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 […]
Outward Bown is the first album by the R&B/psych-pop ensemble led by English trumpeter Alan Bown, recorded in 1967 and released in 1968 on Music Factory. Tracklist: A1. “Toyland” (2:34) A2. “Magic Handkerchief” (3:16) A3. “Mutiny” (3:04)* A4. “All Along the Watchtower” (3:09) A5. “Sally Green” (3:19) A6. “Penny for Your Thoughts” (3:39) B1. “Storybook” […]
Jess Roden (born Dec. 28, 1947) is an English soul-rock singer from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, who served as the vocalist in the Alan Bown Set circa 1967/68, followed by a two-album stint with Bronco during the early 1970s. After cutting an album with transatlantic hard-rockers the Butts Band, Roden released four albums and a live disc […]
Bronco was an English rustic-rock band from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, that released two albums on Island in 1970 and 1971, followed by a third on Polydor in 1973. The Island albums feature ex-Alan Bown Set vocalist Jess Roden, who subsequently launched a successful solo career. Members: Kevyn Gammond (guitar), John Pasternak (bass), Pete Robinson (harmonica, drums), […]
