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wikipedia:
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre was a 14-member communal performance art collective in the United Kingdom made up of musicians, poets, dancers, and sound and lighting technicians.
The collective was originally formed at the University of Exeter in the late 1960s, and then was later based at farmhouse in Kettering, Northamptonshire. The group was signed to John Peel's Dandelion Records and their single, "The Ballad of a Big Girl Now", was released in 1969. Following the single was the release (under the same label) of two albums - Soundtrack and The Asmoto Running Band - the second of which was produced by Nick Mason of Pink Floyd.
The sometimes whimsical, sometimes epic (verging on progressive rock) writing style of guitarist Root Cartwright, was paired with the eclectic lyrical contributions of David Jones, Gillian Hadley and Monica Nettles, and was performed by vocalist Vivienne McAuliffe. The violin and recorders of Bindy Bourquin were another key element of the group's trademark sound. Lyn Edwards, originally on bongos, took over on the drumkit.
Later, with a smaller nucleus (including new bassist Richard Jones from Climax Blues Band) and a name-change to, simply, Principal Edwards, they recorded a few new singles and a third album called Round One for Deram Records
'69:
01. Enigmatic Insomniac Machine 5:01
02. Sacfrifice 7:17
03. The Death Of Don Quixote 13:33
04. Third Sonnet To Sundry Notes Of Music 7:33
05. To A Broken Guitar 2:41
06. Pinky: A Mystery Cycle 9:55
Root Cartwright / guitar, mandolin, recorder
Belinda Bourquin / fiddle, piano, recorder, vocals
David Jones / percussion
Lyn Edwards / percussion
Terry Budd / drums, lights, props, effects
Roger Swallow / drums
Jeremy Ensor / bass guitar
Joe Read / bass guitar
Martin Stellman / vocals
Vivienne McAuliffe / vocals
'71:
07. McAlpine's Dream 6:10
08. McAlpine Versus The Asmoto 6:15
09. The Asmoto Running Band (Hou'Amih) 3:11
10. Asmoto Celebration 1:52
11. Further Asmoto Celebration 1:17
12. Total Glycerol Esther 2:42
13. Freef ('R) All 5:05
14. The Kettering Song 3:56
15. Weirdsong Of Breaking Through At Last 3:03
Belinda Bourquin / voices, keyboards, piano, group member, vocals, violin, fiddle, recorders, strings
Roots Cartwright / Spanish guitar, bass guitar, recorder, guitar, group member, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Jeremy Ensor / bass, bass guitar, group member
David Jones / percussion
Vivienne McAuliffe / voices, vocals, group member recorder
Monica Nettles / prop design, dancer, costume design, stage lighting, choreographer
Martin Stellman / auctioneer, vocals, group member
Roger Swallow / bells, group member, tabla, finger cymbals, acoustic guitar, snare drums, xylophone, African drums, drums, talking drum, timpani, tambourine, hands, conga, wood block
Robin Sylvester / engineer
Gillian Hadley / costume design, stage lighting, effects, prop design, choreographer
Michael Heatley / liner notes
David A. Jones / gong, conga, hands, tambourine, bass drums, group member, conductor, finger cymbals, maracas, cymbals, African drums, bongos, wood block
John McMahon / dancer, costume design, stage lighting, choreographer, prop design
Lance Dunlop / lighting
Harry Houseman / lighting
Tony Barnes / project coordinator
R.C. Pocock / bass drums
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