The Enid
The Enid is a British rock band that was formed in 1974 and continues to this day (2013) with interruptions. They are assigned to progressive rock .
history
The Enid was founded in 1974 by Robert John Godfrey , Stephen Stewart and Francis Lickerish. Over time there have been a number of line-up changes, with Godfrey being the only permanent member of all line-ups to be the head of the group.
In 1976 her first album In the Region of the Summer Stars was released , while punk stirred up the rock scene. Undeterred, The Enid released three more albums by 1980, but the big commercial breakthrough did not materialize. After that, Pye Records, which had released albums number three and four, went bankrupt.
Godfrey and Stewart then retired to Suffolk, where they opened the Lodge Recording Studio. Her clients included Kim Wilde , who recorded her first album and hit Kids in America with The Enid as a band in 1981 .
In 1983, The Enid returned as an independent band after radio host Tommy Vance played live recordings of the group on Radio 1 in 1979. The album Something Wicked This Way Comes was the band's first album that was not only recorded instrumentally. Godfrey and Stewart had also developed a new method of financing, a kind of crowdfunding . And they founded their own label, on which they published their current recordings as well as their earlier, partially revised albums, but also live recordings from 1979 at the Hammersmith Odeon . They also had selected other artists such as Glen Baker and William Arkle as customers.
In 1988 the album The Seed and the Sower was released under the name "Godfrey and Stewart", no longer "The Enid". In November of that year there were two farewell concerts that were published as Final Noise . After that, Godfrey and Stewart worked on their respective projects separately. Godfrey moved to Northamptonshire with the Lodge Studio .
But Godfrey soon began to experiment with new band structures. When he named one of these newcomer bands "The Enid", disappointed fans burned their Enid T-shirts when they performed. Another band name was "Come September", under which some titles were released.
In 1994 the time was ripe: a new Enid album, Tripping the Light Fantastic , was released, which was followed by several more.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1976: In the Region of the Summer Stars (BUK BULP 2014)
- 1978: Aerie Faerie Nonsense (EMI International INS 3012)
- 1979: Touch Me (Pye NSPH 18593)
- 1980: Six Pieces (Pye NH 116)
- 1983: Something Wicked This Way Comes (ENID 3)
- 1984: Live at Hammersmith (Vol 1) (recorded 1979) (ENID 1)
- 1984: Live at Hammersmith (Vol 2) (recorded 1979) (ENID 2)
- 1984: Aerie Faerie Nonsense (recorded 1983) (ENID 6) - reissue of the 1978 album
- 1984: In the Region of the Summer Stars 1984 (ENID 7) - Reissue of the debut album
- 1985: The Spell (ENID 8)
- 1986: Salome (ENID 10)
- 1986: Lovers And Fools (compilation)
- 1988: The Seed and the Sower (from "Godfrey and Stewart")
- 1988: Final Noise (live album)
- 1994: Tripping the Light Fantastic
- 1995: Sundialer
- 1996: Anarchy on 45 (compilation)
- 1996: Members one of Another (compilation)
- 1996: Healing Hearts (compilation by Matthew Manning)
- 1997: White Goddess
- 1999: Tears of the Sun
- 2009: Arise and Shine (remixed and re-recorded tracks)
- 2010: Journey's End
- 2011: Arise and Shine Volume 2 - Risen (new recordings of early recordings)
- 2012: Arise and Shine Volume 3 - Shining (new recordings of early recordings)
- 2012: Live with The CBSO at Symphony Hall (double CD)
- 2012: Invicta
Special and fan club albums
- 1984: The Stand
- 1985: The Stand
- 1985: Fand (extended new recording)
- 1986: Liverpool
- 1986: The Music of William Arkle
- 1986: The Enid at Hammersmith 17 October 1986 (Official Bootleg)
- 1987: The Enid at Hammersmith 30 October 1987 (Official Bootleg)
- 1987: Joined By The Heart
- 1987: Reverberations (Robert John Godfrey Solo recording)
- 1987: Inner Pieces (compilation)
- 1988: Inner Visions (compilation)
- 1991: The Story of The Enid (told by Robert John Godfrey with music recordings)
Singles
- 1976: "The Lovers" / "In The Region Of Summer Stars" (BUK 3002)
- 1977: "Jubilee" / "Omega" (EMI International INT 534) - not published
- 1977: "Golden Earrings" / "Omega" (EMI BUK INT 540)
- 1979: "Dambusters March" / "Land Of Hope & Glory" / "The Skyeboat Song" (Pye 7P 106)
- 1980: "Fool" (with Malcolm Le Maistre) / "Tito" (Pye 7P 187)
- 1980: "Golden Earrings" / "665 The Great Bean" (EMI 5109)
- 1980: "Heigh Ho" / "Twinkle Little Star" (Bronze BRO 134)
- 1981: " When You Wish upon a Star " / "Jessica" (Bronze BRO 127)
- 1982: "Then There Were None" / "Letter From America" (RAK 349)
- 1984: "Then There Were None" / "Letter From America" / "Raindown" (PS, 12 ")
- 1986: "Itchycoo Park" / "Sheets Of Blue" (7 ": Sedition EDIT 3314) (12" - Sedition EDITL 3314)
- 1990: "Salome" / "Salomee" (7 "- Enid ENID 7999) (12" - Enid ENID 6999)
Web links
- Website of The Enid (English)
- The Enid on the baby blue pages
- The Enid at Allmusic (English)
- The Enid at Discogs (English)