Heaven, Brass Rock. 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
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The band was formed in 1968 by Brian Kemp (bass guitar, banjo, vocals) (b. 1945 d. September 25, 1992, Oueen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Hampshire, England), Andy Scarisbrick (lead guitar, vocals) (b. 1951 now deceased), Ray "Ollie" Holloway (tenor saxophone, flute) (b. 1947), Dave Gautrey (trumpet, flugelhorn) (b. 1945), Ray King (baritone & tenor saxophone, clarinet, penny whistle, vocals) (b. 1946), Mick Cooper (piano, organ) (b. 1945), and Malcolm "Nobby" Glover (drums) (b. 1948, d February 5th 2018). Several members had previously played in a soul band, the Universal Trash Band. They stated their influences to be West Coast bands such as Love and Moby Grape, and after performing on the opening free day of the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival they recorded unissued tracks in London.
The original band split up in early 1970. However, King, Gautrey and Glover then reconstituted Heaven with new members Terry Scott Jr. (vocals) (b. 1949, Southampton, Hampshire, England), Barry Paul (lead guitar), and John Gordon (bass), who had all previously been in another band, Paper. Farr took over as manager, and found them a place on the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival stage on the same day as Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen, Free, Donovan, Jethro Tull, Pentangle, and The Moody Blues. By that time, Paul had been replaced by Eddie Harnett (lead guitar), and the band added Dave Horler (keyboards, trombone), Butch Hudson (trumpet, flugelhorn), and Derek Somerville (saxophone, flute, trombone), giving the band a much more brass-oriented sound that was sometimes compared to Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears.[3] They were immediately offered a recording contract by CBS Records, and recorded their only album, Brass Rock 1, a double album with a lavish gatefold sleeve which appeared in 1971.[1][4][5] Most of the tracks were written by Eddie Harnett.[3] The band also appeared in the final edition of the BBC 2 music show Disco 2 in July 1971.
The band is described at Allmusic as "progressive with nary a commercial bone in their body, a wild amalgamation of bluesy, R&B inspired prog rock, with pastoral leanings and a strong improvisational bent". The reviewer described the album as "stunning", and "an awe-inspiring set, a jazz-rock-folk-blues fusion that trod down virtually unexplored musical avenues. But even for the time, the album was just too adventurous, with poor sales leading to Heaven's demise." Despite critical acclaim the record failed to sell, and the band split up soon afterwards (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Art Direction – John Hays, Keef (4) Drums, Percussion – Vic GloverEngineer – Mike Fitzhenry
Photography By – Keef (4)
Producer – Rikki Farr
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Ray King (7)
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Trombone – Derek Somerville
Trombone, Piano – David Horler
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Dave Gautrey
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Arranged By – Butch Hudson
Vocals, Bass, Fiddle, Piccolo Trumpet, Arranged By – John James Gordon
Vocals, Guitar, Arranged By – Eddi Harnett
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Terry Scott Jnr.
Written-By – Eddi Harnett (tracks: A1 to B1, D2), Heaven (18) (tracks: C1 to C3), John James Gordon (tracks: B2), Rikki Farr (tracks: D1, C2), Terry Scott Jnr. (tracks: A2)
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