ALEN
Seemingly a one-off, and presumably a DIY effort. The
only Alen record that I have managed to trace is a single by the Allan Neale Big
Band, 'Strike Up The Band' b/w 'Countdown'. It had a catalogue number of
CIA-1, and was issued in 1976. The band was from the Dovercourt area,
and it featured clarinettist Clive Neale. Arranger Jack Lancaster and producer Robin Lumley worked in
the Jazz-Rock-Prog field and made a couple of albums as a duo for RSO, 'The Rock Peter And The Wolf'
(2479-167; 1976) featuring Phil Collins, Gary Moore and a host of other well-known
names, and 'Marscape' (2394-170). Thanks to Ade Macrow of the 45cat site
for permission to use his scan here.
Copyright 2012 Robert
Lyons.