Spring were a
British band that represented the early 1970s
progressive rock movement. A one-shot band, it recorded only one album in its career, a self-titled
LP released in 1971. Spring's music is notable for the use of the
mellotron, with three of the band's six members playing that instrument on the album.
Members
Spring was a sextet comprising Pat Moran (
mellotron and
vocals), Ray Martinez (
lead guitar,
12-string guitar and
mellotron),
Pick Withers (
drums and
glockenspiel), Kips Brown (
piano,
electric organ and
mellotron) and Adrian Maloney (
bass guitar).
Pick Withers later became the drummer for the group
Dire Straits and played on their first four records.
Spring's self-titled album
Track listing
- The Prisoner (Eight By Ten) (5:34)
- Grail (6:44)
- Boats (1:53)
- Shipwrecked Soldier (5:08)
- Golden Fleece (6:59)
- Inside Out (4:49)
- Song To Absent Friends (The Island) (2:47)
- Gazing (5:54)
- The following three tracks were added in the CD edition
- Fools Gold
- Hendre Mews
- A World Full Of Whispers