Stackridge

Stackridge
Stackridge being interviewed at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. From the left: Andy Davis, James Warren, Mutter Slater and Crun Walter.
Background information
Origin	Bristol, England
Genres	Folk rock progressive rock psychedelic pop pop rock
Years active	1969–1976 1999–2015
Labels	Helium Records, Rocket
Associated acts	The Korgis, Mutter Slater Band, Little Dixie, The Scrotes, The Blue Meanies, The Next Best Thing, James Warren & Friends, DLM, Lose The Shoes
Website	Stackridge.net
Past members	Andy Cresswell-Davis Mike "Mutter" Slater Mike Evans James Warren Billy "Sparkle" Bent Jim "Crun" Walter Keith Gemmell Rod Bowkett Paul Karas Roy Morgan Dave Lawson Peter Van Hooke Tim Robinson Richard Stubbings John Miller Ian Towers

Stackridge were a British rock group who were at the height of their success during the early 1970s.

Stackridge Lemon was formed from the remains of Grytpype Thynne by Andy Davis and James "Crun" Walter during 1969 in the Bristol/Bath area of the UK. After initial experimentation, the word Lemon was dropped from the band's name. The band played its first London gig at The Temple in Wardour Street on 6 February 1970. Stackridge were the opening and closing act at the first Glastonbury Festival between 19 September and 20 September 1970. During 1970 the band shared a communal flat as their headquarters at 32, West Mall in Clifton, Bristol, the address of which Davis and Warren later used as the title of a song which appeared on the debut album Stackridge.

During 1971 Stackridge began serious gigging, although Crun left to take up bricklaying. The group (Davis, Warren, Bent, Evans, Slater) embarked on a UK tour supporting Wishbone Ash. Later in the year they signed to MCA Records and recorded their first album Stackridge, at De Lane Lea Studios, London. They toured the UK as headliners with Renaissance supporting and played their first John Peel session for the BBC, which included a version of The Beatles' Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).

The group continued on a year of touring, again with Wishbone Ash and Forever More. The second album Friendliness was quickly recorded in August 1972 and released in November with some songs that had started life in pre-Stackridge days. By this time Crun had rejoined the band which consisted of Davis, Warren, Slater, Evans, Walter and Billy Sparkle.