History
Catapilla were formed in the late 60s in west London, with early members Malcolm Frith on drums, Dave Taylor on bass, Graham Wilson playing guitar and a wind section (Hugh Eaglestone, Robert Calvert and Thierry Rheinhart). Joe Meek (singer) was the first lead vocalist.Black Sabbath manager Patrick Meehan produced the band's first album, recorded with Anna Meek. The cover of Catapilla is reminiscent of the Beatles' apple, but being eaten by a caterpillar. This suggests the idea of destroying the utopian perfection of british psychedelia and opposition to the mainstream psychedelic and progressive rock of that time.
After the release of their first album, the group toured, and Eaglestone, Frith, Rheinhart and Taylor were substituted by Brian Hanson (drums), Ralph Rolinson (keyboards) and Carl Wassard (bass). With this new line-up, the band recorded their second album, Changes. This album is regarded as the group's main achievement, and had a great influence on other musicians of that time, although without mainstream success. Soon after the release of this album Catapilla disbanded.
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