Pre-Flight is a Rock album by Room, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked.
About
The only album recorded by obscure British band Room, it presents highly original material & superb performances combining Folk, Blues, Prog & a strong Jazz influence into a unique amalgam. Room were an obscure British band that released a promising debut-album, & then disappeared into oblivion. They played a quite rough, unpolished & guitar-dominated style of early 70′s progressive rock mainly influenced by jazz & blues, but they also gave the music a symphonic side by using lots of strings & brass. They were fronted by a female-singer, her voice fitted well into their often melodramatic & complex songs. The title-track & the instrumental “Cemetery Junction” are both solid progressive rock tracks in several sections, & reveal a tight & technically very competent band. “Andromeda” shows the band’s most dramatic & grandiose side, while the more blues-inflected tracks “Where Did I Go Wrong” & “Big John Blues” are more modest & basic. Parts of “No Warmth in My Life” remind me of Affinity, & that’s not a bad thing at all. “Pre-Flight” is an album with lots of qualities, & is well worth checking out. Personnel: Steve Edge: Lead and Rhythm Guitar Chris Williams: Lead Guitars Bob Jenkins: Drums, Congas & Percussion Jane Kevern: Vocals & Tambourine Roy Putt: Bass & Cover design. Produced by Mickey Clarke.
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The Clerk says
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Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- warm
- intense
- bluesy
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob JenkinsDRUMS, CONGAS, PERCUSSION
- Brian SmithVIOLIN
- Chris WilliamsLEAD GUITAR
- Denis EastVIOLIN
- Dennis NesbittCELLO
- Eric EdenVIOLIN
- Jane KevernVOCALS, TAMBOURINE
- John McLevyTRUMPET
- Max BurwoodVIOLA
- Michael J. HartBASS
- Nigel CarterTRUMPET
- Norman JonesCELLO
- Peter HodgeTROMBONE
- Ray HudsonTRUMPET
- Raymond MoseleyVIOLIN
- Roy PuttBASS BASS, DESIGN
- Steve EdgeLEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR
- Tom ListerVIOLA
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 15 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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