Oldish Psych and Prog

The antecedent of this band is a Cirencester-based group called The Sorcerers, who worked the German night clubs extensively in the late sixties and who seem to have been Cozy Powell's first band. Prior to Bedlam (who were originally known as Beast between Nov. '72 - May '73) Powell and the Ball brothers were in Ace Kefford Stand and Big Bertha and Powell also had a spell in Jeff Beck's group and a very short spell in the LA band, Spirit. Dave Ball also had a spell in Procol Harum and in Long John Baldry's group for a couple of months prior to joining Bedlam.

Bedlam lasted for about eighteen months, splitting in April '74, but never seemed to get going. Musically they veered towards hard rock and it's worth noticing that their album was produced by Mountain's Felix Pappalardi. When they split the Ball brothers quit the music business, with Dennis starting a limo business and David supposedly joining the army. Powell stuck with Aiello for Cozy Powell's Hammer. Powell later went on to achieve considerable success as a member of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and was later tragically killed in a car accident in April 1998.