Curved Air

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Curved Air are a British progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classic, folk, and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band was a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fusion with classical elements … (read more at Wikipedia)

Links To Peel
As recounted by Sheila in Margrave Of The Marshes (page 297), Curved Air vocalist Sonja Kristina Linwood was among the "usual suspects" who took part in Peel's original Carol Concert, first broadcast on Top Gear on 26 December 1970.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * None.

Sessions
One session only. Released On Air Strange Fruit SFRSCD022 / Live At The BBC Band Of Joy BOJCD 014, although two of the three titles from the session appear to be different on the official releases.

1. Recorded 1970-04-28. First broadcast. 09 May 1970. Repeated 25 July 1970.
 * Screw / Vivaldi / Hide And Seek

Live

 * 14 March 1971: Recorded 1971-03-04. Peel concert show.
 * 1) Blind Man
 * 2) It Happened Today
 * 3) Propositions/What Happens When You Blow ..
 * 4) Thinking On The Floor
 * 5) Vivaldi

Other Shows Played
(The list below was compiled only from the database of this site and is likely to be incomplete. Please add more information if known.)


 * 1970
 * 24 October 1970: Vivaldi (LP - Airconditioning) Warner Bros


 * 1972
 * Radio Luxembourg Tracklistings 4: Not Quite The Same (LP - Phantasmagoria) Warner Bros.
 * 04 April 1972: Ultra-Vivaldi (LP – Phantasmagoria) Warner Bros
 * 05 May 1972: Not Quite The Same (LP - Phantasmagoria) Warner Brothers
 * 30 May 1972: Melinda (More Or Less) (LP - Phantasmagoria) Warner Brothers


 * 1973
 * 26 April 1973: Armin (LP – Air Cut) Warner Bros
 * 10 May 1973: UHF (LP – Air Cut) Warner Bros