History 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

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