Release 1987
To me the best European 60s R&B Group, formed by Van Morrison after his split from the MONARCHS.
till today Van produce high quality music.
..after Van split from the group...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 ; The Wheels ; The Cheynes ;
Taste ; Stud ; Peter Bardens ; Billy Harrison ; Animated Egg ; Jerry Cole ; Fairport Convention ; Shotgun Express ;
The Buckinghams (US) ; Truth ; Baby Huey & The Babysitters ; Mothers Finest ; Kim Fowley ; Monarchs ; Cuby + Blizzards ;
Belfast Gypsies (Freaks Of Nature) ;
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
Tracks :
Gloria (V.Morrison) 1964 ...the early punk-hymn played by Doors, Shadows of Knights , Hendrix etc etc
The Story of Them (V.Morrison) 1967
Stormy Monday (T.B.Walker)
Mystic Eyes (V.Morrison) 1965
Hey Girl (V.Morrison) 1966
Baby please dont go (Williams) 1964
Here comes the Night (B.Berns) 1965
My lonely sad Eyes (V.Morrison) 1966
Richard Cory (P.Simon) 1966
(It wont hurt) Half as much (B.Berns) 1965
Turn on your Lovelight (Malone-Scott) 1966
I put a Spell on you (S.J.Hawkins) 1966
Dont look back (J.L.Hooker) 1965