The Graeme Edge Band - 2 albums ( Kick Off Your Muddy Boots -1975 / Paradise Ballroom -1977 )

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The Graeme Edge Band - 2 albums ( Kick Off Your Muddy Boots -1975 / Paradise Ballroom -1977 )

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Graeme Edge was the drummer in The Moody Blues. Surprisingly (as he wasn't in the same vein as the Gurvitz brothers), they teamed to develop a couple of superb albums:

Adrian Gurvitz (guitar, vocals)
Paul Gurvitz (bass, vocals)
Mickey Gallagher (keyboards)
Graeme Edge (drums)

Their first album was Kick Off Your Muddy Boots, also including Ray Thomas (vocals, from Moody Blues), Ginger Baker (drums), and vocals by the magnificent ones Lesley Duncan, Sunny Leslie, Barry St. John, Joanne Williams, Brian Parrish, Ruby James and Nicky James. A magnificent album, with great songs. Paul co-wrote the song 'The tunnel'. The CD reissue has 1 bonus track, 'We like to do it'.

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The Graeme Edge Band - 2 albums ( Kick Off Your Muddy Boots -1975 / Paradise Ballroom -1977 )

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By the time of their second album, Paradise Ballroom, they had already lost their keyboardist:

Adrian Gurvitz (guitar, vocals)
Paul Gurvitz (bass, vocals)
Graeme Edge (drums)

Thus, the album was recorded with many different players: BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar), Ann Odell (keyboards), Tony Hymas (keyboards), Blue Weaver (keyboards), Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), and horns by Bill Easley (sax, flute), Ben Cauley (trumpet, flugelhorn), Edgar Matthews (trumpet, flugelhorn), Lawrie McMillan (flute), Bill Floores (trombone), Emerson Able (sax) and Ken Spain (trombone). Guest vocals by old mate Brian Parrish. The album was co-produced by Adrian and Paul. Also a very good album (although I prefer the 1st one).