On May 24, 2025, Simon House died aged 76. He was musician (violin, keyboards) and composer, performed and recorded with High Tide, Third Ear Band, Thomas Dolby, David Sylvian, Japan, Alan Davey, Nektar, Spiral Realms, Rod Goodway, Denny Gerrard, Robert Calvert, Anubian Lights, Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix, Adrian Shaw, Earth Lab, Magic Muscle, Bedouin, Astralasia, Spirits Burning, Judy Dyble, Ambient Time Travelers, Mike Oldfield, and David Bowie, but was best known as member of Hawkwind. As leader, House released two albums.
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Billy Nichols: Would You Believe
In April 1968, “Immediate” label released “Would You Believe”, the debut Billy Nichols album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, at “Olympic Studios”, “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Andrew Oldham, Steve Marriot and Ronnie Lane.
Personnel:
- Billy Nicholls – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Big Jim Sullivan – acoustic guitar
- Joe Moretti – electric guitar
- Steve Marriott – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Nicky Hopkins, Ian McLagan, Caleb Quaye – keyboards
- John Paul Jones – bass
- Ronnie Lane – bass, backing vocals
- Jerry Shirley, Kenney Jones – drums
- Barry Husband, Denny Gerrard – backing vocals
- Arthur Greenslade, John Paul Jones – arrangements
- Alan O’Duffy – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Nicholls, except where noted.
- Would You Believe? – Jeremy Paul
- Come Again
- Life Is Short
- Feeling Easy
- Daytime Girl
- Daytime Girl (Coda)
- London Social Degree
- Portobello Road
- Question Mark
- Being Happy
- Girl From New York
- It Brings Me Down
Richie Havens: Something Else Again
In January 1968, “Verve” label released “Something Else Again”, the second Richie Havens album. It was recorded in September 1967, and was produced by John Court.
Personnel:
- Richie Havens – vocals, guitar, sitar, tamboura
- Warren Bernhardt – organ, piano, clavinet
- Adrian Guillery – guitar
- Paul “Dino” Williams – guitar, chant
- Denny Gerrard – bass
- Don Payne – bass
- Eddie Gómez – double bass
- Daniel Ben Zebulon – conga, drums, chant
- Donald MacDonald – drums
- Skip Prokop – drums
- Val Valentin – engineering director
- Jerry Schoenbaum – production supervision
Track listing:
- No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed – Richie Havens
- Inside of Him – Richie Havens
- The Klan – Alan Arkin, David Arkin
- Sugarplums – Richie Havens
- Don’t Listen to Me – Richie Havens
- From the Prison – Jerry Merrick
- Maggie’s Farm – Bob Dylan
- Something Else Again – Richie Havens
- New City – Richie Havens, John Court
- Run, Shaker Life – Richie Havens, Joe Price, Mark Roth
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