Bleak House

Location: St. Albans | Website: Graham Shaw

Line Up
Graham Shaw (v)
Graham Killin (g,v)
Bob Bonshor (g)
Jon Kocel (b)
Maurice Hollingsworth (d)

Ronnie Neighbour (v)
Jim Winspur (v)
Gez Turner (b) – also in Pussy
Paul Hornby (b)
Roy Reed (d)

Notes:
– Bleak House probably got their name from the Charles Dickens novel. The novel was first published in 20 monthly instalments between March 1852 and September 1853
– Metallica used the first few notes of the song ‘Rainbow Warrior’ for the intro of ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’

Rainbow Warrior

7″ Buzzard Records (1980) Buzz 1

1. Rainbow Warrior
2. Isandhlhawa
3. Inquisition

*Pressed in 1000 copies. 500 in plain sleeve

Lions in Winter

7″ Buzzard Records (1982) BUZZ 2

1. Chase The Wind
2. No Reply
3. Down To Zero
4. Flight Of The Salamander

*Included insert with bio

Live 1980

CD self-released (2000)

1. Intro
2. To the Gods
3. Nothing
4. One in the Eye
5. Lost Fortunes
6. Again & Again (excerpt)
7. Street Story
8. Arise with the Prince
9. The Darkest Night
10. Inquisition
11. Eye of the Tiger
12. Rainbow Warrior
13. Isandhlwana
14. Stallion
15. Inquisition (encore)
16. Lost Fortunes (encore)

*Recorded live at the Stonehouse, Hatfield, November 16th, 1980
*Not much evidence was found on the existance of this album so it might be an unauthorised digital only release.

Suspended Animation

CD Buried By Time And Dust Records (2009) DUST 006
LP Buried By Time And Dust Records (2009) BBTAD 006

1. Rainbow Warrior
2. Isandhlwana
3. Inquisition
4. Chase The Wind
5. No Reply
6. Down To Zero
7. Flight Of The Salamander
8. To The Gods
9. Lost Fortunes
10. Arise With The Prince
11. Inquisition
12. Rainbow Warrior
13. Stallion

Tracks 1-3: Rainbow Warrior 7″ (1980)
Tracks 4-7: Lions In Winter 7″ (1982)
Tracks 8-13: Live at the Stonehouse, Hatfield, November 16th, 1980

*LP limited to 500 copies
*CD includes 7 additional bonus tracks from the live recording at Stonehouse. Tracks 1-7 same as the LP and then:

8. Intro
9. To The Gods
10. Nothing
11. One In The Eye
12. Lost Fortunes
13. Again And Again
14. Arise With The Prince
15. The Darkest Night
16. Inquisition
17. Eye Of The Tiger
18. Rainbow Warrior
19. Isandhlwana
20. Stallion

Bleak House

2LP + 2 x 7″ High Roller Records (2013) HRR 213
2CD High Roller Records (2013) HRR 213 CD

1. Intro
2. To The Gods
3. Nothing
4. One In The Eye
5. Lost Fortunes
6. Again And Again
7. Street Story
8. Arise With The Prince
9. The Darkest Night
10. Inquisition
11. Eye Of The Tiger
12. Rainbow Warrior
13. Isandhlwana
14. Stallion
15. Inquisition
16. Lost Fortunes

Rainbow Warrior 7″
1. Rainbow Warrior
2. Isandhlhawa
3. Inquisition

Lions In Winter 7″
1. Chase The Wind
2. No Reply
3. Down To Zero
4. Flight Of The Salamander

*2LP + 2 x 7″ limited to 500 copies: 250 in black and 250 black/white splatter vinyl
*Both 7″ that come with the 2LP are replicas of the originals

Chasing The Wind

MLP High Roller Records (2018) HRR 648

1. Rainbow Warrior
2. Isandhlhawa
3. Inquisition
4. Chase The Wind
5. No Reply
6. Down To Zero
7. Flight Of The Salamander

*All tracks from the two 7″ vinyls
*Limited to 500 copies: 200 in black and 300 in silver vinyl

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