The Rainbows

 The Rainbows

Circa 1969 - 1970 - Psychedelic Pop - Source Broadgate Gnome.

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Line up: Martin Cure (vocals), Roy Albrighton (guitar), Terry Leeman (organ), Graham Amos (bass), Gordon Reed (drums) ( Paul Wilkinson Drums + a keyboard player)

The Peeps, became Rainbows early 1969 with the recruitment of Reed on drums.

They also made a drastic image change, wearing make-up and sporting Vidal Sassoon hair styles and long flowing robes in rainbow colours.

Signing with manager Ashley Kovacs and moving to London they signed with CBS and released 2 singles.

'New Day Dawning' had previously been recorded during the later days of The Peeps in March 1968.

When they split Albrighton formed the German based Nektar.

Singles:

A: Rainbows/ B: Nobody But You (CBS 3995 1969)

A:New Day Dawning/B: Days And Nights (CBS 4568 1969)

Tracks found on Compilation CDs

Rainbows - on "Circus Days Vol 4/5

From Pete Chambers - Godiva Rocked to a Backbeat

"The Peeps reinvented themselves as a progressive band in the mould of Traffic called Rainbows with sculptured hair, bizarre eye make up, multicoloured flowing robes and moved their base to London. They just about scraped into the 70's before becoming Still Life. They released a lot of stuff on CBS and spent a lot of time in Germany at the Star Club in Hamburg. Ozzy Osbourne (Pre-Sabbath) joined them on stage for a finale."

Rex Brough adds "The song "Hell hole" by Spinal Tap bears a strong resemblance to the A-side "Rainbows". Roye Albrighton went on to fame with the German based progressive band, Nektar, Albrighton later played with Quantum Jump. I presume the fluid guitar playing on their hit "the lone ranger" was his. It's worth a listen. Wilkinson and James went on to Flying Machine and success, stateside."

 

Roy Albrighton Site

https://coventrygigs.blogspot.com/2013/06/nektar-roye-albrighton.html Pete Clemons on Roy Albrighton.