Quatermass
(L-R) John Gustafson, Mick Underwood, Peter Robinson
Background information
Origin	UK
Genre(s)	Progressive rock
Years active	1969–1971
Label(s)	Harvest
Associated acts	Episode Six Ian Gillan Band Gillan
Members
Mick Underwood John Gustafson Peter Robinson

Quatermass was a British progressive rock band formed in London, England in September 1969. Lauded as a band of the future on the release of their debut album and supplementing single, "Black Sheep Of The Family", major commercial success eluded the band throughout its brief duration. The trio consisted of bass player and vocalist John Gustafson, keyboardist Peter Robinson and Mick Underwood on drums, all well-established and previously distinguished musicians who had met while playing in Episode Six. As Quatermass, these musicians strove for a distinguished organ-tinged sound, with swinging rock coupled with striking ballads. Their first and only album sold itself through "...compactness, wealth of ideas, forceful lead vocals and complicated arrangements, enriched by pianist Robinson's tasteful use of classical strings which are on display along with spacious keyboard passages at their height in the mold of The Nice."^[1] Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... For the unrelated Swedish music movement, see progg. ... See also: 1968 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... See also: 1970 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // February 8 - Bob Dylans hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ... British band in the mid-sixties. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... Mick Underwood is a British drummer best known for his work with Episode Six, Quatermass and Gillan. ... John Gustafson is a British musician and composer. ... For the unrelated Swedish music movement, see progg. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... John Gustafson is a British musician and composer. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Mick Underwood is a British drummer best known for his work with Episode Six, Quatermass and Gillan. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... British band in the mid-sixties. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson, Brian Davison, Davy OList, circa 1967-68. ...

Personnel

• Mick Underwood — Drums/percussion
• John Gustafson — Vocals/bass
• Peter Robinson — Keyboards

Discography

Albums

• Quatermass (1970)

Singles

• "Black Sheep Of The Family"/"Good Lord" (1970)
• "One Blind Mice"/"Punting" (1971)
• "Gemini"/"Black Sheep Of The Family" (1971)

References

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