Top Topham ‎– Ascension Heights 1970 (UK, Blues Rock)

Top Topham ‎– Ascension Heights 1970 (UK, Blues Rock)


A project by the guitarist of the legendary "The Yardbirds".Anthony "Top" Topham (3 July 1947 – 23 January 2023) was an English musician and visual artist who was best known as a blues guitarist and also for being the first lead guitarist of The Yardbirds.Topham left the band before they achieved mainstream popularity and was replaced by Eric Clapton, the first of three lead guitarists from the Yardbirds to gain an international reputation (the other two being Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page).

Aside from his musical career, Topham also worked as an interior designer and painter.

Tracks:

01. Sawbuk — 0:00

02. Mini-Minor-Mo — 2:19

03. Hop House — 4:33

04. Ridin' The Blinds — 8:11

05. Hot Ginger — 10:44

06. Funks Elegy — 14:53

07. Ascension Heights — 18:03

08. Tuxedo Junction — 21:43

09. Globetrotting' — 25:00

10. Spider Drag — 28:52

11. Mean Old Pullman — 31:13

12. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) — 33:28


Personnel:

Top Topham (Anthony Topham) — lead guitar, percussion
Rick Hayward — rhythm guitar
Brian Odgers, Eddie Tripp, Herbie Flowers — bass
Pete Wingfield, Steve Gray — piano, organ
Don Honeywell — baritone saxophone
Duster Bennett - accordion
David McCallum — strings
Alan Skidmore, Danny Moss, Steve Gregory, Tony Coe — tenor saxophone
Chris Pyne, Danny Elwood, Jack Thirlwell — trombones
Butch Hudson, Greg Bowen, Nigel Carter — trumpet
Terry Noonan - trumpet, arranger
John Marshall - drums
Colin Allen - drums (04)
Mike Vernon — producer, percussion