Quicksand (Welsh band)

Quicksand
Quicksand
Origin	Wales
Genres	Rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Years active	1969–1975
Labels	Carnaby, Dawn
Past members	James Davies (1969-1975) ; Robert Collins (1969-1975) ; Anthony Stone (1969-1975) ; Jeff Hooper (1969-1970) ; Will Youatt (1969-1970) ; Phil Davies (1970-1975)

Quicksand were a Welsh rock band from Port Talbot who were active from 1969 until 1975.

History[edit]

Originally formed in 1969, they featured Michael "Will" Youatt (bass) (1950-2017), Jimmy Davies (guitar), Jeff Hooper (guitar), Robert Collins (keyboards) and Anthony Stone (drums).^[1] This line up recorded one single "Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (both written by Youatt) in 1970. Youatt left to join briefly Piblokto!^[2] then Man. Hooper also left and Phil Davies (bass) then joined the band.^[3] A second single "Time To Live"/"Empty Street, Empty Heart" was released in 1973 and was soon followed by the album Home Is Where I Belong^[4] later that year. The band ceased to exist in 1975 when Davies formed Alkatraz with Youatt.

Subsequent careers[edit]

After the band split up Collins became a sound man, initially for Man,^[5] but later for such people as Eric Clapton.^[6] Davies re-joined Youatt in a new band Alkatraz who recorded one album Doing a Moonlight for United Artists.

Discography[edit]

Album[edit]

Home is Where I Belong (Dawn, 1973; Esoteric 2011)

Various artists albums[edit]

Mixed Up Minds Part 5 (TTW, 2013) - Cobblestones
The Dawn Anthology (Essential 1999) - Home Is Where I Belong

Singles[edit]

"Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (Carnaby, 1970)
"Time to Live"/"Empty Street" (Dawn 1973)

References[edit]

^ Martin Mycock (1995), Mannerisms II, published by the author, p. 110
^ Man (2007), Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day CD booklet, Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2019
^ "Quicksand's Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ "Quicksand - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ Deke Leonard (1996), "Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics", published by Northdown Publishing, p. 132, ISBN 978-1900711005
^ Eric Clapton (2014), "Planes, Trains and Eric" DVD booklet, Eagle Vision EREDV1046

[1] Martin Mycock (1995), Mannerisms II, published by the author, p. 110

[2] Man (2007), Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day CD booklet, Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2019

[3] "Quicksand's Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[4] "Quicksand - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[5] Deke Leonard (1996), "Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics", published by Northdown Publishing, p. 132, ISBN 978-1900711005

[6] Eric Clapton (2014), "Planes, Trains and Eric" DVD booklet, Eagle Vision EREDV1046

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