Second Hand were a British progressive rock band, established by teenagers Ken Elliott, Kieran O'Connor and Bob Gibbons in 1965.
[1]) The album was released at the end of 1968 in a packaging concept designed to make it look like a second-hand record, and received positive response in the music press, which would continue to treat the band favorably throughout their career.
However, the lifestyle and management prompted Bob Gibbons to leave the band during the tour, and pursue his guitar playing in the direction of jazz.
The lineup changed again: George Hart replaced Nick South on the bass, and Ken's brother Rob was engaged as a freestanding vocalist.
Vic Keary, who became the band's close friend, formed his own label called Mushroom and invited Second Hand to release their album on it.
The album was released in April 1971 with a supporting single called "Funeral", featuring "Hangin' On An Eyelid" (a track from the LP) as the B-side.
The album uses a heavy symphonic rock style obviously influenced by Arthur Brown's vocal manner (Rob Elliott was a big fan of him).
Bob Gibbons died in 1977 due to "hypostatic and suppurative broncho-pneumonia" following a misdosage of prescribed medication, recorded by the coroner as misadventure.