Following Amelia Box

Plainsong, formed in London in late 1971, comprised of singer Iain Matthews, who with Matthews Southern Comfort had a worldwide hit with Joni Mitchell’s song "Woodstock", former Liverpool Scene and Everyone guitarist Andy Roberts, piano and bass player David Richards, and New York guitarist Bobby Ronga. The 4 met at Iain’s north London flat in December 1971 after recording and playing together in various combinations over the previous couple of months. They spent the afternoon working out an arrangement of "Along Comes Mary", a Tandyn Almer song that had been a 1966 US hit for The Association, and agreed that if it worked they would go ahead and become a band. They worked throughout 1972, touring the UK and Europe, recording numerous sessions for the BBC, plus 2 excellent albums, the 2nd of which remained unreleased until 2005, before breaking up at the end of that year as Iain headed to California to begin a new career as a solo artist.

With the addition of former Matthews Southern Comfort guitarist Mark Griffiths and singer songwriter Julian Dawson, they reformed in 1992, returning to the live stage again in Mayrhofen, Austria, in August 1993, their 1st concert in 21 years. For a while in the late 1990's, Julian was replaced in the band by Clive Gregson before returning again in 2003.

This forthcoming 6 CD box set, released some 50 years after their 1972 debut with "In Search Of Amelia Earhart", not only contains that album digitally remastered from the original tapes, but also the "Now We Are 3" 2nd album, alongside a host of previously unissued tracks from Iain and Andy’s own archives and from the collections of fans worldwide. Plainsong’s 1972 "BBC In Concert" special for Bob Harris gets its 1st official airing on CD, as does the rare Sounds On Sunday radio broadcast, their very last recording together before the break-up.

Lemon and Cherry Red Records, October 21st, 2022.