Year: 1974 (CD Nov 28, 2003)
Label: Arcangelo Records (Japan), ARC 7031, TGS-1822
Style: Instrumental, Folk Rock, Prog Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 38:41
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 277 Mb
Gryphon are an English progressive and medieval folk rock band formed in London in 1972. They are known for their medieval and Renaissance style of music. The band briefly flourished in the progressive rock heyday of the early 1970s.
Gryphon formed in early 1972 as a four-piece band by English musicians Graeme Taylor, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberle, and Brian Gulland. Harvey and Gulland were graduates of the Royal College of Music in London who started an acoustic band, using their classically trained backgrounds to perform a mixture of English folk music, contemporary rock, medieval and Renaissance music. The duo were joined by guitarist Graeme Taylor and drummer Dave Oberle shortly after, thus becoming the first line-up of Gryphon. They soon signed a recording deal with the folk label Transatlantic Records and secured Nick Wright as their manager. The band's first live gig took place at the Stone Parish Church in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, promoted by the town's Friars venue. Their publicist Martin Lewis described their sound: "Imagine Henry VIII in a rock'n'roll band - think Gryphon."
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryphon_(band))
01. Opening Move (09:45)
02. Second Spasm (08:19)
03. Lament (10:48)
04. Checkmate (09:47)
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