flute), Bjarne Roupé (guitar), Thomas Clausen (keyboards), Bo Stief (bass), Kasper Winding (drums, percussion, melodica), Jon Christensen (drums), Ethan Weisgard (percussion, drums), Lennart […]
Trouble were a Danish jazz-rock band that released the album After the War on Sonet/Telefunken in 1970. Members: Allan Botschinsky (trumpet, flugelhorn), Ray Pitts (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute), Ole Kock Hansen (organ, piano), Ole Berndorf (guitar), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Bjarne Rostvold (drums) Discography: After the War (1970)
Pocket-Size were a Danish psych-rock band that recorded an album’s worth of material circa 1970. In 2002, the material was released on the CD In One or Another Condition by archivists Frost Records. Members: Kaj Bruhn (vocals, bass), Dan Johnsen (vocals, guitar), Niels Martinussen (organ), Finn Tony Rasmussen (drums) Discography: In One or Another Condition […]
My Ship was a Danish post-psych band behind the 1972 album Morning Song on BASF. Members: Bent Sten Myggen (vocals, piano, guitar, flute), Oliver Strauss (vocals, guitar), Jens Elbøl (bass), Michael Puggaard-Müller (drums, tambourine) Background My Ship formed in 1971 when singer and multi-instrumentalist Bent Sten Myggen assembled a quartet with bassist Jens Elbøl, drummer […]
Coronarias Dans were a Danish jazz/rock band that was twice active during the 1970s, issuing the free-jazz album Breathe (1970) on Parlophone and Visitor (1975) on SteepleChase, the latter featuring most of Secret Oyster. Members: Kenneth Knudsen (keyboards), Claus Bøhling (guitar), Peter Friis Nielsen (bass), Claus Boje (drums), Ole Streenberg (drums) Discography: Breathe (1970) Visitor […]
Essential Logic was an English post-punk band led by singer and saxophonist Lora Logic, an early member of X-Ray Spex. They cut the 1978 DIY single “Aerosol Burns” and the Virgin EP “Wake Up,” followed by four Rough Trade singles and the 1979 album Beat Rhythm News. Lora went solo with the 1981 single “Wonderful […]
