Biography
Consisting of Roger Cotton (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Ian Gibbons (flute, keyboards, vocals), Richard Thorpe (bass, vocals) and Paul Thorpe (drums, vocals), this obscure quartet issued their sole album on UK Polydor in 1974.
Album & Cover Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK Tracklist Credits
This the only album released by ‘Life’, who broke up after this record. It is a dense mixture of hard rock and classic prog, with classy hooks and complex instrument interplay throughout, alas it sank without trace…
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell/S. Thorgerson
Label: Polydor 2383295(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Side One
Riding Around
Oupus
I Don’t Want To
Black Eye
Highway Side Two
Sleepless Night
Woman
Looking Out
Everybody’s Queuing To Be Last
The Plank / Devil On The River
Bass Guitar, Vocals, Lead Vocals – Richard Thorpe
Drums, Lead Vocals – Paul Thorpe
Engineer – Phil McDonald
Keyboards, Organ [Hammond], Flute, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Backing Vocals [Harmony] – Ian Gibbons
Piano, Keyboards, Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals – Roger Cotton
Producer – Chris White
Written-By – Ian Gibbons (tracks: B5), Roger Cotton
