The Wilde Flowers
The Wilde Flowers | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Canterbury, England |
| Years active | 1964–1969 |
| Labels | Voiceprint Records |
| Past members | Hugh Hopper Robert Wyatt Kevin Ayers Graham Flight Richard Sinclair Pye Hastings David Sinclair Richard Coughlan Brian Hopper |
The Wilde Flowers were the archetypal Canterbury scene music group based in the vicinity of Canterbury, England.
History
The group was active between 1964 and 1969 but never released any records during its existence; however former members went on to form two other groups that became central to the Canterbury scene: Soft Machine and Caravan. These bands spawned a vast number of Canterbury-related or Canterbury-sounding bands.
A compact disc of previously unreleased archival demo recordings (1965-1969) by the Wilde Flowers was issued in 1994,[1] available from Voiceprint Records (Blueprint BP123CD).
Personnel
Band members included, at various times:
- Hugh Hopper – bass, alto saxophone (died 2009)
- Robert Wyatt – drums, vocals
- Kevin Ayers – vocals (died 2013)
- Graham Flight – vocals
- Richard Sinclair – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Pye Hastings – guitar, vocals
- David Sinclair – keyboards
- Richard Coughlan – drums (died 2013)
- Brian Hopper – lead guitar, alto saxophone, vocals [2] [3]
Timeline
Discography
| Year | Artist | Title |
| 1962–1970 | Various artists | Canterburied Sounds, Vol.s 1-4 (released 1998 as separated CD:s and as a 4CD boxed set in 2013, Voiceprint: VPBOX101)[4] |
| 1965–1969 | The Wilde Flowers | Tales of Canterbury: The Wilde Flowers Story (released 1994, Voiceprint: VP 123 CD)[5] |
| 1965–1969 | The Wilde Flowers | The Wilde Flowers (released 2015, 2CD, Floating World Records: FLOATCD6250)[6] |
Filmography
- 2015: Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales (DVD)
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. The Wilde Flowers at AllMusic
- ^ The Wilde Flower's line-ups at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 January 2006). Additional archives: The Canterbury Music Family Tree.
- ^ "The Wilde Flowers". The British Music Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Various artists - Canterburied Sounds (2013) 4CD Boxed Set releases & credits at Discogs.com
- ^ The Wilde Flowers - Tales of Canterbury: The Wilde Flowers Story (1994) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
- ^ The Wilde Flowers - The Wilde Flowers (2015) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
External links
- The Wilde Flowers biography by Richie Unterberger, discography, album credits & releases at AllMusic.com
- The Wilde Flowers discography, album releases & credits at Discogs.com
- The Wilde Flowers biography, discography, album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- The Wilde Flowers biography, discography & album reviews at Dutch Progressive Rock Page (www.DPRP.net)
- The Wilde Flowers albums to be listened as stream at Play.Spotify.com
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