BANDS:
- Pete Brown Band [1977]
- Roger Chapman & The Shortlist [Feb 79-Dec 80]
- Roger Chapman & The Shortlist [Dec 95-May 01]
- Gilbert O´Sullivan Band [01-02]
- Pete Brown Band [Dec 02]
- Bernie Marsden Band [Mar 03]
- The Barrelhouse Blues Orchestra
- Arthur Louis Band [Feb 04]
- Gilbert O´Sullivan Band [Nov 04]
- Roger Chapman & The Shortlist [2007]
BIOGRAPHY:
Fantastic vocalist, she has sung for some of the best. I still have to work in her bio, but meanwhile it serves as my tribute to her abilities.
PETE BROWN BAND
In 1977, this was the Pete Brown Band with an atypical lineup (no guitar or drums):
This was the lineup for Pete Brown´s new venture, called Back To The Front:
There was no permanent guitarist, but Laurence Juber did some of the gigs.
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PETE BROWN BAND #? |
1977 |
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Pete Brown vocals | Dill Katz bass | Ian Lynn keyboards | Lyn Makinell keyboards | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
This was the lineup for Pete Brown´s new venture, called Back To The Front:
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PETE BROWN BAND #? |
Dec 02 |
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Pete Brown vocals, percussion | Dill Katz bass | Ian Lynn keyboards | Bimbo Acock horns | Jeff Seopardie drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals | + | Laurence Juber guitar, sometimes |
There was no permanent guitarist, but Laurence Juber did some of the gigs.
ROGER CHAPMAN AND THE SHORTLIST
Roger Chapman was assembling a live band for promoting his brand new album Chappo. This was the superb live band, from February 1979 to March 1979, under the name Roger Chapman's Shortlist:
A killer lineup for a great artist!
More than 30 years later, a live album appeared, The loft tapes volume 1.
During March 1979, the lineup is augmented by Roger´s mate, the wonderful Bobby Tench:
More gigs during April 1979:
After that, Clem leaves the band.
Roger gets one of my favourite guitar players, Geoff Whitehorn, who stayed several years in Roger´s team. This lineup remained together from June 1979 to August 1979:
Next step was to record a live album, Live in Hamburg includes energetic renditions of The Rolling Stones ('Let's spend the night together'), Mickey Jupp ('Short list'), and the r'n'classic ´I keep forgettin´´.
But Mel Collins leaves after the tour is over.
New recruitment is Nick Pentelow on sax. From August 79 to December 1980, this is the new, stable lineup:
Micky Moody guested with the band during the gigs in April 1980.
Next album was Mail order magic, recorded with these musicians: Geoff Whitehorn (guitar), Jerome Rimson (bass), John Wetton (bass), Tim Hinkley (keyboards), Poli Palmer (keyboards), Les Binks (drums), John Halsey (drums), Mitch Mitchell (drums).
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #1 |
Feb 79-Mar 79 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Clem Clempson guitar | Tim Hinkley keyboards | Jerome Rimson bass | Raf Ravenscroft sax | Stretch drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Kathi O´Donoghue backing vocals |
A killer lineup for a great artist!
More than 30 years later, a live album appeared, The loft tapes volume 1.
During March 1979, the lineup is augmented by Roger´s mate, the wonderful Bobby Tench:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #2 |
Mar 79 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Clem Clempson guitar | Bobby Tench guitar, vocals | Tim Hinkley keyboards | Jerome Rimson bass | Raf Ravenscroft sax | Stretch drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Kathi O´Donoghue backing vocals |
More gigs during April 1979:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #3 |
Apr 79 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Clem Clempson guitar | Tim Hinkley keyboards | Jerome Rimson bass | Stretch drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Kathi O´Donoghue backing vocals |
After that, Clem leaves the band.
Roger gets one of my favourite guitar players, Geoff Whitehorn, who stayed several years in Roger´s team. This lineup remained together from June 1979 to August 1979:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #4 |
Jun 79-Aug 79 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Geoff Whitehorn guitar | Tim Hinkley keyboards | Jerome Rimson bass | Mel Collins sax | Stretch drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Kathi O´Donoghue backing vocals |
Next step was to record a live album, Live in Hamburg includes energetic renditions of The Rolling Stones ('Let's spend the night together'), Mickey Jupp ('Short list'), and the r'n'classic ´I keep forgettin´´.
But Mel Collins leaves after the tour is over.
New recruitment is Nick Pentelow on sax. From August 79 to December 1980, this is the new, stable lineup:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #5 |
Aug 79-Dec 80 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Geoff Whitehorn guitar | Tim Hinkley keyboards | Jerome Rimson bass | Nick Pentelow sax | Stretch drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Kathi O´Donoghue backing vocals | + | Micky Moody guitar - guest in April 1980 |
Micky Moody guested with the band during the gigs in April 1980.
Next album was Mail order magic, recorded with these musicians: Geoff Whitehorn (guitar), Jerome Rimson (bass), John Wetton (bass), Tim Hinkley (keyboards), Poli Palmer (keyboards), Les Binks (drums), John Halsey (drums), Mitch Mitchell (drums).
AND THEN...
I haven´t found info about bands with Helen during a long period, so any info would be very welcomed.
ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST (again)
In December 1995, Helen Hardy comes back to the band:
In April 1996, Roger plays some gigs to showcase his then new album, Kiss my soul, with a small band (the tour would include more musicians):
A live album appeared much later, in 2009, from these shows, The loft tapes volume 3.
The Shortlist, from April 96 to April 1997:
This is the lineup for The Shortlist around May 97, with Chris Parren replacing their usual keyboardist, Ian Gibbons, as he was not available that month:
The Shortlist from Jun 97 to 1998:
This was the Shortlist around Spring 99:
New lineup from Summer 99 until August 99:
The Shortlist from September to October 1999:
In April 2000, the great Miller Anderson join forces with Roger Chapman:
But in August 2000, Steve Simpson is back in the band:
New band for Roger Chapman around December 2000:
From March 2001 to May 2001, Andy Hamilton joins Roger Chapman:
Finally, after many years together, Helen Hardy leaves the band.
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #33 |
Dec 95 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Laurie Wisefield guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | Dieter Falk keyboards | Pat Crumly sax | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
In April 1996, Roger plays some gigs to showcase his then new album, Kiss my soul, with a small band (the tour would include more musicians):
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #34 |
Apr 96 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Dieter Falk keyboards | Pat Crumly sax | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
A live album appeared much later, in 2009, from these shows, The loft tapes volume 3.
The Shortlist, from April 96 to April 1997:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #35 |
Apr 96-Apr 97 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Laurie Wisefield guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | Pat Crumly sax | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
This is the lineup for The Shortlist around May 97, with Chris Parren replacing their usual keyboardist, Ian Gibbons, as he was not available that month:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #36 |
May 97 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Laurie Wisefield guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Chris Parren keyboards | Pat Crumly sax | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
The Shortlist from Jun 97 to 1998:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #37 |
Jun 97-1998 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Laurie Wisefield guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | Pat Crumly sax | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
This was the Shortlist around Spring 99:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #38 |
Spring 99 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Laurie Wisefield guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Paul Hirsh keyboards | Pat Crumly sax | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
New lineup from Summer 99 until August 99:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #39 |
Summer 99-Aug 99 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Laurie Wisefield guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | Pat Crumly sax | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
The Shortlist from September to October 1999:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #40 |
Sep 99-Oct 99 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Laurie Wisefield guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
In April 2000, the great Miller Anderson join forces with Roger Chapman:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #41 |
Apr 00-? |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Miller Anderson guitar | Anthony Glynne guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | Mick Clewes drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
But in August 2000, Steve Simpson is back in the band:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #42 |
Aug 00-Nov 00 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
New band for Roger Chapman around December 2000:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #43 |
Dec 2000 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | Mark Feltham harmonica | Geoff Dunn drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
From March 2001 to May 2001, Andy Hamilton joins Roger Chapman:
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #44 |
Mar 01-May 01 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | Mark Feltham harmonica | Andy Hamilton sax | Geoff Dunn drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
Finally, after many years together, Helen Hardy leaves the band.
GILBERT O´SULLIVAN BAND
Gilbert O´Sullivan used this small backing band for a tour in Ireland in 2001:
Gilbert O´Sullivan used the same musicians for the 2002 British tour:
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GILBERT O´SULLIVAN BAND #? |
2001 |
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Gilbert O´Sullivan vocals, keyboards | Mick Parker keyboards, accordion | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Eve Naylor backing vocals |
Gilbert O´Sullivan used the same musicians for the 2002 British tour:
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GILBERT O´SULLIVAN BAND #? |
2002 |
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Gilbert O´Sullivan vocals, keyboards | Mick Parker keyboards, accordion | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Eve Naylor backing vocals |
PETE BROWN & THE INTEROCETERS
At the end of the 90s, Pete Brown called his band The Interoceters again. These were the musicians in December 2002:
An album called Live was recorded then, and finally released in 2004.
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PETE BROWN BAND #? |
Dec 02 |
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Pete Brown vocals | Mo Nazzam guitar | David Hadley bass | Dave Moore keyboards | Simon Edgoose drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Rietta Austin backing vocals |
An album called Live was recorded then, and finally released in 2004.
BERNIE MARSDEN BAND
This was the Bernie Marsden Band in March 2003:
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BERNIE MARSDEN BAND #? |
Mar 2003 |
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Bernie Marsden guitar, vocals | John Gordon bass | Nigel Neill keyboards | Gabriel Garrick trumpet | Nick Payn sax | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
THE BARRELHOUSE BLUES ORCHESTRA
A mega project assembled by the late guitarist Paul Hart in January 2003, the orchestra has included great players, but with more than 20 members, trying to get accurate info about lineups is almost impossible. These are some of the musicians that have belonged to the orchestra:
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THE BARRELHOUSE BLUES ORCHESTRA #? |
? |
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Paul Hart † guitar | Marcus Marriot conductor | Johnny Mars vocals | Chris Lonergan bass | Gren Fraser keyboards | Steve Smith keyboards | Alan Jenkins trumpet | Andy Urquart trumpet | Jon Dart trumpet | Howie Casey sax | Peter Bettle sax | Dave Burgess sax | Clive Ashley sax | Steve Hayes trombone | Lucy-Ann Allen violin | Chas Dickie cello | Alan Edwards drums | Helen Hardy vocals | Victoria Hardy vocals | Sheila McKinley vocals | + others unknown to me |
ARTHUR LOUIS BAND
In February 2004, Les Davidson assembles an all-star band with great musicians to back Arthur Louis:
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ARTHUR LOUIS BAND #? |
Feb 2004 |
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Arthur Louis guitar, vocals | Les Davidson guitar | John McKenzie bass | Peter Stone † keyboards | Nick Payn sax | Blair Cunningham drums | Noel McCalla backing vocals | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
GILBERT O´SULLIVAN BAND (again)
This was Gilbert O´Sullivan Band in his British tour around November 2004:
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GILBERT O´SULLIVAN BAND #? |
Nov 04 |
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Gilbert O´Sullivan vocals, keyboards | Mick Parker keyboards, accordion | Julian Webster Greaves sax, flute, harmonica | Helen Hardy backing vocals | Victoria Hardy backing vocals |
ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST (again)
This was Roger Chapman & The Shortlist in April 2007:
Apart from that, Helen is mother to two daughter singers: Holly Hardy and Victoria Hardy (the latter appears with Helen in The Barrelhouse Blues Orchestra and with Gilbert O´Sullivan - read above). The saga goes on. Great.
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ROGER CHAPMAN & THE SHORTLIST #? |
Apr 07 |
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Roger Chapman vocals | Steve Simpson guitar, violin | Micky Moody guitar | Gary Twigg bass | Ian Gibbons keyboards | John Lingwood drums | Helen Hardy backing vocals |
Apart from that, Helen is mother to two daughter singers: Holly Hardy and Victoria Hardy (the latter appears with Helen in The Barrelhouse Blues Orchestra and with Gilbert O´Sullivan - read above). The saga goes on. Great.
DISCOGRAPHY: (15 albums known to me - Status: Completed)
ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (12 credits)
- The Loft tapes volume 3 - Roger Chapman & The Shortlist ( - )
- Members: Roger Chapman, Pat Crumly, Dieter Falk, Helen Hardy, Steve Simpson
- Comments: Recorded live in April 1996 for the presentation of the album Kiss my soul.
- The Loft tapes volume 1 - Roger Chapman & The Shortlist ( - )
- Members: Roger Chapman, Clem Clempson, Helen Hardy, Tim Hinkley, Kathi O´Donoghue, Raf Ravenscroft, Jerome Rimson, Stretch
- Comments: Recorded in Chapman´s first solo tour, at Manchester University in March 1979.
- Things may come and things may go - Piblokto! (1970)
- Members: Pete Brown, Helen Hardy, Dill Katz, Ian Lynn
- Guests: Bimbo Acock, Lyn Makinell, Jeff Seopardie
- Comments: CD reissue contains bonus tracks.
- Live in Hamburg - Roger Chapman And The Shortlist (08/1979)
- Members: Roger Chapman, Mel Collins, Helen Hardy, Tim Hinkley, Kathi O´Donoghue, Jerome Rimson, Stretch, Geoff Whitehorn
- Comments: live album.
- My opinion: Fantastic! I love it from start to finish.
- Party in the rain - Pete Brown & Ian Lynn (1983)
- Members: Bimbo Acock, Pete Brown, Helen Hardy, Dill Katz, Ian Lynn, Jeff Seopardie
- Guests: Les Davidson, Steve Glover, Jim Mullen, Jerome Rimson, Phil Ryan, Rob Tait, John ´Pugwash´ Weathers (RIP: Graham Bond, Roger Bunn, Dave Thompson)
- Technical: Tim Young
- Comments: The album was originally recorded in 1976, but released in 1983. CD reissue contains 5 bonus tracks.
- Ardours Of The Lost Rake - Pete Brown & Phil Ryan (1991)
- Members: Bimbo Acock, Pete Brown, Helen Hardy, Phil Ryan
- Guests: John McKenzie (RIP: Ephraim Lewis)
- The Land that Cream forgot - Pete Brown / Phil Ryan (04/1996)
- Members: Bimbo Acock, Pete Brown, Helen Hardy, Phil Ryan
- Guests: Claude Deppa, Bob Jenkins, John McKenzie, Jim Mullen (RIP: Dick Heckstall-Smith, Ephraim Lewis)
- A Turn unstoned? - Roger Chapman And The Shortlist (1998)
- Members: Roger Chapman, Pat Crumly, Dieter Falk, Mark Feltham, Ian Gibbons, Helen Hardy, John Lingwood, Steve Simpson, Gary Twigg, Laurie Wisefield
- Guests: Keith Airey, Graham Broad, Andy Bush, Melvyn Duffy, Alan Dunn, Spike Edney, Steve Hamilton, Jamie Moses, Zoe Nicholas, Steve Stroud, Susie Webb, Paul Weimar
- In my own time (live) - Roger Chapman And The Shortlist (1999)
- Members: Roger Chapman, Pat Crumly, Ian Gibbons, Anthony Glynne, Helen Hardy, John Lingwood, Steve Simpson, Gary Twigg, Mick Weaver, Laurie Wisefield
- Comments: Double live CD.
- Rollin´ and tumblin´ - Roger Chapman And The Shortlist (2001)
- Members: Roger Chapman, Geoff Dunn, Mark Feltham, Ian Gibbons, Helen Hardy, Steve Simpson, Gary Twigg
- Comments: Live album.
- Moth to a flame - Roger Chapman (02/2001)
- Members: Roger Chapman, Mel Collins, Alan Coulter, Helen Hardy, Tim Hinkley, Kathi O´Donoghue, Nick Pentelow, Jerome Rimson, Stretch, Geoff Whitehorn (RIP: Boz Burrell)
- Live - Pete Brown & The Interoceters (2005)
- Members: Rietta Austin, Pete Brown, Simon Edgoose, David Hadley, Helen Hardy, Dave Moore, Mo Nazzam
- Technical: Les Davidson
- Comments: Recorded live in December 2002, it was released in 2005.
- My opinion: Very nice live album, with good guitar work by Mo Nazzam. Fantastic version of Pete´s old tune ´Thousands on a raft´, it also includes 3 classics from Cream repertoire.
- Before singing lessons 1969-1977 - Pete Brown (1987)
- Members: Bimbo Acock, Pete Bailey, Brian Breeze, Pete Brown, Derek Foley, Steve Glover, Helen Hardy, Delisle Harper, Charlie Hart, Dill Katz, George Khan, Ian Lynn, Jim Mullen, Roger ´Butch´ Potter, Phil Ryan, Jeff Seopardie, Chris Spedding, Ed Spevock, Rob Tait, John ´Pugwash´ Weathers, Ray Taff Williams (RIP: Graham Bond, Roger Bunn, Dave Thompson)
- Guests: Maurice Adamson, Jeff Allen, Jeff Beck, Jack Bruce, Les Davidson, Lyn Dobson, Tom Duffy, Tony Fernandez, Bob Jackson, Alan Mair, Max Middleton, John Mumford, Alan Ross (RIP: Dick Heckstall-Smith)
- Comments: 2LP compilation with many unreleased tracks.
- Trust - Trust (1983)
- Members: Norbert Krief
- Guests: Bimbo Acock, Helen Hardy, Max Middleton (RIP: Kenny Moore)
- Tropicalism - Nicolas Matar (03/2002)
- Guests: Les Davidson, Helen Hardy, Dai Pritchard, Jeff Walker
WHAT'S NEW:
05/January/2010 - Page added to the blog.
07/November/1999 - Original page written by me (in the old site).
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Helen Hardy mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Roger Chapman (7)
Bimbo Acock (6)
Pete Brown (6)
Les Davidson (4)
Jerome Rimson (4)
Phil Ryan (4)
Steve Simpson (4)
Pat Crumly (3)
Tom Davidson (3)
Ian Gibbons (3)
Page created by Miguel Terol on: 07/November/1999 - Last modified on: 23/July/2010. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
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