Biography
This UK band was formed in 1970 by bass player/vocalist Lee Jackson on the dissolution of the Nice. His new venture pursued a more pop-orientated path than its virtuoso-based predecessor, but despite prolific live work and four well-promoted albums, an unstable line-up hampered the band’s ultimate progress. Early members Charlie Harcourt (guitar), Mario Tapia (guitar) and Tommy Sloane (drums) were replaced by a series of new inductees, including multi-instrumentalists John McBurnie and Brian Chatton, none of who was able to halt Jackson’s ailing fortunes. However, having decided that recent addition Patrick Moraz played a keyboard style unsuited to the primarily melodic unit, Jackson left his creation in 1974 to shape Refugee around his new discovery’s dexterous technique. His former colleagues briefly continued under the truncated name Heights before breaking up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Progress
Album & Cover
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography A. Powell/S. Thorgerson
Label: Mercury SR-61331(US), Charisma CAS1018(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Mr. Screw Since I Last Saw You Sunshine Freak King Progress |
Side Two Doubting Thomas Insomnia Cry Of Eugene |
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Lee Jackson
Arranged By, Written-By – Jackson Heights
Bass, Guitar [Spanish], Vocals – Mario Enrique Covarrubias Tapia
Drums, Congas, Triangle, Percussion – Tommy Slone
Electric Guitar, Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Guitar [Spanish], Vocals – Charlie Harcourt
Engineer [Advision Studios] – Eddie Offord
Engineer [Ibc Studios] – Damon Lyon Shaw
Producer – Lee Jackson
Written-By – C. Harcourt (tracks: A1 to B2), L. Jackson (tracks: A1 to B2)
Notes
Recorded at IBC Studios with Damon Lyon Shaw and Advision Studios with Eddie Offord
Sleeve reads: All songs written and arranged by Jackson Heights. (with the exception of “Cry for Eugene”-Emerson/Jackson/O’list-
But also credited on all tracks to L. Jackson-C. Harcourt (except “Cry to Eugene”)
US Gatefold sleeve
