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were a late
1960s British
rock guitar trio
who had a
single British
Top Ten hit,
"Race with the Devil"
and recorded
two albums
before disbanding.
The band
included brothers
Paul Gurvitz
and
Adrian Gurvitz.
History
Evolving from the
Ilford-based band,
The Knack,
which included
guitarist/vocalist
Paul Gurvitz
(born Paul Anthony Gurvitz)
although he was known by
the surname Curtis
until the early 1970s,
his brother
Adrian Gurvitz
and drummer
Louie Farrell,
the trio changed their name
in early 1968
to
(The) Gun.
The full Knack
lineup
had been
Paul Curtis
(Gurvitz)
on
guitar and vocals,
Louie Farrell
who had joined
The Knack in mid 1966
on drums,
Gearie Kenworthy
on bass guitar ,
Tim Mycroft
playing organ
and for a short while,
Jon Anderson
of Yes.
The Knack
had regularly performed
at the UFO Club,
supporting bands
such as
Pink Floyd,
Arthur Brown
and
Tomorrow.
Recording sessions at
Olympic Studios
produced the
unreleased single
"Lights on the Wall",
while in November 1967
they recorded for
the BBC
alternative music
radio programme
Top Gear
and twice
played on air.
In early 1968,
the band changed
its line-up to a trio,
with
Paul Curtis
(Gurvitz)
on bass,
Louie Farrell
on drums
and
Adrian Curtis
(Gurvitz)
on guitar.
After being signed to
CBS Records
in early 1968,
the band scored a hit
with the opening track
from their
eponymous album
(1968),
"Race with the Devil".
Issued as a single
in October 1968,
it reached the top 10
in the UK Singles Chart,
number 35
on the
Australian Singles Chart
and number 1
in many UK territories
in March 1969.
Jimi Hendrix
quoted the song's riff
during his song
"Machine Gun"
at the
Isle of Wight Festival
in 1970,
as did
Status Quo
on their song
"Forty Five Hundred Times"
during a
stage show
at Apollo Theatre
in Glasgow in 1976.
Despite releasing a
number of other singles,
and an attempt by
their record label
to identify them
with the underground
counter-culture,
the band had
no further hits.
Aftermath
After a short time
working separately,
the Gurvitz brothers
formed
Three Man Army
in 1971
and recorded
three albums.
Between 1974 and 1976,
Three Man Army
became
the Baker Gurvitz Army
with Ginger Baker,
the former drummer
for Cream,
in the line-up.
The trio
recorded three albums:
During the same period,
the Gurvitz brothers
recorded two albums
under the name
The Graeme Edge Band,
with drummer
Graeme Edge
of
The Moody Blues:
It was not a touring band,
and also featured
Baker.
Paul Gurvitz
latterly toured as
the Paul Gurvitz
and
the New Army.
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