Trapeze (1970 album)

Trapeze is the self-titled debut studio album by English hard rock band Trapeze. Recorded in 1969 at Morgan Studios and Decca Studios, it was produced by The Moody Blues bassist John Lodge and released in 1970 by Threshold Records. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Send Me No More Letters" in 1969.

Background

Trapeze was formed in 1969 by vocalist John Jones and keyboardist Terry Rowley, both former members of The Montanas, along with guitarist Mel Galley, bassist Glenn Hughes and drummer Dave Holland, all former members of Finders Keepers.^[1]^[2] Shortly after forming, they were signed as the first act on Threshold Records, a label founded by The Moody Blues, and recorded their first album.^[1]^[2] Trapeze was the only album by the band to feature Jones and Rowley, who left shortly after its release.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Critical reception for Trapeze was generally positive. A review published on AllMusic awarded the album four out of five stars, with writer Bruce Eder focusing particular praise on Galley and Hughes, while noting that the record showed hints for the future sound of the band.^[2] Eder described the style of Trapeze as "a much higher-wattage alternative to The Moody Blues", comparing the album to the work of the original lineup of Deep Purple, including Rod Evans.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Only a Dream"	Mel Galley	0:42
2.	"The Giant's Dead Hoorah!"	Glenn Hughes	3:33
3.	"Over"	John Jones, Galley	3:38
4.	"Nancy Gray"	Hughes	2:48
5.	"Fairytale/Verily Verily/Fairytale"	Jones, Galley	7:40
6.	"It's My Life"	Jones, Galley	2:51
7.	"Am I"	Hughes	3:07
8.	"Suicide"	Jones, Galley	4:51
9.	"Wings"	Hughes, Terry Rowley	3:30
10.	"Another Day"	Hughes, Galley, Jones	2:37
11.	"Send Me No More Letters"	Rowley	4:36
12.	"It's Only a Dream"	Galley	0:37

Personnel

Primary personnel

John Jones – lead vocals, trumpet
Mel Galley – guitar, bass
Glenn Hughes – bass, guitar, piano, trombone, lead vocals
Dave Holland – drums
Terry Rowley – organ, guitar, piano, flute
John Lodge – production

Additional personnel

Roger Quested – engineering
Chris Neal – engineering
Bill Price – engineering
John Punter – engineering
David Wedgbury – photography
Barry Wentzell – photography

References

1 2 3 "Trapeze - A Brief History (1969–1994)". Glenn Hughes. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Eder, Bruce. "Trapeze (1970) - Trapeze". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2015.

Trapeze

Mel Galley Dave Holland Glenn Hughes John Jones Terry Rowley Pete Wright Rob Kendrick Peter Goalby Stephen Bray Mervyn Spence Kex Gorin Geoff Downes Craig Erickson

Studio albums	Trapeze Medusa You Are the Music...We're Just the Band Hot Wire Trapeze Hold On/Running

Live albums	Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos Live: Way Back to the Bone Welcome to the Real World: Live at the Borderline Live at the Boat Club 1975

Compilations	The Final Swing Way Back to the Bone High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze On the Highwire

Singles	"Send Me No More Letters" "Black Cloud" "Coast to Coast" "On the Sunny Side of the Street" "Don't Ask Me How I Know"

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