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Svetonio

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Topic: The Mynd (U.K.) for Crossover Prog
Posted: January 27 2013 at 07:27

http://billysurgeoner.bandcamp.com/album/the-mynd-collection

Edited by Svetonio - January 27 2013 at 07:28

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Posted: January 27 2013 at 12:10

The opening track from the album 'At This Point In Time' is also available to download freely here: http://archive.org/details/TheMyndAtThisPointInTime with more info about the band:

"The Mynd existed from 1971 to 1978 and were based in County Durham in North-east England. The line up on this song was: Bob Surgeoner-Guitar, Billy Surgeoner-Keyboards and Lead Vocals, John Cockburn-Bass, Gordon Larkman-Drums. The song was written by Billy.
Recorded in the home studio of Peter Bown, a sound engineer from Abbey Road who's credits include Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Pink Floyd) and Let It Be (The Beatles), this track sounds more like early King Crimson than either of these two bands.
This audio is taken from a cassette copy of the original, the only one we could find. The Mynd never released any records."

The second track 'I am A River' is also available: http://archive.org/details/The_Mynd_I_Am_A_River with this additonal info:

"The Mynd were very popular in the North of England in the 70's. They also played in Holland, Germany and France but never released any records.
The line-up on this track is: Bob Surgeoner-Guitar, Billy Surgeoner-Mellotron & Lead Vocal, John Cockburn-Bass & Vocal, Gordon Larkman-Drums.
I Am A River was one of their most popular songs and is more commercial sounding than most of their material.
This audio was taken from an old cassette tape, the sound breaks up a little on the intro (about 10 seconds)."

Some tracks on YouTube

Lots more info here: http://www.planetmellotron.com/revun.htm#mynd

Some brief info about Billy Surgeoner's current project 'High Chair' here: http://www.planetmellotron.com/samh.htm#chair

Samples of both High Chair releases are available on Billly's bandcamp (see o.p.).

6 samples, and lots more info about Billy and other members of The Mynd can be found at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/themynduk

Another tremendous find Svetonio!!

Edited by yam yam - January 27 2013 at 12:14

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Posted: January 27 2013 at 12:32

great band, congrats!!!

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Posted: January 28 2013 at 15:52

Thanks Svetonio!

Sad to think that these guys weren't able to get a contract back in the day. Some really great music here... At This Point In Time isn't too far from the early KC sound but I'd say the general feel is closer to BJH and The Moodies, with a wee bit of Calvert-era Hawkwind on Communicate. Just a pity about the quality of the recordings, on some tracks more than others. David, how would the Crossover team be with those bandcamp downloads?

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Posted: January 29 2013 at 04:42

Let's add these guys to the chart and find out! http://progfreak.com/The-Mynd-155361.html?path=pa/recent. As far as I am concerned, this is music from the seventies, when home recording studios weren't quite as capable of matching the professional versions as some of the more modern ones are, and in any case these samples are taken from an old cassette, which was hardly a 'state of the art' medium as far as preserving the fidelity of the original source material went. The band never actually released any proper records 'back in the day', but played in Holland, Germany and France, as well as extensively in the north of England, so I feel they are a very significant part of our prog heritage, and as such it is absolutely essential that we add them to the database irrespective of the quality of the samples that are still available today.

'Yes' vote from me anyway!

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Posted: March 29 2013 at 00:40

added to crossover

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Posted: March 29 2013 at 06:56

Cheeers!!

This is my first suggestion for one '70s band that has been accepted.

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Posted: March 29 2013 at 08:58

I have seen lots and lots of possible candidates from the 70's posted on various sites of a dubious legal nature. Just too bad that none of them are easily available by legal means such as spotify, bandcamp or similar *sigh*

Some of them do find their way to be legally checked by us - such as Luc Herion whose sole album from '77 now is out on Mellow - but most of them remain out of reach to us law-abiding citizens.

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Svetonio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213	Topic: The Mynd (U.K.) for Crossover Prog Posted: January 27 2013 at 07:27
	http://billysurgeoner.bandcamp.com/album/the-mynd-collection Edited by Svetonio - January 27 2013 at 07:28

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: January 27 2013 at 12:10
	The opening track from the album 'At This Point In Time' is also available to download freely here: http://archive.org/details/TheMyndAtThisPointInTime with more info about the band: "The Mynd existed from 1971 to 1978 and were based in County Durham in North-east England. The line up on this song was: Bob Surgeoner-Guitar, Billy Surgeoner-Keyboards and Lead Vocals, John Cockburn-Bass, Gordon Larkman-Drums. The song was written by Billy. Recorded in the home studio of Peter Bown, a sound engineer from Abbey Road who's credits include Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Pink Floyd) and Let It Be (The Beatles), this track sounds more like early King Crimson than either of these two bands. This audio is taken from a cassette copy of the original, the only one we could find. The Mynd never released any records." The second track 'I am A River' is also available: http://archive.org/details/The_Mynd_I_Am_A_River with this additonal info: "The Mynd were very popular in the North of England in the 70's. They also played in Holland, Germany and France but never released any records. The line-up on this track is: Bob Surgeoner-Guitar, Billy Surgeoner-Mellotron & Lead Vocal, John Cockburn-Bass & Vocal, Gordon Larkman-Drums. I Am A River was one of their most popular songs and is more commercial sounding than most of their material. This audio was taken from an old cassette tape, the sound breaks up a little on the intro (about 10 seconds)." Some tracks on YouTube Lots more info here: http://www.planetmellotron.com/revun.htm#mynd Some brief info about Billy Surgeoner's current project 'High Chair' here: http://www.planetmellotron.com/samh.htm#chair Samples of both High Chair releases are available on Billly's bandcamp (see o.p.). 6 samples, and lots more info about Billy and other members of The Mynd can be found at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/themynduk Another tremendous find Svetonio!! Edited by yam yam - January 27 2013 at 12:14

apps79 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 15 2007 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 1551	Posted: January 27 2013 at 12:32
	great band, congrats!!!
	When the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will know peace... listen to www.justincaseradio.com , the first ever Greek Progressive Rock radio

seventhsojourn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 11 2009 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 4006	Posted: January 28 2013 at 15:52
	Thanks Svetonio! Sad to think that these guys weren't able to get a contract back in the day. Some really great music here... At This Point In Time isn't too far from the early KC sound but I'd say the general feel is closer to BJH and The Moodies, with a wee bit of Calvert-era Hawkwind on Communicate. Just a pity about the quality of the recordings, on some tracks more than others. David, how would the Crossover team be with those bandcamp downloads?

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5820	Posted: January 29 2013 at 04:42
	Let's add these guys to the chart and find out! http://progfreak.com/The-Mynd-155361.html?path=pa/recent. As far as I am concerned, this is music from the seventies, when home recording studios weren't quite as capable of matching the professional versions as some of the more modern ones are, and in any case these samples are taken from an old cassette, which was hardly a 'state of the art' medium as far as preserving the fidelity of the original source material went. The band never actually released any proper records 'back in the day', but played in Holland, Germany and France, as well as extensively in the north of England, so I feel they are a very significant part of our prog heritage, and as such it is absolutely essential that we add them to the database irrespective of the quality of the samples that are still available today. 'Yes' vote from me anyway!

Windhawk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 28 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 11400	Posted: March 29 2013 at 00:40
	added to crossover
	Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/

Svetonio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213	Posted: March 29 2013 at 06:56
	Cheeers!! This is my first suggestion for one '70s band that has been accepted.

Windhawk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 28 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 11400	Posted: March 29 2013 at 08:58
	I have seen lots and lots of possible candidates from the 70's posted on various sites of a dubious legal nature. Just too bad that none of them are easily available by legal means such as spotify, bandcamp or similar sigh Some of them do find their way to be legally checked by us - such as Luc Herion whose sole album from '77 now is out on Mellow - but most of them remain out of reach to us law-abiding citizens.
	Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/