Quicksand (Welsh band)

Quicksand were a Welsh rock band from Port Talbot who were active from 1969 until 1975.

Quicksand
OriginWales
GenresRock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Years active1969–1975
LabelsCarnaby, Dawn
Past membersJames Davies (1969-1975)
Robert Collins (1969-1975)
Anthony Stone (1969-1975)
Jeff Hooper (1969-1970)
Will Youatt (1969-1970)
Phil Davies (1970-1975)

History

Originally formed in 1969, they featured Michael "Will" Youatt (bass) (1950-2017), Jimmy Davies (guitar), Jeff Hooper (guitar), Robert Collins (keyboards) and Anthony Stone (drums).[1] This line up recorded one single "Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (both written by Youatt) in 1970. Youatt left to join briefly Piblokto![2] then Man. Hooper also left and Phil Davies (bass) then joined the band.[3] A second single "Time To Live"/"Empty Street, Empty Heart" was released in 1973 and was soon followed by the album Home Is Where I Belong[4] later that year. The band ceased to exist in 1975 when Davies formed Alkatraz with Youatt.

Subsequent careers

After the band split up Collins became a sound man, initially for Man,[5] but later for such people as Eric Clapton.[6] Davies re-joined Youatt in a new band Alkatraz who recorded one album Doing a Moonlight for United Artists.

Discography

Album
  • Home is Where I Belong (Dawn, 1973; Esoteric 2011)

Various artists albums
  • Mixed Up Minds Part 5 (TTW, 2013) - Cobblestones
  • The Dawn Anthology (Essential 1999) - Home Is Where I Belong

Singles
  • "Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (Carnaby, 1970)
  • "Time to Live"/"Empty Street" (Dawn 1973)

References
  1. Martin Mycock (1995), Mannerisms II, published by the author, p. 110
  2. Man (2007), Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day CD booklet, Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2019
  3. "Quicksand's Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. "Quicksand - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. Deke Leonard (1996), "Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics", published by Northdown Publishing, p. 132, ISBN 978-1900711005
  6. Eric Clapton (2014), "Planes, Trains and Eric" DVD booklet, Eagle Vision EREDV1046
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