GRINGO s/t V Rare Orig UK 1971 Prog Psych LP on MCA Caravan John Perry
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Gringo
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Very Rare original UK Prog LP released on MCA Records in 1971. 1st UK pressing on the Pink and Red label.
Matrix No's
Side One - 7-LNMG-238-3L
Side Two - 7-LNMG-239-2L
Evolving from student beat groups, Utopia / Toast, in sixties Bath, Gringo toured in Europe and even made a living with a club residency on the south coast of France. They were opening act on a UK tour featuring Barclay James Harvest and Caravan. Their recorded legacy is a quality album of pop-tinged progressive rock that still sounds fresh, with a lightness of touch and many distinctive twists. The song-within-a-song piece, Emma And Harry, is worthy of note, but all nine tracks are good. It is tempting to wonder if Land of Who Knows Where may have been inspired by a certain Caravan album released the same year!
Gringo split and John Perry joined Spreadeagle but not in time to play on their only album. The Caravan connection reappeared and he joined that band in time for the Girls Who Grow Plump album. He played later with Quantum Jump, Curved Air and Aviator and did a host of session and solo work. Henry Marsh sampled chart success with Sailor, and Simon Byrne worked with Brotherhood of Man among others. There you have Gringo, an overlooked band and album, worth discovering. The B-side of their single is a non-album track. Tapestry Of Delights
TRACKS ARE :-
Side One
1. Cry the Beloved Country
2. I´m Another Man
3. More and More
4. Our Time Is Our Time
Side Two
1. Gently Step Through the Stream
2. Emma and Harry
3. Moonstone
4. Land of Who Knows Where
5. Patriotic Song
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Released on MCA Records in 1971
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Catalogue Number MKPS 2017
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Record is in Vg + condition (some hairlines from the inner sleeve)
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Sleeve is in Vg + condition (some wear to edges)
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