Label: Strange Days Records (Japan), WAS-1022
Style: Progressive Rock, British Folk Rock
Country: Canterbury, England
Time: 46:52
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 266 Mb
Spirogyra was originally formed as a duo by Martin Cockerham (vocals/guitar) and Mark Francis in Bolton, Lancashire in the summer of 1967. This original incarnation of the band produced no recordings, and ended when Cockerham left to attend the University of Kent at Canterbury.
In December 1969, Cockerham recruited a number of fellow students for a reconceived Spirogyra. This iteration of the group was expansive, including over ten members. Eventually, the band was pared down to four members: Cockerham himself on vocals and guitar, plus Barbara Gaskin (vocals), Steve Borrill (bass guitar), and Julian Cusack (violin). The band was soon spotted by Max Hole, who offered to manage the group, and "used his position as Student Union Entertainment Secretary to set up gigs at universities throughout the country". They recorded demos at the music room of Keynes College, part of the University of Kent, which would be released on the Burn the Bridges compilation in 2000.
Unusually, the group was able to persuade university officials to allow the members, their manager, and a roadie to take a one-year leave of absence from their studies. The group played live frequently, opening for groups such as Traffic and completing two tours of the Netherlands. After nearly being signed to Apple Records, manager Max Hole arranged a three-album recording contract with B&C Records in the U.K. Meanwhile, a deal for European and American distribution with Polydor was announced, but apparently fell through; the albums were instead released in Germany on Brain, and were not available in the United States. On all three albums, Dave Mattacks of Fairport Convention played drums. Although all of the albums sold poorly at the time, they have developed a cult following in the decades since. Original copies of all three albums are rare and expensive today, but have been reissued several times.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirogyra_(band)#Discography)
01. The Future Won't Be Long (04:19)
02. Island (03:40)
03. Magical Mary (06:18)
04. Captain's Log (02:08)
05. At Home In The World (03:05)
06. Cogwheels Crutches And Cyanide (05:55)
07. Time Will Tell (05:36)
08. We Were A Happy Crew (05:30)
09. Love Is A Funny Thing (02:10)
10. The Duke Of Beaufoot (08:06)
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