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Quantum Jump

January 01, 1970

This article is about the pop group. For the concept in physics or chemistry, see Atomic electron transition. For the technique in computational physics, see Quantum jump method.

Quantum Jump were a 1970s British band, consisting of singer and keyboard player Rupert Hine, guitarist Mark Warner, bass player John G. Perry (then of Caravan), and drummer Trevor Morais (who had previously played in The Peddlers). The band is best remembered for its 1979 UK hit single "The Lone Ranger".[1]

Career edit

Quantum Jump were formed in 1973 at Farmyard rehearsal studios by Trevor Morais and Jeffrey Levinson. The idea for the name came from a conversation Rupert Hine had with Anthony Stern, an ex-Cambridge University friend and filmmaker. "He had told me about the relatively recent discovery at Cambridge of the manner in which an electron's energy increases and decreases, not linearly as had been long assumed, but in a discrete step, known as a "quantum". The term "quantum jump" (later to be commonly referred to as "quantum leap") was coined by the Cambridge team. I preferred "jump", as it had more of a "soul / funk" music connotation".

Quantum Jump's sound was a hybrid of fusion, funk, and jazz rock. The first album was written and arranged in 1973–1974, and recorded (with equipment hired from AIR London) at Farmyard. Hine produced the sessions, with Steve Nye as sound engineer. The sessions were independently financed by Jeffrey Levinson (of Mountain Fjord) but, explained Hine, after some 18 months of managerial and contractual problems, the rights to the album were sold to The Electric Record Company in 1975. The label's MD, Jeremy Thomas, believed that the song "The Lone Ranger" was a potential hit single if only it had something more "interesting" for the intro.

Hine picked up on his remark and sang the longest word in the world (listed in The Guinness Book of Records) a capella, replacing the original intro to the song altogether.[2] The word in question, taken from the language of the Maori, New Zealand's indigenous people, was the name of the hill Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukaka­piki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­ki­tana­tahu in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. On the record, the word (made to sound as if it were Native American, in keeping with the Lone Ranger and Tonto theme) is chanted as follows:

Taumata-whaka-tangi-hanga-kuayuwo
tamate-aturi-pukaku-piki-maunga
horonuku-pokaiawhen-uaka-tana-tahu
mataku-atanganu-akawa-miki-tora

"The Lone Ranger" was first released in 1976. After it was chosen as Tony Blackburn's BBC Radio 1 "Record of the Week" (the nationwide morning radio show with the highest ratings in the UK at the time), it was banned when some fragments of lyrics were deemed to contain references to drugs and homosexuality. The BBC stopped playing the record, and it failed to chart. Disillusionment with the length of time it had taken to get the original record deal, and the lack of any really cohesive management, led to guitarist Mark Warner's decision to leave and join Cat Stevens' live band.

Quantum Jump soldiered on for a second album, recorded in late 1976 as a trio with the help of various musician friends, most notably Caravan multi-instrumentalist Geoffrey Richardson. Barracuda was released in April 1977, coinciding with the band going out on the road for a couple of UK tours with Roye Albrighton (of Nektar) on guitar. The album had been expensive to record, and when it did not sell well enough, Quantum Jump disbanded at the end of 1977.

The band would, however, make an unexpected return two years later when a re-release of "The Lone Ranger" single became an unexpected hit. The song had been widely played by Kenny Everett on both his radio and TV shows. Re-released in 1979, it eventually reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart[3] and number 67 in Australia.[4] The band (including Mark Warner) reconvened for an appearance on Top of the Pops. A third Quantum Jump album was released to coincide with this unexpected "smash" single. Titled Mixing, it was essentially a collection of the best tracks from the first two albums, albeit heavily reworked and remixed.

Hine went on to become the producer of more than 100 albums for artists as varied as Tina Turner, Bob Geldof, Chris de Burgh, the Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Rush, the Waterboys, Suzanne Vega, Duncan Sheik, the Fixx and Howard Jones. He would also appear to form another band in the mid-1980s, called Thinkman, but this was simply another name for his solo recordings. In addition, there is the Soundtrack album Better Off Dead on A&M Records, featuring Rupert Hine, Cy Curnin (the Fixx), Martin Ansell, Terri Nunn, Thinkman, and E. G. Daily. The production is centered on Rupert Hine, and this is the first appearance of Thinkman.

Discography edit

Albums edit

  • Quantum Jump (1976)
  • Barracuda (1977)
  • Mixing (remix collection, 1979)

Singles edit

Year Title UK
[5]
1976 "The Lone Ranger" 5 (1979)
"No American Starship" —
1977 "(Oh My Lord) Don't Look Now" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Christopher. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ Tony Augarde (2003). The Oxford Guide to Word Games (2nd, illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198662648.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 444. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 242. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "QUANTUM JUMP - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

External links edit

  • Rupert Hine
  • Mark Warner
  • Quantum Jump discography at Discogs  
  • Allmusic.com

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the pop group For the concept in physics or chemistry see Atomic electron transition For the technique in computational physics see Quantum jump method This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Quantum Jump news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Quantum Jump were a 1970s British band consisting of singer and keyboard player Rupert Hine guitarist Mark Warner bass player John G Perry then of Caravan and drummer Trevor Morais who had previously played in The Peddlers The band is best remembered for its 1979 UK hit single The Lone Ranger 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 References 4 External linksCareer editQuantum Jump were formed in 1973 at Farmyard rehearsal studios by Trevor Morais and Jeffrey Levinson The idea for the name came from a conversation Rupert Hine had with Anthony Stern an ex Cambridge University friend and filmmaker He had told me about the relatively recent discovery at Cambridge of the manner in which an electron s energy increases and decreases not linearly as had been long assumed but in a discrete step known as a quantum The term quantum jump later to be commonly referred to as quantum leap was coined by the Cambridge team I preferred jump as it had more of a soul funk music connotation Quantum Jump s sound was a hybrid of fusion funk and jazz rock The first album was written and arranged in 1973 1974 and recorded with equipment hired from AIR London at Farmyard Hine produced the sessions with Steve Nye as sound engineer The sessions were independently financed by Jeffrey Levinson of Mountain Fjord but explained Hine after some 18 months of managerial and contractual problems the rights to the album were sold to The Electric Record Company in 1975 The label s MD Jeremy Thomas believed that the song The Lone Ranger was a potential hit single if only it had something more interesting for the intro Hine picked up on his remark and sang the longest word in the world listed in The Guinness Book of Records a capella replacing the original intro to the song altogether 2 The word in question taken from the language of the Maori New Zealand s indigenous people was the name of the hill Taumata whakatangihanga koauau o tamatea turi pukaka piki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua ki tana tahu in Hawke s Bay New Zealand On the record the word made to sound as if it were Native American in keeping with the Lone Ranger and Tonto theme is chanted as follows Taumata whaka tangi hanga kuayuwo tamate aturi pukaku piki maunga horonuku pokaiawhen uaka tana tahu mataku atanganu akawa miki tora The Lone Ranger was first released in 1976 After it was chosen as Tony Blackburn s BBC Radio 1 Record of the Week the nationwide morning radio show with the highest ratings in the UK at the time it was banned when some fragments of lyrics were deemed to contain references to drugs and homosexuality The BBC stopped playing the record and it failed to chart Disillusionment with the length of time it had taken to get the original record deal and the lack of any really cohesive management led to guitarist Mark Warner s decision to leave and join Cat Stevens live band Quantum Jump soldiered on for a second album recorded in late 1976 as a trio with the help of various musician friends most notably Caravan multi instrumentalist Geoffrey Richardson Barracuda was released in April 1977 coinciding with the band going out on the road for a couple of UK tours with Roye Albrighton of Nektar on guitar The album had been expensive to record and when it did not sell well enough Quantum Jump disbanded at the end of 1977 The band would however make an unexpected return two years later when a re release of The Lone Ranger single became an unexpected hit The song had been widely played by Kenny Everett on both his radio and TV shows Re released in 1979 it eventually reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart 3 and number 67 in Australia 4 The band including Mark Warner reconvened for an appearance on Top of the Pops A third Quantum Jump album was released to coincide with this unexpected smash single Titled Mixing it was essentially a collection of the best tracks from the first two albums albeit heavily reworked and remixed Hine went on to become the producer of more than 100 albums for artists as varied as Tina Turner Bob Geldof Chris de Burgh the Thompson Twins Stevie Nicks Rush the Waterboys Suzanne Vega Duncan Sheik the Fixx and Howard Jones He would also appear to form another band in the mid 1980s called Thinkman but this was simply another name for his solo recordings In addition there is the Soundtrack album Better Off Dead on A amp M Records featuring Rupert Hine Cy Curnin the Fixx Martin Ansell Terri Nunn Thinkman and E G Daily The production is centered on Rupert Hine and this is the first appearance of Thinkman Discography editAlbums edit Quantum Jump 1976 Barracuda 1977 Mixing remix collection 1979 Singles edit Year Title UK 5 1976 The Lone Ranger 5 1979 No American Starship 1977 Oh My Lord Don t Look Now denotes releases that did not chart References edit Evans Christopher Biography AllMusic Retrieved 15 April 2022 Tony Augarde 2003 The Oxford Guide to Word Games 2nd illustrated ed Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198662648 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 444 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 242 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 QUANTUM JUMP full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 15 April 2022 External links editRupert Hine Mark Warner Quantum Jump discography at Discogs nbsp Allmusic com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quantum Jump amp oldid 1164727299, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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