Skin&Alley.....To Pagham & Beyond 1970..

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Skin&Alley.....To Pagham & Beyond 1970..Oblik:
Vinil, LP, Album
Zemlja: UJEDINJENO KRALJEVSTVO
Oslobođen: Prosinac 1970.
Žanr: Stijena
Stil: Prog Rock.......Popis za praćenje
A1 Veliki brat te promatra.
A2 Odvedi me kći svog vođe
A3 Šetnja parkom
B1 Kraljica loših namjera
B2 Znojna Betty
B3 Lako se laže........Naslovnica – John Hays, Lipscombe Lubbock Ewart i Hollands
Bubnjevi, udaraljke – Giles Papa
Inženjer – Martin Breza
Gitara, flauta, sopranino saksofon, Alto saksofon, bariton saksofon, vokal – Bob James (8)
Orgulje, truba, klavir – Krzysztof Juskiewicz
Fotografija po – Alan Don
Producent – Fritz Frier
Vokali – Nick Graham (staze: A3, B2)
Vokali, električni bas, akustični bas, harmonika – Thomas Crimble
Napisao – R. James* (pjesme: A1, A2, B1), G. Bond* (pjesme: A3), T. Crimble* (staze: B2, B3)........Biography
Skin Alley Founded in 1968 - Disbanded in 1974.

In the fall of 68, Skin Alley turned professional when they signed with Clearwater Productions as managers (who also handled High Tide, The Trees and a little later Hawkwind), according to a former member who was now with the company. Gigging around regularly for free (concerts organized by their management company) to find the following, this West London quartet developed a different kind of rock that attracted a lot of jazz and blues. Built around keyboardist Juskiewicz and part-time guitarist, but saxophonist and flute Bob James, Skin Alley had a distinctive sound, which is why they stood out at many of the free concerts they played. After being spotted by the legendary John Peel, they recorded a BBC session for the Top Gear programme, which won them a recording contract with English affiliate CBS at short notice. Recorded in November of that year, it was released on March 70 along with a non-album single. Critical acclaim and encouraging sales lead CBS to allow Skin Alley (which suffered the departure of Crimble during filming and was partially replaced by former Atomic Rooster bassist Nick Graham) to release a second album, From Pagham And Beyond, later that year.

For some reasons (the album wasn't as successful as a debut), CBS decided not to invest further in the band, and Skin Alley had to find another label, which took a while. It wasn't until early 72 that their third album was released on a small folk transatlantic label (and surprisingly, soul Stax label in the US), but by then Skin alley was a different band, drummer Pope left the band, replaced by Tony Knight, and SA had a much rocker approach aimed at the US, even enjoying success with skin valley song Serenade. Their third album Two Quid Deal offers a lot of prog while they were recording their latest album Skintight in Memphis, Tennessee (home of the Stax Record), perhaps a hint that they ruined everything to America, because of their country rock flavors. They disbanded the following year and outside Graham, no one needed to make many waves in the music industry.

:::: Bio written by Hugues Chantraine, Belgium ::::

Why this artist must be listed in the www.progarchives.com:
Good typical early British jazz rock between the Colosseum and brass rock ala If, Warm Dust, Brainchild and Galliard.............ladislav&zivanovic!!!