Week of December 29th, 1996
Introducing: Alex's Picks!
Each week, you will see a different album cover and some information on the featured album, such as year of release, lineup and sometimes a brief history of how this particular band/album had come about...
Today's featured album: "A Time of Change" by an early 1970s British pop group, Blue Mink.
Blue Mink's lineup was:
Herbie Flowers - bass guitar Alan Parker - lead & rhythm guitar Barry Morgan - drums & percussion Richard Coulam - piano and organ Madeline Bell - vocals Roger Cook - vocals
When four UK session men, a leading songwriter and an in-demand girl singer pooled their resources in 1969, the result was a new hit group, Blue Mink. The original lineup comprised: Madeline Bell (vocals), Roger Cook (vocals), Roger Coulam (organ), Herbie Flowers (bass) and Barry Morgan (drums). With Cook and Roger Greenway (alias David and Jonathan) providing the material, the group enjoyed the run of hits from 1969 - 1973 beginning with the catchy, anti-racist plea 'Melting Pot' and continuing with 'Good Morning Freedom', 'Our World', 'Banner Man', 'Stay With Me', 'By The Devil' and 'Randy'. With so much talent and experience in the group it seemed inevitable that they would drift off into extra-curricular projects, and when the hits stopped, they enjoyed continued success as session musicians, writers and soloists.
Blue Mink (1969) A Time of Change (1972) Live at the Talk of the Town (1972) Only When I Laugh (1973) Fruity (1974) Attention (1975) Compilation: "Collection: Blue Mink" (1978)
(from "The Guinness Who's Who of Seventies Music", Guinness Publishing, UK, ISBN: 0-85112-727-4)