Tris Margetts

Tristram "Tris" Margetts[3] is an English rock bassist, singer, songwriter, and music producer, best known as a founding member, bassist, singer, songwriter, arranger and sometime producer of the English progressive rock band Spontaneous Combustion[4][5][6] 1968–77; and as founding member, bassist and singer in the Greg Lake Band with Gary Moore 1981–83.[7][8] He also has been bassist in the English band Wishful Thinking.

Tris Margetts
Margetts onstage, 1980s
Background information
Born (1955-08-10) 10 August 1955
Poole, Dorset, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • VCS 3 synthesizer
  • vocals
Years active1968–present
Labels
Associated acts
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Tris formed Spontaneous Combustion in 1968 with his older brother Gary Margetts and school friend Tony Brock. Tris co-wrote the majority of the band's records. He and the band released three albums and four singles 1971–75,[9][10][11] working with producers Greg Lake, Robert Fripp, Robert Kirby, and Conny Plank, and Tris co-produced their second album and third single when he was 16 years old. His music with the band has been included on six progressive rock and psychedelic rock compilations alongside artists including Deep Purple and Pink Floyd.[12][13][14] Their original records are listed collector's items.[15][16] The band's album cover artwork, designed by Paul May (first two albums, 1972) and Mick Breese Associates Ltd. (third album "Time", 1975) included Paul May's comic-book-style gatefold cover featuring cartoon illustrations of Tris with Gary, Tony, and producer Greg Lake for the UK release of their self-titled debut album.[17]

Tris's records with Spontaneous Combustion were reviewed in publications including Billboard, Melody Maker, Disc and Music Echo, and Sounds.[18]

Gary Margetts turned 18 the day the band finished recording their first album, while Tris was 15 years old and Tony Brock 17.

Tris was 15 when he and the band began to tour with Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970–72 in the UK and Europe, and were scheduled to open for ELP in the United States in Spring 1972, but when the U.S. government denied the teenaged band work visas, in 1972 Tris and the band self-produced their second album "Triad"; performed concerts in the UK and Europe opening for bands including Deep Purple, Genesis, and Electric Light Orchestra; recorded a single with Robert Fripp as producer and guest musician; and headlined the Harvest Mobile Tour Fall '72 promoted by EMI to support the release of "Triad".[19]

Tony Brock left Spontaneous Combustion in 1973 (after two albums, and four singles), joined Strider, and later became a founding member of The Babys.

Tris and Gary Margetts continued Spontaneous Combustion with new members. In 1974 Tris and the band recorded their third album "Time" with drummer Jode Leigh, lead guitarist and singer Alec Johnson, and lead singer Mike U'Dell, with producer Conny Plank at his studio in Germany, released in 1975. The band's name was left off of the album due to pending legal issues, leading some people to mistakenly think that the band's name also was Time.[20] Tris and the band played concerts in the UK and Europe, including many at the Zoom Club in Frankfurt, Germany, before disbanding in 1977.

Tris continued playing music in local bands including Wishful Thinking; and Greg Lake asked Tris to be the bassist in the Greg Lake Band with Gary Moore 1981–83,[21] with Greg on guitar and lead vocals, lead guitarist Gary Moore, drummer Ted McKenna and keyboardist Tommy Eyre.[22][23] The Greg Lake Band released three albums (two studio, one live concert album).[24] Tris and Greg co-wrote the song "Haunted" on their second album Manoeuvres (1983).[25] [26]

Tris toured the U.S. and Canada, the UK and Europe with the Greg Lake Band in 1981, resulting in a live concert album released in 1995 that has been reissued with several different titles including different venues in the U.S., Canada, and the UK. The band's live version of Greg's King Crimson song "21st Century Schizoid Man" is on all versions, featuring Tris's distinctive bass playing. Several of Tris's performances with the Greg Lake Band are featured on Greg's anthology albums and deluxe box sets.

The Greg Lake Band broke up when Gary Moore was signed to a recording contract to record his own music,[27] and Tommy accompanied Gary into his new band. With the loss of Gary Moore's lead guitar playing and Tommy Eyre's keyboard skills, Greg decided not to bring in new musicians to tour "Manoeuvres" and he ended the band in 1983. He told interviewers that while he had been happy recording his two studio albums and had enjoyed trying different musical styles, he was looking for the same effervescence and inspiration he had felt at the height of ELP.[28][29][30][31] Later in 1983, Greg performed some shows with Asia in Japan, as a favor to Carl Palmer.[32]

In 2012 Tris's music received renewed interest with the remastering, remixing and reissue of Spontaneous Combustion's three albums, which included their remastered singles as bonus tracks.

That same year, Tris's first professional recording, Spontaneous Combustion's "Just A Dream", produced by Greg Lake, was inadvertently released on the 2012 deluxe reissue of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 1971 album Tarkus as a bonus track titled "Unknown Ballad". Soon after its release, remix engineer Steven Wilson announced that the record company stated the Tarkus reissue was going to be withdrawn, and reissued without "Unknown Ballad". A mystery and controversy developed, as commenters online questioned and debated whether or not "Unknown Ballad" was by ELP, and how the error occurred.

In 2016, Greg Lake produced another Tarkus reissue and included "Unknown Ballad". Tris and Gary Margetts posted about recording the song, at Greg Lake's Official Facebook page and their own.

In 2020, Tris's first album Spontaneous Combustion was named as one of the "Classic Albums By Young Musicians: 25 Age-Defying Greats" by rock journalist Brett Milano, alongside musicians including U2, Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder, Ritchie Valens, Kate Bush, The Beach Boys, and more; he commended Spontaneous Combustion's second album Triad also.[33]

Also in 2020, Greg Lake 'The Anthology: A Music Journey' was released, spanning Greg's entire recording career 1967–2013. Of the four songs included from the Greg Lake Band's two studio albums, one is the song "Haunted" Tris Margetts wrote with Greg and performed with the Greg Lake Band. Also included is a live version of Greg's King Crimson song "21st Century Schizoid Man" performed by the Greg Lake Band 5 November 1995 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London.[34][35] Notably, Tris Margetts' distinctive bass playing is featured in the performance: although Greg played bass in King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Greg chose Tris to play bass in the Greg Lake Band so that Greg exclusively played guitar.[36]

Tris Margetts enjoys playing music with local bands in the UK. Gary Margetts plays shows occasionally in Australia.

History

Bassist and vocalist Tris Margetts co-founded the English progressive rock band Spontaneous Combustion in 1968 in Poole, Dorset, England,[37][38] with his brother Gary Margetts (guitar, lead vocals) and school friend Tony Brock (drums, vocals).[39] Tris and the band released three albums and four singles 1971–75,[40][41] working with producers Greg Lake, Robert Fripp, Robert Kirby, and Conny Plank, and self-produced their second album. Their music has been included on six progressive rock and psychedelic rock compilations alongside artists including Deep Purple and Pink Floyd.[42][43][44] Their original records are collector's items.[45][46]

Their album cover artwork, designed by Paul May (first two albums, 1972) and Mick Breese Associates Ltd. (third album "Time", 1975) included Paul May's comic-book-style gatefold cover featuring cartoon illustrations of Tris and Gary, Tony and producer Greg Lake for the UK release of their self-titled debut album.

Tris's records with Spontaneous Combustion were reviewed by music publications including Billboard, Melody Maker, Disc and Music Echo, and Sounds.[47]

Originally named Transit Sound,[48] the band began in 1968 when best friends Steve Evans and Gary Margetts decided to form a rock band. Both guitarists, they asked another guitarist, Henry Harbin High School classmate Tony Brock, to play drums in the band, and enlisted Gary's younger brother Tris Margetts to learn to play bass. The band honed their skills with daily practice sessions at the Margetts home in the Oakdale suburb of Poole, then began playing covers of rock songs at shows in and around Poole and the Dorset area at venues including the Oakdale Youth Club[49] and other halls and clubs available to minors, as the band members and many of the band's fans were teenagers. The band gained a popular following, and a fan club,[50] playing their own music as well as covers.

By the time Transit Sound played at the annual Bournemouth Regatta Beat Group Competition in August 1970, and was awarded first place,[51] the band had been introduced to Oakdale neighbor Greg Lake by Greg's friend Jon Pettersen. Having achieved success in King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Greg was looking to help other bands in their music careers. He had gained stardom as a teenager himself, playing at the same venues Transit Sound were playing. Excited by the band's music and talent, Greg proposed the band's name change to Spontaneous Combustion, offered to produce their first records, and brought them to EMI Records' A&R manager, who signed the band and brought their records out on EMI's progressive rock label Harvest in the UK and Europe and Capitol Records in the U.S.[52][53][54][55]

Two months after the Bournemouth Regatta, Spontaneous Combustion played at the Bournemouth Winter Gardens with Emerson, Lake & Palmer 20 October 1970.[56] Two months after that, they recorded a song with Greg Lake that produced a mystery and controversy when it was released on the 2012 deluxe reissue of ELP's 1971 album Tarkus as the bonus track titled "Unknown Ballad". The song was recorded on the spur of the moment one day when Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer were going to be leaving a Tarkus recording session a couple of hours early, and Greg called Gary Margetts to ask whether Spontaneous Combustion would like to come to Advision Studios to record something during the available pre-booked studio time. Greg was scheduled to produce Spontaneous Combustion's first records later in 1971. Although Spontaneous Combustion had music they had already been performing in their shows, Greg and Gary discussed working on a new song from scratch to demonstrate the process of creating music in the studio, and Gary brought the new composition.[57]

In the studio, Gary played the new song on piano, then the band and Greg arranged the song. Greg played piano for the recording, to free Gary to concentrate on lead singing. Tris wrote that he played a simple bass line; and everyone sang on the chorus.

The song was the first professional recording of Spontaneous Combustion, "Just A Dream", with music composed by Gary for lyrics written by his friend Mike Rowe. The new song, a demo arranged and recorded in about two hours, was not developed further for release by Spontaneous Combustion. Producer Greg had not asked recording engineer Eddie Offord to change to a different tape, and the song was recorded onto the ELP Tarkus tape in the recorder, leading to the mix-up forty-one years later.

1970–72, Tris and the band toured opening for Emerson, Lake & Palmer[58][59][60] in the UK and Europe.

In 1971 the band recorded their first single and album, produced by Greg Lake. They completed recording the album on Gary's 18th birthday. Tris was 15, Tony 17.

They were scheduled to open for ELP in the United States in Spring 1972, but when the U.S. government denied the teenaged band work visas, in 1972 they self-produced their second album "Triad"; performed concerts in the UK and Europe opening for bands including Deep Purple, Genesis, and Electric Light Orchestra; recorded a single with Robert Fripp as producer and guest musician; and headlined the Harvest Mobile Tour Fall '72 promoted by EMI to support the release of "Triad".[61]

Tony Brock left Spontaneous Combustion in 1973 (after two albums, and four singles), joined Strider, and later became a founding member of The Babys.

Gary and Tris Margetts continued Spontaneous Combustion with new members. In 1974 they recorded their third album "Time" with drummer Jode Leigh, lead guitarist and singer Alec Johnson, and lead singer Mike U'Dell, with producer Conny Plank at his studio in Germany, released in 1975. The band's name was left off of the album due to pending legal issues, leading some people to mistakenly think that the band's name also was Time.[62] The band played concerts in the UK and Europe, including many at the Zoom Club in Frankfurt, Germany, before disbanding in 1977.

The Margetts brothers continued playing music in local bands; and Tris Margetts was bassist in the Greg Lake Band 1981–83 with Greg on guitar and lead vocals, lead guitarist Gary Moore, drummer Ted McKenna and keyboardist Tommy Eyre.[63][64] The Greg Lake Band released three albums (two studio, one live concert album).[65] Tris and Greg co-wrote the song "Haunted" on their second album Manoeuvres (1983).[66] The band broke up when Gary Moore was signed to a recording contract to do his own music,[67] and Tommy accompanied Gary into his new band. With the loss of Gary Moore's lead guitar playing and Tommy Eyre's keyboard skills, Greg decided not to bring in new musicians to tour "Manoeuvres" and he ended the band in 1983. He told interviewers that while he had been happy recording his two studio albums and had enjoyed trying different musical styles, he was looking for the same effervescence and inspiration he had felt at the height of ELP.[68][69][70][71] Later in 1983, Greg performed some shows with Asia in Japan, as a favor to Carl Palmer.[72]

In 2012 Spontaneous Combustion received renewed interest with the remastering, remixing and reissue of their three albums, which also featured their remastered singles as bonus tracks.

That same year, their first professional recording "Just A Dream", produced by Greg Lake, was inadvertently released on the 2012 deluxe reissue of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 1971 album Tarkus as a bonus track titled "Unknown Ballad". Soon after its release, remix engineer Steven Wilson announced that the record company stated the Tarkus reissue was going to be withdrawn, and reissued without "Unknown Ballad". A mystery and controversy developed, as commenters online questioned and debated whether or not "Unknown Ballad" was by ELP, and how the error occurred.

In 2016, Greg Lake produced another Tarkus reissue and included "Unknown Ballad". Tristram Margetts and Gary Margetts posted about recording the song, at their and Greg Lake's official Facebook pages.

In 2020, Spontaneous Combustion's first album was named as one of the "Classic Albums By Young Musicians: 25 Age-Defying Greats" by rock journalist Brett Milano, alongside musicians including U2, Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder, Ritchie Valens, Kate Bush, The Beach Boys, and more; he commended Spontaneous Combustion's second album also.[73]

Also in 2020, Greg Lake 'The Anthology: A Music Journey' was released, spanning Greg's entire recording career 1967–2013. Of the four songs included from the Greg Lake Band's two studio albums, one is the song "Haunted" Tris Margetts wrote with Greg and performed with the Greg Lake Band. Also included is a live version of Greg's King Crimson song "21st Century Schizoid Man" performed by the Greg Lake Band 5 November 1995 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. Notably, Tris Margetts' distinctive bass playing is featured in the performance: although Greg played bass in King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Greg chose Tris to play bass in the Greg Lake Band so that Greg exclusively played guitar.[74]

Gary Margetts plays shows occasionally in Australia. Tris Margetts enjoys playing music with local bands in the UK.

Unknown Ballad

In 2016 Spontaneous Combustion was identified as the band that performed the song "Unknown Ballad" released as a bonus track on the 2012 remastered deluxe reissue of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 1971 album Tarkus.[75] Found on the Tarkus recording session tapes during 2012 remixing, and with no information to indicate that another band had recorded on ELP's session tape, the song was believed to be by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Because the lead singing voice sounded similar to Keith Emerson's voice on the couple of songs Keith sang with The Nice,[76][77][78] the song was mistakenly credited to Keith Emerson as composer, Greg Lake for lyrics, and ELP as performers.[79]

The mix-up was identified soon after the deluxe reissue was released.[80] It was announced the reissue was being withdrawn and would be released without "Unknown Ballad".[81]

The song actually was the first professional recording of Spontaneous Combustion, "Just A Dream", arranged and performed by Spontaneous Combustion and producer Greg Lake, with music composed by Gary Margetts and lyrics written by his friend Mike Rowe. The new song, a demo arranged and recorded in about two hours, was not developed further for release by Spontaneous Combustion. Producer Greg had not asked recording engineer Eddie Offord to change to a different tape, and the song was recorded onto the ELP "Tarkus" tape in the recorder, leading to the mix-up forty-one years later.

The recording occurred when Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer needed to leave a "Tarkus" recording session about two hours early one day,[82] and Greg called Gary Margetts to ask whether Spontaneous Combustion would like to come to Advision Studios to record something during the available pre-booked studio time. Although Spontaneous Combustion had music they had already been performing in their shows, Greg and Gary discussed working on a new song from scratch, to demonstrate the process of creating music in the studio, and Gary brought the new composition.[83]

The original producer of ELP's first several albums including "Tarkus", Greg Lake had been offered the 2012 remaster-reissue project but had declined, stating he had given his best at the time of the original recordings and he thought that someone else bringing a new perspective was a valid way to move forward.[84] Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer also declined to do the reissue project, citing similar reasons. Keith Emerson stated about "Tarkus", "I wouldn't want to change one note."[85] Carl Palmer stated, "The music already was great."[86] All three had collaborated and had final approval of their recordings; before they released any of their music, all three agreed that the recording represented their best possible work for that music.

When musician and remix engineer Steven Wilson was engaged to the project, it was in experienced respected hands.[87] Steven mentioned difficulties arranging time with ELP to review the remix project. A reason contributing to the disconnect was that more than a thousand reissues of ELP's music had been released in four decades by 2012; "Tarkus" alone had more than 150 releases from 1971 to 2012.[88][89] Emerson, Lake & Palmer were no longer together as a band: their last album was released in 1994, and they played their last show together in 2010. Their business partnership continued as they owned their recordings.[90] They met every six months to review business matters. "Tarkus" was pressed and released with "Unknown Ballad" as a bonus track before ELP became aware of the mix-up. Four decades later, Greg had forgotten his friends came in and recorded a song on an ELP tape in a two-hour window of studio time. Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer were unaware of it, because Spontaneous Combustion did not enter the recording studio and begin working on the song until after Keith and Carl left. Although Spontaneous Combustion toured opening for Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1970–72, forty years had passed. Keith Emerson stated in interviews that he didn't write or perform "Unknown Ballad" and he didn't know who did.

Ultimately, ownership of the "Unknown Ballad" recording was Emerson, Lake & Palmer's. It was recorded on an ELP master tape during ELP's studio time, produced by Greg, with Greg as a performer and arranger, and it was engineered by Eddie Offord, who was contracted to ELP's recording project.

"Tarkus" was reissued without "Unknown Ballad" in 2013 and 2014. Greg Lake included it again when he produced the 2016 "Tarkus" deluxe reissue.

It does not appear there was an official statement from the record company or ELP regarding the provenance of "Unknown Ballad"; but Tris Margetts' and Gary Margetts' description of recording "Just A Dream" (aka "Unknown Ballad") is at Greg Lake's Official Facebook page.[91]

Discography

Singles with Spontaneous Combustion

Spontaneous Combustion released four singles, 1971–73.[92]

  • ' 'Lonely Singer' ' / ' '200 Lives' ' b/w ' 'Leaving' ' (released 26 November 1971) Produced by Greg Lake

Three-track UK single Harvest HAR 5046[93] "Leaving" and "Lonely Singer" written by Gary Margetts "200 Lives" written by Margetts-Brock-Margetts Notes: - "Lonely Singer" was a non-album single for forty years, released in 2012 as a bonus track on the remastered debut album CD re-issue - "Leaving" and "200 Lives" were on Spontaneous Combustion's self-titled debut album released 7 January 1972

  • ' 'Gay Time Night' ' b/w ' 'Spaceship' ' (released 27 October 1972)

UK single Harvest HAR 5060[94] "Gay Time Night" written by Chris Redwood, produced by Robert Kirby "Spaceship" written, arranged, and produced by Spontaneous Combustion Notes: - "Gay Time Night" was a non-album single for forty years, released in 2012 as a bonus track on the remastered "Triad" album CD re-issue - "Spaceship" was on Spontaneous Combustion's second album "Triad" released 26 October 1972 - "Spaceship" has been included on three compilation albums to date: "A Good Harvest" (1973); "A Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog" (2007); "A Breath of Fresh Air: A Harvest Records Anthology / 1969-1974" (2007)

UK single Harvest HAR 5066[95] "Sabre Dance" composed by Aram Khachaturian, produced by Spontaneous Combustion Both tracks arranged by Spontaneous Combustion "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance" produced by Robert Fripp, Esq., who also played fuzz guitar and Mellotron (uncredited)[96] Notes: - recorded at AIR Studios, Oxford Circus[97] - "Sabre Dance" has been included on two compilation albums to date: "Harvest Festival" (1999); "Prog Rocks!" (2013) - "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance" is included on the compilation album "Art School Dancing" (2002)

  • ' 'Rainy Day' ' b/w ' 'Chessboard' ' (March 1973)

U.S. single (promo), 7" vinyl Capitol Records Harvest P-3558[98] "Chessboard" written by Chris Redwood produced by Robert Kirby "Chessboard" was a non-album single until 2012 when it was released as a bonus track on the remixed "Triad" album deluxe reissue, along with two other previously non-album singles, "Sabre Dance" and "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance". "Rainy Day" written by Margetts-Brock-Margetts, produced by Spontaneous Combustion

Albums with Spontaneous Combustion

  • ' 'Spontaneous Combustion' ' (7 January 1972)

Produced by Greg Lake Side 1 written by Gary Margetts Side 2 written by Margetts-Brock-Margetts UK release: Harvest SHVL 801[99][100] U.S. release: Capitol ST 11021[101] Notes: Different album covers for the UK and U.S. designed by Paul May, who also designed the cover for the band's second album "Triad" released eight months later. The comic-book-style gatefold cover of the UK album features cartoon illustrations of the band members and the album's producer Greg Lake. The U.S. album cover features a geometric globe design and a psychedelic photo of the band. - Two songs from the debut album, "Leaving" and "200 Lives", were released on a three-track single before the album's release, along with the non-album track "Lonely Singer" - The band's first and second albums were released as a 2-CD set in 1997: ' 'Spontaneous Combustion' '/' 'Triad' ' See For Miles Records Ltd., SEECD 472 - Remastered CD reissue of "Spontaneous Combustion" (2012): Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2339 with bonus track "Lonely Singer", previously available only as a 1971 non-album single.

  • ' 'Triad' ' (26 October 1972)[102]

Written, arranged and produced by Spontaneous Combustion Album cover art designed by Paul May UK release: Harvest SHVL 805[103] U.S. release: Harvest SW 11095[104][105] Notes: Spontaneous Combustion headlined concerts in EMI's "The Harvest Mobile Tour - Fall 1972" built around promoting the release of "Triad", touring the UK with fellow Harvest artists including Genesis and Electric Light Orchestra.[106][107][108][109][110] - Remastered CD re-issue in 2012 on Esoteric Records (Esoteric ECLEC 2340) Included three bonus tracks previously available only as non-album singles: "Gay Time Night" (1972); "Sabre Dance", and the Robert Fripp-produced "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance" featuring Robert Fripp on fuzz lead guitar and Mellotron (1973).

BUK Records (BULP 2005) Produced by Conny Plank, recorded at his studio in Germany All songs composed by Gary Margetts (credited as G. W. Margetts) and H. E. Yeatman Album artwork designed by Mick Breese Associates Ltd. Released on BASF Records subsidiary BUK Records Ltd. Band members: Gary Margetts, Tris Margetts, Jode Leigh, Alec Johnson, Mike U'Dell.[114] Notes: The band's name was left off the album due to pending legal issues, leading some people to mistakenly think the band's name also was Time.[115][116] - Remastered CD re-issue of "Time" (2012), Prog Temple (PTCD 8002)

Compilation albums featuring Spontaneous Combustion

  • ' 'A Good Harvest' ' - Various Artists (1973). Spontaneous Combustion - "Spaceship" Side 1, Track 4.[117]
  • ' 'Harvest Festival' ' - Various Artists (1999)

5-CD Compilation Box Set Spontaneous Combustion - "Sabre Dance" Disk 5, Track 11.[118][119]

  • ' 'Art School Dancing' ' - Various Artists (2002)

Spontaneous Combustion "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance" Track 14.[120][121]

  • ' 'A Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog' ' - Various Artists (2007)

Spontaneous Combustion's "Spaceship" Track 14.[122]

Spontaneous Combustion's "Spaceship" (disc 3, track 9).[123][124][125]

  • ' 'Prog Rocks!' ' - Various Artists (2013)

5-CD compilation with 72 songs, including Spontaneous Combustion's 1973 single "Sabre Dance" (disk 1, track 14).[126]

Singles with Greg Lake Band

"Let Me Love You Once" b/w "Retribution Drive" (1981), Chrysalis USA, Canada: CHS 2571[127]

"Love You Too Much" b/w "Someone" (1981), Chrysalis UK, Spain, Ireland: CHS 2553[128]

"For Those Who Dare" b/w "Love You Too Much"(1981), Chrysalis Germany, 103 634[129]

"It Hurts" b/w "Retribution Drive" (1981), Chrysalis Netherlands, 104.035[130]

"Nuclear Attack" b/w "Love You Too Much" (21 January 1982), Chrysalis Japan WWS-17210[131]

"It Hurts" b/w "Retribution Drive" (1982), Chrysalis UK, Spain CHS 2567[132]

"It Hurts" b/w "Retribution Drive" (1982), Chrysalis Germany, 104 035[133]

"Famous Last Words" b/w "I Don't Know Why I Still Love You" (1983), Chrysalis, Portugal, 526715[134]

"A Woman Like You" b/w "Manouevres" (November 1983), Chrysalis Canada: CHS-42757[135]

Albums
  • Spontaneous Combustion (1972)
  • Triad (1972)
  • Time (1975)

Spontaneous Combustion discography
Spontaneous Combustion and Greg Lake in the studio, 1971. Seated, left to right: Gary Margetts, Greg Lake; Standing, right to left: Tony Brock; Tris Margetts; EMI A&R manager Nick Mobbs; manager John House
Studio albums3
Compilation albums6
Singles4

Spontaneous Combustion was an English progressive rock power trio consisting of guitarist/lead singer Gary Margetts, bassist/singer Tris Margetts, and drummer/singer Tony Brock. The band released three albums and four singles 1971–75, the third album with new members drummer Jode Leigh, guitarist and singer Alec Johnson, and lead singer Mike U'Dell, after Tony departed the band in 1973. The band's name was left off of their third album Time due to pending legal issues, leading some people to mistakenly think that the band's name also was Time. Their music has been included on six progressive rock and psychedelic rock compilations alongside artists including Deep Purple and Pink Floyd.

Greg Lake Band discography
Studio albums2
Live albums1
Singles7

The Greg Lake Band with Gary Moore (1981–83) consisted of Tommy Eyre, keyboards and vocals; Greg Lake - lead vocals, rhythm guitar; Tris Margetts - bass, vocals; Ted McKenna - drums, percussion, vocals; and Gary Moore - lead guitar, vocals.

Greg Lake Band singles

"Let Me Love You Once" b/w "Retribution Drive" (1981), Chrysalis USA, Canada: CHS 2571[136]

"Love You Too Much" b/w "Someone" (1981), Chrysalis UK, Spain, Ireland: CHS 2553[137]

"For Those Who Dare" b/w "Love You Too Much"(1981), Chrysalis Germany, 103 634[138]

"It Hurts" b/w "Retribution Drive" (1981), Chrysalis Netherlands, 104.035[139]

"Nuclear Attack" b/w "Love You Too Much" (21 January 1982), Chrysalis Japan WWS-17210[140]

"It Hurts" b/w "Retribution Drive" (1982), Chrysalis UK, Spain CHS 2567[141]

"It Hurts" b/w "Retribution Drive" (1982), Chrysalis Germany, 104 035[142]

"Famous Last Words" b/w "I Don't Know Why I Still Love You" (1983), Chrysalis, Portugal, 526715[143]

"A Woman Like You" b/w "Manouevres" (November 1983), Chrysalis Canada: CHS-42757[144]

Songs
Date released Song title (album) Songwriter(s) Producer(s), arranger(s)
Recorded 1970; released 2012 "Just A Dream" (aka Unknown Ballad)(bonus track on Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 2012 and 2016 deluxe reissues of Tarkus) Gary Margetts music, Mike Rowe lyrics Arranged and performed by Spontaneous Combustion and Greg Lake

Produced by Greg Lake

26 November 1971 "Lonely Singer" (single) Gary Margetts Greg Lake
26 November 1971 "200 Lives" (single) Margetts-Brock-Margetts Greg Lake
26 November 1971 "Leaving" (single) Gary Margetts Greg Lake
7 January 1972 "Speed of Light" (Spontaneous Combustion) Gary Margetts Greg Lake
7 January 1972 "Listen to the Wind" (Spontaneous Combustion) Gary Margetts Greg Lake
7 January 1972 "Leaving" (Spontaneous Combustion) Gary Margetts Greg Lake
7 January 1972 "200 Lives" (Spontaneous Combustion) Margetts-Brock-Margetts Greg Lake
7 January 1972 "Down With The Moon" (Spontaneous Combustion) Margetts-Brock-Margetts Greg Lake
7 January 1972 "Reminder" (Spontaneous Combustion) Margetts-Brock-Margetts Greg Lake
27 October 1972 "Gay Time Night" (single) Chris Redwood Robert Kirby
27 October 1972 "Spaceship" (single) Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
27 October 1972 "Spaceship" (Triad) Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
27 October 1972 "Brainstorm" (Triad) Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
27 October 1972 "Child Life" (Triad) Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
27 October 1972 "Love and Laughter" (Triad) Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
27 October 1972 "Pan" (Triad) Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
27 October 1972 "Rainy Day" (Triad) Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
27 October 1972 "Monolith (Parts 1, 2 and 3)" (Triad) Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
26 January 1973 "Sabre Dance" (single) Aram Khachaturian Spontaneous Combustion
26 January 1973 "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance" (single) Aram Khachaturian Produced by Robert Fripp, Esq.

Arranged by Spontaneous Combustion Performed by Spontaneous Combustion and Robert Fripp, who played fuzz guitar and Mellotron (uncredited)

March 1973 "Chessboard" (single) Chris Redwood Robert Kirby
March 1973 "Rainy Day" (single) Margetts-Brock-Margetts Spontaneous Combustion
1975 "Shady Lady" (Time) Gary Margetts (credited as G. W. Margetts) and H. E. Yeatman Conny Plank
1975 "Turn Around" (Time) G. W. Margetts and H. E. Yeatman Conny Plank
1975 "Violence" (Time) G. W. Margetts and H. E. Yeatman Conny Plank
1975 "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" (Time) G. W. Margetts and H. E. Yeatman Conny Plank
1975 "Dragonfly" (Time) G. W. Margetts and H. E. Yeatman Conny Plank
1975 "Liar" (Time) G. W. Margetts and H. E. Yeatman Conny Plank
1975 "Hideout" (Time) G. W. Margetts and H. E. Yeatman Conny Plank
1975 "Steal Away" (Time) G. W. Margetts and H. E. Yeatman Conny Plank

Compilation albums
Compilation title, date released Song title, track number Songwriter(s) Producer(s), arranger(s)
A Good Harvest, 1973 "Spaceship" Side 1, Track 4 Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
Harvest Festival, 1999 "Sabre Dance" Disk 5, Track 11 Aram Khachaturian Spontaneous Combustion
Art School Dancing, 2002 "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance" Track 14 Aram Khachaturian Produced by Robert Fripp, Esq.

Arranged by Spontaneous Combustion Performed by Spontaneous Combustion and Robert Fripp, who played fuzz guitar and Mellotron (uncredited)

A Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog, 2007 "Spaceship" Track 14 Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
A Breath Of Fresh Air: A Harvest Records Anthology / 1969-1974, 2007 "Spaceship" Disc 3, Track 9 Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Combustion
Prog Rocks!, 2013 "Sabre Dance" Disk 1, track 14 Aram Khachaturian Spontaneous Combustion

Concert dates
Tour dates, Spontaneous Combustion with ELP, December 1971
Date Venue Acts Tour
20 October 1970 Bournemouth Winter Gardens Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Spontaneous Combustion[145]
12 June 1971 Cambridge Free Festival, Coldham's Common 23 scheduled acts including Spontaneous Combustion and UFO[146][147][148]
25 July 1971 Norman Park, Bromley, UK Spontaneous Combustion, Comus[149]
8 December 1971 Newcastle City Hall Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Michael Chapman, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer[150]
9 December 1971 Sheffield City Hall Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Michael Chapman, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer
10 December 1971 Manchester Free Trade Hall Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Michael Chapman, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer
11 December 1971 Birmingham Odeon Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Michael Chapman, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer
12 December 1971 Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Michael Chapman, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer
13, 14, 15 December 1971 London Pavilion Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Michael Chapman, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer
16 December 1971 Poole College, Poole Spontaneous Combustion[151]
17 December 1971 Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer
18 December 1971 Edinburgh Empire, Scotland Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer[152]
19 December 1971 Green's Playhouse, Glasgow Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Spontaneous Combustion Emerson, Lake & Palmer
23 December 1971 Kingham Hall, Watford, UK Genesis, Spontaneous Combustion[153]
19 February 1972 Dagenham Roundhouse, London Deep Purple, Spontaneous Combustion[154][155]
5 September 1972 Marquee Club, London Spontaneous Combustion, East of Eden[156]
5 November 1972 Sundown Club, Mile End Road, London[157] Kevin Ayers, Edgar Broughton Band, Spontaneous Combustion, East of Eden, Babe Ruth, Roy Wood's Wizzard[158] The Harvestmobile Tour[159][160]
12 November 1972 The Hardrock, Manchester Kevin Ayers, Spontaneous Combustion, East of Eden, Roy Wood's Wizzard[161] The Harvestmobile Tour
13 November 1972 Top Rank, Plymouth Spontaneous Combustion, East of Eden, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
14 November 1972 Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth Spontaneous Combustion, East of Eden, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
15 November 1972 Top Rank, Bristol Spontaneous Combustion, East of Eden, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
17 November 1972 Top Rank, Birmingham Edgar Broughton Band, Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
18 November 1972 University of Warwick Kevin Ayers, Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
19 November 1972 Top Rank, Cardiff Kevin Ayers, Spontaneous Combustion, Roy Wood's Wizzard The Harvestmobile Tour
20 November 1972 Top Rank, Liverpool Kevin Ayers, Spontaneous Combustion, Roy Wood's Wizzard The Harvestmobile Tour
21 November 1972 Locarno Ballroom, Leeds Spontaneous Combustion, Electric Light Orchestra, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
22 November 1972 Top Rank, Hanley Spontaneous Combustion, Electric Light Orchestra, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
23 November 1972 Top Rank, Sunderland Spontaneous Combustion, Electric Light Orchestra, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
24 November 1972 Top Rank, Preston Kevin Ayers, Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
25 November 1972 College of Education, Swansea Barclay James Harvest, Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
26 November 1972 Chelsea Bowl, Bournemouth, Spontaneous Combustion, Electric Light Orchestra, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
27 November 1972 Top Rank, Watford Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth, Roy Wood's Wizzard The Harvestmobile Tour
28 November 1972 Top Rank, Brighton Kevin Ayers, Climax Chicago, Spontaneous Combustion, East of Eden. East of Eden also played this show 28 November 1972, per Kevin Ayers concert website.[162] The Harvestmobile Tour
30 November 1972 Sundown, Brixton Edgar Broughton Band, Climax Chicago, Spontaneous Combustion The Harvestmobile Tour
2 December 1972 Queen Margaret's Union, Glasgow East of Eden, Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
3 December 1972 White Elephant, Edinburgh East of Eden, Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
4 December 1972 Top Rank, Doncaster Spontaneous Combustion, Electric Light Orchestra, Babe Ruth The Harvestmobile Tour
30 August 1981 Reading Festival[163][164] The Kinks, et al. Greg Lake Band Tour
9 October 1981 Aberystwyth University, Wales Greg Lake Band Tour
10 October 1981 Cardiff University, Wales Greg Lake Band Tour
12 October 1981 Dunstable Queensway Hall, England Greg Lake Band Tour
13 October 1981 Norwich University, Norfolk, England Greg Lake Band Tour
15 October 1981 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre, England Greg Lake Band Tour
16 October 1981 Newcastle Mayfair, England Greg Lake Band Tour
17 October 1981 Glasgow University, Scotland Greg Lake Band Tour
18 October 1981 Edinburgh Playhouse, Scotland Greg Lake Band Tour
19 October 1981 Sheffield Lyceum, England Greg Lake Band Tour
20 October 1981 University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England Greg Lake Band Tour
22 October 1981 University of Kent Canterbury, England Greg Lake Band Tour
23 October 1981 Birmingham Odeon, England Greg Lake Band Tour
24 October 1981 Leicester Polytechnic, England Greg Lake Band Tour
25 October 1981 Bournemouth Winter Gardens, England Greg Lake Band Tour
26 October 1981 Exeter University, England Greg Lake Band Tour
27 October 1981 St Austell Cornwall Coliseum, England Greg Lake Band Tour
29 October 1981 Crawley Leisure Centre, England Greg Lake Band Tour
30 October 1981 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England Greg Lake Band Tour
5 November 1981[165][166] Hammersmith Odeon, London, England Greg Lake Band Tour
20 November 1981 Convocation Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Greg Lake Band Tour
22 November 1981 Place des Nations, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Greg Lake Band Tour
25 November 1981 Star Theater, Auburn, NY (concert ends abruptly due to illness) Greg Lake Band Tour
27 November 1981 Shea's, Buffalo, NY (cancelled) Greg Lake Band Tour
27 November 1981 Triangle Theater, Rochester, NY (replaced Shea's, Buffalo, NY, cancelled) Greg Lake Band Tour
2 December 1981 Warner Theater, Washington, D.C. Greg Lake Band Tour
3 December 1981 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ Greg Lake Band Tour
4 December 1981 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA Novo Combo Greg Lake Band Tour
5 December 1981[167] Palladium, New York City, NY Greg Lake Band Tour
10 December 1981 Music Theater, Royal Oak, MI Novo Combo Greg Lake Band Tour
27 January 1982 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA (cancelled) Foreigner Greg Lake Band Tour

References
  1. Spontaneous Combustion discography. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1068057-Spontaneous-Combustion-2 . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. Photo of Spontaneous Combustion and Greg Lake in the recording studio, with details by Tris Margetts and Gary Margetts of recording the song "Just A Dream" with Greg Lake - aka "Unknown Ballad", released in 2012 on the remastered deluxe remix of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 1971 album Tarkus. https://m.facebook.com/GregLakeOfficial/posts/2059534470754117. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. Tris Margetts discography. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1068056-Tris-Margetts . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. Spontaneous Combustion band members. EMI Harvest Spontaneous Combustion Triad full-page advertisement in Melody Maker, reprinting Melody Maker's review of Triad 11 November 1972. Melody Maker, November 1972. (Date and page number blurry in image.) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MelodyMaker11November1972.jpg . Retrieved 24 February 2020. "Working in a tight network of drums, bass and lead guitar ... heightened by fine production which really brings out each instrument's qualities. Their material apparently written jointly by Gary Margetts (guitar, lead vocal), Tris Margetts (bass guitar, VCS3, vocals) and Tony Brock (drums, percussion and vocals) contains some imaginative lyrics. Melody Maker Nov 11, 1972. See them on the Harvestmobile tour. New single: Gay Time Night. Harvest Records."
  5. Spontaneous Combustion band members. Harvest full-page Triad advertisement in Billboard showing album cover with member photos displayed in die-cut center. (Caption) Triad • An album written, arranged, and produced by Spontaneous Combustion... Gary Margetts, Tony Brock, Tris Margetts. SW-11095. Harvest (logo). Billboard. 16 September 1972. Vol. 84, No. 39. ISSN 0006-2510. Published by Nielsen Business Media, Inc. https://books.google.com/books?id=5ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=gary+Margetts&source=bl&ots=DoZD5UHCGj&sig=ACfU3U00SDOsxw0LT_45Bt5PypcHfu47VQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7v9fz3q3qAhXQop4KHZN5DsE4ChDoATAFegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=gary%20Margetts&f=false . Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. Welch, Chris (December 1981). "Birth of a Band". International Musician and Recording World: pages 28-29, 31. Page 31: "Tris Margetts on bass is an old friend, and Greg likes his style. 'He's a clean, thoughtful bass player.'" http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/birth.html . Retrieved 18 March 2020. "Tris Margetts, the young and good-looking bass player, used to be in a band that Greg Lake produced a few years ago called Spontaneous Combustion. Tris was using an Alembic hand-made bass with a gold plaque on the back which proudly proclaimed it had been specially made for 'Gregory Lake'. It also has gold-plated machine heads."
  7. Welch, Chris (December 1981). "Birth of a Band". International Musician and Recording World: pages 28-29, 31. "Tris Margetts on bass is an old friend, and Greg likes his style. 'He's a clean, thoughtful bass player.'" http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/birth.html . Retrieved 18 March 2020. "He began the difficult task of trying to create the Greg Lake Band. 'I wanted one I'd be happy with, and it was not easy! My standards were high, and there just aren't that many people out there who are good musicians and nice guys. There are a lot of good players, but I couldn't begin to work with them. And there's some nice guys around, but they're not such good players. It's a rare combination to find. I have to work with people I respect.'"
  8. Prasad, Anil (2011). "Greg Lake: New Perspectives". Innerviews. https://www.innerviews.org/inner/lake.html . Retrieved 27 April 2020. "Working with Gary Moore on those albums was a real education. It was great to be the rhythm guitar player in that lineup. I really enjoyed it. Gary is a fabulous player, and the bass was covered properly, so it was a lovely experience."
  9. Spontaneous Combustion discography. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/spontaneous-combustion-4 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  10. Spontaneous Combustion 1975 album "Time", recorded with new band members Jode Leigh, Alec Johnson, and Mike U'Dell after original drummer Tony Brock left in 1973. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/time/time-1/ . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. Spontaneous Combustion singles discography. http://www.45cat.com/artist/spontaneous-combustion . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. Spontaneous Combustion discography, showing four of the six various-artists compilations that include their music (missing "A Good Harvest" (1973) and "Art School Dancing" (2002); shows "Harvest Festival" (1999), "A Breath of Fresh Air: A Harvest Records Anthology 1969-1974" (2007), "A Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog" (2007), and "Prog Rocks!" (2013)). https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/spontaneous-combustion-4 . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  13. Details for various-artists compilation album "A Good Harvest" (1973) with Spontaneous Combustion "Spaceship" Side 1, Track 4. http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/2c05412638 . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  14. Details for various-artists compilation album "Art School Dancing" (2002) with Spontaneous Combustion "And Now For Something Completely Different!--Sabre Dance", Track 14. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Art-School-Dancing/release/3466015 . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  15. Thompson, Fred (2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. Chapter: Harvest. Backbeat Books, London, United Kingdom. 326 pages. ISBN 978-0879307134. Available in .pdf: https://books.google.com/books?id=GtGGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT492&lpg=PT492&dq=spontaneous+combustion+band+uk&source=bl&ots=Yt6QWrJGAc&sig=ACfU3U0VdijCqDEkqWq5rz4-BA00VlGSXw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC3biE0__nAhXSoFwKHeSNAAM4HhDoATAJegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=spontaneous%20combustion%20band%20uk&f=false. Retrieved 7 March 2020. "...Spontaneous Combustion. ... Singles by these bands are colossally hard to collect."
  16. Grishin, Yuri (2007). The Famous British Collectable Record Labels, Volume 2: Harvest Label 1969 - 1980. Limited Edition. Available in .pdf. https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=651937. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  17. Details and album images, UK release of Spontaneous Combustion's self-titled debut album Spontaneous Combustion (7 January 1972), produced by Greg Lake. Side 1 written by Gary Margetts. Side 2 written by Margetts-Brock-Margetts. http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/shvl801 . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  18. EMI Harvest Spontaneous Combustion Triad full-page advertisement in Melody Maker, reprinting Melody Maker's review of the band's self-produced Triad 11 November 1972. Melody Maker, November 1972. (Date and page number blurry in image.) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MelodyMaker11November1972.jpg . Retrieved 24 February 2020. "When it comes down to it there aren't many heavy groups which know how to handle volume Spontaneous Combustion are extra-ordinarily good at it. Working in a tight network of drums, bass and lead guitar, they offset each sound against the others so that volume really is used effectively. It's heightened by fine production which really brings out each instrument's qualities. Their material apparently written jointly by Gary Margetts (guitar, lead vocal), Tris Margetts (bass guitar, VCS3, vocals) and Tony Brock (drums, percussion and vocals) contains some imaginative lyrics. Melody Maker Nov 11, 1972. See them on the Harvestmobile tour. New single: Gay Time Night. Harvest Records."
  19. EMI announcement: Spontaneous Combustion headlining Harvestmobile Tour, Fall 1972. "International News Reports: EMI to Launch MoWest (Motown West) in the U.K., With Big Promo Splash. Harvest Drive". (No author byline). Billboard. 16 September 1972, pages 44, 49. https://books.google.com/books?id=5ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=spontaneous+combustion+band+uk&source=bl&ots=DoYD1WIyGr&sig=ACfU3U1mEG9zpoK3eVLhTiEeOhV18mjZWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP177T1P_nAhXiQkEAHXMLCWg4WhDoATAEegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=spontaneous%20combustion%20band%20uk&f=false . Retrieved 7 March 2020. "The tour will take place in October and November - dates are still to be finalized - and the groups will tour in a special Harvest Mobile truck. The tour will play major ballrooms and selected colleges..."
  20. Gary Margetts' comment about Spontaneous Combustion's third album "Time" (2011). "HI, All, Time is Spontaneous Combustion. Tris and I reformed after Tony left and Jody took over on drums. Recorded this album at Connie Plank's studio in Germany over a week, it was released by BASF UK. It took a while to sort legal stuff so the name didn't appear on the record." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlPTFk4RQ0 . Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  21. Welch, Chris (December 1981). "Birth of a Band". International Musician and Recording World: pages 28-29, 31. Page 31: "Tris Margetts on bass is an old friend, and Greg likes his style. 'He's a clean, thoughtful bass player.'" http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/birth.html . Retrieved 18 March 2020. "Tris Margetts, the young and good-looking bass player, used to be in a band that Greg Lake produced a few years ago called Spontaneous Combustion. Tris was using an Alembic hand-made bass with a gold plaque on the back which proudly proclaimed it had been specially made for 'Gregory Lake'. It also has gold-plated machine heads."
  22. Welch, Chris (December 1981). "Birth of a Band". International Musician and Recording World: pages 28-29, 31. "Tris Margetts on bass is an old friend, and Greg likes his style. 'He's a clean, thoughtful bass player.'" http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/birth.html . Retrieved 18 March 2020. "He began the difficult task of trying to create the Greg Lake Band. 'I wanted one I'd be happy with, and it was not easy! My standards were high, and there just aren't that many people out there who are good musicians and nice guys. There are a lot of good players, but I couldn't begin to work with them. And there's some nice guys around, but they're not such good players. It's a rare combination to find. I have to work with people I respect.'"
  23. Prasad, Anil (2011). "Greg Lake: New Perspectives". Innerviews. https://www.innerviews.org/inner/lake.html . Retrieved 27 April 2020. "Working with Gary Moore on those albums was a real education. It was great to be the rhythm guitar player in that lineup. I really enjoyed it. Gary is a fabulous player, and the bass was covered properly, so it was a lovely experience."
  24. Greg Lake Band discography. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/greg-lake-mn0000186477/discography . Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  25. Tris Margetts and Greg Lake song "Haunted". https://www.discogs.com/Greg-Lake-Manoeuvres/release/10254648 . Retrieved July 2020.
  26. Song "Haunted" co-written by Tris Margetts, Greg Lake, Tony Benyon. On Greg Lake Band 1983 album Manouevres. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JyhUNyD9ums . Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  27. Gary Moore interview re-print. O’Mahony, Paul (4 April 2019). "On this day in 1952: Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore was born". Hot Press. https://www.hotpress.com/music/day-1952-thin-lizzy-guitarist-gary-moore-born-22770283 . Retrieved 27 July 2020. "...lead guitarist Gary Moore had written solo material and recorded demos that brought him a recording contract: "I was working with Greg Lake for two years during ’81 and ’82 and we did two albums. At the time I was with him, I was writing songs ... I did some demos after the U.S. tour with Greg to see what would happen, and I got a deal with Atlantic. I really wanted to get out on my own at that stage, and I wanted these songs recorded – they weren't suitable for Greg... so I set up a deal with Virgin, and went in and did 'Corridors Of Power'. We didn't even set out to form a band, but the album took off, so we went on tour."
  28. Prasad, Anil (2011). "Greg Lake: New Perspectives". Innerviews. https://www.innerviews.org/inner/lake.html . Retrieved 27 April 2020. "It was great to be the rhythm guitar player in that lineup. Gary is a fabulous player, and the bass was covered properly. The problem with those solo albums was they really lacked direction. I was lost in a way."
  29. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/greg_lake_408526 . Retrieved 25 July 2020. "When we made that album with Gary Moore, I was still kind of searching for the right direction for myself. Although the music is quite good, the direction was like a box of fireworks that caught light all at the same time."
  30. Pilato, Bruce (1997). "The Greg Lake Retrospective: From The Beginning" (1997) two-CD set, 36 page booklet with interview and images. http://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/greg-lake-esdcd-552-4-cd.jpg . Retrieved 8 May 2020. Page 23. "Although Lake saw success on the '81 tour, which promoted the first [solo] album, by the time he had begun 1983's Manoeuvres, 'It was a weird time for me, and for the music business,' says Lake. 'I was pressured into writing songs that the record company thought radio programmers wanted to hear. Hence, there was not the passion the first album had. There were some nice ballads, but the record lacked the pure vision that a hit album needs to succeed.'"
  31. Greg Lake comments about his career after the break-up of ELP. Townsend, Martin (13 March 2016). "Bandmate: I feared for ELP star Keith". Sunday Express. https://www.express.co.uk/news/obituaries/652126/Emerson-Lake-Palmer-bandmate-feared-for-ELP-star-Keith-Emerson/amp . Retrieved 26 May 2020. "I was always searching for those early days, I was always looking for that spark of effervescence that we had during the making of all those great records."
  32. Mosely, Willie G. (June 1994). "Greg Lake: 'Welcome Back, My Friends' Part II". Vintage Guitar. June 1994, pg. 58. http://www.vintageguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/GREG_LAKE_03_1994Jun.jpg . Retrieved 14 May 2020. "Carl Palmer called me up and said: "Could you do me a favor?" I thought he wanted to borrow a guitar or something! (laughs) He told me about the MTV broadcast from Tokyo with the whole thing set up and booked, and could I do it, since they'd fallen out with John Wetton. At first I didn't want to, since Johnny is a friend of mine, but I called him up and he told me to do it. I did the show, and we discussed the possibility of making an album, but they wanted to go in a "pop" direction, which I couldn't do; it never went any further than that."
  33. Milano, Brett (11 May 2020). "Classic Albums By Young Musicians: 25 Age-Defying Greats". uDiscover Music. https://udiscovermusic.com/stories/young-musicians-classic-albums/ . Retrieved 16 July 2020. "Spontaneous Combustion: Spontaneous Combustion (1972). One of the great unknown prog-rock albums, this 1972 gem was made by the trio of guitarist Gary Margetts, drummer Tony Brock (later with The Babys and Rod Stewart) and bassist Tris Margetts – 18, 17 and 16 years old, respectively – and given shimmering production by Greg Lake, a Dorset neighbour who took the lads under his wing. Their sound anticipates Rush, with plenty of layered melodies and stacked guitars, while the vocals are positively Beatlesque. Seek out CD reissue that includes their second album, Triad, also terrific and teen-made, but lacking Lake. Key track: ‘Leaving’."
  34. Track list and credits, Greg Lake 'The Anthology: A Music Journey' box set (2020). Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/Greg-Lake-The-Anthology-A-Musical-Journey/master/1827023 . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  35. Track list, history, recording details. "Greg Lake 'The Anthology: A Music Journey' to be released October 23" (9 September 2020). Musicplayers.com. (No author byline.) https://musicplayers.com/2020/09/greg-lake-the-anthology-a-music-journey-to-be-released-october-23/ . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  36. Welch, Chris (December 1981). "Birth of a Band". International Musician and Recording World: pages 28-29, 31. http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/birth.html . Retrieved 18 March 2020. "Greg has abandoned his role as a bass player. One facet is his increased use of rhythm and lead guitar. 'I fancied a change. I actually was a guitar player before I was a bass player. I love guitar and I'm really glad to be playing it again.' Tris Margetts on bass is an old friend, and Greg likes his style. 'He's a clean, thoughtful bass player.'"
  37. Gough, Patrick (17 August 2009). "Seaside rock". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Bournemouth, England. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4548129.amp/ . Retrieved 19 March 2020. "The book chronicles musicians and bands from the local scene ... They include the bands who achieved the dream of making records such as Spontaneous Combustion...".
  38. Burridge, Alan (2009). Bournemouth Rocks! : A Brief History of Rock Music in Bournemouth, Boscombe and Poole, 1960-1980. Natula Publications. ISBN 978-1-897887-77-6. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  39. Spontaneous Combustion band members. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/spontaneous-combustion-4 . Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  40. Spontaneous Combustion discography. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/spontaneous-combustion-4 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  41. Spontaneous Combustion singles discography. http://www.45cat.com/artist/spontaneous-combustion . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  42. Spontaneous Combustion discography, showing four of the six various-artists compilations that include their music (missing "A Good Harvest" (1973) and "Art School Dancing" (2002); shows "Harvest Festival" (1999), "A Breath of Fresh Air: A Harvest Records Anthology 1969-1974" (2007), "A Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog" (2007), and "Prog Rocks!" (2013)). https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/spontaneous-combustion-4 . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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  44. Details for various-artists compilation album "Art School Dancing" (2002) with Spontaneous Combustion "And Now For Something Completely Different!--Sabre Dance", Track 14. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Art-School-Dancing/release/3466015 . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  45. Thompson, Fred (2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. Chapter: Harvest. Backbeat Books, London, United Kingdom. 326 pages. ISBN 978-0879307134. Available in .pdf: https://books.google.com/books?id=GtGGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT492&lpg=PT492&dq=spontaneous+combustion+band+uk&source=bl&ots=Yt6QWrJGAc&sig=ACfU3U0VdijCqDEkqWq5rz4-BA00VlGSXw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC3biE0__nAhXSoFwKHeSNAAM4HhDoATAJegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=spontaneous%20combustion%20band%20uk&f=false. Retrieved 7 March 2020. "...Spontaneous Combustion. ... Singles by these bands are colossally hard to collect."
  46. Grishin, Yuri (2007). The Famous British Collectable Record Labels, Volume 2: Harvest Label 1969 - 1980. Limited Edition. Available in .pdf. https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=651937. Retrieved 7 March 2020. "Artists & groups: ... Adam Faith, The Beatles, The Hollies, ... Deep Purple, ... Pink Floyd, ... Spontaneous Combustion, ...".
  47. EMI Harvest [[Spontaneous Combustion (band UK)|Spontaneous Combustion Triad full-page advertisement in Melody Maker, reprinting Melody Maker's review of Triad 11 November 1972. Melody Maker, November 1972. (Date and page number blurry in image.) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MelodyMaker11November1972.jpg . Retrieved 24 February 2020. "When it comes down to it there aren't many heavy groups which know how to handle volume Spontaneous Combustion are extra-ordinarily good at it. Working in a tight network of drums, bass and lead guitar, they offset each sound against the others so that volume really is used effectively. It's heightened by fine production which really brings out each instrument's qualities. Their material apparently written jointly by Gary Margetts (guitar, lead vocal), Tris Margetts (bass guitar, VCS3, vocals) and Tony Brock (drums, percussion and vocals) contains some imaginative lyrics. Melody Maker Nov 11, 1972. See them on the Harvestmobile tour. New single: Gay Time Night. Harvest Records."
  48. "Rain Beat" (21 August 1970). (No author byline.) Christchurch Herald, Poole, No. 462. Times-Herald Newspapers. https://m.facebook.com/spontaneouscombustionbanduk/photos/a.114209955312995/114625308604793/?type=3&source=54 . Retrieved 19 July 2020. "Transit Sound, pictured receiving their trophy from Pete Murray [awarded first place, the annual Bournemouth Regatta beat group contest]. The boys, from Oakdale, are Tris Margetts, Tony Brock and Gary Margetts -- who made their first appearance as a threesome. Another change will be made before next April, when they plan to record an LP -- and that's in the name of the group. But the new name is a secret until they turn professional. Bournemouth will see them at the Winter Gardens, however, in October. Photo, left to right: Tris Margetts, presenter Pete Murray, Tony Brock, Gary Margetts."
  49. Margetts, Gary (19 March 2018). Photo and caption: "Oakdale Boys Club, we did many gigs here early on. Greg lived 200m away in Dale Valley road". Spontaneous Combustion Band UK official Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/spontaneouscombustionbanduk/photos/a.864127076987942/1661239570610018/?type=3&source=54 . Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  50. Transit Sound Fan Club membership card (1968). https://m.facebook.com/spontaneouscombustionbanduk/photos/a.114209955312995/115121618555162/?type=3 . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  51. "Rain Beat" (21 August 1970). (No author byline.) Christchurch Herald, Poole, No. 462. Times-Herald Newspapers. https://m.facebook.com/spontaneouscombustionbanduk/photos/a.114209955312995/114625308604793/?type=3&source=54 . Retrieved 19 July 2020. "Transit Sound, pictured receiving their trophy from Pete Murray [awarded first place, the annual Bournemouth Regatta beat group contest]. The boys, from Oakdale, are Tris Margetts, Tony Brock and Gary Margetts -- who made their first appearance as a threesome. Another change will be made before next April, when they plan to record an LP -- and that's in the name of the group. But the new name is a secret until they turn professional. Bournemouth will see them at the Winter Gardens, however, in October. Photo, left to right: Tris Margetts, presenter Pete Murray, Tony Brock, Gary Margetts."
  52. Shipston, Roy (1971). "ELP, They're All Absolutely Shattered!". Disc and Music Echo. http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/disc71.html . Retrieved 17 July 2020. "I'm recording an album for a group from Bournemouth, where my parents live." The group Greg is producing are Spontaneous Combustion. Yes are the nearest thing he can relate them to. "They have the same quality, tightness, and they're punchy. They do a lot of three-part harmony things but they are not like Yes musically."
  53. Romano, Will (2014). Prog Rock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Rock's Most Progressive Music. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781617136214. https://books.google.com/books?id=UIqkCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT171&lpg=PT171&dq=Spontaneous+Combustion+band+concerts+1970s&source=bl&ots=oE60yrPimP&sig=ACfU3U19ffbDzVvEC-1uNNWV7jNnaEBLLQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHxaqHk_vnAhWKqZ4KHVmACOYQ6AEwB3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Spontaneous%20Combustion%20band%20concerts%201970s&f=false . Retrieved 7 March 2020. "John House, a friend of Greg Lake, managed the British psychedelic-prog-rock trio Spontaneous Combustion. Lake produced the band's 1972 self-titled debut for the Harvest label, which has since been reissued by Esoteric Recordings. Spontaneous Combustion released their second album in 1972, called Triad..."
  54. Epstein, Dmitry M. (May 2013). "Interview with Greg Lake". DMME.net. http://dmme.net/interview-with-greg-lake.html. Retrieved 28 February 2020. "...the record business had become such a big money business and some artists were just not able to get into it. If you didn't get a big record deal, you just couldn't compete, and I knew a few really great artists, like the ones you've just mentioned [Spontaneous Combustion], and I didn't want them to go by without having a career. ... what we did was, we got all the artists deals with various record companies."
  55. Post from Official Greg Lake Facebook page with photo of producer Greg Lake in the recording studio with Spontaneous Combustion in 1970 or early 1971 (counter-clockwise from lower left: guitarist Gary Margetts; producer Greg Lake; drummer Tony Brock; bassist Tristram "Tris" Margetts; EMI Records A&R manager Nick Mobbs; Spontaneous Combustion manager John House). https://m.facebook.com/GregLakeOfficial/posts/2059534470754117 . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  56. Concert, 20 October 1970, Bournemouth Winter Gardens: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Spontaneous Combustion. Cherry, John (2021). "Bournemouth Beat Boom : The Winter Gardens". https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/the-winter-gardens/ . Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  57. Tris Margetts and Gary Margetts comments about recording "Just A Dream" in Advision Studios during the time period ELP were recording "Tarkus". https://m.facebook.com/GregLakeOfficial/posts/2059534470754117 . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  58. ELP concert dates at ELP Concert Archive. https://elparchive.com/elpdates.htm . Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  59. Concert poster with partial listing of Spontaneous Combustion tour dates with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 1971. https://elparchive.com/posters/71-12-08.jpg . Retrieved 18 July 2020. "John & Tony Smith in association with E.G. Management present Emerson, Lake & Palmer in concert plus Michael Chapman & Spontaneous Combustion." Melody Maker (27 November 1971). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  60. Concert poster (in color): Emerson, Lake & Palmer plus Spontaneous Combustion, 18 December 1971, Edinburgh Empire. https://elparchive.com/posters/71-12-18.jpg . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  61. EMI announcement: Spontaneous Combustion headlining Harvestmobile Tour, Fall 1972. "International News Reports: EMI to Launch MoWest (Motown West) in the U.K., With Big Promo Splash. Harvest Drive". (No author byline). Billboard. 16 September 1972, pages 44, 49. https://books.google.com/books?id=5ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=spontaneous+combustion+band+uk&source=bl&ots=DoYD1WIyGr&sig=ACfU3U1mEG9zpoK3eVLhTiEeOhV18mjZWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP177T1P_nAhXiQkEAHXMLCWg4WhDoATAEegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=spontaneous%20combustion%20band%20uk&f=false . Retrieved 7 March 2020. "The tour will take place in October and November - dates are still to be finalized - and the groups will tour in a special Harvest Mobile truck. The tour will play major ballrooms and selected colleges..."
  62. Gary Margetts' comment about Spontaneous Combustion's third album "Time" (2011). "HI, All, Time is Spontaneous Combustion. Tris and I reformed after Tony left and Jody took over on drums. Recorded this album at Connie Plank's studio in Germany over a week, it was released by BASF UK. It took a while to sort legal stuff so the name didn't appear on the record." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlPTFk4RQ0 . Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  63. Greg Lake interview about forming the Greg Lake band, and equipment list of band members. Welch, Chris (December 1981). "Birth of a Band". International Musician and Recording World: pages 28-29, 31. Page 31: "Tris Margetts on bass is an old friend, and Greg likes his style. 'He's a clean, thoughtful bass player.'" http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/birth.html . Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  64. Prasad, Anil (2011). "Greg Lake: New Perspectives". Innerviews. https://www.innerviews.org/inner/lake.html . Retrieved 27 April 2020. "Working with Gary Moore on those albums was a real education. It was great to be the rhythm guitar player in that lineup. I really enjoyed it. Gary is a fabulous player, and the bass was covered properly, so it was a lovely experience."
  65. Greg Lake Band discography. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/greg-lake-mn0000186477/discography . Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  66. Tris Margetts and Greg Lake song "Haunted". https://www.discogs.com/Greg-Lake-Manoeuvres/release/10254648 . Retrieved July 2020.
  67. Gary Moore interview re-print. O’Mahony, Paul (4 April 2019). "On this day in 1952: Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore was born". Hot Press. https://www.hotpress.com/music/day-1952-thin-lizzy-guitarist-gary-moore-born-22770283 . Retrieved 27 July 2020. "...lead guitarist Gary Moore had written solo material and recorded demos that brought him a recording contract: "I was working with Greg Lake for two years during ’81 and ’82 and we did two albums. At the time I was with him, I was writing songs ... I did some demos after the U.S. tour with Greg to see what would happen, and I got a deal with Atlantic. I really wanted to get out on my own at that stage, and I wanted these songs recorded – they weren't suitable for Greg... so I set up a deal with Virgin, and went in and did 'Corridors Of Power'. We didn't even set out to form a band, but the album took off, so we went on tour."
  68. Prasad, Anil (2011). "Greg Lake: New Perspectives". Innerviews. https://www.innerviews.org/inner/lake.html . Retrieved 27 April 2020. "It was great to be the rhythm guitar player in that lineup. Gary is a fabulous player, and the bass was covered properly. The problem with those solo albums was they really lacked direction. I was lost in a way."
  69. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/greg_lake_408526 . Retrieved 25 July 2020. "When we made that album with Gary Moore, I was still kind of searching for the right direction for myself. Although the music is quite good, the direction was like a box of fireworks that caught light all at the same time."
  70. Pilato, Bruce (1997). "The Greg Lake Retrospective: From The Beginning" (1997) two-CD set, 36 page booklet with interview and images. http://images.45worlds.com/f/cd/greg-lake-esdcd-552-4-cd.jpg . Retrieved 8 May 2020. Page 23. "Although Lake saw success on the '81 tour, which promoted the first [solo] album, by the time he had begun 1983's Manoeuvres, 'It was a weird time for me, and for the music business,' says Lake. 'I was pressured into writing songs that the record company thought radio programmers wanted to hear. Hence, there was not the passion the first album had. There were some nice ballads, but the record lacked the pure vision that a hit album needs to succeed.'"
  71. Greg Lake comments about his career after the break-up of ELP. Townsend, Martin (13 March 2016). "Bandmate: I feared for ELP star Keith". Sunday Express. https://www.express.co.uk/news/obituaries/652126/Emerson-Lake-Palmer-bandmate-feared-for-ELP-star-Keith-Emerson/amp . Retrieved 26 May 2020. "I was always searching for those early days, I was always looking for that spark of effervescence that we had during the making of all those great records."
  72. Mosely, Willie G. (June 1994). "Greg Lake: 'Welcome Back, My Friends' Part II". Vintage Guitar. June 1994, pg. 58. http://www.vintageguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/GREG_LAKE_03_1994Jun.jpg . Retrieved 14 May 2020. "Carl Palmer called me up and said: "Could you do me a favor?" I thought he wanted to borrow a guitar or something! (laughs) He told me about the MTV broadcast from Tokyo with the whole thing set up and booked, and could I do it, since they'd fallen out with John Wetton. At first I didn't want to, since Johnny is a friend of mine, but I called him up and he told me to do it. I did the show, and we discussed the possibility of making an album, but they wanted to go in a "pop" direction, which I couldn't do; it never went any further than that."
  73. Milano, Brett (11 May 2020). "Classic Albums By Young Musicians: 25 Age-Defying Greats". uDiscover Music. https://udiscovermusic.com/stories/young-musicians-classic-albums/ . Retrieved 16 July 2020. "Spontaneous Combustion: Spontaneous Combustion (1972). One of the great unknown prog-rock albums, this 1972 gem was made by the trio of guitarist Gary Margetts, drummer Tony Brock (later with The Babys and Rod Stewart) and bassist Tris Margetts – 18, 17 and 16 years old, respectively – and given shimmering production by Greg Lake, a Dorset neighbour who took the lads under his wing. Their sound anticipates Rush, with plenty of layered melodies and stacked guitars, while the vocals are positively Beatlesque. Seek out CD reissue that includes their second album, Triad, also terrific and teen-made, but lacking Lake. Key track: ‘Leaving’."
  74. Welch, Chris (December 1981). "Birth of a Band". International Musician and Recording World: pages 28-29, 31. http://ladiesofthelake.com/cabinet/birth.html . Retrieved 18 March 2020. "Greg has abandoned his role as a bass player. One facet is his increased use of rhythm and lead guitar. 'I fancied a change. I actually was a guitar player before I was a bass player. I love guitar and I'm really glad to be playing it again.' Tris Margetts on bass is an old friend, and Greg likes his style. 'He's a clean, thoughtful bass player.'"
  75. Tris Margetts and Gary Margetts comments about recording "Just A Dream" in Advision Studios during the time period ELP were recording "Tarkus". https://m.facebook.com/GregLakeOfficial/posts/2059534470754117 . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  76. Keith Emerson singing lead on "Happy Freuds" by The Nice. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EMbBj36o6PU . Retrieved July 2020.
  77. Keith Emerson singing lead on "Little Arabella" by The Nice. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Jg6Nxns0E . Retrieved July 2020.
  78. Gary Margetts singing lead on "Just A Dream" aka "Unknown Ballad" by Spontaneous Combustion, with Greg Lake playing piano and singing on the chorus 1:31-2:01 alongside Tris Margetts, Tony Brock, and Gary Margetts. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S_gqlbALbAU . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  79. Track listing and details, 2012 deluxe reissue of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Tarkus" album, with "Unknown Ballad" included as one of three bonus tracks in the 2012 Stereo Mixes. Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Catalog # 88691937962, September 2012. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/Emerson-Lake-Palmer-Tarkus/release/3871920 . Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  80. Remix engineer Steven Wilson announcement about the 2012 Tarkus reissue: "Just heard that the current edition of ELP Tarkus is about to be withdrawn and one track REMOVED, so get it now while you can!" (28 August 2012). https://mobile.twitter.com/stevenwilsonhq/status/240551647393239040 . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  81. Remix engineer Steven Wilson announcement about removing "Unknown Ballad" from future "Tarkus" reissues (29 August 2012). "Unknown Ballad is being removed from Tarkus, I'm unsure why. The currently available pressing has it, subsequent pressings will not." https://mobile.twitter.com/stevenwilsonhq/status/240795343141343232 . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  82. Tris Margetts and Gary Margetts comments about recording "Just A Dream" in Advision Studios during the time period ELP were recording "Tarkus". https://m.facebook.com/GregLakeOfficial/posts/2059534470754117 . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  83. Tris Margetts and Gary Margetts comments about recording "Just A Dream" in Advision Studios during the time period ELP were recording "Tarkus". https://m.facebook.com/GregLakeOfficial/posts/2059534470754117 . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  84. Thompson, Dave (14 December 2016). "Greg Lake discusses the magic of ELP". Goldmine Magazine. https://www.goldminemag.com/.amp/articles/greg-lake-discusses-magic-elp . Retrieved 8 April 2020. "I didn't want to do the remastering myself. I gave it everything I had at the time, and I think that was my version of those recordings. It was better in this instance to let other people do it, and see what they could draw out of it. I thought that was a valid way to move forward. I frankly wouldn't have changed an awful lot, because if I'd wanted to, I would have done it back at the time."
  85. Bosso, Joe (8 October 2012). "Interview: Keith Emerson talks ELP's Tarkus track-by-track: The 1971 prog-rock classic discussed in full". MusicRadar. https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-keith-emerson-talks-elps-tarkus-track-by-track-565038 . Retrieved 14 May 2020. "I wouldn't want to change one note."
  86. Carl Palmer interview. Heatley, Michael (2013). "Tank For The Memories". Record Collector. https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/tank-for-the-memories . Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  87. Steven Wilson biography and discography. https://www.discogs.com/artist/227943-Steven-Wilson?page=1 . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  88. Emerson, Lake & Palmer discography and releases. https://www.discogs.com/artist/39765-Emerson-Lake-Palmer . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  89. Thompson, Dave (14 December 2016). "Greg Lake discusses the magic of ELP". Goldmine. https://www.goldminemag.com/.amp/articles/greg-lake-discusses-magic-elp . Retrieved 8 April 2020. "As for the reissues ... I'm sure we share the same sort of fatigue at these sort of things ..."
  90. Carl Palmer interview. Heatley, Michael (2013). "Tank For The Memories". Record Collector. https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/tank-for-the-memories . Retrieved 23 May 2020. "We’re still in touch because we own everything. We never sold our publishing and we own all our catalogue."
  91. Tris Margetts and Gary Margetts comments about recording "Just A Dream" in Advision Studios during the time period ELP were recording "Tarkus". https://m.facebook.com/GregLakeOfficial/posts/2059534470754117 . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  92. Details and images, all singles by Spontaneous Combustion. http://www.45cat.com/artist/spontaneous-combustion . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  93. Details and images, Spontaneous Combustion's first single; produced by Greg Lake. http://www.45cat.com/record/har5046 . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  94. Details, images, and both tracks playable in full; Spontaneous Combustion's second single. http://www.45cat.com/record/har5060 . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  95. Details and images, Spontaneous Combustion's third single. http://www.45cat.com/record/har5066 . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  96. Track information, "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance". https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/spontaneous-combustion/sabre-dance-and-now-for-something/ . Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  97. Gary Margetts and Tris Margetts comments about recording their versions of "Sabre Dance". Spontaneous Combustion band UK official Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/spontaneouscombustionbanduk/photos/a.400355833365071/1872617446138895/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  98. Details and images, Spontaneous Combustion's fourth single, released March 1973 in the U.S. http://www.45cat.com/record/p3558 . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  99. Details and album images, UK release of Spontaneous Combustion's self-titled debut album, produced by Greg Lake. http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/shvl801 . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  100. Album information and images, Spontaneous Combustion's self-titled debut album. https://rarerecordcollector.net/harvest/shvl-801-spontaneous-combustion/ . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  101. Details and images, U.S. release of Spontaneous Combustion's self-titled debut album. http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/st11021 . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  102. "Triad" music samples, album credits, track list. https://www.allmusic.com/album/triad-mw0001879427 . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  103. Details and images, UK release of Spontaneous Combustion's second album "Triad". https://rarerecordcollector.net/harvest/shvl-805-spontaneous-combustion/ . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  104. Details and images, U.S. release of "Triad". http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/sw11095 . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  105. "Triad" review in Melody Maker, November 1972. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcR4A4uPsX7mGnT87GmzBTXp4F3TGM-64wr2kw&usqp=CAU . Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  106. Billboard news article: "To coincide with the tour a new album by Spontaneous Combustion will be released." "International News Reports: EMI to Launch MoWest in the U.K., With Big Promo Splash. Harvest Drive". No author byline. Billboard, 16 September 1972: 44, 49. https://books.google.com/books?id=5ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=spontaneous+combustion+band+uk&source=bl&ots=DoYD1WIyGr&sig=ACfU3U1mEG9zpoK3eVLhTiEeOhV18mjZWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP177T1P_nAhXiQkEAHXMLCWg4WhDoATAEegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=spontaneous%20combustion%20band%20uk&f=false . Retrieved 26 August 2020. "EMI is putting the finishing touches to a special campaign built around the Harvest label. The tour will play major ballrooms and selected colleges... To coincide with the tour a new album by Spontaneous Combustion will be released, which will be packaged in an unusual die-cut sleeve with insert photographs of the group."
  107. Tour poster, The Harvestmobile Tour (color). http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/elotour/tour63.jpg . Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  108. Tour poster, The Harvestmobile Tour (black & white). http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/elotour/tour88.jpg . Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  109. "Triad" full-page advertisement in Billboard: album cover with member photos displayed in die-cut center. (Caption) Triad • An album written, arranged, and produced by Spontaneous Combustion... Gary Margetts, Tony Brock, Tris Margetts. SW-11095. Harvest (logo). Billboard. 16 September 1972. Vol. 84, No. 39. ISSN 0006-2510. Published by Nielsen Business Media, Inc. https://books.google.com/books?id=5ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=gary+Margetts&source=bl&ots=DoZD5UHCGj&sig=ACfU3U00SDOsxw0LT_45Bt5PypcHfu47VQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7v9fz3q3qAhXQop4KHZN5DsE4ChDoATAFegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=gary%20Margetts&f=false . Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  110. "Triad" full-page advertisement in Melody Maker, reprinting Melody Maker's album review dated 11 November 1972. EMI Harvest Records. Melody Maker. 21 November 1972 (date and page number blurry in fine print of image). No author byline. Retrieved 24 February 2020. "When it comes down to it there aren't many heavy groups which know how to handle volume Spontaneous Combustion are extra-ordinarily good at it. Working in a tight network of drums, bass and lead guitar, ... heightened by fine production. Their material apparently written jointly by Gary Margetts (guitar, lead vocal), Tris Margetts (bass guitar, VCS3, vocals) and Tony Brock (drums, percussion and vocals) - contains some imaginative lyrics. Melody Maker Nov 11, 1972. See them on the Harvestmobile tour. New single: Gay Time Night. Harvest Records."
  111. Track list, photos and credits, Spontaneous Combustion third album "Time" (1975). https://www.discogs.com/Time-Time/master/549987 . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  112. "Time" track list and album images. http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/17225364 . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  113. "Time" album cover, track list, and band members. https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=697737 . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  114. EMI Records publicity photo: Spontaneous Combustion line-up 1973 to 1975 (left to right): bassist Tris Margetts, guitarist Gary Margetts, lead singer Mike Udell, drummer Jode Leigh. With Alec Johnson (not in photo), this line-up recorded Spontaneous Combustion's third and last album "Time" (1975). https://m.facebook.com/spontaneouscombustionbanduk/photos/a.114209955312995/115121825221808/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  115. Spontaneous Combustion history, band members, recordings. http://badcatrecords.com/BadCat/SPONTANEOUS.htm . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  116. Gary Margetts message to fans, posted at a video of Spontaneous Combustion's "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" from the band's 1975 album "Time" (courtesy of 0gems4u). https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlPTFk4RQ0 . Gary Margetts: "HI all, Time is Spontaneous Combustion. Tris and I reformed after Tony left and Jody took over on drums. Recorded this album at Connie Plank's studio in Germany over a week, it was released by BASF UK. It took a while to sort legal stuff so the name didn't appear on the record." (posted 9 years ago). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  117. "A Good Harvest" - Various Artists (1973). Spontaneous Combustion - "Spaceship" Side 1, Track 4. http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/2c05412638 . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  118. "Harvest Festival" - Various Artists 5-CD Compilation Box Set (1999). Spontaneous Combustion - "Sabre Dance" Disk 5, Track 11. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Harvest-Festival/release/3974654 . Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  119. AllMusic album information and review of "Harvest Festival" - Various Artists (1999). Spontaneous Combustion - "Sabre Dance" Disk 5, Track 11. https://www.allmusic.com/album/harvest-festival-mw0000051354 . Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  120. "Art School Dancing" - Various Artists (2002). Spontaneous Combustion "And Now For Something Completely Different!–Sabre Dance" Track 14. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Art-School-Dancing/release/3466015 . Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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  122. "A Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog" by Various Artists (2007). Spontaneous Combustion's "Spaceship" Track 14. Track listing, samples, and information. Released by Psychic Circle, Catalog #PCCD 7007, 24 July 2007. https://www.allmusic.com/album/visit-to-the-spaceship-factory-20-gems-from-the-early-years-of-prog-mw0000578093 . Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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  126. "Prog Rocks!" by Various Artists (2013). 5-CD compilation with 72 songs, including Spontaneous Combustion's 1973 single "Sabre Dance". EMI Catalogue #G725 0702 / 5099 . http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/g7250702509972507025 . Retrieved 3 May 2020
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  152. Color poster, Edinburgh Empire, 18 December 1971. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Spontaneous Combustion.
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  154. Concert listing: Deep Purple, Spontaneous Combustion. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/spontaneous-combustion-4bd2a336.html . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  155. Concert ticket and tour poster images: Deep Purple, Spontaneous Combustion, Wishbone Ash, 19 February 1972, Dagenham Roundhouse, Village - UK. Deep Purple Mark 2 concert listing at the Deep Purple Concert Page. https://www.purple.de/dirk/purple/tours/1972/72-02-19.php . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  156. East of Eden concert listing. http://www.pearlsofrock.com/eoekon72_en.html . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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  159. EMI announcement: Spontaneous Combustion headlining 1972 Harvestmobile Tour to promote new album "Triad". "International News Reports: EMI to Launch MoWest (Motown West) in the U.K., With Big Promo Splash". Section heading in article: "Harvest Drive". (No author byline). Billboard. 16 September 1972, pages 44, 49. "The promotion will revolve around a tour called the Harvest Mobile which will feature three of the label's acts, Spontaneous Combustion, a new signing Babe Ruth, and East of Eden. To coincide with the tour a new album by Spontaneous Combustion will be released... Other Harvest artists will appear on the bill at selected venues...". https://books.google.com/books?id=5ycEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=spontaneous+combustion+band+uk&source=bl&ots=DoYD1WIyGr&sig=ACfU3U1mEG9zpoK3eVLhTiEeOhV18mjZWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP177T1P_nAhXiQkEAHXMLCWg4WhDoATAEegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=spontaneous%20combustion%20band%20uk&f=false . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  160. Full-page ad: The Harvestmobile On Tour, 5 November-4 December 1972 - Harvest Records First British Tour (sepia, black-and-white poster). New Musical Express (4 November 1972), Page 17. Spontaneous Combustion performing all 21 (twenty-one) shows on the EMI Harvest tour (to promote their new album "Triad"). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HarvestmobileTour1972.jpg . Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  161. Poster: The Hardrock, Manchester, 12 November 1972. Roy Wood's Wizzard, Kevin Ayers, East of Eden, Spontaneous Combustion. https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/concerts/images/5/56/IMG_3895.JPG/revision/latest/top-crop/width/300/height/300?cb=20180122080757 . Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  162. Concert listing for Kevin Ayers 28 November 1972, Harvestmobile Tour. http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr/bands/chrono/ayers.html . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  163. Tris Margetts, Greg Lake Band 1981 tour and UK concerts. Thompson, Dave (21 July 2015). "Greg Lake's Legendary 1981 Performance At The Hammersmith Odeon In London To Be Issued On CD And Vinyl". http://cleorecs.com/home/greg-lakes-legendary-1981-performance-at-the-hammersmith-odeon-in-london-to-be-issued-on-cd-vinyl/ . Retrieved 3 February 2021. "The Greg Lake Band made its live debut on one of the biggest stages available to it, the annual Reading Festival in England in August 1981. Much of the set was new to the audience. Greg’s first solo album would not be released for another month. But the band received a wild reception regardless. The band’s full tour kicked off in October. Purposefully, Lake demanded smaller venues, the theaters and universities that truly represented a refreshing change from the monster domes he’d visited the last time he hit the road in 1977 with ELP.
  164. The Greg Lake Band debut appearance, 30 August 1981, the Reading Festival. Poster, line-up and concert information. http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/reading-81.html . Retrieved 3 February 2021. Greg Lake's comments on playing Reading : "Well, it was a very nerve-wracking experience, really. I think for me, because it was the first show, and it was 20,000 people or whatever it is, 30,000 people. And, um, I realized that I'm starting again. For me this is a new beginning. One of the things I was happy to see was the very young people there enthusiastic over the band, and particularly over some of the old King Crimson numbers which must have been on the charts when they were 6 and 10, and that's a fantastic feeling when you know that somebody's father probably played it to their child, and now their child's in the audience and knows it. It's a feeling of depth, you know.
  165. 5 November 1981 concert recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show; released in 1995 as King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake In Concert on CD.
  166. A 2015 reissue of the album recorded at the 5 November 1981 concert, re-titled London '81, also includes the song "C'est La Vie" recorded live in New York City 5 December 1981. https://www.discogs.com/Greg-Lake-London-81/release/9837879 . Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  167. A 2015 reissue of the album recorded at the 5 November 1981 concert, re-titled London '81, also includes the song "C'est La Vie" recorded live in New York City 5 December 1981. https://www.discogs.com/Greg-Lake-London-81/release/9837879 . Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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