Cockney Rebel was an English rock band fronted by Steve Harley. They released the 1973/74 albums The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo and scored UK/European hits with “Judy Teen” and “Mr. Soft.” Their sound combined music hall, folk, and lavish orchestral pop. After the original band’s breakup, Harley retained drummer Stuart Elliott for the second […]
Blossom Toes were an English psych-rock band that released the 1967–69 albums We Are Ever So Clean and If Only for a Moment on Marmalade. During the band’s three-year existence, their music evolved from toy-town whimsy (The Move, The Idle Race) to gruff hard rock. Guitarist Jim Cregan departed soon after their second album. He […]
Say It Ain’t So is the second album by English singer/songwriter Murray Head, released in 1975 on Island/A&M. Several songs from the album have been interpreted by other singers, including Roger Daltery (“Say It Ain’t So, Joe”) and Cliff Richard (“Never Even Thought”). The album features songs that delve into themes of political disillusionment, personal […]
First of the Big Bands is a collaborative album between organist/vocalist Tony Ashton and keyboardist Jon Lord, released in 1974 on Purple Records. Drumming is provided on select tracks by Ian Paice, with whom the pair would form a trio for 1977’s Malice in Wonderland album. Tracklist: A1. “We’re Gonna Make It” (3:52) A2. “Downside […]
Streetwalkers is a collaborative effort between Family alumni Roger Chapman and John Charlie Whitney, released in 1974 on Reprise. The title inspired the name of the pair’s subsequent band, which would ultimately release three albums between 1975 and 1977 on Vertigo/Mercury. Tracklist: A1. “Parisienne High Heels” (4:04) A2. “Roxianna” (3:46) A3. “Systematic Stealth” (2:24) A4. […]
Stud was an English/Irish jazz-rock/jam band from London that released a self-titled album on Decca in 1971, followed by a second studio release and a live disc on German jazz label BASF in 1972. An SWF Session from that year was later issued on CD by archivists Long Hair. On the first album, the band […]
