Thursday, March 26, 2009

Pesky Gee-Exclamation Mark




Info By Progarchives
Leicester septet Pesky Gee has an interesting history significant to prog that reaches back to 1966 when they started as a 'soul' band playing the club circuit. By 1969 when they released their one and only album 'Exclamation Mark' on Pye Records (intended to simply be '!' but for a record company mix-up), they had become what could be described as progressive rhythm 'n blues with a heavy sound in Jess "Zoot" Taylor's prominent Hammond organ and the scratchy guitar of Jim Gannon(replaced by Chris Dredge in the spring of '69). Also on board was Clive Jones with his sax and flute. Imitating Joplin and her Holding Co. and featuring the moody crooning of Kay Garret, the band was a quite competent ensemble that jammed as well as they covered others' material but with a distinct prog and jazz-rock inclination. The group broke-up in September 1969 and by 1970, had transformed into Black Widow with fewer members and a completely re-hauled format, and debuted 'Sacrifice(Check 07/12/08 Post)' that year.

Line-up
- Jim Gannon / guitar
- Jess Taylor / organ
- Kay Garret / lead vocals
- Clive Jones / saxophone
- Bob Bond / bass
- Clive Box / drums and percussion
- Kip Trevor / vocals

Pesky Gee-Exclamation Mark @320
1. Another Country (7:37)
2. Pigs Foots (4:39)
3. Season of the Witch (8:22)
4. A Place of Heartbreak (3:00)
5. Where is My Mind (3:00)
6. Piece of My Heart (2:50)
7. Dharma For One (4:02)
8. Peace of Mind (2:19)
9. Born To Be Wild (4:20)

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

thankyou, sounds interesting - steve.