The Flying Hat Band
Background information
Genre(s)	Hard rock
Years active	1971–1974
Label(s)	Vertigo

The Flying Hat Band were an early 1970's Birmingham, England hard rock act that, alongside Judas Priest, ranked as the Midlands' favourites to succeed ^[1]. Despite not having released an album, the band proved a successful club act and eventually went on to support Deep Purple on one of their European tours. 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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with Harvest Records), Decca Records (with Deram Records) and RCA (with Neon Records). ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London 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    - 2005 est. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in the northwest midlands, near Birmingham, England. ... In general, the midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... Deep Purple are an English hard rock band formed in London, England in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ...

The band folded in May 1974 following Glenn Tipton's departure to become the second guitarist in Judas Priest, who at the time had just signed their first record deal with Gull Records. A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ...

Band personnel

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• Glenn Tipton - vocals, guitar
• Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass guitar
• Steve Palmer - drums

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Former personnel

• Pete Hughes - vocals
• Andy Wheeler - bass guitar
• Frank Walker - bass guitar
• Trevor Foster - drums

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Discography

Signed to Vertigo, in 1973 the trio recorded a studio album which was never released as the label deemed the music had too much in common with Black Sabbath. Glenn Tipton is said to be in possession of the master tape, but it is unclear whether any material from it will eventually surface. Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with Harvest Records), Decca Records (with Deram Records) and RCA (with Neon Records). ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ...

In 1992, small German label SPM International misteriously released a split CD entitled "Buried Together", featuring progressive rock band Antrobus alongside 4 Flying Hat Band demo tracks, dated back to 1973. Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog, prog rock, or progrock) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, but continues as a musical form long afterward. ... Antrobus is a village in Cheshire, immediately to the south of Warrington. ...

Trivia

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External links

• Rockdetector band page
• Encyclopaedia Metallum band page