Tracks Side 1:

1. I couldn't write and tell you (7:06) (BBC, sound of the seventies, 23.December 1970)

2. Sunday sad (6:55) (BBC, sound of the seventies, 23.December 1970)

3. Your city is failing (3:56) (BBC, sound of the seventies, 23.December 1970)

4. Tarmac T. pirate and the Lonesome nymphomaniac (3:11) (BBC, sound of the seventies, 23.December 1970)

5. upstairs (3:39) (Sound of the seventies, BBC, 28 June 1971)

6 Forgotten roads (3:59) (Sound of the seventies, BBC, 28 June 1971)

Tracks Side 2:

1. The light shines (6:34) (BBC in concert Pro Ramme, Paris Theatre, London, July 1972)

2. What did I say about the box, Jack? (8:19) (BBC in concert Pro Ramme, Paris Theatre, London, July 1972)

3. waterfall (5:38) (BBC in concert Pro Ramme, Paris Theatre, London, July 1972)

4. seldom Lakes Sam (7:27) (BBC in concert Pro Ramme, Paris Theatre, London, July 1972)

If were a progressive rock band formed in Britain in 1969. Referred to by Billboard as "unquestionably the best of the so-called jazz - rock bands", in the period spanning 1970-75, they produced eight studio-restringsd album and did some 17 tours of Europe, the US and Canada.

They toured extensively in Europe and the United States during the early 1970s, with two U.S. tours during their first year, performing at most of the major venues and festivals of the day including Newport, reading, Fillmore East (November 10, 1970).

If thus became one of the most highly acclaimed groups of the seventies big time to never quite make the, despite good record sales and full venues. The what managed and its album produced by Lew Futterman, who had previously produced US jazz / band soul stars brother Jack McDuff and J.J. Jackson, among others. Signed on by Chris Blackwell, to enthusiastic early fan, to Iceland of records in the UK and to Capitol records in the US, their debut album, if (1970), entered the charts in both the States (Billboard) and the UK, as well as winning a design award for its cover. It what followed that same year by if 2, so released on Iceland and Capitol.

The albums if 3 (1971), if 4 [titled waterfall in the U.S. with one different track] (1972) were accompanied by heavy touring schedules in the States and Europe, especially in Britain and Germany, where the band appeared on TV (BBC's top of the POPs/old grey whistle test in the UK and one) of their tracks which used as a signature tune for the news in Germany, as well as performing live (September 1971) on Bremen TV beat-Club, sharing the billing with canned heat and deep purple, among other acts).

Following search Finally, intense recording and touring schedules, in the summer of 1972, the band had to come off the road in the middle of a US tour when Dick Morrissey what admitted to hospital for major surgery. As a result of the break-up, the band members went off to work on other projects.

Consisting of essentially two clearly defined line-ups, as well as at intermediate, transitional one, the original band had a heavier leaning towards jazz, and what formed by Dick Morrissey on tenor sax and flute, and Terry Smith on guitars, both Melody Maker award-winning British Jazz musicians who had played together in US soul singer J.J.. Jackson's band with Dave Quincy on alto and tenor saxes, together with spike wells on drums, Lionel Grigson on keyboards and Daryl runswick on bass, although these last three musicians did not record with the band , with Wells going off to join Tubby Hayes.

The line-up for the first incarnation of the band definitive seven-piece, with a jazz-rock-oriented style more, and which appears on the first four studio albums, as well as a live recording, what J. W. Hodkinson on lead vocals, John Mealing on keyboards, Jim Richardson on electric bass, Dennis Eliott on drums, with Dave Quincy on alto and tenor saxes, Terry Smith on guitars, and Dick Morrissey on tenor and soprano saxes and flute.

The above line up is possibly the band's best known, but the band what subject to other personnel changes. With if coming off the road when Dick Morrissey which admitted to hospital, J. W. Hodkinson joined Darryl way Wolf, Terry Smith and Dave Quincy went off to it form ZZebra, John Mealing joined Klaus Doldinger's passport before going on to Strawbs, Jim Richardson went on to do studio sessio n work, and Dennis Elliott joined the hugely successful group foreigner.

A new line up had fi trench and Dave Greenslade (ex-Colosseum) on keyboards, and Dave Wintour replacing Richardson on bass. Wintour left shortly afterwards to join Roger Daltrey, appearing on his first two solo albums.

A sixth studio album, double diamond (1973), with only Dick Morrissey left from the original line-up, featured fi trench (keyboards) and Pete Arnesen (keyboards), Steve Rosenthal (guitar/lead vocals), Kurt Palomacki (bass) and Cliff Davies (drums). It what restringsd at the Manor recording studios shortly after Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.

The last two if albums, not Just another Bunch of pretty faces (1974) and tea break over, back on your ' EADS (1975), saw the band back on Capitol records, and decidedly more rock-oriented. They featured Geoff Whitehorn on guitars and vocals, Gabriel Magno on keyboards and Walt Monaghan on bass and vocals (replacing Mike Tomich, who had toured with the band prior to these last recordings), as well as Cliff Davies and Dick Morrissey.

Coinciding with their more rock-influenced style, they thus changed their famous small-case logo "if" for the more solid-looking large-case "IF".

If finally broke up in 1975, Dick Morrissey going on to work with the average White Band and Herbie Mann, forming eventually Morrissey-Mullen; Geoff Whitehorn of to join crawler and, subsequently, Procol Harum. In the years, other members worked with Ted Nugent, who what so produced by Lew Futterman: Gabriel Magno (1973-1974), Cliff Davies (1975-1980) and Walt Monaghan (1979).

Following interest generated in the band the with the re-release of if, if 2, 3, if 4 If, Dave Quincy, and Terry Smith announced the reformation of if in 2015 with a new line-up. A new album titled What released in 2016 and what if 5 (en.wikipedia.org)

Dick Morrisey - saxophones, flute
Dave Quincey - saxophones
J.W. Hodkinson - vocals.
Terry Smith - Guitar
John Mealing - keyboards
Jim Richardson - bass (track 1-6)
Dennis Elliott - drums (track 1-6)
Dave Wintour - bass (track 7-10)
Cliff Davies - drums (track 7-10)

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