Gnidrolog

Gnidrolog was a British progressive rock band.
The band was founded in 1969 by twin brothers Colin and Stewart Goldring, who were joined by drummer Nigel Pegrum from Spice and Peter "Mars" Cowling on bass. John Earle joined the band on saxophone and flute for their second album. They came up with the band name by reversing and slightly rearranging the brothers' surname, adding in an extra "o". In May 1972, the British music magazine NME reported that Gnidrolog was to appear at the Great Western Express Lincoln Festival on 26 May that year, along with Budgie, Skin Alley, Tea & Symphony, John Martyn, and Warhorse. In 1972, Gnidrolog released both their first and second albums, In Spite of Harry's Toe-Nail and Lady Lake, before disbanding due to a lack of commercial success. Despite having played gigs with acts such as David Bowie, Colosseum, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Wishbone Ash, Soft Machine, and Magma in their brief career, they have always remained relatively obscure.
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== Links to Peel ==
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As WIkipedia points out, Gnidrolog are one of the more obscure bands of their era, but made enough impact to be booked for a Top Gear session in 1971. They were praised by future NME writer Charles Shaar Murray in issue 35 of Oz magazine (he called them "the best hope for British music in three years") but otherwise didn't seem to attract much critical attention. Their name did - as a kind of anagram of Goldring, not just the surname of two band members but also a hi-fi brand name, with Goldring turntables and cartridges forming part of typical early 1970s budget stereo systems.
Peel is known to have seen the band live in 1971, at an Oz benefit and at the Weeley Festival, reporting in his Disc & Music Echo column of 4 Sept 1971 that "Gnidrolog sounded good" at the latter event. He also attended the Great Western Express Lincoln Festival of the following year, although it is not known whether he saw Gnidrolog playing a Monday set in the "Giants Of Tomorrow Tent".
After the band broke up, individual members went on to join bands who did sessions for Peel, notably bassist Rick Kemp, who, after working with Michael Chapman, replaced Ashley Hutchings in Steeleye Span in 1972, working later with the band of Steeleye singer Maddy Prior, to whom he was married for a time. Drummer Nigel Pegram was also recruited to join Steeleye Span, in 1973. The brothers Goldring formed the punk band Pork Dukes who, according to their website, were praised by Peel on his show, although they never did a session for him and so far no plays of their material have been found.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
*One session only. No known commercial release.
1. Recorded: 1971-04-13. First broadcast: 24 April 1971. Repeated: 03 July 1971.
* My Room / Tea And Space / Saga Of Smith And Smythe
== Other Shows Played ==
* None known from show playlists on the site, perhaps reflecting the relative scarcity of information from the era when the band were active.
== See Also ==
*Gigography 1971
*Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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