Artist: Trapeze
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Hot Wire
Year: 1974
Tracks: 8
You Are the Music..We're Just the Band
Year: 1972
Tracks: 8
Trapeze
Year: 1970
Tracks: 14
Wolverhampton, England severe rock outfit Trapeze formed in 1968, teaming lead singer John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (both ex-members of the Montanas, famous for the hit "You've Got to Be Loved") with singer/guitarist Mel Galley, bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland. Signing to the Moody Blues' Threshold Records imprint, Trapeze issued its self-titled debut album in 1970; Jones and Rowley returned to the Montanas before long after, and in 1970 the remaining trio resurfaced with Medusan. The grouping toured extensively both at home and abroad, and although their merger of rock and funk was cited as a prime influence on bands like ZZ Top, their commercial success was minimal. In the wake up of the third Trapeze album, 1972's You Are the Music...We're Just the Band, Hughes replaced Roger Glover in Deep Purple. Guitarist Rob Kendrick and bassist Pete Wright sign-language on for Trapeze's 1974 effort Hot Wire, followed a year later by a self-titled LP; in 1976, the core terzetto of Galley, Hughes, and Holland reunited, although no young recordings were forthcoming. Hughes over again exited prior to 1978's Retain On, which featured Wright in addition to new guitarist Pete Goalby; Trapeze and then disbanded, with Galley connexion Whitesnake (and, later on, Black Sabbath), patch Holland tenured with Judas Priest. Galley, Hughes, and Holland reformed once more in 1991, with a May 1992 London gig yielding the Welcome to the Real World live album.
