Someones Band-Someones Band (1970)

Someones Band is another of those strange bands that emerged in the late sixties with little impact beyond the release of a single album and little else. This one, however, is even stranger due to its unique and unusual history. Formed from an advertisement in Melody Marker, they recorded their only album in a single night session with an unknown independent producer and released it under the Decca Records label in a limited edition. This ephemeral group consisted of vocalist and percussionist Cecil James, drummer Woody Martin, guitarists John Coxen and Melvin Buckley, and bassist Terry Powney. Their sole album is a magnificent collection of progressive blues tracks, with hints of country and psychedelic sounds. Tracks like the opening “Country Ride”, a psychedelic blast complete with a drum solo, the progressive blues “How It Began”, the hypnotic “Blues For Brother E”, the psychedelic blues “Fourth I Wanna Go Where I Belong”, the country-tinged “Manhunt”, and the jazzy “Give It To You”, demonstrate that, despite not showcasing anything extraordinary or exceptional a common theme in many albums and groups of that era it is the sum of their entire repertoire that makes them unique and enduring. This magnificent collection of progressive blues rock from these Londoners has become another of those rare and coveted LPs for music lovers and fans of obscure bands from the 60s and 70s.