Gillan

Gillan was an English hard-rock/metal band that released a self-titled album in Japan and Australasia on Eastworld/Interfusion in 1978, followed by the more widely released Mr. Universe, which appeared in the U.K. on Acrobat Records in 1979. Between 1980 and 1982, Gillan released three albums and a half-studio/half-live double-LP on Virgin. The band was formed […]

Amalgam

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 […]