The Greatest Show on Earth was an English brass-rock band that released the albums Horizons and The Going’s Easy on Harvest in 1970. All eight members initially grouped in the Ossie Laine Show, an R&B covers band that cut an album for the Spanish market. Bassist Norman Watt-Roy later surfaced in Ian Dury’s Blockheads. Members: […]
Horizons is the first of two back-to-back albums by English brass-rock ensemble The Greatest Show on Earth, released in 1970 on Harvest. Tracklist: A1. “Sunflower Morning” (4:55) A2. “Angelina” (4:05) A3. “Skylight Man” (4:30) A4. “Day of the Lady” (4:09) A5. “Real Cool World” (4:48) B1. “I Fought for Love” (4:22) B2. “Horizons” (13:57) B3. […]
The Going’s Easy is the second of two albums by English brass-rock ensemble The Greatest Show on Earth, released in 1970 on Harvest. Tracklist: A1. “Borderline” (9:11) A2. “Magic Woman Touch” (5:08) A3. “Story Times and Nursery Rhymes” (4:46) B1. “The Leader” (5:40) B2. “Love Magnet” (9:20) B3. “Tell the Story” (4:25)* *7″ b-side: “Mountain […]
