Quicksand (Welsh band)

Quicksand were a band from Port Talbot in Wales who were active from 1969 until 1975.

Quicksand
OriginWales
GenresRock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Years active1969–1975
LabelsCarnaby, Dawn Records
Associated actsMan, Alkatraz, Neutrons, Piblokto!
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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