Sour Milk Sea were a short-lived English heavy blues rock band formed in mid-1969 by Chris Dummett, Jeremy Gallop and Paul Milne, students of St. Edward's School.
Milne continued to remain as the bass player and the group added Rob Tyrrell, formerly of Genesis forerunner Anon, to the vacant drummer spot.
[6] Mercury would have a successful audition and became lead vocalist of Sour Milk Sea in February 1970.
The Highfield Parish Hall gig was a charity event just weeks before Mercury would join Brian May and Roger Taylor to form Queen.
[8] Ultimately, Mercury's drive toward a creative new sound and control of the band would lead to its premature downfall.
Gallop became worried that Dummett would side with Mercury on the band's musical direction and disbanded the group.
Chris Dummett would play one last time with Mercury in a practice session at Imperial Lecture Theatre.
Mercury hoped to add a second guitarist, but the session did not pan out and Dummett would no longer be included in the band activities.