Affinity: Affinity
Affinity: Affinity
Format: CD
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Artist: Affinity
Label: Esoteric
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5013929477582
Genre: Rock
Deluxe four CD edition of this classic progressive/jazz rock masterpiece from 1970. The band's origins go back to 1965 at the University of Sussex in Brighton when Lynton Naiff (keyboards), Grant Serpell (drums), and Nick Nicholas (double bass) formed the US Jazz Trio to perform at University events and local gigs. When Serpell graduated a year later he was replaced by Mo Foster who had earlier been playing bass guitar in his school band but had now switched to drums. In 1968, Naiff, Serpell and Foster recruited Mike Jopp on guitar and the outstanding vocalist Linda Hoyle to form Affinity. The band made their live debut in October 1968 and soon appeared on the BBC radio show Jazz Club. Legendary saxophonist and club owner Ronnie Scott heard a recording of this performance and subsequently agreed to manage them and give them regular bookings at his world-famous jazz club. Affinity soon began to attract a lot of favourable media attention and signed to the newly formed Vertigo label in 1969. Their eponymous debut album, produced by John Anthony, appeared in 1970. Thanks to outstanding tracks such as 'Three Sisters', 'Night Flight' and imaginative covers of Bob Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower' and Alan Hull's 'I Am And So Are You' (featuring a brass arrangement by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones), Affinity received excellent reviews, with the Sunday Times praising the playing of organist Lynton Naiff and vocalist Linda Hoyle.
Tracks:
1.1 I Am and So Are You
1.2 Night Flight
1.3 I Wonder If I Care As Much
1.4 Mr Joy
1.5 Three Sisters
1.6 Coconut Grove
1.7 All Along the Watchtower Bonus Tracks (A ; B-Sides of Single)
1.8 Eli's Coming
1.9 United States of Mind
1.10 Yes Man (Recorded at Phillips Studios, London - December 1970)
1.11 If You Live (Recorded for BBC Radio Jazz Club - August 1968)
1.12 You Met Your Match (Recorded at Pan Studios, London in 1968)
1.13 I Am the Walrus (Recorded for Sez Lez August 1969)
1.14 Little Lonely Man (Recorded for BBC Radio 1 in 1970)
1.15 All Along the Watchtower/ It's About That Time (Bootleg Recording - the Torrington Early 1971)
2.1 Jive Samba
2.2 Dis Here
2.3 Comin' Home Baby
2.4 Out of the Storm
2.5 Fever
2.6 Death March
2.7 All Blues
2.8 81
2.9 A Day in the Life Bonus Tracks
2.10 All Blues
2.11 81
2.12 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
2.13 Jive Samba
2.14 A Day in the Life
3.1 Autumn Leaves
3.2 Django
3.3 My Funny Valentine
3.4 I Got Plenty of Nothing
3.5 Dat Dere
3.6 Lover Man
3.7 Blues Etude
3.8 Some Day My Prince Will Come
3.9 Cubano Chant
3.10 Jordu
3.11 My Funny Valentine
3.12 Autumn Leaves
3.13 You Look Good to Me
3.14 The Preacher (Recorded at University of Sussex and Keele University
3.15 Waltz for Debbie
3.16 Django
3.17 On Green Dolphin Street (Recorded at University of Sussex in 1965)
4.1 Moira's Hand
4.2 Grey Skies
4.3 Cream on Your Face
4.4 Sunshower
4.5 All Along the Watchtower/It's About Time
4.6 Rio
4.7 Poor Man's Son
4.8 Sarah's Wardrobe
4.9 Highgate
