Mick Abrahams discography [1971-2016]

 

Michael Timothy 'Mick' Abrahams (born 7 April 1943, Luton, Bedfordshire, England) was the original guitarist for Jethro Tull. He recorded the album This Was with the band in 1968, but conflicts between Abrahams and Ian Anderson over the musical direction of the band led Abrahams to leave once the album was finished. Abrahams wanted to pursue a more blues/rock direction, while Anderson wanted to incorporate more overt folk and jazz influences. He was replaced first by Tony Iommi who would leave Tull after only a few weeks and would later go on to form Black Sabbath, and then by Martin Barre who remains with Jethro Tull to this day.

Abrahams went on to found Blodwyn Pig and the group recorded two albums, Ahead Rings Out (1969) and Getting to This (1970) before breaking up in 1970. Abrahams soldiered on with the short-lived Wommet, then the Mick Abrahams Band and has continued to release albums by himself and with reunited versions of Blodwyn Pig. He has worked as a driver, lifeguard and financial consultant, occasionally playing gigs, especially to support causes in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

Abrahams caused some controversy in Tull fan circles for his formation of a band called 'This Was' in the late 1990s, which reunited the members of the first incarnation of Jethro Tull (with the exception of Anderson) to perform songs from that era of Jethro Tull's music. Tull fans disapproved but Anderson apparently was not too offended, as in recent years Abrahams and Anderson have guested on each other's records. Abrahams has also participated in Jethro Tull reunions, as well as one-off projects and gigs over the years.

According to his website, Abrahams suffered a heart attack in November 2009 and would have to recuperate before resuming work. In April 2010 his website revealed that he was suffering from Ménière's disease, which would hold him back from performing at least for another year.

Mick Abraham's Blodwyn Pig-(1994)-Lies

Mick Abrahams & Sharon Watson-(2015)-How Many Times

Mick Abrahams & The This Was Band-(1998)-This Is

Mick Abrahams Band-(1972)-At Last

Mick Abrahams-(1971)-Mick Abrahams

Mick Abrahams-(1991)-All said and done

Mick Abrahams-(1996)-One

Mick Abrahams-(1997)-Mick's Back

Mick Abrahams-(2013)- Hoochie Coochie Man

Mick Abrahams-(2014)- Greatest Hits

Mick Abrahams-(2014)-Working In The Blues Kitchen

Mick Abrahams-(2015)-Revived!

Mick Abrahams-(2015)-The Best Of Aby Vol. 2

Mick Abrahams-(2016)-Long Long Gone

Frank Zappa – You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol.1-6 (12 CD, 1994)

 

Six-volume, 12-CD set Zappa assembled of live performances throughout his career. 

Dave Davies - The Anthology: Unfinished Business (2 CD, 1998/FLAC)

 

What George Harrison was to the Beatles and John Entwistle was to the Who, Dave Davies was to the Kinks -- a powerfully effective instrumentalist and a talented songwriter who often played second fiddle to another tunesmith whose work more readily connected with the band's audience. Although he took a largely subordinate role to his brother Ray Davies in the Kinks, Dave's fierce guitar work and hoarse but effective background (and occasional lead) vocals were key elements of the band's appeal. Dave also occasionally wrote songs for the Kinks that showed him to be a writer of considerable skill and wit, if not always up to the same level as Ray. 

 

Pete Seeger - American Favourite Ballads (5 CD, 2009/FLAC)

 

Pete Seeger's life, music, and legacy encapsulate nearly a century of American history and culture. He has immersed himself in folk music and used it, like Johnny Appleseed, to "plant the seeds of a better tomorrow in the homes across our land." The songs in this collection of 139 American Favorite Ballads narrate tales of ordinary people and their extraordinary deeds, and show Pete at the crossroads of the past and the future putting his own stamp on America's folk song heritage while bequeathing it to generations to come. 

 

Furthur - 2009 tour (10 shows)

  Four months after Jerry Garcia's death in August 1995, the Grateful Dead officially disbanded. However, band members continued to perform over the subsequent years in other bands such as RatDog, Phil Lesh and Friends, the Rhythm Devils, the Other Ones, and the Dead. After a four-year hiatus following their "Wave That Flag" summer tour in 2004, the Dead performed two 2008 shows supporting the Obama campaign, billed as "Deadheads for Obama" and "Change Rocks", as well at one of the Obama inaugural balls in 2009, ultimately giving rise to a 2009 spring tour. During this reunion, Weir and Lesh, who admitted having great fun playing together again, decided to form a new band. In August 2009, the musicians announced that they had formed a new band, Furthur, with Kadlecik, Chimenti, Lane, and Russo.

The band was named after the 1939 International Harvester psychedelic multicolored bus used by novelist Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters to tour America in 1964 when they attended the New York World's Fair for the debut of Kesey's second novel, Sometimes A Great Notion. "Furthur" was the inscription on the destination placard of the bus and was also the name given to the multicolored bus. "In many ways, the 'Furthur' destination of the bus—piloted by Neal Cassady, inspiration for the character Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's On the Road—represented the mind-set of the transition from Beat Generation culture to the more heavily drug-infused hippie culture and the LSD-based psychedelic culture, with Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady, the Merry Pranksters, and the Grateful Dead—all alumni of the Acid Tests—as ambassadors and guides on that cognitive and conceptual journey". The Grateful Dead performed as the house band for many of the Acid Tests, which ran from 1965 to 1966.

Furthur retained much of the characteristic style and texture of the Dead. In addition to performing many of the songs regularly played in concert by the Dead, Furthur tried to "keep it fresh" by routinely adding new material to their setlists. This included many songs resurrected from the Grateful Dead's extensive songbook, including several rarely or never performed live, like "Alice D. Millionaire", as well as several cover songs from bands including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, the Band, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Ryan Adams, Van Morrison and the Clash. They also regularly performed some new, original material. 

The band debuted with performances on September 18, 19, and 20, 2009, at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, California. The band Vice (now known as Maiden Lane), featuring Phil's son, Grahame, opened for Furthur on Saturday, September 19. They then performed for a single night on November 20 at the 200-person-capacity 19 Broadway in Fairfax, California, advertised only by a last-minute announcement, and with tickets available only at the door on a first come, first served basis. The Oakland debut shows were followed by five additional concerts in the Northeast (New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey) in December 2009, as well as live rehearsal sessions and two New Year's shows in Mill Valley, California, and San Francisco, respectively. During the New Year's Eve performances, the band introduced backing vocalists Sunshine Becker and Zoe Ellis, who remained in the lineup for the remainder of the winter tour.

    Bob Weir—rhythm guitar, lead vocals (9/18/2009–1/23/2014)

    Phil Lesh—bass guitar, lead vocals (9/18/2009–1/23/2014)

    John Kadlecik—lead guitar, lead vocals (9/18/2009–1/23/2014)

    Jeff Chimenti—keyboards, backing vocals (9/18/2009–1/23/2014)

    Joe Russo—drums (9/18/2009–1/23/2014)

    Jay Lane—drums, backing vocals (9/18/2009 – 3/12/2010)

    Sunshine Becker—backing vocals (12/27/2009–1/23/2014)

    Zoe Ellis—backing vocals (12/27/2009 – 3/12/2010)

    Jeff Pehrson—backing vocals (5/24/2010–1/23/2014)

Furthur-20090918 The Fox Theater, Oakland,CA

Furthur-20090919 The Fox Theater, Oakland,CA

Furthur-20090920 The Fox Theater, Oakland,CA

Furthur-20091208 New York, NY

Furthur-20091209 New York, NY

Furthur-20091211 New Haven, CT

Furthur-20091212 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Furthur-20091213 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

Furthur-20091230 San Francisco, CA

Furthur-20091231 San Francisco, CA