Week of February 25, 2001

Beckett

Personnel:

Robert Barton - guitar, vocals
Keith Fisher - drums
Frank Gibbons - bass
Kenny Mountain - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Terry Wilson-Slesser - vocals
Ian Murray - bass
Tim Hinkley - keyboards
Barry Black - drums
Arthur Ramm - guitar
Jimmy Wiley - bass

45:

My Lady (Raft/Lyntone LYN 2842) Nov. 1973

Album:

Beckett (Raft RA 48502) 1974

A progressive rock outfit from Newcastle, who formed in 1970. Ken Mountain was ex-Yellow. After their Little Girl flexi, Gibbons left to join Halfbreed and was replaced by Ian Murray (ex-Music, Goblin). 

After their album, which was produced by Roger Chapman of Family, Barton and Fisher left, being replaced by Arthur Ramm (ex-Les Humphries Singers) and Barry Black (ex-John Miles Set). Then Ian Murray departed, to be replaced by Jimmy Wiley (ex-Icarus). 

After the band split, Wilson-Slesser went on to Back Street Crawler, Wiley and Barton ended up in Captain Whizzo (1976) and Black rejoined John Miles

(Jim McMaster/Vernon Joynson/Mike Warth)

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


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