Grupa pochodziła z Glasgow (Szkocja). W swojej krótkiej karierze (założona w 1971, rozwiązana w 1975 roku) nagrała tylko jedną, bardzo dobrą płytę w 1974 r.
"Captain Marryat" (wyd. w ilości 150 egz.)
1A Blindness
2A It Happened To Me
3A A Friend
1B Songwriter's Lament
2B Changes
3B Dance Of Thor
Hugh Finnegan - bass, vocals
Jimmy Rorrison - drums, vocals
Ian McEleny - guitar, acoustic guitar
Tommy Hendry - vocals
Allan Bryce - hammond, organ, electric piano
Little known and short lived, Prog Rock group from Glasgow, who made this album in 1974, pressed by the Glasgow label Thor. Recording five tracks that they had already written, the 6th was an improvised jam. 250 Copies pressed and all were sold at the bands gigs. This copy was bought from Tommy Hendry in 1974 at one of the band's rehearsals at the Clune Brae Hotel in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire.
OdpowiedzUsuńMany people watching the ebay in late 2008 auctions where surprised seeing this album selling for the past few month 3 times for nearly £ 3,000 each. Before that, this album was completely unknown. Captain Marryat are from Glasgow, Scotland and recorded this demo album in 1974, released in a tiny pressing on the Thor label, hopefully to get an EMI or Chrysalis deal. They wanted to record only a single but came up with a complete album of self-composed tracks. Since it was not that easy for a Scottish band to get attention down in London, this album was the only pressing ever done and sold at band gigs only. 5 musicians, great organ, vocals, extra heavy fuzz-guitar, drums and bass, amazing underground songs, influenced by Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and Beggars Opera. 'Named after the 19th century mariner and novelist, this Glaswegian band made just one privately-pressed LP. Its back cover announces that 'Captian Marryat is a Scottish band, and have been playing together for just under a year. They already have a sizeable following in the pubs n' clubs circuit and this, their first LP, is a sample of the music that brought them success'. The line-up was Tommy Hendry (vocals, acoustic guitar), Ian McEleny (lead guitar, acoustic guitar), Allan Bryce (organ, vocals), Hugh Finnegan (bass, vocals) and Jimmy Rorrison (sic) (drums, vocals). They were originally intending to record a single, but the engineer at the Glasgow studio they'd booked told them that t was time enough to make a whole album. They tfore taped five tracks they'd already written ('Blindness', 'It Happened To Me', 'A Frined', 'Songwriter's Lament' and 'Changes') and finished the LP with an improvised jam ('Dance Of Thor'). The result came in a drab flipback sleeve, and according to one dealer is 'a progressive rock rarity with psych flourishes - doom-laden organ plus acid guitar riffs and strong male vocals'.
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