Coley were an English brass-rock/funk combo that released the album Goodbye Brains on self-press Coley Records in 1972. Members: Bernard Shaw (Glockenspiel, Vibraslap), Henry Lowther (Flugelhorn), Peter Bocking (Guitar) Discography: Goodbye Brains (1972)
We Are Everything You See is an album by Brummie brass-rock ensemble Locomotive, released in 1969 on Parlophone. Tracklist: A1. “Overture” A2. “Mr. Armageddon” * A3. “Now Is the End – The End Is When” A4. “Lay Me Down Gently” A5. “Nobody Asked You to Come” A6. “You Must Be Joking” ** B1. “A Day […]
Questionnaire is the second solo album by English jazz-funk keyboardist/songwriter Chaz Jankel, released in 1981 on A&M. Tracklist: A1. “109” (3:53) A2. “Johnny Funk” (4:57) A3. “Now You’re Dancing” (3:93) A4. “Magic of Music” (4:53) B1. “Glad to Know You” (3:40) B2. “Boy” (3:53) B3. “Questionnaire” (5:18) B4. “3,000,000 Synths” (6:27) Credits: Chaz Jankel – lead […]
Citadel / Room 315 is an album by English avant-garde/jazz-rock pianist/arranger Mike Westbrook, recorded with a big band featuring saxist John Surman and trumpeters Henry Lowther and Kenny Wheeler. The album was released in 1975 on RCA. Tracklist: A1. “Overture” (1:41) A2. “Construction” (7:37) A3. “Pistache” (3:04) A4. “View From the Drawbridge” (8:42) A5. “Love […]
Locomotive was an English brass-rock/psych band that was active with multiple lineups between 1966 and 1970. Based in Birmingham, they initially drew from Jamaican ska/bluebeat on three non-album singles. In 1969, they recorded the album We Are Everything You See, released after the departure of keyboardist and bandleader Norman Haines. Bassist Mick Hincks and drummer […]
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers were an English blues-rock band from London. Members: John Mayall (vocals, organ, piano, harmonica, guitar), John McVie (bass, 1963-65, 1965-67), Bernie Watson (guitar, 1963), Hughie Flint (drums, 1963-66), Roger Dean (guitar, 1963-65), Eric Clapton (lead guitar, vocals, 1965-66), Jack Bruce (bass, 1965), Peter Green (lead guitar, vocals, 1966-67), Aynsley Dunbar […]
The Henry Lowther Band was an English jazz-rock quintet that released the album Child Song on Deram in 1970. The band’s namesake trumpeter arrived at the project with a credit list that included albums by John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Wynder K. Frog, Keef Hartley Band, Colosseum, Jack Bruce, Locomotive, Michael Gibbs, and the Mike Westbrook Concert […]
Bells, Boots and Shambles is the third and final album by English folk-rock/art-pop band Spirogyra, released in 1973 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “The Furthest Point” (8:16) A2. “Old Boot Wine” (4:18) A3. “Parallel Lines Never Separate” (5:05) A4. “Spiggly” (1:12) B1. “An Everyday Consumption Song” (4:29) B2. “The Sergeant Says” (3:43) B3. “In the Western […]
