Week of March 12, 2006
Album:
Heavy Rock Spectacular (Windmill WMD 117) 1972
CD: Poltergeist 1998; Akarma AK257, 2003
Personnel:
Tony Bronsdon - Organ
Pete Ballam - Guitar
Rob Haines - Drums
John Bavin - Bass
This rare progressive rock album is now a minor collectors' item. Musically
we're talking excellent atmospheric organ-led progressive rock. In particular, ‘Blitz’,
a haunting, doomy track, is memorable and the band could be considered to have a
sort of heavy Nice sound. All the tracks were written by T. Bronsdon, who
presumably led the band and it's surprising that they weren't snapped up by a
major label. Had they been they might have fared better.
Although their album appeared on Windmill, a budget label sold through
Woolworths, this was a gigging act, rather than a bunch of session musicians.
(Vernon Joynson/John Smith)
Taken from The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976, Vernon Joynson ISBN 1 899855 04 1