National Health

National Health were an English progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Founded in 1975, the band featured members of keyboardist Dave Stewart's band Hatfield And The North and Alan Gowen's band Gilgamesh, including guitarists Phil Miller and Phil Lee and bassist Mont Campbell as original members. The band was named after Stewart's National Health glasses. Bill Bruford (previously of Yes and King Crimson) was the initial drummer but was soon replaced by Pip Pyle. Campbell was replaced by Neil Murray and then John Greaves. Alan Gowen stopped performing with the group after their first album, but returned for their final tours replacing Dave Stewart who resigned after their second album. Guitarist Phil Miller was National Health's only constant member.
== Links to Peel ==
Through the works of Hatfield And The North and Gilgamesh, which members of the band created National Health, Peel gave the group a chance to do three sessions for his show between 1976 and 1977, despite the band not releasing any records at that time. Featured guitarist on the first session was Steve Hillage. (See Longest Gaps Between Peel Session Appearances.) After 1978, the band do not appear to have been on Peel's playlists.
== Sessions ==
*Four sessions. Excerpt from Paracelsus (session #1) available on Complete (East Side Digital).
*Dave Stewart also 2 sessions with Egg (1969, 1972), 4 sessions with Hatfield And The North (1973, 1974)
*Phil Miller also 4 sessions with Hatfield And The North (1973, 1974)
*Mont Campbell also 2 sessions with Egg (1969, 1972)
*Alan Gowen also 1 session with Gilgamesh (1975)
*Phil Lee also 1 session with Gilgamesh (1975)
*Steve Hillage also 2 sessions with Gong (1973, 1973), 1 session with Orb (1990)
*Bill Bruford also 1 session with Roy Harper (1975)
1. Recorded: 1976-02-17. Broadcast: 01 March 1976. Repeat: 22 April 1976. 
*Paracelsus / Agrippa / Excerpt From Lethargy Shuffle And Mind Your Backs Tango
2. Recorded: 1976-09-21. Broadcast: 12 October 1976. Repeat: 20 December 1976.
*Clocks And Clouds / Brujo
3. Recorded: 1977-11-09. Broadcast: 16 November 1977. Repeat: 13 December 1977. 
*A Legend In His Own Lunchtime / The Collapso
== Other Shows Played ==
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*04 December 1978: The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians) (Part 1) (LP - Of Queues And Cures) Charly
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: N
*Sounds
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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