Quicksand (Welsh band)
Quicksand | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Wales |
| Genres | Rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1969–1975 |
| Labels | Carnaby, Dawn Records |
| Past members | James Davies (1969-1975) Robert Collins (1969-1975) Anthony Stone (1969-1975) Jeff Hooper (1969-1970) Will Youatt (1969-1970) Phil Davies (1970-1975) |
Quicksand were a band from Port Talbot in Wales who were active from 1969 until 1975.
History
Originally formed in 1969, they featured Michael “Will” Youatt (bass) (1950-2017), Jimmy Davies (guitar), Jeff Hooper (guitar), Robert Collins (keyboards) and Anthony Stone (drums).[1] This line up recorded one single "Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (both written by Youatt) in 1970. Youatt left to join briefly Piblokto![2] then Man. Hooper also left and Phil Davies (bass) then joined the band.[3] A second single "Time To Live"/"Empty Street, Empty Heart" was released in 1973 and was soon followed by the album Home Is Where I Belong[4] later that year. The band ceased to exist in 1975 when Davies formed Alkatraz with Youatt.
Subsequent careers
After the band split up Collins became a sound man, initially for Man,[5] but later for such people as Eric Clapton.[6] Davies re-joined Youatt in a new band Alkatraz who recorded one album Doing a Moonlight for United Artists.
Discography
Album
- Home is Where I Belong (Dawn, 1973; Esoteric 2011)
Various artists albums
- Mixed Up Minds Part 5 (TTW, 2013) - Cobblestones
- The Dawn Anthology (Essential 1999) - Home is Where I Belong
Singles
- "Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (Carnaby, 1970)
- "Time To Live"/"Empty Street" (Dawn 1973)
References
- ^ Martin Mycock (1995), Mannerisms II, published by the author, p. 110
- ^ Man (2007), Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day CD booklet, Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2019
- ^ "Quicksand's Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Quicksand - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Deke Leonard (1996), "Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics", published by Northdown Publishing, p. 132, ISBN 978-1900711005
- ^ Eric Clapton (2014), "Planes, Trains and Eric" DVD booklet, Eagle Vision EREDV1046