SQUIRE PURPOSE – Alan Hull & SQUIRE
SQUIRE: Few who sat a piano to compose in 1975 were capable of something quite so compelling as ‘One More Bottle of Wine.’
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TYNE TRAVEL – Lindisfarne & FOG ON THE TYNE
FOG ON THE TYNE (1971) established Lindisfarne as a major force – receiving high critical acclaim while spending four weeks at number one in the UK album charts.
TUNE ARMY – Lindisfarne & ‘NICELY OUT OF TUNE’ (1970)
‘Nicely Out of Tune’ gained many positive reviews, one proclaiming Alan Hull as the best songwriter since Dylan, but initially failed to chart.
HULL OF FAME – Alan Hull & ‘PIPEDREAM’
Brimming with wit, wisdom, purpose and poignancy, ‘PIPEDREAM’ (1973) is the great ‘lost’ masterpiece of 70s British rock.
TYNE MACHINE – The chequered history of LINDISFARNE…….
With Hull writing imaginative lyrics over folk-rock melodies, Lindisfarne were quickly a force to be reckoned with.