Tracks Side 1:

1. Living In Sin (4:39)

2. Tell Me (4:40)

3. Mother Please Help Your Child (4:13)

4. Marsha (7:25)

Tracks Side 2:

5. (Going Down The ) Highway (4:19)

Many bands with challenging albums in late 60's remained under The ShadowofThe masterfulKINGCrimson debut. One of these cases are SKIN ALLEY , Aband , formed in 1968, guided byThe forcesof bassist / keyboardist / singer Thomas Crimble, drummer Alvin Pope, keyboardist Krzysztof Henryk Justkiewicz and guitarist / sax player Bob James. Soon they were singed by CBS To record their self-titled debut in 1969.
 
Quite A daring SoundFOR 1969,SKIN ALLEY mixedPsychedelic Rock and Jazz Rock with some symphonic flute-led partsTo present some full-edged Proto-Progressive Rock style, often withA darkSound , not dissimilar To MARSUPILAMI or CATAPILLA. With an obvious tendency towards Long instrumental passages, their compositions are characterized by ThePsychedelic organSounds ,The driving flutes,The bluesy guitar work andThe jazzy rhythm section. These elements are often blended with jamming sax parts in A free MUSICTo Jazz, together withThe good vocalsof Crimble. Along with The organ, OneCan detect some really decent effortOn Mellotron and harsichord inA coupleof more Classical-inspired tracks as well as some jazzy-inspired piano lines withTheband becoming A really versatile beast alongThe way. However The PsychedelicThe most dominant throughoutTheLISTENING withSKIN ALLEY beingA significant partof The early UK Psych / Prog movement.

`` SKIN ALLEY '' marks another interesting entry in Theof UK rockFromThePsychedelic flourishesToThe more progressive compositions that dominated England in early-70's. Fans fund of this particularSound should beTheFirstTo chaseFOR this release () Strongly recommended overall ... 3.5Stars . (apps79 / progarchives.com)


Krzysztof-Henryk Juskiewicz - organ, piano, harpsichord, mellotron, vocals
Bob James - guitar, alto saxophone, flute, vocals
Thomas Crimble - bass, mellotron, vocals
Alvin Pope - drums, congas, timpani

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