Skin Alley — Two Quid Deal 1972 (UK, Progressive Rock,jazz rock)

Skin Alley — Two Quid Deal? 1972 (UK, Progressive Rock,jazz rock)


In late 1970, Thomas Crimble and Alvin Pope left the band (the former joining Hawkwind) and were replaced by Nick Graham (ex-Atomic Rooster) and Tony Knight (ex-Bronx Cheer, Chessmen), respectively. Skin Alley's 1972 switch to Transatlantic was marked by the release of their third album, Two Quid Deal?, which brought the band recognition in America.Following CBS bailing out on Skin Alley, the band carried on regardless, gigging across the country and even getting a slot on the legendary Glastonbury Fayre Festival and subsequent live album. To help entice a new label, the band entered Trident Studios in London to lay down some new material under the guidance of the then largely unknown producer Roy Thomas Baker. Drawing on material from the unreleased Stop Versuschka album, the group recorded an expanded version of Sun Music which helped ink the deal with Transatlantic Records, originally a folk label that had recently started diversifying into more progressive music by signing such artists as Stray and Peter Bardens. Upon signing the deal, the quartet, Bob James, Krzystof Juskiewucz, Nick Graham and Tony Knight, immediately settled into Rockfield Studios with regular producer Fritz Fryer to record their third album proper.

Opening number Nick's Seven showed the band in a new light. A muscular rock number with James in fine form with his lead guitar attack which lead the way for the new direction the band were heading in; away from the blues and jazz of the CBS
01. A Final Coat — 0:00

02. Bad Words And Evil People — 5:07

03. Graveyard Shuffle — 10:24

04. Nick’s Seven — 15:08

05. Skin Valley Serenade — 20:11

06. So Glad — 23:54

07. So Many People — 29:17

08. Sun Music — 35:16

09. The Demagogue — 39:36


Personnel:

Bob James — electric & acoustic guitar, alto saxophone, flute, vocals
Krzysztof Henryk Juskiewicz — Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, accordion
Nick Graham — bass, piano, electric piano, flute, vocals
Tony Knight — drums, percussion, backing vocals
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Fritz Fryer — engineer, producer


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