Episode Six

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Episode Six was a British rock band whose releases were largely unsuccessful commercially. Thanks to members Ian Gillan and Roger Glover , who later became famous , the band achieved cult status after their breakup, especially among fans of Deep Purple .

Band history

Roger Glover became interested in music at an early age. At Harrow County School he met his first colleagues, with whom he founded The Madisons in the early 1960s, which merged with The Lightnings around 1962. In October 1963 the band renamed itself Episode Six . Left over from the early days of the Madison was Glover on bass, guitarist Tony Lander and drummer Harvey Shield. The formation was completed by singer Andy Ross, Graham Carter on guitar and singer and keyboard player Sheila Carter-Dimmock from the earlier Lightnings. In May 1965 Andy Ross was replaced by Ian Gillan.

They rehearsed twice a week at the Carter family home, but without amplification, and Sheila's father pushed them to perform live. They dressed in fine white shirts and leather vests in "Beatles style".

In 1966, the band released four singles, which were not sales successes, but made the band famous. Radio London invited the band to a large open-air festival in May 1966 together with David Bowie . In September 1966 they toured with Dusty Springfield and had weekly appearances at the Marquee Club in London that fall . Sheila Carter-Dimmock's first solo single, "I Will Your Heart Warm", was released in November of that year. The year ended with a longer stay in Beirut , and the band occupied several positions in the Lebanon hit parade at the same time.

In 1967 Harvey Shield left the band for health reasons after they had toured Germany for four weeks. He was replaced by John Kerrison, who previously played in a group with bassist Nick Simper . Kerrison was fired again in the summer of 1968, however, and Mick Underwood came for him, who had previously drummed with the Outlaws, the backing band of the German-born singer Heinz .

By mid-1969, another five episode six singles came out, the last two on Chapter One . Even with the other publications and several changes in the line-up, the success did not come. In June 1969, Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord watched Episode Six live in London, and offered Ian Gillan a job at Deep Purple. Roger Glover, who was initially doing a studio session, was also asked to participate, and later they formed the "Mark II" cast with Ian Paice .

Episode Six releases were all very different. Her debut single, Put Yourself in my Place (still released on Pye Records ), was a Hollies track and was released in early 1966. Her second release, I Hear a Trumpet, was a ballad and was originally from The Tokens . The B-side of the third single Mighty Morris Ten appeared in the surf sound , as practiced by the Beach Boys or the Hondells , and was one of the few recordings of its kind ever to be recorded in Great Britain. Love-Hate-Revenge , the next single, was a folk rock title . Morning Dew was a folk rock ballad that came from Bonnie Dobson and was later adopted in many ways by other singers and bands (including The Grateful Dead , Nazareth or Robert Plant ).

Members (in changing line-ups)

  • Roger Glover (bass guitar) 1964–1968
  • Ian Gillan (vocals) 1965–1968
  • Graham Carter (vocals, guitar) 1964–1969
  • Sheila Carter-Dimmock (vocals, keyboard) 1964–1974
  • Harvey Shield (drums) 1964-1967
  • Mick Underwood (drums) 1968–1972
  • Tony Lander (guitar) 1964–1974
  • John Kerrison (drums) 1967–1968
  • John Gustafson (bass guitar, vocals) 1969–1972
  • Tony Dangerfield (bass guitar) 1972–1974
  • Dave Lawson (drums) 1972–1974

More careers

John Gustafson, who had played with Merseybeats from 1967 to 1969 , later played with Mick Underwood at Quatermass and was part of the initial formation of Roxy Music . Tony Dangerfield was part of the backing band of Screaming Lord Sutch , where Ritchie Blackmore had already started as a professional musician. Dave Lawson, who had also drummed with the Shadows before, worked with Dave Greenslade , among others .

Discography

Singles

  • Put Yourself in my Place / That's All I Want (Pye 7n 17018), January 21, 1966
  • I Hear Trumpets Blow / True Love is Funny (Pye 7n 171 10), April 29, 1966
  • Here, There And Everywhere / Mighty Morris Ten (D-Pye HT 300020), August 19, 1966
  • Love Hate Revenge / Baby Baby Baby (Pye 7n 172 44), February 3, 1967
  • Morning Dew / Sunshine Girl (D-Pye HT 300118), June 9, 1967
  • I Can Cee Through You / When I Fall in Love (D-Pye HT 300139), October 6, 1967
  • Little One / Wide Smiles (MGM 1409), May 3, 1968
  • Lucky Sunday / Mr. Universe (D-Chapter One 103), May 3, 1968
  • Mozart Versus the Rest / Jack D'or (D-Chapter One 104), February 14, 1969

Albums (compilations)

  • Put Yourself in My Place (1987)
  • The Complete Episode Six: The Roots of Deep Purple (1991)
  • BBC Radio 1 Live 1998/1969 (1997)
  • Cornflakes and Crazyfoam (2002)
  • Love, Hate, Revenge (2005)

literature

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  1. ^ Greg Shaw: Bomp (see literature), p. 233
  2. ^ Schmidt-Joos, Kampmann: Pop-Lexikon
  3. ^ Frank Laufenbergs Hit-Lexikon des Rock und Pop , 1st edition, 2002

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