STRAY-Time Machine: A Discography.
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DaKillerWolf
Cosmic Time Warp Warrior
Definitely, I'm interested in hearing some of the stuff that I haven't had a chance to listen as of yet. Glad to hear that you will be covering their discography.
Sox
Avoiding The Swan Song
Top band and Del is still gigging infact they are playing at a pub in Northampton in November.
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Sox
Avoiding The Swan Song
^^ Well it's a pub about an hour or so away, so I will probably see if Sweaty fancies a ride down. It's a Sunday afternoon gig so steady like. Yeah should be good If I can.
shit faced
Sox
Avoiding The Swan Song
Good call, the pub is well known for the selection of real ales.
mystic fred
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I used to see Stray when they visited my local pub The Oldfield Tavern around 1970 / 71 (this was the place where Keith Moon met the Who, pub now a block of flats...) - i remember those exploding dustbins, a great night had by all. I bought their first album the next day, they reached their peak IMHO with the Saturday Morning Pictures album, still have their first three including Suicide.
Saw Del Bromham with Stray at another local pub recently (now closed), he is a master of acoustic guitar and did a very fine set, also played a few old chestnuts with the band.
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Saw Del Bromham with Stray at another local pub recently (now closed), he is a master of acoustic guitar and did a very fine set, also played a few old chestnuts with the band.
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I'd love to see those shows back in'70/'71. I agree with you that Saturday Morning Pictures was thier peak. I think Stray made it over here in N.A. only once in 1974 from what I can gather.
Stray just recently did a tour with the Groundhogs over there in the UK. Man, that would be barn burner
Stray just recently did a tour with the Groundhogs over there in the UK. Man, that would be barn burner
Following thier most successful album to date, Saturday Morning Pictures, Mudanzas from 1973 was a change in direction for the band(Mudanzas means 'change' in Spanish) to elements of brass and strings arranged by a new producer.
In some ways this approach does work for the band though this concept had baffled thier die hard fans as well as me. Other rock bands have taken this same direction with usually disappointing results. Ironically this was Stray's first gold Lp.
At this time Stray took on new management with Charles Kray, brother of the gangsters twins, Ronnie and Reggie. The band's previous manager Wilf Pine who had been in Don Arden's(Sharon Osbourne's dad) stable of management had come down on hard times. Stray was another band of the '70's that suffered from bad management that hinder the band's success.
Once again the band toured extensively giggin' at small venues.
These are the best tracks on the album IMO:
In some ways this approach does work for the band though this concept had baffled thier die hard fans as well as me. Other rock bands have taken this same direction with usually disappointing results. Ironically this was Stray's first gold Lp.
At this time Stray took on new management with Charles Kray, brother of the gangsters twins, Ronnie and Reggie. The band's previous manager Wilf Pine who had been in Don Arden's(Sharon Osbourne's dad) stable of management had come down on hard times. Stray was another band of the '70's that suffered from bad management that hinder the band's success.
Once again the band toured extensively giggin' at small venues.
These are the best tracks on the album IMO:
