TRAPEZE Trapeze LP THRESHOLS 1970 US orig+foc w/GLENN HUGHES-DEEP PURPLE
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TRAPEZEGLENN HUGHES, MEL GALLEY, DAVE HOLLAND, JERRY ROWLEY, JOHN JONES
Wolverhampton, England hard rock outfit Trapeze formed in 1968, teaming lead vocalist John Jones
and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (both ex-members of the Montanas,
famed for the hit "You've Got to Be Loved") with singer/guitarist Mel Galley,
bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland.
Signing to the Moody Blues' Threshold Records imprint,
Trapeze issued its self-titled debut album in 1970;
Jones and Rowley returned to the Montanas soon after,
and in 1970 the remaining trio resurfaced with Medusa
"TRAPEZE"
Produced by JOHN LODGE
1970 LP THRESHOLD RECORDS THS-2 STEREO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
Released in a thick cardboard + gatefold cover
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: THRESHOLD - WHITELABEL with 'Purple' logo - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: THS-2
Catalog on labels: THS-2 (ZAL-9455P-BW / ZAL-9456P-BW)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ZAL 9455-P1... 3-1370 Bell Sound sf Bestway
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ZAL 9456-P1... Bell Sound sf Bestway
On labels: rim text reads "Distributed by London® Records, Inc."
Made in U.S.A.
On Inside Sleeve: All titles published by Leeds Music, ASCAP
Produced by John Lodge
Liner: THS-2
Printed in U.S.A.
On Back Sleeve: Threshold Distributed by London Records, Inc.
539 West 25th Street New York, N.Y. 10001
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: IT'S ONLY A DREAM - THE GIANT'S DEAD HOORAH - OVER
NANCY GRAY - FAIRYTALE - VERILY VERILY - FAIRYTALE
Side B: IT'S MY LIFE - AM I - SUICIDE - WINGS
ANOTHER DAY - SEND ME NO MORE LETTERS - IT'S ONLY A DREAM
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Trapeze were the first act signed by the Moody Blues to their newly founded Threshold Records label,
and remain the most substantial talent -- along with Nicky James -- ever to pass through that company's roster,
apart from the Moodies themselves. Those listeners who only know the subsequent albums by Trapeze
may be surprised by this debut effort, the sole recording left behind by the original five-piece version of the band.
With Moody Blues bassist John Lodge producing a lineup that included ex-Montanas lead singer John Jones
and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley alongside singer/guitarist Mel Galley, bassist Glenn Hughes,
and drummer Dave Holland, late of Finders Keepers, the sounds here don't closely resemble
the hard-rocking work of the subsequent trio -- there are lush choruses, psychedelic interludes,
and hook-laden romantic ballads scattered throughout this record. Yet that trio,
of Hughes, Galley, and Holland, is pumping out high-energy music within the context of psychedelic pop/rock
throughout this album, which comes off as a much higher-wattage alternative to the Moody Blues.
And in some respects, this album also closely resembles the better moments
on those three early Deep Purple albums...(AllMusic)
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