Classic Rock,Metal,Oldies 101: Trapeze : Don't Stop The Music - The Complete Recordings Vol.1 1970-1992

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Trapeze : Don't Stop The Music - The Complete Recordings Vol.1 1970-1992

IT'S MY LIFE

MY ONLY LIFE

MY LIFE TO DO AS I SEE

FIT TO DO WITH

First three albums

from

Trapeze circa

1970-72,

recorded for

the Threshold label.

Plus a

previously unreleased

1973 live set

recorded in

Dallas, Texas,

along with

their intimate

Borderline show

from 1992.

For fans of

Glenn Hughes / Deep Purple / Dead Daisies.

Cherry Red Records

an association with

Purple Records are releasing

“Don’t Stop The Music:

Complete Recordings 1970-1992“,

a brand new

Box Set of

TRAPEZE,

featuring a young

Glenn Hughes.

this remastered box

is a must for for fans

of classic rock

Especially of interest is the unheard

Trapeze’s major stronghold

in the States in Texas,

from where the

unreleased recording

of their show in Dallas

while promoting their

third record hails.

It’s vibrant,

lively,

with all members inspired.

Glenn Hughes

would leave Trapeze

soon after that show

to join Deep Purple,

leaving Mel Galley

and

Dave Holland

to fly the Trapeze flag

for the remainder

of the 1970s,

which will be captured on

the second Volume

of Trapeze’s

complete recordings.

Trapeze periodically reformed

this classic three-piece line-up,

most notably in

May 1992

at London’s Borderline,

captured here on CD

‘Welcome To The Real World’.

Sown from the seeds of two

Midlands bands,

Finders Keepers,

featuring

Mel Galley

(guitar/vocals),

Dave Holland

(drums)

and

Glenn Hughes

(bass/vocals),

plus The Montanas’

John Jones

(vocals/trumpet)

and

Terry Rowley

(keyboards/guitar/flute),

Trapeze

were discovered by 60s

beat supremos

The Moody Blues,

snapped up for their own

Threshold label

for whom they recorded

three albums,

the first two

of which were produced by

The Moody Blues’

John Lodge.

The influence of

John Lodge

and The Moodies

is all-pervasive

on the debut LP,

particularly on the brash

The Giant’s Dead Hoorah!,

the adventurous Fairytale,

the melodic

It’s My Life

and the psychedelic ballad

Send Me No More Letters,

the band’s debut single.

Elsewhere, the influence of

psychedelic-period Beatles

is detectable on

Over And Suicide,

both delightfully representative

of their period and genre.

The meandering,

folky,

Am I

and the acoustic

Another Day

some wonderful harmony

vocals here

both Sounding As If a

nascent Bowie and,

for the aptly-titled

intro and outro tracks,

It’s Only A Dream,

it’s pretty clear that

Trapeze had been

listening closely

to what Syd Barrett

and his

Pink Floyd buddies

had been up to.

Even at this early stage,

it’s clear that

Trapeze were accomplished instrumentalists.

Dave Holland’s drums

are solid and confident-sounding,

Hughes’ bass underpins everything

– as it should –

and Mel plays some

delightful guitar,

particularly when he

picks up his acoustic.

Trapeze

was a promising

debut album

from a band that seemed

poised to follow in

the steps of their

Moody mentors.

Their self-titled debut

veers closer to the

late 60s psychedelic rock

and progressive pop

of their Moody Blues mentors

than the blues and soul

infused hard rock that

Trapeze

are better known for,

as evidenced on their

second album,

‘Medusa’,

which saw the band

scaled down to the

power trio of

Galley, Holland and Hughes,

where they finally found

their definitive sound.

TRACKLIST

CD 1

Don’t Stop The Music :

Complete Recordings

Vol. 1 – 1970-1992

(CD 1)

Trapeze

(Deluxe Edition)

(Part 1)

It's Only A Dream

The Giant's Dead Hoorah!

Over

Nancy Gray

Fairytale / Verily Verily / Fairytale

It's My Life

Am I

Suicide

Wings

Another Day

Send Me No More Letters

It's Only A Dream

(Reprise)

CD 2

Don’t Stop The Music :

Complete Recordings

Vol. 1 – 1970-1992

(CD 2)

Trapeze

(Deluxe Edition)

(Part 2)

* (BONUS CD NOT ON BOX)

Send Me No More Letters

(UK Single Version)

Send Me No More Letters

(US Single Version)

Across The Water, Across The Sea

(Demo)

Seafull

(Demo)

New Life Again

(Demo)

40,000 Voices

(Demo)

Intro / Send Me No More Letters

(Live, BBC Session, 1969)

Another Day

(Live, BBC Session, 1969)

Send Me No More Letters

(Live, BBC Session, 1969)

Intro

(Live, BBC2 Colour Me Pop, 1969)

Magic Carpet Ride

(Live, BBC2 Colour Me Pop, 1969)

Meet On The Ledge

(Live, BBC2 Colour Me Pop, 1969)

Open My Eyes

(Live, BBC2 Colour Me Pop, 1969)

CD 3

Don’t Stop The Music :

Complete Recordings

Vol. 1 – 1970-1992

(CD 3)

Medusa/ You Are The Music ...We're Just The Band

Black Cloud

Jury

Your Love Is Alright

Touch My Life

Seafull

Makes You Wanna Cry

Medusa

Keepin' Time

Coast To Coast

What Is A Woman's Role

Way Back To The Bone

Feelin' so Much Better Now

Will Our Love End

Loser

You Are The Music

CD 4

Don’t Stop The Music :

Complete Recordings

Vol. 1 – 1970-1992

(CD 4)

Live Majestic Theatre,

Dallas, Texas, USA,

27th April 1973

Part 1

Way Back To The Bone

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

You Are The Music

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

Jury

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

Seafull

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

Your Love Is Alright

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

CD 5

Don’t Stop The Music :

Complete Recordings

Vol. 1 – 1970-1992

(CD 5)

Live Majestic Theatre,

Dallas, Texas, USA,

27th April 1973

Part 2

Medusa

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

Black Cloud

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

Keepin' Time

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

Touch My Life

(Live, Dallas, Texas, 27 April 1973)

CD 6

Don’t Stop The Music :

Complete Recordings

Vol. 1 – 1970-1992

(CD 6)

Live The Borderline,

London,

16th May 1992

You Are The Music