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Medicine Head was an English blues rock band, active in the 1970s. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

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Main personnel

The group worked as a duo for most of its career, consisting of

Career

Medicine Head formed in Stafford in 1968, and came to prominence when championed by influential DJ John Peel, who signed them to his Dandelion record label. This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio Dandelion Records was a British Record label started in 1969 by the British DJ John Peel as a way to get the music he liked onto record In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music

The group recorded six original albums, the opening trio of which were on 'Dandelion'. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public That label enjoyed its only UK Singles Chart hit when "(And The) Pictures in the Sky" reached number 22 in 1971. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Despite consistent touring, often as support to acts with larger commercial appeal, Medicine Head failed to place an album on the UK Albums Chart. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. One of their albums was titled "Dark Side of the Moon" (1972), released the year before the Pink Floyd album of the same name. Pink Floyd are If the Medicine Head release had gained attention, Pink Floyd may have had to reconsider the title of their masterwork.

They went through line-up changes with their largely backing personnel, but did achieve a total of four hit singles, the best-known of which are "One and One is One" (No. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top 3, 1973) and "Rising Sun" (No. 11, 1973). At various times the line-up also included Tony Ashton, formerly of Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, and Keith Relf, the former Yardbirds vocalist. Tony Ashton (1 March 1946 Blackburn, Lancashire - 28 May 2001 London) was an English rock Pianist, Keyboardist Ashton Gardner and Dyke were a power rock trio, most popular in the early 1970s Keith Relf (born William Keith Relf on March 22, 1943 - May 14, 1976) is best known as the Lead singer and Harmonica player The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck

Their later recordings were released on the Polydor record label. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Two Man Band was their last album, and Medicine Head finally folded in 1977. In 2005 Angel Air released the album Don't Stop The Dance. In effect it was a 'lost' album, compiling some singles from an unsuccessful period with the WWA label, and some unreleased sessions with the band as a five piece.

In March 2007 Medicine Head's debut album New Bottles, Old Medicine was re-released on CD by Cherry Red Records. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Cherry Red is a London based Independent record label formed in 1978.

Post break-up careers

Since the band's break-up, both members have continued to work in music: Hope-Evans appears on many albums, most prominently with Pete Townshend, and Fiddler was a member of British Lions and Box of Frogs. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Box of Frogs were a band formed in 1983 by former members of The Yardbirds, who released their first album in 1984 Fiddler has occasionally revived the Medicine Head name, to tour a show of their hits and release further low-key recordings.

Discography

Singles

The following Medicine Head singles appeared on the UK Singles Chart[1]:

Albums

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 359. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.  

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