Release 2000   France
Story on backside written by : BRIAN HOGG  (see: Bam Balam, Strange Things, Shindig , Bam Caruso)

 ..after Van split from THEM...one part became The Belfast Gypsies (Freak Of Nature)  which continued the hard
R&B of the original group more to Garage-Punk.
The others regrouped in the USA with some american musicians and released with different members 4 albums in US
two on Tower  and two on Happy Tiger . First LP with a mix of R&B and psychedelic ..the 2nd was a great psych album.
This band included the great underrated guitar player JIM ARMSTRONG and also Alan Henderson & Ray Elliott from
the original irish band.
Jim Armstrong recorded also with TRUTH  (one CD-release) now released on Vinyl in Greece look at LP section

Style:  Garage ; Psychedelic ; R&B ;

see: 
Van Morrison ; Light ; Jim Armstrong Band ; Belfast Blues Band; Trader Horne ; Jackie  McAuley ; Wheels ; Cheynes ;
Taste ; Stud ; Peter Bardens ; Billy Harrison ; Animated Egg ; Jerry Cole ; Fairport Convention ; Shotgun Express ;
Buckinghams ; Truth ;  Baby Huey & The Babysitters ; Mothers Finest ; Kim Fowley ; Monarchs ; Cuby + Blizzards ;
Belfast Gypsies (Freaks Of Nature) ; THEM


Musicians:
VAN MORRISON - lead vocals, guitar, sax, harp, keyb.;  Alan Henderson - bass; 
Billy Harrison, Jim Armstrong - guitars; Eric Wrixen, Jackie McAuley, Peter Bardens - keyboards;
Ronnie Mellings, Pat McAuley, John Wilson - drums, perc.;  Ray Elliot - sax, flute, piano;  +++ many more
US - TOWER (Capitol) 1967-68 :
Kenny McDowell - lead vocals, harp; Dave Harvey - drums, perc.; Ray Elliott - sax, flute, organ;
Jim Armstrong - guitar, voc.; Alan Henderson - bass, voc.; Ray Ruff - manager;

US - HAPPY TIGER 1969-1970:
Alan Henderson - bass, voc.; Jim Parker, Jerry Cole - lead guitar, vocals;
John Stark - drums;  Ray Ruff - producer,manager, synthy;

TRUTH 1969-1970 :
Kenny McDowell - lead vocals, harp; Ray Elliott - sax, flute, piano; Curtis Bachman - bass, voc.;
Jim Armstrong - guitar, voc.; Reno Smith (pre-Mothers Finest) - drums;

BELFAST GYPSIES (Freak Of Nature) 1966-67 :
Pat McAuley - drums, perc.; Jackie McAuley - guitar, keyboards, vocals;
Ken McLeod ; Mike Scott ; Kim Fowley - producer

Them - 1979 :
Alan Henderson - bass; Bill Harrison - guitars; Billy Bell - drums;
Eric Wrixon - keyboards, harmonica, voc.; Mel Austin - vocals;


Kim Fowley - producer
Tracks
Glorias Dream  (K.McLeod-M.Scott-J. & P.McAuley-R.Henderson-K.Fowley)
The crazy World Inside me  (McAuley-McLeod)

Secret Police  (K.Fowley-Hardesty-Walther)
Aria of the Fallen Angels   (K.McLeod-M.Scott-J. & P.McAuley)