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Gnidrolog | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Progressive rock, art rock, experimental rock, folk rock |
| Years active | 1969–1972, 1999–2000 |
| Labels | Snails Records, RCA, Audio Archives |
| Past members | Stewart Goldring Colin Goldring Nigel Pegrum John Earle Peter "Mars" Cowling Rick Kemp Nessa Glen |
Gnidrolog was a British progressive rock band. [1]
The band was founded in 1969 by twin brothers Colin and Stewart Goldring, who were joined by drummer Nigel Pegrum from Spice and Peter "Mars" Cowling on bass. John Earle joined the band on saxophone and flute for their second album. They came up with the band name by reversing and slightly rearranging the brothers' surname, adding in an extra "o". In May 1972, the British music magazine NME reported that Gnidrolog was to appear at the Great Western Express Lincoln Festival on 26 May that year, along with Budgie, Skin Alley, Tea & Symphony, John Martyn, and Warhorse. [2] In 1972, Gnidrolog released both their first and second albums, In Spite of Harry's Toe-Nail and Lady Lake, before disbanding due to a lack of commercial success. Despite having played gigs with acts such as David Bowie, Colosseum, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Wishbone Ash, Soft Machine, and Magma in their brief career, they have always remained relatively obscure.
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