Stackridge
From left: Andy Davis, James Warren, mother Slater and Crun Walter.
Stackridge is a folk, pop and progressive rock group from England. The pinnacle of its success was in the early 1970s.
The influences of the group range from various artists such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Syd Barrett, Incredible String Band, The Marx Brothers, Flanders and Swann, Bing Crosby and Tom Lehrer to classical composers such as Gilbert & Sullivan, Frederick Delius, Johann Sebastian Bach and Igor Stravinsky.
History
" Stackridge Lemon" was founded by Andy Davis and James " Crun " Walter in 1969 in Bristol. The addition of " Lemon" was eventually dropped from the name. The first performance took place on 6 February 1970 at the London club " The Temple ".
Stackridge played as the first and last band at the first Glastonbury Festival on 19 and 20 September 1970.
The third album of the band " The Man In The Bowler Hat " was recorded in 1973 in the AIR Studios in London with the Beatles producer George Martin and released in February 1974. It received excellent reviews, but did not bring the hoped-for commercial breakthrough.
Stackridge was taken as the first band on the newly founded by Elton John label Rocket Records, on which the two albums " Extravaganza " (1975) and "Mr. Mick "(1976 ) published.
1977 Stackridge disbanded officially. James Warren and Andy Cresswell -Davis founded a few years later The Korgis that were commercially successful in the early 1980s.
Of 1996, a start-up of the band. In 1999, the studio album was released "Something for the Weekend ", which, however, rather anknüpfte to the commercial style of the Korgis than Stackridge. The song " Something about the Beatles" played itself ironically to the strong influence of the Beatles and the earlier collaboration with George Martin.
2009, the album " A Victory For Common Sense " was published.
Band Members
1971-1973
- Andy Cresswell -Davis - guitar / keyboards / vocals
- James Warren - guitar / vocals
- Mike Evans - violin / vocals
- Mike "Mutter" Slater - flute / vocals
- Jim " Crun " Walter - bass
- Billy Bent aka Billy Sparkle - drums
Since 1999
- James Warren - guitar / vocals
- Mike Evans - violin / vocals
- Jim " Crun " Walter - bass / mobile telephone
- Richard Stubbings - flute / accordion / keyboards / guitar / penny whistle / vocals / whistling
- Tim Robinson - drums
- John Miller / Ian Towers - keyboards / vocals
Guest musicians, among others:
- Glenn Tommey - keyboards / trombone / vocals / sticks
- John Eddie - drums
- Sarah Mitchell - violin / vocals / keyboards / tambourine / enthusiasm / dancing
- Clare Lindley - violin / vocals
Current occupation
- James Warren - guitar / vocals.
- Jim " Crun " Walter - bass
- Andy Davis (aka Andrew Cresswell - Davis) - lead guitar / keyboards / vocals.
Discography (selection)
- Stackridge (1971 )
- Friendliness (1972 )
- The Man In The Bowler Hat (1974 )
- Extravaganza (1975 )
- Mr. Mick (1976 )
- Something for the Weekend (1999)
- The Original Mr Mick (2001) - re-release of the original version of " Mr. Mick," which was initially rejected by Rocket Records.
- A Victory For Common Sense (2009)