Heads Hands & Feet was a British rock and country rock band.[1] It was formed in 1969 after the breakup of Poet and the One Man Band,[2] which included some of the same members (see Members below).
Heads Hands & Feet recorded their debut album, Home From Home, in 1970. Initially shelved by their label, it was finally released in 1996.
In 1971, their proper debut release, Heads Hands & Feet, was released as a single-disc record in Europe on Island Records, and as a double album in the United States on the Capitol Records label.[1]
While still relatively unknown, they served as the supporting act for Deep Purple's series of concerts from 5 to 8 March 1971 in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen, Scotland.[3] They were the opening act at a free concert in London's Hyde Park on 3 July 1971, which also featured Humble Pie and Grand Funk Railroad.[4][5]
In 1972, the band toured the United States.[6] Their second album, Tracks, received some critical acclaim.[1] But internal tensions in the band resulted in a break-up in December 1972, before the group's third release, Old Soldiers Never Die, in 1973.[1]
Other activitiesedit
Ray Smith and Tony Colton teamed with producer and composer Johnny Harris on several efforts, including co-writing and co-producing for Richard Harris and Shirley Bassey, as well as writing and performing the soundtrack for the 1970 BBC documentary, The World of Georgie Best.[7] In 1970, members of the group performed at the Royal Albert Hall with the Johnny Harris Orchestra for his 'Movements' concert, opening for Dionne Warwick.
Members of Heads Hands & Feet also provided the core backing for:
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^Smith, Richard Digby. "One, Two, Three, Four: The life and times of a recording studio engineer". Google Books. Kibworth, Leicestershire, England: The Book Guild Ltd. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 136. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
January 01, 1970
heads, hands, feet, british, rock, country, rock, band, formed, 1969, after, breakup, poet, band, which, included, some, same, members, members, below, originukgenrescountry, rockyears, active1969, 1973labelscapitolspinoff, ofpoet, bandpast, memberstony, colto. Heads Hands amp Feet was a British rock and country rock band 1 It was formed in 1969 after the breakup of Poet and the One Man Band 2 which included some of the same members see Members below Heads Hands amp FeetOriginUKGenresCountry rockYears active1969 1973LabelsCapitolSpinoff ofPoet and the One Man BandPast membersTony Colton Ray Smith Mike O Neill Albert Lee Chas Hodges Pete Gavin Contents 1 Music and performances 2 Other activities 3 Members 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 5 ReferencesMusic and performances editHeads Hands amp Feet recorded their debut album Home From Home in 1970 Initially shelved by their label it was finally released in 1996 In 1971 their proper debut release Heads Hands amp Feet was released as a single disc record in Europe on Island Records and as a double album in the United States on the Capitol Records label 1 While still relatively unknown they served as the supporting act for Deep Purple s series of concerts from 5 to 8 March 1971 in Glasgow Edinburgh Dundee and Aberdeen Scotland 3 They were the opening act at a free concert in London s Hyde Park on 3 July 1971 which also featured Humble Pie and Grand Funk Railroad 4 5 In 1972 the band toured the United States 6 Their second album Tracks received some critical acclaim 1 But internal tensions in the band resulted in a break up in December 1972 before the group s third release Old Soldiers Never Die in 1973 1 Other activities editRay Smith and Tony Colton teamed with producer and composer Johnny Harris on several efforts including co writing and co producing for Richard Harris and Shirley Bassey as well as writing and performing the soundtrack for the 1970 BBC documentary The World of Georgie Best 7 In 1970 members of the group performed at the Royal Albert Hall with the Johnny Harris Orchestra for his Movements concert opening for Dionne Warwick Members of Heads Hands amp Feet also provided the core backing for Shirley Bassey s album Something 1970 Richard Harris s single A Ballad of a Man Called Horse 1970 a still unissued Carl Wayne album 1970 Jerry Lee Lewis s album The Session Recorded in London with Great Artists recorded in London from 7 to 11 January 1973 Don Everly s Sunset Towers album 1974 Teresa Brewer s Rock Version of Music Music Music 1973 Members editTony Colton born Anthony George Chalk 11 February 1942 Tunbridge Wells Kent died 24 August 2020 vocals Pete Gavin born Peter Leslie Rowney 8 September 1946 Lewisham South East London drums Chas Hodges born Charles Nicholas Hodges 28 December 1943 Edmonton North London died 22 September 2018 bass vocals violin Albert Lee born Albert William Lee 21 December 1943 Willey Herefordshire lead guitar Mike O Neill born Michael O Neill 8 July 1938 Lowton Lancashire died 10 October 2013 Stevenage Hertfordshire keyboards 1970 1971 Ray Smith born Raymond Barry Smith 7 September 1943 London died 6 June 2022 rhythm guitar vocals bass Colton Smith and O Neill were previously members of the band Poet and the One Man Band Discography editStudio albums edit List of albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS 8 Heads Hands amp Feet Released 1971 Format LP Label Capitol Records 36 Tracks Released 1972 Format LP Label Capitol Records Old Soldiers Never Die Released 1973 Format LP Label Atlantic 56 1 References edit a b c d e Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1116 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Head Hands amp Feet Biography AllMusic Retrieved 24 September 2020 Also On The Bill Deep Purple Live Index Retrieved 30 August 2012 July 3 1971 The Hyde Park Free Concerts 1971 Retrieved 24 September 2020 Head Hands and Feet setlist Setlist fm The Setlist Wiki Retrieved 24 September 2020 Smith Richard Digby One Two Three Four The life and times of a recording studio engineer Google Books Kibworth Leicestershire England The Book Guild Ltd Retrieved 24 September 2020 Broadcast BBC Programme Index Genome ch bbc co uk Retrieved 10 September 2021 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 136 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heads Hands 26 Feet amp oldid 1216970036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
