T2 evolved from an earlier band, Neon Pearl, which was led by their drummer, Pete Dunton. Dunton was by 1968 a member of Please, which also included fellow Neon Pearl member Bernard Jinks. When that band broke up in 1969, due to Dunton's joining Gun alongside Adrian Gurvitz, Jinks became a member of Bulldog Breed.
Career
T2 was formed when Dunton reunited with bassist Jinks, and late period Bulldog Breed guitarist, Keith Cross. The trio played a form of psychedelic or proto-prog rock, which was similar in content to that played by the earlier bands its members had been in. T2 were formed and managed by John Morphew, who had previously managed Bulldog Breed; he financed the formation and successfully signed them to Decca for the then enormous sum of £10,000 in advance royalties and steered their path to what should have been a successful career. However, internal strife caused Morphew to give up on the band and leave them to their own devices.
Recording It'll All Work Out in Boomland, the trio played a series of successful dates, including an appearance on BBC 2 and returned to the studio to begin work on their follow-up. However, the number of LPs pressed was limited and associated publicity was poor, hence finding a copy in a record shop was difficult. (As a result, the rarity of the album meant that a mint copy of the LP some 20 years later would be quoted at around £200). In 1972, while recording material for their second album, T2 disbanded due to internal conflict. The breakup caused the unfinished album to be shelved until the early 1990s.
It'll All Work Out in Boomland was issued on CD format by the German label World Wide Records, remastered from the original recording tapes. However, apparently both the original mix down information and the original mix down tapes had been lost, and as a result there are some minor aural differences between the LP and CD versions. A South Korean label had previously issued the album on CD, but this was suspected to have been copied from an original vinyl pressing. The CD issue sparked a brief T2 reunion, but without Keith Cross. The band now consisted of Dunton, Jinks and Moore. T2 released Second Bite (1992), Waiting For The Band (1993) and On The Frontline (1994). By the time Waiting For The Band was released, Jinks had left the group and Moore had shifted to bass to accommodate their new guitarist, Ray Lee.
In 1992, the Swedish neo-prog band Landberk covered 'No More White Horses' on their album Lonely Land. Decca Records released box sets, Legend of a Mind (2003) and Strange Pleasures (2008). Each included a remastered track from It'll All Work Out in Boomland, respectively 'No More White Horses' and 'JLT'. The sound quality of both tracks is much superior to the World Wide Records issues.
Concurrent with the reformation of T2, an album of acetate demos recorded in 1970 was released in 1997. Known initially as Fantasy and later issued simply as T2 or 1970, this album featured material written by the original lineup in the period after the release of It'll All Work Out In Boomland. In 2012, a third album of demos entitled 1971-1972 was released by Acme records, compiling material written and recorded by Dunton and a further succession of musicians, after Cross and Jinks had departed the lineup.
1997: Fantasy (aka T2 or 1970) - demos recorded in 1970
2012: 1971-1972 - demos recorded during the eponymous period
Albums under various formations
1967: Neon Pearl—As Neon Pearl
1968: Complete Collection 65-68—As The Flies
1969: Please 68-69—As Please (Released in 1998)
1969: Seeing Stars—As Please (Released in 2001)
1969: Made in England—As Bulldog Breed
1972: Bored Civilians—As Keith Cross & Peter Ross
References
^"GNOSIS: Welcome!". Gnosis2000.net. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^"T2 Albums: songs, discography, biography, and listening guide". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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band, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, band, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2010,. 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 T2 band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message T2 were an English progressive rock band best known for their 1970 album It ll All Work Out in Boomland It is generally regarded as an excellent album 1 2 T2OriginLondon EnglandGenresProgressive rock hard rockYears activeJan 1970 19721992 1997 Contents 1 Origins 2 Career 3 Discography 4 ReferencesOrigins EditT2 evolved from an earlier band Neon Pearl which was led by their drummer Pete Dunton Dunton was by 1968 a member of Please which also included fellow Neon Pearl member Bernard Jinks When that band broke up in 1969 due to Dunton s joining Gun alongside Adrian Gurvitz Jinks became a member of Bulldog Breed Career EditT2 was formed when Dunton reunited with bassist Jinks and late period Bulldog Breed guitarist Keith Cross The trio played a form of psychedelic or proto prog rock which was similar in content to that played by the earlier bands its members had been in T2 were formed and managed by John Morphew who had previously managed Bulldog Breed he financed the formation and successfully signed them to Decca for the then enormous sum of 10 000 in advance royalties and steered their path to what should have been a successful career However internal strife caused Morphew to give up on the band and leave them to their own devices Recording It ll All Work Out in Boomland the trio played a series of successful dates including an appearance on BBC 2 and returned to the studio to begin work on their follow up However the number of LPs pressed was limited and associated publicity was poor hence finding a copy in a record shop was difficult As a result the rarity of the album meant that a mint copy of the LP some 20 years later would be quoted at around 200 In 1972 while recording material for their second album T2 disbanded due to internal conflict The breakup caused the unfinished album to be shelved until the early 1990s It ll All Work Out in Boomland was issued on CD format by the German label World Wide Records remastered from the original recording tapes However apparently both the original mix down information and the original mix down tapes had been lost and as a result there are some minor aural differences between the LP and CD versions A South Korean label had previously issued the album on CD but this was suspected to have been copied from an original vinyl pressing The CD issue sparked a brief T2 reunion but without Keith Cross The band now consisted of Dunton Jinks and Moore T2 released Second Bite 1992 Waiting For The Band 1993 and On The Frontline 1994 By the time Waiting For The Band was released Jinks had left the group and Moore had shifted to bass to accommodate their new guitarist Ray Lee In 1992 the Swedish neo prog band Landberk covered No More White Horses on their album Lonely Land Decca Records released box sets Legend of a Mind 2003 and Strange Pleasures 2008 Each included a remastered track from It ll All Work Out in Boomland respectively No More White Horses and JLT The sound quality of both tracks is much superior to the World Wide Records issues Concurrent with the reformation of T2 an album of acetate demos recorded in 1970 was released in 1997 Known initially as Fantasy and later issued simply as T2 or 1970 this album featured material written by the original lineup in the period after the release of It ll All Work Out In Boomland In 2012 a third album of demos entitled 1971 1972 was released by Acme records compiling material written and recorded by Dunton and a further succession of musicians after Cross and Jinks had departed the lineup Discography Edit1970 It ll All Work Out in Boomland 1992 Second Bite 1993 Waiting For The Band 1994 On The Front Line 1997 Fantasy aka T2 or 1970 demos recorded in 1970 2012 1971 1972 demos recorded during the eponymous periodAlbums under various formations1967 Neon Pearl As Neon Pearl 1968 Complete Collection 65 68 As The Flies 1969 Please 68 69 As Please Released in 1998 1969 Seeing Stars As Please Released in 2001 1969 Made in England As Bulldog Breed 1972 Bored Civilians As Keith Cross amp Peter RossReferences Edit GNOSIS Welcome Gnosis2000 net Retrieved 27 May 2020 T2 Albums songs discography biography and listening guide Rate Your Music Retrieved 27 May 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title T2 band amp oldid 1071373468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
