1949, Southampton, Hampshire, England), Barry Paul (lead guitar), and John Gordon (bass), who had all previously been in another band, Paper.
Farr took over as manager, and found them a place on the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival stage on the same day as Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen, Free, Donovan, Jethro Tull, Pentangle, and The Moody Blues.
By that time, Paul had been replaced by Eddie Harnett (lead guitar), and the band added Dave Horler (keyboards, trombone), Butch Hudson (trumpet, flugelhorn), and Derek Somerville (saxophone, flute, trombone), giving the band a much more brass-oriented sound that was sometimes compared to Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
[6] The band is described at Allmusic as "progressive with nary a commercial bone in their body, a wild amalgamation of bluesy, R&B inspired prog rock, with pastoral leanings and a strong improvisational bent".
[1] Lead guitarist Andy Scarisbrick was in several local bands, including Alice and country rock outfit Panama Red, eventually relocating to Bristol in the mid 70s and joining the Overlanders of 'Michelle' fame.
[8] Barry Paul was later a member of the Heavy Metal Kids, then joined Savoy Brown in the early 1980s and later ran a recording studio in Los Angeles.
Brian Kemp died in 1992 following a road accident; subsequently Cooper, Holloway, Scarisbrick, Glover, and Somerville reunited as Heaven for a one-off tribute performance.