Brinsley Black

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Brinsley Schwarz were a British pub rock band that emerged from the pop band Kippington Lodge in the late 1960s . You were among the earliest representatives of Pub Rock. The group disbanded in 1975.

Band history

Kippington Lodge

Nick Lowe (bass, guitar, vocals) and Brinsley Schwarz (born March 25, 1947 , Woodbridge , Suffolk , England ; guitar, piano, vocals) played together in bands during their school days. After graduating from school, Schwarz founded a new band that was called Kippington Lodge from 1967 on. In addition to Schwarz, they included Pete Whale (drums), Dave Cottam (bass) and Barry Landerman (keyboard, vocals). In this line-up, they recorded two singles, which were produced by Mark Wirtz , but remained without commercial success.

After some line-up changes, Kippington Lodge finally consisted of Brinsley Schwarz, Nick Lowe, Bob Andrews (keyboards, bass, vocals) and Billy Rankins (drums). The next three singles did not bring the hoped-for breakthrough either, but they managed to make their way as a backing band in the Marquee Club .

They started to change their style. Instead of straight pop, they played folk rock with a psychedelic influence. From 1969 they called themselves "Brinsley Schwarz" after the band's founder, while at the same time they continued to appear as Kippington Lodge.

Brinsley Black

Brinsley Schwarz got a contract with manager Dave Robinson, who planned a special promotion. They were scheduled to open April 3-4, 1970 for Van Morrison and Quicksilver Messenger Service at Fillmore East , New York . A plane full of British music journalists was brought to New York for this purpose. Due to a chain of unfortunate circumstances (both the band and the journalists arrived in New York later than planned), the performance became a failure. The debut album Brinsley Schwarz , released a little later, received mostly negative reviews.

The second album Despite It All came out in late 1970. It was heavily influenced by the band Eggs over Easy , who are considered to be the pioneers of pub rock. In 1971 guitarist Ian Gomm joined Brinsley Schwarz, and the third album Silver Pistol was released. In the same year they played at the second Glastonbury Festival , and their piece Love Song appeared on the album Glastonbury Fayre . In February 1972 they appeared with Hawkwind and Man at the Greasy Truckers Party at the London Roundhouse , heard on a live double album.

Brinsley Schwarz now had a good reputation as a live band. Her fourth album Nervous on the Road (1972) received positive reviews. The band went on his first tour with the Wings with Paul McCartney and played his first album Once in a Blue Moon with Frankie Miller . The fifth album Please Don't Ever Change (1973) was less successful.

During this time, Brinsley Schwarz had high-profile appearances on the television show The Old Gray Whistle Test and John Peel's radio show. In 1974 Dave Edmunds produced the band's sixth album, The New Favorites of Brinsley Schwarz . They also went on tour with Edmunds and can be heard on his album Subtle as a Flying Mallet .

Brinsley Schwarz also released singles under other names, such as "The Hitters", "The Knees", "Limelight" and "The Brinsleys", but without being able to land the desired hit. In 1975 the band broke up.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Brinsley Black (April 1970)
  • Despite It All (December 1970)
  • Silver Pistol (February 1972)
  • Nervous on the Road (September 1972)
  • Please Don't Ever Change (October 1973)
  • The New Favorites of Brinsley Schwarz (July 1974)
  • It's All Over Now (1988) - withdrawn from the market and crushed, only a few copies still exist. Recorded at Rockfield Studios in 1974.
  • Rarities (July 2000)

Compilations

  • Original Golden Greats (1974) - with 2 live and 2 studio recordings that cannot be found on other albums (LP)
  • 15 Thoughts of Brinsley Black (1978) (LP)
  • Surrender to the Rhythm (1991) (CD)
  • Hen's Teeth (Singles) (1998)
  • What Is So Funny About Peace Love & Understanding? (BBC recordings) (2001)
  • Cruel to Be Kind (BBC Recordings) (2004)

Albums with other groups and artists

As an accompanying band

  • Ernie Graham (1971)
  • Once in a Blue Moon (1973)
  • Subtle as a Flying Mallet (1975) - only the live recordings

literature

  • No Sleep Till Canvey Island: The Great Pub Rock Revolution , Will Birch (Virgin Books 2000, 2003) ISBN 0-7535-0740-4

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extensive commentary by Pete Frame for ZigZag magazine, May 1970 (see web links).