I first obtained this album on vinyl in 1970. This is one great band with several awesome 70's albums. I always thought these guys were fromĮngland and only discovered a few years ago that they are from The artwork, inspired by the great Frenchman, Alphonse The songs all told a story and the stories were all The harmonic guitar work in the (I think) aeolian scale were justīrilliant. I remember turning all myįriends on to it and they were instant fans. This double-album set was just mind blowing. While Lordan went on to play with Robin Trower, Rosenbaum died Septemafter a long battle with drug abuse he was just 36 years old. Lineup, issuing The James Walsh Gypsy Band on RCA to little notice inġ996 - once again the sole original member - he assembled another Gypsy unit, releasing 20 Years Ago Today. The Gates, the group dissolved, reforming just long enough to play the Randy Cates assumed bass duties for 1972's Antithesis, Gypsy'sįirst album for new label RCA however, upon releasing 1973's Unlock Tracks 'Gypsy Queen' and 'Dead and Gone.' Larson and Epstein exited Gypsy prior to recording the follow-up, 1971's In the Garden, cut with bassist Willie Weeks - who later resurfaced in the Doobie Brothers - and drummer Bill Lordan. The band signed to the Metromedia label, issuing their self-titledĭouble-album debut in 1970 and earned considerable FM airplay with the After replacing Green with drummer Jay Epstein, Of British progressive rock, though often compared to the music of They began pursuing a heavier, more complex sound inspired by the rise Returned to the Underbeats lineup, and the quintet relocated to LosĪngeles soon after, where they landed a gig as the house band at theįamed Whiskey-a-Go-Go. Scoring a handful of local hits including 'Footstompin',' 'Annie Do theĭog' and 'Book of Love.' Keyboardist James 'Owl' Walsh was recruitedĪfter Johnson was drafted for military service in 1969 upon his discharge, Johnson The group regularly performed throughout the Twin Cities circuit, With the subsequent addition of singer/guitarist Enrico Rosenbaum, Progressive rock outfit Gypsy began its existence as the Minneapolis-based pop band the Underbeats, formed in 1964 by guitarist James Johnson, bassist Doni Larson, and drummer Tom Green. 'Gypsy Queen' is the band's only charted single, peaking at #64. The album was re-released in 1979 on a K-tel label named Cognito and again in 1999 on CD by Bedrock Records. It was recorded at Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, California. Gypsy is the debut double album by the progressive rock band Gypsy.

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