Stone Circus was a Québécois psych-rock band that released a self-titled album in 1969 on Mainstream Records. Members: Ronny Paige (vocals), Sonny Haines (guitar), Dave Keeler (bass), Mike Burns (drums), Jonathan Caine [Larry Cohen] (keyboards) Stone Circus was the brainchild of Montreal keyboardist Jonathan Caine (aka Larry Cohen), who wrote the material with non-performer Jack […]
Danny Toan — aka Danforth Noyes Toan (born 1951) — is an American jazz-rock guitarist who played on three 1976 Arista releases: Aspects (Eleventh House), Spaceball (Larry Young’s Fuel), and The Lion and the Ram (Larry Coryell). As a solo artist, Toan made the 1977 album First Serve on Herbie Mann‘s Embryo label, followed in […]
Apollo was an American soul-funk band from Los Angeles that released a 1979 self-titled album on Motown’s Gordy imprint. The band featured Berry Gordy’s keyboardist son Kerry and bassist stepson Cliff Liles. Members: Kerry Gordy (keyboards), Cliff Liles (bass), Benny Medina (lead vocals), Lenny Greene (drums), Larry Robinson (guitar) Background Apollo originated in Los Angeles […]
King was an English soul-pop band that charted with “Love and Pride” from their 1984 CBS debut Steps in Time, followed by Bitter Sweet and the 1985 hits “Alone Without You” and “The Taste of Your Tears.” They worked with musician-producer Richard James Burgess (Easy Street, Landscape, Spandau Ballet), who drummed on the first album […]
Howard Werth is an English singer, guitarist, and songwriter who made four albums with the folk-psych band Audience. He reemerged in 1975 with the Charisma album King Brilliant, produced by Gus Dudgeon with assorted players informally dubbed “The Moonbeams.” In 1978, Werth cut the standalone single “Obsolete” for the L.A. new wave label Dangerhouse. His […]
Cabaret Voltaire was an English electro/experimental band from Sheffield that released seven singles, four studio albums, and three live discs on Rough Trade between 1978 and 1982, followed by a trio of 1983–85 albums on Virgin/Some Bizzare. Members: Richard H. Kirk (guitar, synthesizer), Stephen Mallinder (vocals, bass, 1973-95), Chris Watson (tapes, 1973-81) Background Cabaret Voltaire […]
Inner City Unit was an English space-rock/post-punk band that self-released a 1980 album on Riddle Records, followed with the 1981 Avatar Records release The Maximum Effect. They made three further albums through 1985, including two on Flicknife Records. Saxophonist Nik Turner came from the original Hawkwind lineup. Members: Nik Turner (saxophone), Trev Thoms (guitar), Dead […]
Mr Fox was an English folk-rock band from London led by the husband-and-wife team of singer/multi-instrumentalist Bob Pegg and singer/violinist Carole Pegg. The band released a self-titled album on Transatlantic Records in 1970, followed by The Gipsy in 1971. Upon the couple’s divorce in 1972, the band split. Both Pegg’s subsequently recorded as solo artists. […]
Alan Hawkshaw (born March 23, 1937) is an English pianist and composer from Leeds who released 25 albums of library music between 1968 and 1978, mostly on KPM Music and Music de Wolfe, followed by another round of titles on Bruton Music and Music House during the 1980s and early ’90s. In 1970, he partook […]
Adrian Snell (born 1954) is an English singer/songwriter who released four albums on the Christian Dovetail/Dove Records label between 1975 and 1979, followed by albums on Kingsway, Marshall, and Myrrh during the subsequent 15-year period. Since the mid-1990s, he has released more than 15 titles on self-press Serious Music. Background Adrian Snell was born in […]
Alco were an English folk-rock band that self-pressed the album Threads of Life in 1972 in collaboration with the Itchen College Orchestra. Members: Paul Fidlin (Bass, Guitar, Vocals), Julian Cæsar (Drums, Synthesizer, Vocals), Tim Cæsar (Keyboards, Lead Vocals), Ben Brooke (Guitar, Bass, Vocals) Discography: Threads of Life (1972)
Lothar and the Hand People were an American psych-rock band that released the albums Presenting… and Space Hymn on Capitol in 1968/69. They were one of the earliest rock acts to incorporate theremin and Moog synthesizer. Members: John Emerlin [aka Lothar] (theremin, vocals), Paul Conly (keyboards), Rusty Ford (bass), Tom Flye (percussion), Kim King (guitar), […]
The Beacon Street Union was an American psychedelic rock band that released the 1968 albums Eyes of the Beacon Street Union and The Clown Died in Marvin Gardens on MGM. Four-fifths of the band morphed into Eagle for the 1970 Janus release Come Under Nancy’s Tent. Members: John Lincoln Wright (vocals, percussion), Paul Tartachny (guitar, […]
Mike Hugg is an English musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his tenure in Manfred Mann and the followup act, Manfred Mann’s Chapter Three. As a solo artist, Hugg released the 1972/73 albums Somewhere and Stress & Strain on Polydor. He then formed funk-rockers Hug, which issued the 1975 album Neon Dream. His final […]
Aerial FX was an English coldwave band from Oxford, Oxfordshire, that released a single apiece on Square and Island in 1980/81, followed by the 1982 album Watching the Dance on Kamera. Members: Chris Hufford (vocals, rhythm guitar), Bryce Edge (keyboards, backing vocals), Richard Hart (lead guitar), Andy Melton (bass) Background Aerial FX formed in Oxford […]
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation was an English blues-rock band that issued a standalone single on Blue Horizon/CBS in 1967, followed by four albums on Liberty between 1968 and 1970. The band morphed into Blue Whale for a final album — sometimes credited to drummer/bandleader Dunbar — on Byg Records in 1971. Dunbar drummed on the […]
Atlas was an English hard-rock trio that self-released the 1978 album Against All the Odds through Emerging Records. Members: Darrel Wilkes (guitar, vocals), Paul Greenwood (bass, keyboards), NHK Pheasant (drums) Background Atlas formed in mid-1978 in the Midlands when drummer Nirmal Pheasant teamed with singer–guitarist Darrel Wilkes. Pheasant reused the name of an earlier band […]
Amalgam was an English free-jazz ensemble that released ten albums between 1969 and 1979 on seven labels. Alto saxophonist Trevor Watts formed the group in 1967 after leaving the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, with drummer John Stevens and bassists Barry Guy and Jeff Clyne among the principal early associates. After the acoustic Prayer for Peace and […]
Absolute Elsewhere was an English electro-symphonic project that yielded the album In Search of Ancient Gods on Warner Bros. in 1976. The project was led by composer/multi-instrumentalist Paul Fishman and co-produced with his father Jack Fishman. Percussion on the album is played by Bill Bruford (credited here as William Bruford). The album is subtitled An […]
Afraid of Mice was an English new wave band from Liverpool that released a self-titled album and five singles in 1981/82 on Charisma. Members: Philip Franz Jones (vocals, saxophone, flute, keyboards), Geoff Kelly (bass, vocals), Clive Gee (drums), Ronnie Stone (guitar, 1979-80), Rod Gilliard (guitar, 1980-81), Sam Brew (guitar, vocals, 1981-?), Mark Singleton (keyboards, guitar, […]
Alternative TV was an English post-punk/industrial band from London that released four albums in 1978/79 on Deptford Fun City, including a split record with Gong-offshoot Here and Now and another under the ATV alter ego Good Missionaries. Guitarist/singer Mark Perry founded Sniffin’ Glue, the first UK punk zine. He also co-founded the DFC label with […]
Avenger was an English Tyneside metal band behind the 1983 single “Too Wild to Tame” and the 1984/85 albums Blood Sports and Killer Elite on the NWOBHM label Neat. Members: Brian Ross (vocals, 1982-83), Ian Swift (vocals, 1983-86), Steve Bird (guitar, 1982-83), John Brownless (guitar, 1983-84), Les Cheetham (guitar, 1984-85), Greg Reiter (guitar, 1985-86) Background […]
The Henry Lowther Band was an English jazz-rock quintet that released the 1970 Deram album Child Song. Lowther arrived with trumpet credits on albums by John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Wynder K. Frog, Keef Hartley Band, Colosseum, Jack Bruce, Locomotive, Michael Gibbs, and the Mike Westbrook Concert Band. Saxophonist Tony Roberts and bassist Daryl Runswick held current […]
Mike Westbrook (born March 21, 1936) is an English jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader who directed the namesake Mike Westbrook Concert Band through five albums between 1967 and 1970 on Deram. He then assembled the Mike Westbrook Orchestra with a veritable array of new-jazz nameplayers on saxophone (Alan Skidmore, Ray Warleigh), trumpet (Harry Beckett, Kenny […]
Howard Riley (born Feb. 16, 1943) is an English jazz pianist and composer from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, who recorded three albums with a namesake trio for Opportunity and CBS between 1968 and 1970, followed by a string of mostly improvisational discs on Turtle, Incus, Jaguar, and Mosaic during the 1970s. Background John Howard Riley was […]
John Surman (born Aug. 30, 1944) is an English saxophonist, clarinetist, and keyboardist from Tavistock, Devon, who apprenticed with bandleaders Mike Westbrook, Peter Lemer, and Ronnie Scot during the late 1960s. In 1969, Surman released an eponymous post-bop album on Deram. During the ensuing two-year period, he played on albums by John McLaughlin, Rolf Kühn, […]
Dave Holland — aka David Holland (born Oct. 1, 1946) — is an English double-bassist, composer, and bandleader from Wolverhampton. He initially backed pianist Roy Budd on a trio of 1967/68 albums on Pye, followed by a stint with Miles Davis on the albums Filles De Kilimanjaro and In a Silent Way. During the early […]
Alan Skidmore (born April 21, 1942) is an English tenor saxophonist from London who appeared on 1966/67 albums by the Bluesbreakers, Alexis Korner, and Brian Bennett. Between 1968 and 1970, he backed Mike Westbrook, John Surman, Harry Beckett, Graham Collier, Mike Cooper, Michael Gibbs, and The Nice. Skidmore assumed bandleader status with the 1970 Decca/Deram […]
Electra-Combo was a German classical-rock band from Dresden that released seven albums between 1974 and 1987 on AMIGA. After their first album, they shortened the name to Electra. Members: Bernd Aust (saxophone, flute), Wolfgang Riedel (bass, 1969-74, 1976-present), Ekkehard Berger (guitar, 1969-74), Peter Ludewig (drums, vocals, 1969-74, 1976-83, 2002-present), Karl-Heinz Ringel (keyboards, 1969-74), Michael Demnitz […]
Beto Guedes (Aug. 13, 1951) is a Brazilian samba-folk/psych singer/songwriter who released eight albums on EMI between 1977 and 1991. Discography: Beto Guedes / Danilo Caymmi / Novelli / Toninho Horta (1973) A página do relâmpago elétrico (1977) Amor de índio (1978) Sol de primavera (1979) Contos da lua vaga (1981) Viagem das mãos (1984) […]
Platinum Hook was an American soul-funk band behind the 1978/79 Motown albums Platinum Hook and It’s Time, followed by the 1983 RCA release Watching You. Members: Stephen Daniels (drums, percussion, vocals), Tina Renee Stanford (percussion, vocals), Robert Douglas (keyboards, backing vocals), Elisha “Skipp” Ingram (bass, backing vocals), Victor Jones (guitar, backing vocals), Robin David Corley […]
Fantasy was an American soul-funk band behind the 1981/82 Pavillion albums Fantasy and Sex and Material Possessions. In 1985, they recorded a third album that later appeared as He’s Number One on TVI Records & Filmworks. Further titles by a revised lineup followed in the 21st century. Members: Tamm E. Hunt, Carolyn Edwards, Ken Roberson, […]
The Diga Rhythm Band was an American percussion ensemble that released the 1976 album Diga on Round Records. Members: Mickey Hart ([traps] drums, gongs, timbales, timpani), Jordan Amarantha (congas, bongos), Peter Carmichael (tabla), Aushim Chaudhuri (tabla), Vince Delgado (dumbek, tabla, talking drum), Tor Dietrichson (tabla), Zakir Hussain (tabla, [folk] drums, tar), Jim Loveless (marimba), Joy […]
Phil Daniels & the Cross were an English rock band that made a 1979 self-titled album on RCA. The same year, Daniels starred as Jimmy Cooper in the movie adaption of the 1973 Who rock opera Quadrophenia. Members: Phil Daniels (guitar, vocals), Peter Hugo-Daly (keyboards), Barry Neil (bass), John McWilliams (drums) Background Phil Daniels & […]
Phil Collins (born Jan. 30, 1951) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the frontman and drummer of Genesis and for his string of pop solo hits during the 1980s. He shot to fame in 1981 with “In the Air Tonight” and scored more than 20 transatlantic chart hits over the ensuing […]
Phenomena were an English symphonic/hard-rock project headed by producer Tom Galley and his guitarist brother Mel Galley. The project yielded a self-titled album on Bronze in 1985, followed by a second on Ariola in 1987. Both albums feature assorted big-name vocalists and instrumentalists, including Glenn Hughes, John Wetton, Don Airey and Kyoji Yamamoto. Members: Mel […]
Peter Frampton (born April 22, 1950) is an English guitarist and singer who released a string of 1966–68 singles in beat combo The Herd, including the freakbeat rubbles “From the Underworld,” “Mixed Up Minds,” “I Can Fly,” and “Sunshine Cottage.” In 1969, he embarked on a five-album stint in blues-rockers Humble Pie with ex-Small Faces […]
Pauline Murray is an English new-wave rock singer who fronted Penetration, a pioneering punk band behind two 1978/79 Virgin albums. In 1980 she formed the Invisible Girls, which made a self-titled album on Illusive/RSO. After an eight-year absence, she returned with the 1989 disc Storm Clouds. Members: Martin Hannett (bass, guitar), Steve Hopkins (keyboards), Lyn […]
Paul Roland (born Sept. 6, 1959) is an English chamber-pop/psych musician from Kent who headed the combo Midnight Rags on two small-press singles in 1979/80, followed by the Armageddon Records album The Werewolf of London in 1980. In 1985, he reemerged with the album Burnt Orchids on Aftermath Records, followed by Danse Macabre on Bam-Caruso […]
Aslan were an English folk band from Leicestershire that released two albums on Christian small-press Profile in 1976 and 1977. Members: Linda Benyon (autoharp, guitar, recorder, glockenspiel, tambourine, vocals), Pam Burgess (guitar, lead vocals), Peter Holyoake (guitar, tambourine, vocals), Alan Burgess (recitation), John Benyon, Viv Holyoake Discography: Paws for Thought (1976) Second Helpings (1977)
Asia were an English symphonic/hard-rock supergroup that released three albums on Geffen between 1982 and 1985, followed by another round of discs on Intercord/Bullet Proof during the 1990s. Members: Geoffrey Downes (keyboards, vocals), Carl Palmer (drums, percussion, 1981-92, 2006-present), John Wetton (vocals, bass, 1981-83, 1984-91, 2006-17), Steve Howe (guitar, vocals, 1981-83, 1992, 2006-2013), Greg Lake […]
Armada were an English art-rock band that was active through several iterations between 1970 and 1974, at one point including ex-Velvet Opera/future-Stretch frontman Elmer Gantry. Though no album was released in the band’s lifetime, they issued a standalone single as Rimington in 1973 and another as Rats in 1974. A collection of the band’s recordings […]
Arcadia was an English art-pop trio that released the 1985 Capitol album So Red the Rose. The project comprised three-fifths of Duran Duran on pause from their main band. Members: Simon Le Bon (vocals), Nick Rhodes (keyboards), Roger Taylor (drums) Background Arcadia formed in 1985 when Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon and keyboardist Nick […]
Anne Clark is an English poet, songwriter, and musician from Croydon who released the 1983 album Changing Places on Red Flame, followed by a round of titles on Ten during the mid-to-late 1980s. Background Anne Charlotte Clark was born May 14, 1960, in Croydon, South London, England. Clark left school at sixteen and worked as […]
The Beach Boys are an American pop-rock band that released 15 albums on Capitol between 1962 and 1969, followed by a further string of titles during the 1970s on their own Brothers Records imprint, distributed by Reprise. Members: Mike Love (lead vocals, percussion, saxophone), Brian Wilson (vocals, bass, keyboards, piano), Carl Wilson (vocals, lead guitar, […]
Mike Absalom is an English singer/songwriter and guitarist behind the 1965 Sportsdisc title …Sings Bathroom Ballads, followed with the 1969 Saydisc release Save the Last Gherkin for Me! In 1971, he cut a self-titled album on the Vertigo “swirl” label with an uncharacteristic cover by Yes/Osibisa/Uriah Heep illustrator Roger Dean. Absalom’s fourth album, Hector and […]
Bryan Ferry (born Sept. 26, 1945) is an English vocalist and songwriter from Washington, Tyne & Wear, who rose to fame as the self-styled frontman of Roxy Music, which he steered through two periods of activity between 1972 and 1983. During Roxy’s initial run, he released two solo albums of mostly covers on Island Records […]
Alison Moyet (June 18, 1961) is an English soul-pop singer from Basildon, Essex, who rose to prominence as the vocal half of synthpop duo Yazoo with keyboardist/songwriter Vince Clarke. As a solo artist, Moyet released two albums on CBS between 1984 and 1987, followed by another pair of titles on Columbia during the early 1990s. […]
Bridget St John is an English singer/songwriter and guitarist who made the 1969–72 Dandelion albums Ask Me No Questions, Songs for the Gentle Man, and Thank You For…, followed by the 1974 Chrysalis release Jumblequeen. She also appeared as a backing vocalist on albums by Kevin Ayers and Michael Chapman. In 1975, she added wordless […]
Peter Doyle (1949–2001) was an Australian singer who scored seven native Top 40 hits on Sunshine during the mid-1960s. After stints with Grandma’s Tonic and the Virgil Brothers, he settled in the UK with the New Seekers. While there, he resumed his solo career with the 1977 RCA release Skin Deep, produced by Alan Tarney. […]
Roger Daltrey (born March 1, 1944) is an English vocalist from Hammersmith, known internationally as the frontman of The Who for more than 55 years. He began his performing career in 1962 when he co-founded The Detours, a pre-beat combo that first recorded as the High Numbers before settling on the Who nameplate in 1965. […]
Roger Chapman (born April 8, 1942) is an English vocalist and songwriter from Leicester who rose to prominence as the frontman of the hard-rock/soul band Family, which released seven albums between 1968 and 1973. In 1974, Chapman and Family-guitarist Charles Whitney issued the collaborative effort Streetwalkers, which spawned the pair’s subsequent namesake band that released […]
Robert Plant (born Aug. 20, 1948) is an English singer and songwriter who shot to global fame as the frontman of hard-rock legends Led Zeppelin, which released eight studio albums between 1969 and 1979 on Atlantic. As a solo artist, Plant debuted with the 1982 album Pictures at Eleven on Zeppelin-imprint Swan Song, followed by […]
Elkie Brooks (born Feb. 25, 1945) is an English soul-pop vocalist who recorded three singles apiece on Decca and His Master’s Voice during the mid-’60s. In 1970, she formed the jazz-rock-soul big band Dada with her guitarist husband Pete Gage and singer Paul Korda. They released one album before Korda cleared for Robert Palmer and […]
Armaggedon was a German hard-rock/blues band that released a self-titled album on Kuckuck in 1970. Guitarist/singer Frank Diez later joined Atlantis and Emergency. Members: Frank Diez (lead guitar, vocals), Manfred Galatik (electric piano, bass, vocals), Michael Nürnberg (bass, rhythm guitar), Jürgen Lorenzen (drums) Armaggedon assembled in early 1970 when Diez teamed with bassist Michael Nürnberg, […]
Alexander Rabbit was an American psych-rock band that released the album The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Bells Were My Friends) on Mercury in 1970. Members: Alan Fowler (drums, 1962-70), Chris Holmes [aka Duke Williams] (guitar), Len Demski (bass), TJ Tindall (guitar, 1962-?), Charles Brodowitz (keyboards), Steve Shier [aka Earl Scooter] (vocals) Alexander Rabbit formed […]
Atlee was an American hard-rock band from California that released the album Flying a Head on ABC/Dunhill in 1970. They were named after bassist/singer Atlee Yeager, formerly of folk rockers Damon. Guitarist Michael Stevens and drummer Don Francisco regrouped in the trio Highway Robbery. Members: Atlee Yeager (vocals, bass), Michael Stevens (guitar, vocals), Bruce Schaffer […]
Tapimán were a Spanish hard-rock/psych band that released a pair of singles and a self-titled album on Edigsa circa 1971/72, followed by a decade-ending album on Chapa. Members: Joaquim “Max” Sunyer (guitar), José María Vilaseca “Tapi” (drums), Pepe Fernández (bass), Miguel Ángel Núñez (guitar) Discography: “Hey, You!” / “Sugar Stone” (1971) “Love Country” / “Walkin […]
Zebra were a Spanish rock band that released seven singles on Novola between 1972 and 1975, followed by a self-titled album on the label in 1976. The band were a spin-off of Los Bravos and originally included Anthony Anderson — brother of Yes-frontman Jon Anderson — on vocals. Members: Joan Bibiloni (vocals, guitar), Agustí Fernández […]
Vega were a Spanish Andalusian rock band that released three albums on Movieplay between 1978 and 1981. Members: Tomás Vega (guitar), Guty López (bass), J. Quiles (bass), Larry Martín (drums), J. Sanchez (drums), Pedro Ample (percussion), Rafael Guillermo (keyboards), J.L. Torres (keyboards), Richard Krull (keyboards), Jorge Pardo (saxophone), Enrique Carmona (guitar) Discography: Andaluza (1978) Jara […]
Tílburi were a Spanish symphonic-folk trio that released two albums on Movieplay in 1975 and 1976. Members: José Luis Barceló (guitar, mandolin, bass, violin, vocals), Antonio Rentería (guitar, vocals), Nano Domínguez (bass, guitar) Discography: ¡Al Fin! (1975) Alcocebre (1976)
Teresa Cano is a Spanish singer who collaborated with songwriter Antonio Resines on the album Canciones de Carcel de Ho Chi, released in 1976 on Movieplay. Her singular solo album, Si las Cosas no Fueran tan Enojosas, appeared in 1978 on the Nevada label. Discography: Canciones de Carcel de Ho Chi (1976 • Antonio Resines […]
Teclados Fritos were a Spanish art-rock band that released two albums on Movieplay and Mayra between 1978 and 1980, followed by a standalone single on Columbia in 1983. Members: Manolo Benítez (guitar, vocals), Jaime Llorca (keyboards, vocals), José María Suárez (bass, vocals), Emilio Molina (drums) Discography: Teclados Fritos (1978) Decadencia (1980) “Crisis de Personalidad” / […]
Tarántula were a Spanish symphonic/hard-rock band that released a self-titled album on Novola in 1976, followed by a numerically titled second effort on Chapa in 1978. Members: Rafael Cabrera (vocals), Emilio Santonja (drums), Manolo Peydró (guitar), Vicente Guillot (keyboards), José Pereira (bass), José Vicente (guitar), Ana María González Pazos (vocals), Enrique Alfonso Almiñana (vocals), Manuel […]
Tabletom were a Spanish rock band that issued the album Mezclalina on RCA in 1980, followed by a cassette-only release on Fonodis in 1983. Further albums appeared at sporadic intervals over the subsequent three decades. Members: Roberto “Rockberto” González (vocals, 1976-2011), Pedro Ramírez (guitar), José Manuel “Pepillo” Ramírez (flute), Jesús Ortiz (bass, violin, 1976-85), Javier […]
The Storm was a Spanish hard-rock band that released a 1974 self-titled album on BASF, then returned as Storm for a 1979 followup on Alba. Members: Luis Genil (keyboards, vocals), Ángel Ruiz (guitar, vocals), Diego Ruiz (drums, vocals), José Torres (bass, vocals), Pedro García (bass) Background Los Tormentos formed in the late 1960s in the […]
Sakre was a Spanish symphonic-rock band behind the 1978 Elkar album Bizitako Gauzak. Members: Iñaki Mezquita (guitar, vocals), Imanol Aramburu (piano, organ, vocals), J. Victor Carracedo (bass), Juan Carlos Badiola (drums) Background Sakre formed in 1977 in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, when organist Imanol Aranburu, drummer Juan Carlos Badiola, bassist Víctor Carracedo, and guitarist Iñaki “Txete” Mezquita […]
Programa were a Spanish electronic/coldwave duo that released two albums on PDI and Picap between 1983 and 1985. The band was co-founded by Neuronium alumnus Carlos Guirao just after the release of his 1982 solo album Revelation. Members: Josep Antoni López (1983-87, 1999-2003), Carlos Guirao (1983-87), Maria Ciria (1999-2003) Discography: Síntesis Digital (1983) Acrópolis (1985)
Pedro Ruy-Blas (born 1949) is a Spanish singer/songwriter who released five singles on Poplandia between 1970 and 1972. In 1975, he released the jazz-rock album Luna llena on Polydor with musicians who would eventually form Dolores. After a second co-headlining release from this liaison, the band became autonomous with Ruy-Blas serving as their vocalist and […]
Pepe Sánchez y Su Rock Band were a Spanish Latin-jazz/rock band that released the popular album Regresión on Marfer in 1976. Two further albums followed on Hispavox between 1980 and 1982. Members: Pepe Sánchez (drums), Eddy Grein (piano), Martín Carretero (electric guitar), M. Morales (flute), José Luis Medrano (trumpet, cornet), Pedro Iturralde (tenor saxophone, soprano […]
Pau Riba (Aug. 7, 1948) is a Spanish singer/songwriter who was active as a recording artist for more than four decades, starting in the late 1960s. Between 1970 and 1986, he released seven studio albums on Concèntric, Edigsa, and Movieplay. Background Pau Riba i Romeva was born on Aug. 7, 1948, in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. […]
Orquestra Mirasol were a Spanish jazz-rock band that released two albums on Zeleste between 1974 and 1975. Members: Xavier Batllés (bass), Víctor Ammann (keyboards), Ricard Roda (winds), Pedrito Díaz (percussion), Miquel Lizandra (drums), Dave Pybus (winds, 1975), Santa Salas (percussion, 1975), Gustavo Quintero (drums, 1975) Discography: Salsa Catalana (1974) D’oca a oca i tira que […]
Olé Olé were a Spanish synthpop band that released two albums with vocalist Vicky Larraz during 1983 and 1984, followed by four albums with singer Marta Sánchez between 1986 and 1990. Members: Gustavo Montesano (guitar), Emilio Estecha (bass, 1982-?, 2016-present), Juan Tarodo (drums, 1983-2007), Luis Carlos Esteban (keyboards, 1982-85), Vicky Larraz (vocals, 1983-85, 2016-present), Marcelo […]
Ñu was a Spanish hard-rock band that released four albums on Chapa between 1978 and 1984, followed by three titles on Barrabás during the late 1980s. Seven further albums appeared over the subsequent two decades. Members: José Carlos Molina (vocals, flute, guitar, violin), Rosendo (guitar, 1974-77), Juan Almarza (bass, 1974-76), Felipe Salinas (drums, 1974-76), Chiqui […]
Música Dispersa was a Spanish folk/psych band that released a 1970 album and the single “Hanillo” on Diabolo. Members: Brabo “El Cachas” (guitar, mandolin, flute, vocals), Albert Batiste (bass, harmonica, organ, percussion, vocals), Sisa (acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals), Selene (piano, flute, bongos, percussion, vocals) Background Música Dispersa formed in Barcelona in autumn 1969 when guitarist […]
Miguel Ríos is a Spanish singer/songwriter. He began recording as Mike Ríos in 1962 and reached an international audience with the 1969 Beethoven adaptation “Himno a la alegría,” followed by the English-language “A Song of Joy.” His 1970s albums included the ecological concept record La huerta atómica and Al-Andalus, alongside songs such as “El río” […]
Metamorfosis was a Spanish jazz-rock band behind the 1982 album Papallones i Elefants on Apolo Records. Members: Luís García (guitar), Joan M. Grimau (drums, percussion), Jaume Montcusí (keyboards), Jordi Papasseit (bass), Joan Ramos (guitar, percussion) Background Metamorfosis emerged in 1979 with musicians from Tarragona and Reus, including former members of the short-lived Companyia Oliva Negra. […]
Medina Azahara are a Spanish hard-rock band that released three albums on CBS between 1979 and 1982, followed by numerous titles from 1987 onward, mostly on Avispa. Members: Pablo Rabadán (keyboards), Manuel S. Molina (bass), Manuel Martínez (vocals), José A. Molina (drums), Miguel Galán (guitar), Antonio Fernández (keyboards), Randy López (bass), Paco Ventura (guitar), Alfonso […]
Max Sunyer (born March 26, 1947) is a Spanish guitarist best known for his stints in Tapimán and Iceberg during the 1970s and Pegasus during the 1980s. In 1978, he launched his solo career with the first of three albums on Bocaccio, followed by titles on PDI and other labels into the 21st century. Discography: […]
Magenta was a Spanish synthpop trio that released the 1985 Epic album La Reina del Salón. Members: Marta Barriuso (vocals), Rosario Mazuela (bass), Pilar Gil (violin) Background Magenta began in late 1983 as Modesty Blaze, a spinoff of the Burgos combo Cuartel de Invierno (Winter Quarters) with singer-keyboardist Marta Barriuso, violinist Pilar Gil, and bassist […]
Los Iniciados were a Spanish coldwave/synthpop trio behind the 1982/83 DRO titles El Cantor de Jazz, La Marca de Anubis, and Todo Ubú. Members: Servando Carballar [aka Biovac, Biovac N] (vocals, organ, synthesizer), Marta Cervera [aka Arcoiris] (keyboards), Juan Antonio Nieto [aka Rep] Background Los Iniciados formed in late 1980 in Madrid around singer-keyboardist Marta […]
