Taylor — Taylor 1972 (New Zealand, Country, Blues Rock)

Taylor — Taylor 1972 (New Zealand, Country, Blues Rock)

"Taylor was a Wellington-based rock band formed in 1971. Although only around for two short years, the band produced one excellent, and now very rare album. All members of the group had professional experience and came from varying backgrounds, and Taylor provided them with a stepping stone to better things.

Keith Norris and Clint Brown had been playing together since 1969, starting in Wellington's Rebirth. In mid-1970, the pair left and headed to Australia, thereby ending Rebirth, and they joined up with expatriates Dave Brown and Milton Parker to form Tangent. This group disbanded in March 1971 and Brown and Norris returned to Wellington, where they joined up with guitarist Kevin Bayley, keyboardist Steve McDonald and guitarist Rick White, to form Taylor.

Kevin Bayley had been playing lead guitar with Chapta for a period in 1970. Steve McDonald had previously played with his brother Eddie in a group from Wellington called the Strangers, before joining Dizzy Limit in 1966. He stayed with them during the transition to Timberjack in 1970, before moving on to Taylor. Rick White probably had the longest introduction. He started back in 1964, while still at school, with a Wellington pop called the Relics. They recorded a single in 1966, disbanding shortly afterward, with Rick going on to form Tom Thumb. He stayed with them until 1970 and then joined Farmyard for a short time, before becoming part of Taylor.

Taylor had moderate success, releasing a single "Hard Life"/"Simpson's World" in 1971, recording an excellent self-titled album which contained both songs from the single, in 1972 and also securing a much sought after residency at John's Place in Auckland.

Tracks:

01. Good Time Woman - 0:00

02. Span The Ocean - 4:12

03. Simpsons World - 9:02

04. Hard Life - 15:23

05. Time - 19:11

06. Brand New County Show - 27:01

07. Brand New Road - 30:24


Personnel:

Kevin Bayley - lead guitar, lead vocals
Rick White - electric bass (03-05)
Clinton Brown - fuzz electric bass, guitar (01, 02, 06, 07)
Steve McDonald – electric piano, percussion, lead vocals
Keith Norris - drums, percussion
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Frank Douglas - engineer
Taylor - producer