Medicine Head

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Medicine Head
General information
Genre (s) Blues - rock
founding 1968
resolution 1977
Last occupation
John Fiddler
Peter "Harpo" Hope-Evans

Medicine Head was a British rock band .

history

It essentially consisted of John Fiddler ( guitar , vocals and bass drum) and Peter Hope-Evans ( harmonica and jew's harp ).

In 1971, ex- Yardbird Keith Relf briefly joined the band when "Harpo" Hope-Evans took a break to return in 1972. The band grew to strength 5 with Roger Saunders (guitar), Rob Townsend (drums) and George Ford (bass) and had their most successful period in 1973/74. The single One & One Is One reached number three in the British and number two in the German charts in 1973 .

However, the 1974 album Thru 'a Five flopped and the band began to fall apart. What remained was the original duo Fiddler / Hope-Evans, who released their last album, Two Man Band, in 1976 .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
(And The) Pictures in the Sky
  UK 22nd 06/26/1971 (8 weeks)
One and One Is One
  DE 2 07/09/1973 (23 weeks)
  AT 3 09/15/1973 (12 weeks)
  UK 3 05/05/1973 (13 weeks)
Rising Sun
  DE 8th 09/03/1973 (24 weeks)
  AT 19th November 15, 1973 (4 weeks)
  UK 11 08/04/1973 (9 weeks)
Slip and slide
  DE 43 03/11/1974 (2 weeks)
  UK 22nd 02/09/1974 (7 weeks)

Albums

  • 1970: New Bottles Old Medicine
  • 1971: Heavy on the Drum
  • 1972: Dark Side of the Moon
  • 1973: One & One Is One
  • 1974: Thru 'a Five
  • 1975: Live at the Marquee
  • 1976: Two Man Band
  • 1995: Timepeace: Live in London - June 1975
  • 2005: Don't Stop the Dance (incl. 3 live tracks)

Compilations

  • 1972: Pop History Vol 25 (2 LPs)
  • 1973: The Best of Medicine Head
  • 1974: Medicine Head
  • 2001: The Best of Medicine Head
  • 2005: Slip and Slide
  • 2005: Only the Roses (2 CDs)
  • 2009: One and One Is One - The Very Best of Medicine Head

Singles

  • 1969: His Guiding Hand
  • 1970: Coast to Coast (And Shore to Shore)
  • 1971: (And The) Pictures in the Sky
  • 1972: Kum On
  • 1972: Only to Do What Is True
  • 1972: How Does It Feel
  • 1973: One and One Is One
  • 1973: Rising Sun
  • 1974: Slip and Slide
  • 1974: Mama Come Out
  • 1974: (It's Got to Be) Alright
  • 1976: It's Natural
  • 1976: Me and Suzy Hit the Floor
  • 1980: Can't Get Over You
  • 2004: Only the Roses

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE, AT UK

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