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| Origen | Harrow, Londres , Inglaterra |
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| Años activos | 1965 -1974 |
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Episode Six fue una banda de rock inglesa formada en Harrow, Londres en 1965. La banda no tuvo éxito comercial en el Reino Unido, lanzando nueve sencillos que no llegaron a las listas, [2] pero encontraron un éxito menor en Beirut en ese momento. [3] : 49 Los miembros del grupo Ian Gillan y Roger Glover se fueron en 1969 para unirse a Deep Purple , mientras que el baterista Mick Underwood fundó Quatermass y luego colaboró con Gillan.
Carrera profesional
The band was formed in Hatch End, then in Middlesex, in July 1964[4] from two local bands, The Lightnings and the Madisons, who had all met at Harrow County School. The original line-up consisted of Glover on bass, Andy Ross on vocals, siblings Sheila Carter-Dimmock on keyboards and vocals and Graham Carter-Dimmock on guitar and vocals, with guitarist Tony Lander and drummer Harvey Shield. The band initially rehearsed at the Carter-Dimmocks' family house, and initial influences came from The Beach Boys, The Lovin' Spoonful and The Beatles.[3]:34–36
Para 1965, la banda había firmado un contrato de gestión con Gloria Bristow, una ex empleada de Helmut Gordon, gerente original de lo que se convirtió en The Who . En abril de ese año, a la banda se le ofreció una corta residencia en el Arcadia Club en Frankfurt , Alemania, tocando de 7 pm a 3 am todas las noches durante un mes, con solo 15 minutos de descanso cada hora. Inmediatamente después de su regreso, Ross decidió casarse y dejar el negocio de la música, [5] : 65 and consequently Bristow recommended Gillan as a replacement. Shortly afterwards, they signed a deal with the Dick Katz / Harold Davidson Ltd agency, though the band had difficulty finding regular work through this, feeling that the agency's attention was being diverted towards other bands. By the end of the year, however, they managed to land a deal with Pye Records[3]:36–37 They were doing an average of twenty shows a month from July '65 onwards[citation needed] and cut their first single, The Hollies' "Put Yourself in My Place" before the end of the year. It was released in early 1966.[4]
La banda fue contratada por Radio London para aparecer en uno de sus grandes shows de verano al aire libre en mayo de 1966 junto a David Bowie y emitió más singles durante el año, todos los cuales no llegaron a las listas. [3] : 46 En septiembre de 1966 el grupo tocó en el paquete turístico Dusty Springfield e hizo una residencia semanal en el Marquee Club durante octubre. [5] : 67 También hubo el primer single en solitario de Sheila; "Calentaré tu corazón" en noviembre de 1966. [5] : 66Debido a las dificultades financieras y la falta de éxito en las listas, la banda se vio obligada a hacer una larga temporada navideña en Beirut (donde habían encabezado la lista local con una versión de " Morning Dew " de Tim Rose ) durante diciembre y enero. [3] : 49
El grupo ya había construido un repertorio impresionante de versiones y originales y variaría sus sets de acuerdo con las audiencias. También estaban comenzando a hacer sesiones para la BBC . Hicieron una mini gira por los parques de Londres (organizada por el Greater London Council ) a mediados de junio de 1967, realizando dos sets de 45 minutos y tocaron durante cuatro semanas en Alemania. [5] : 68 A su regreso, Shield dejó el grupo debido a problemas de salud y fue reemplazado por John Kerrison (nacido en 1947) [ cita requerida ] , quien había jugado anteriormente en The Pirates con el futuro miembro de Deep Purple , Nick Simper . [3] : 54
El grupo consiguió un nuevo contrato discográfico con MGM Records y acortó su nombre a The Episode, lanzando "Little One" en mayo de 1968 (su único sencillo con el nuevo nombre). [4] Hicieron tres programas de televisión en el Reino Unido para promover esto y grabaron docenas de pistas para sesiones de radio durante el año, incluido el nuevo Radio 1 Club. [5] : 68 Sin embargo, no se llevaban bien con su nuevo baterista (Gillan posteriormente se refirió a él como "un personaje y medio" [3] : 54 ), quien finalmente fue despedido, reemplazado por el ex baterista de Outlaws Mick Underwood .
The group left MGM and signed with Chapter One records, releasing 'Lucky Sunday' in September 1968, which became their eighth single to fail to chart in the UK. Gillan hated the brass section on the record.[3]:54 "Mozart Vs The Rest" followed in February 1969. This was issued in response to hundreds of calls to BBC Radio 1 after the band performed it on air. Sadly this happened too late for it to chart. They also contributed "Gentlemen of the Park" to the soundtrack of the 1968 short film Les Bicyclettes de Belsize.
The band decided they needed to update their musical style from the pop-rock they had been playing into a heavier sound, and made a start on a début album but it was never finished.[5]:69 In June 1969 Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord came to see Episode Six play live in London, and then offered Gillan a job in Deep Purple. Glover helped Deep Purple out on a studio session and was also asked to join them. The pair helped Episode Six fulfil existing bookings in the short term, and then quit following their first gig with Deep Purple at the Speakeasy on 10 July.[5]:69
Episode Six carried on for a time with John Gustafson on bass and vocals. Sheila rehearsed with Pete Robinson, John Gustafson and Mick Underwood as a quartet, before they formed the trio Quatermass. Episode Six then played for a while with Sheila, Tony Lander, Dave Lawson (later of Greenslade) and Tony Dangerfield on bass. By the end of the year they were billed as Episode Six with Sheila Carter and then The Sheila Carter Band, and this continued off and on (mostly with gigs abroad) until 1974 with Sheila as the constant, before she went into session work.[citation needed]
A couple of singles recorded by Episode Six for Pye Records have been produced by Tony Reeves, a renowned bassist and one of founder members of Colosseum.[citation needed]
On 6 December 2015, for their 50th anniversary, the band reunited and performed in front of an audience of family and friends in London.
Personnel
Members
- Sheila Carter-Dimmock – vocals, keyboards (1964–1974)
- Tony Lander – guitar (1964–1974)
- Graham Carter-Dimmock – vocals, guitar (1964–1969)
- Roger Glover – bass guitar (1964–1969)
- Harvey Shield – drums (1964–1967)
- Andy Ross – vocals (1964–1965)
- Ian Gillan - voz (1965-1969)
- John Kerrison - batería (1967-1968)
- Mick Underwood - batería (1968-1972)
- John Gustafson - bajo, voz (1969-1972)
- Tony Dangerfield - bajo (1972-1974)
- Dave Lawson - batería (1972-1974)
Alineaciones
| 1964-1965 | 1965-1967 | 1967-1968 | 1968-1969 |
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Cronología
Discografia
Individual
- " Ponte en mi lugar " b / n "Eso es todo lo que quiero" (21 de enero de 1966)
- "Cuando escucho el sonido de las trompetas" en blanco y negro "El verdadero amor es divertido (de esa manera)" (29 de abril de 1966)
- " Here, There and Everywhere " b / w "Mighty Morris Ten" (19 de agosto de 1966)
- "Calentaré tu corazón" b / n "Incienso" (4 de noviembre de 1966) (como Sheila Carter y Episodio seis)
- "Love-Hate-Revenge" b/w "Baby, Baby, Baby" (3 February 1967)
- "Morning Dew" b/w "Sunshine Girl" (9 June 1967)
- "I Can See Through You" b/w "When I Fall In Love" (6 October 1967)
- "Little One" b/w "Wide Smiles" (3 May 1968) (as Episode)
- "Lucky Sunday" b/w "Mr. Universe" (25 October 1968)
- "Mozart Versus The Rest" b/w "Jak D'Or" (14 Feb. 1969)
Albums
- Put Yourself in My Place (1987)
- The Complete Episode Six: The Roots of Deep Purple (1991)
- The Radio 1 Club Sessions, Live 68/69 (1997)
- Cornflakes and Crazyfoam (2002)
- Love, Hate, Revenge (2005)
- Compilation albums of songs recorded between 1965 and 1969
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. Artist Biography by Richie Unterberger at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Robinson, Simon (1991). Deep Purple Anthology (Media notes). Deep Purple. EMI.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gillan, Ian; Cohen, David (1993). Child in Time : The Life Story of the Singer from Deep Purple. Smith Gryphon Limited. ISBN 1-85685-048-X.
- ^ a b c Deep Purple Appreciation Society. "Episode Six Discography". Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Thompson, Dave (2004). "5 : A New Episode in Rock". Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1550226188.
External links
- Episode Six discography at Discogs
- Deep-purple.net Episode Six members 1964–1969
- Deep-purple.net Episode Six discography
- English psychedelic rock music groups
- English pop music groups
- Musical groups established in 1964
- Musical groups disestablished in 1969
- Pye Records artists
- Ian Gillan
