Jardine

Keith Law , Singer/Songwriter,(now more widely known, as the writer for Velvett Fogg the well known cult Psychedelic band) formed Jardine, in the Winter of 1968/69. Keith Law along with Mickey Cox had recently disbanded Paint their previous band Keith wanted a more earthy psychedelic sound, Keith Law who wrote all the band's original songs shared the vocals, and also played second guitar, and flute Mickey Cox was the vocalist and lead guitar and was previously with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant's, Band of Joy Colin Appleyard was on drums, and Brian Urquart on Bass. The band's show was mainly original songs with all of them, being penned by Keith They were written about the same time as those on the well known Velvett Fogg album so possess the same air of psych Keith Law mystery! The band played Universities, Colleges and schools and the occasional open-air concert Although Jardine’wasn’t around very long, in 1969,they were put in touch with a London producer They contacted him and he arranged for them to go to London, and offered the band accommodation at his apartment in Bromley Kent. The band would travel to Central London, every day in their Ford Thames Van. It was Keith Law, Mickey Cox and Colin Appleyard who were involved in the recordings, with Brian having other commitments The album was recorded in June 1969, at Sounds Aquarian Studios, Kingley Street, London, just next to the famous Carnaby Street. It was a 4 track studio, with a capacity of 12 musicians. During the recording sessions many musicians, some famous, would come and join in. They were, ..Peter Frampton singer, ex’ The Herd and then later, an international pop star Andrew Bown ex The Herd who formed the Andrew Bown Set, and is now keyboard player with Status Quo, Michael Berg, keyboard player and engineer. Brian Appleyard, Drummer ex East of Eden "They're on the recordings somewhere but can't remember where!"- Keith Law The album took three weeks to complete, and then the producer got into wrangles about ‘deals’ etc. with the end result, it never got released at all, UNTIL NOW! Several tracks, including some acoustic, were recorded, initially for Polydor Records However, the band were incorrectly advised that a much better 'deal' could be achieved elsewhere! This never materialized, and the master tape was stored away, only to re-surface a year later when Keith returned to the studio demanding it's whereabouts! "I was determined, not to let my songs and hours of recording, go to waste"- Keith Law At the time, there was an enormous amount of albums of this genre, and the tape remained un-released With the recent resurgence of Psychedelic music and in particular the ever growing popularity of, Velvett Fogg Demand for songs by Keith Law has increased enormously! Keith found the 'lost' tape, in his garage attic! Still in perfect condition, and still to tell the story! So 40 years later, here is Jardine and their music, that has been in the attic, for far to long! The Official Jardine Web-Site Jardine