Skin Alley
Skin Alley was a British progressive rock band that existed from 1968 to 1974.
Band history
Thomas Crimble (bass, keyboards, vocals), Alvin Pope (drums), Krzysztof Henryk Juszkiewicz (keyboards) and Bob James (saxophone, guitar) recorded their debut album in 1969, which came out in early 1970. Their mix of folk, jazz and rock received good reviews and was successful on stage.
During the recording of the second album To Pagham & Beyond (1970), Crimble went to Hawkwind and helped organize the Glastonbury Festival . Nick Graham (previously at Atomic Rooster ) came on for him . Pope was later replaced by Tony Knight (real name Tony Brown), previously with The Chessmen and Bronx Cheer. With the new members, the group's music with string and wind arrangements went more towards the mainstream.
With their move from CBS to Transatlantic Records and a rockier sound, they also became better known in the United States, where Stax signed them as the first European band. However, the hoped-for big breakthrough did not materialize and the band broke up after the fourth album.
Discography
- 1970: Skin Alley (CBS 63847)
- 1970: To Pagham and Beyond (CBS 64140)
- 1972: Two Quid Deal (Transatlantic Big T TRA 260)
- 1972: Glastonbury Fayre (Revelation) - recordings from the Glastonbury Festival 1971, Skin Alley is represented with one piece: Sun Music
- 1973: Skintight (Transatlantic Big T TRA 273)
Web links
- Skin Alley at Allmusic (English)
- Skin Alley at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Allmusic, see web links
- ↑ a b Skin Alley on Prog Archives (English)