Wild Turkey

Personnel: JON BLACKMORE gtr, vcls A GLEN CORNICK gtr, bs, keyb'ds A B GARY PICKFORD-HOPKINS gtr, vcls A B JEFF JONES drms A B TWEKE LEWIS gtr A B MICK DYCHE gtr, vcls B STEVE GURL keyb'ds B ALBUMS: 1(A) BATTLE HYMN (Chrysalis CHR 1002) 1971 2(B) TURKEY (Chrysalis CHR 1010) 1972 NB: (1) reissued on CD (Edsel ED CD 333) 1991. 45: 1 Good Old Days/Life Is A Symphony (Chrysalis CHS 2004) 1972

JON BLACKMORE gtr, vcls A
GLEN CORNICK gtr, bs, keyb'ds A B
GARY PICKFORD-HOPKINS gtr, vcls A B
JEFF JONES drms A B
TWEKE LEWIS gtr A B
MICK DYCHE gtr, vcls B
STEVE GURL keyb'ds B


ALBUMS:
1(A) BATTLE HYMN (Chrysalis CHR 1002) 1971
2(B) TURKEY (Chrysalis CHR 1010) 1972

NB: (1) reissued on CD (Edsel ED CD 333) 1991.

45:
1 Good Old Days/Life Is A Symphony (Chrysalis CHS 2004) 1972


This was a mainstream rock outfit with progressive leanings, which included former Jethro Tull member Glen Cornick. Their albums are becoming harder to find now, but are they worth searching for? We're talking pretty run of the mill progressive rock here with nothing to distinguish them from the pack. The better tracks on Turkey are Telephone and A Universal Man, hard rock tracks with progressive leanings, strong vocals and fine guitar leads.

(Vernon Joynson/Costas Arvanitis)