Trapeze (band)

The core members of the band were Glenn Hughes , Mel Galley and Dave Holland . After Glenn Hughes' departure in 1973, Galley and Holland decided to try to keep the band together, which they did with constantly varying until 1979 when Holland went on to join Judas Priest . At this point the band broke up. Holland tried to revive the band in 1990, after leaving Priest, but the band finally broke up in 1994. Their best known albums are the first three.

BAND MEMBERS

1969:

Mel Galley - lead and bass guitars

Glenn Hughes - bass guitar, six-string quitar, piano, trombone, vocals

Dave Holland - drums

John Jones - vocals, trumpet

Terry Rowley - organ, guitar piano, flute

1970-1973:

Mel Galley - guitars, vocals

Glenn Hughes - bass guitar, piano, lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar (live 1973)

Dave Holland - drums, percussion

Pete MacKie - bass (live 1973)

1974-1976:

Mel Galley - guitars, lead vocals

Dave Holland - drums, percussion

Rob Kendrick - guitars

Pete Wright - bass (not to be confused with the Pete Wright of Crass )

1978-1979:

Mel Galley - guitars, vocals

Dave Holland - drums, percussion

Pete Goalby - lead vocals, guitar

Pete Wright - bass

1980-1981:

Mel Galley - guitars, vocals

Pete Goalby - lead vocals, guitar

Pete Wright - bass

Steve Bray - drums

1982:

Mel Galley - guitars, vocals

Steve Bray - drums

Mervyn 'Spam' Spence - bass, vocals

Richard Bailey - keyboards

DISCOGRAPHY

'' Trapeze '' (1970)

'' Medusa '' (1970)

'' You Are The Music...We're Just The Band '' (1972)

'' The Final Swing '' (1973)

'' Hot Wire '' (1974)

'' Trapeze '' - not to be confused with the debut (1976)

'' Hold On '' (1979); also known as '' Running ''; Re-Issued in 1998

'''' (1980);

'' Welcome To The Real World '' - live 1992 (1993)

'''' - best of 1970-1976 (1996)

'' Way Back To The Bone '' (1998)

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