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Labels
  
Active until
  
1975

Members
  
Jill Saward, Colin Dawson

Years active
  
1969–1975

Website
  
fusionorchestra.com

Genre
  
Progressive rock

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Past members
  
Dave BellDave CowellColin DawsonStan LandJill SawardSee also: Personnel

Origin
  
London, United Kingdom (1969)

Albums
  
Skeleton In Armour, Apocrypha, Octagon, Immersion

Similar
  
Principal Edwards, Shakatak, Gnidrolog, Fruupp, Skin Alley

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Fusion Orchestra was a British progressive rock band active between 1969 and 1975.

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History

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The band was formed in 1969 by Dave Bell, Stan Land, and Colin Dawson, but the more recognisable incarnation was formed when Jill Saward joined on vocals in 1970. They performed regularly on the British club circuit in the early 1970s, clocking up over 500 gigs at venues such as the Marquee Club before they eventually split in 1975. Their live performances were flamboyant and Saward's reputation for erotically charged on-stage antics drew both positive and negative publicity.

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In 1973, the band were signed by EMI, and released their only album Skeleton in Armour. It contained four long and complex pieces in a progressive rock vein and a shorter single, "When My Mama's Not at Home", together with four short interlude tracks.

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The band continued touring, but 1974 saw a series of line-up changes, and eventually lead guitarist and founding member Colin Dawson quit the band at the end of that year. The guitar duties were taken over by Alan Murphy, who subsequently played with Go West and Level 42. He played with the band until their final split in mid 1975. Saward sang in several bands and later went on to join Shakatak, with whom she still records and tours.

Colin Dawson and a new line-up (Fusion Orchestra 2) released a new album in 2013 called Casting Shadows.

Skeleton in Armour

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  • Dave Bell — Drums; 1969–1975
  • Dave Cowell — Bass; 1972–1973
  • Colin Dawson — Lead guitar; 1969–1974
  • Stan Land — Rhythm guitar; 1969–1974
  • Jill Saward — Vocals, keyboards, flute; 1970–1975
  • Other members

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  • Mick Sluman — Bass; 1969–1972
  • Paul Jennings — Bass; 1973–1975
  • Andy Blamire — Rhythm guitar; 1974
  • Alan Murphy — Lead guitar; 1975
  • Martin Slavinec — Keyboards; 1974
  • Discography

  • Skeleton in Armour recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London June-July 1973
    1. "Fanfairy Suite for 1,000 Trampits (Part One)"
    2. "Sonata in Z"
    3. "Have I Left the Gas On?"
    4. "OK Boys, Now's Our Big Chance"
    5. "Skeleton in Armour"
    6. "When My Mama's Not at Home"
    7. "Don't Be Silly, Jilly"
    8. "Talk to the Man in the Sky"
    9. "Fanfairy Suite for 1,000 Trampits (Part Two)"

    Personnel

  • Colin Dawson
  • Ben Bell
  • Shemeck Fraczek
  • Seex Dyer
  • Elsie Lovelock
  • Discography

  • Casting Shadows
    1. "Don't Forget Your Keys"
    2. "Leaving It All Behind"
    3. "Troubled Dreams and Fairy Queens"
    4. "Cider Sue"
    5. "See What We Left Behind?"
    6. "Secret Shadow"
    7. "Unseen, Unheard, Unfinished"

    Songs

    Sonata In ZSkeleton In Armour · 2009
    Skeleton In ArmourSkeleton In Armour · 2009
    Talk To The Man In The SkySkeleton In Armour · 2009

    References

    Fusion Orchestra Wikipedia


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