If you could call Greenslade unusual in their approach to music it would not be in the fact that the band’s instrumental approach is dominated by keyboards. We’ve seen that before. What IS unusual is that the band did NOT generally employ the use of guitars. (Guitars were used sparingly on certain tracks.)
The band’s name is used by way of the founding member, Dave Greenslade (Colosseum). Over their short 3-4 year lifespan, they released four Warner Brothers albums, with a fifth (Large Afternoon) released in 2000. Greenslade album covers were designed by Roger Dean, who crafted art for progressive bands of the time.
On September 28, Esoteric Records (a division of the excellent UK label, Cherry Red) will reissue the self-titled debut Greenslade album. Greenslade, issued in 1972, will feature new remastering and receive an additional CD of bonus BBC Radio One live recordings over the early 1973 period.
Greenslade – Greenslade
CD1 (original album remastered):
01. Feathered Friends
02. An English Western
03. Drowning Man
04. Temple Song
05. Melange
06. What Are You Doin’ To Me
07. Sundance
CD2 (BBC Radio One Live Recordings January – April 1973 , Previously Unreleased):
BBC RADIO ONE “SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES” SESSION RECORDED 10TH JANUARY 1973 FIRST BROADCAST 29TH JANUARY 1973
01. Temple Song
02. Feathered Friends
03. An English Western
BBC RADIO ONE “IN CONCERT” RECORDED AT THE BBC PARIS THEATRE, LONDON 5TH APRIL 1973
04. Sundance
05. Drowning Man
06. Feathered Friends
07. Melange