STILL LIFE - Love song

A little known band which made one album published by label Vertigo. The album is a significant collector's item among fans of progressive music. The LP was printed with a gatefold sleeve. But only the titles of song and the name of the writers are written on the cover. Without line~up. The information about group are very difficult to find. This English foursome can be traced as far back as 68 with a single that sank almost without a trace, but their only album appeared in 71 on the legendary Vertigo label with the Swirl design and a 6360 catalogue number, which makes it very collectible and now fetches small fortunes. This album got a Cd release in the early 90's on the German label Repertoire (as most Vertigo releases did). They often toured with The Edgar Broughton Band and were a bit their protégé band. Musically speaking STILL LIFE is your standard prog quartet that also toured with TITUS GROAN and ARTHUR BROWN's KINGDOM COME and their sound is organ-dominated early British prog with a good bass thread so typical of that era that can now be considered proto-prog. With odd lyrics, and a rather strange gatefold artwork sleeve of a flowered skull (that could easily fitted a GRATEFULL DEAD album), STILL LIFE is a curiosity and enjoyable, but by no means an essential record and little is known of the future adventures (if any) of their members after having disbanded in the following years. Members : Martin Cure vocal Terry Howells keyboards Graham Amos bass Alan Savage drums Album : Still Life Vertigo 6360026 / UK / 1971 (The First press, "Big Swirl") Also issued: 1. LP, Vertigo-Philips, 6360 026, Germany, 1971, "Big Swirl" 2. LP, Vertigo-PolyGram, RJ-7266, Japan, 1977, "Spaceship", OBI rolled 3. LP, Akarma, AK 237, Italy, 2003 4. CD, Repertoire, REP 4198-WP, Germany, 1991 5. CD, Universal Victor, UICY-9053, Japan, 28.03.2001, "British Rock Legend Part 2" 6. CD, Akarma, AK 237, Italy, 2003, vinyl replica 7. CD, Repertoire, REP 5100, Germany, 01.12.2006, vinyl replica with poster, only 3000 copies 8. Cassette, Vertigo, 7138 026, UK, 1971 You ' ll also find Still Life on "Superheavey no.1" Vertigo 6360061, Peru, 1971, with songs: "Don't go", "Love song n.6". Side A 1. People in black (Howells) 2. Don't go (Howells/Cure) 3. October Whitches (Howells) Side B 4. Love song no.6 (Howells) 5. Dreams (Howells/Cure) 6. Time (Howells/Amos)