National Health – National Health(1978 UK Jazz-Rock, Prog Rock)Full Album

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia National Health were an English progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Founded in 1975, the band featured members of keyboardist Dave Stewart's band Hatfield and the North and Alan Gowen's band Gilgamesh, including guitarists Phil Miller and Phil Lee and bassist Mont Campbell as original members. The band was named after Stewart's National Health spectacles. Bill Bruford (previously of Yes and King Crimson) was the initial drummer, soon replaced by Pip Pyle. Campbell was replaced by Neil Murray and then John Greaves.[1] Alan Gowen left the group before its first album (although he appeared on it as a guest musician), but returned for their final tours, replacing Dave Stewart, who resigned after their second album. Amanda Parsons sang with the group in its original line-up but also appeared on the first album only as a guest; the group never had another full-time vocalist, although Richard Sinclair sang a few times, and Greaves sang on one track of the second album and occasionally in concerts. Guitarist Phil Miller was National Health's only constant member. They toured extensively and released their first album, National Health, in 1978. Although it was created during the rise of punk rock, the album is characterized by lengthy, mostly instrumental compositions. National Health continued performing live until winter 1980, but disbanded after recording only two studio albums. After the May 1981 death of Gowen, the Queues lineup of Stewart, Miller, Greaves and Pyle reunited to record the album D.S. Al Coda, a set of compositions by Gowen, most previously unrecorded. The original albums and additional archival material have subsequently been released on CD. The intro of National Health's "Binoculars" was used as a sample on American rock band Deftones' "Black Moon". Tenemos Roads 00:00 Brujo 14:43 Borogoves (Excerpt From Part Two) 25:00 Borogoves (Part One) 29:12 Elephants 35:46 Bass – Neil Murray Drums – Pip Pyle Effects [Synthi Hi-fli], Mixed By [Intro to 'Elephants'] – Nick Levitt (tracks: B3) Flute – Jimmy Hastings Guitar – Phil Miller Organ, Piano, Electric Piano – Dave Stewart Synthesizer [Moog], Electric Piano – Alan Gowen Vocals – Amanda Parsons