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Mark-Almond Band 4 lp Lot Rising, 73, S/T, II    Covers & Lps - Vg+   nice sounding lps w/ some modest wear.

Mark–Almond were an   of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who worked in the territory between  and .

In 1970  and  formed Mark-Almond (also occasionally referred to as The Mark-Almond Band). The melancholy tones of  Almond were an integral part of the group's sound, and Almond frequently played  as well, including the . Characterized by a blend of  and  riffs,  beats, and a mellow rock aesthetic, and in contrast to the heavier -driven rock of his contemporaries, composer and band leader Mark worked at producing warm and melodic works.

In 1963, Jon Mark, using his given name John Michael Burchell, and a former schoolmate, ; ,  and  musician, (later of ' band), recorded as a , an  entitled Relax Your Mind, on .

From 1965 on Mark accompanied  on her  and concerts. Moreover he wrote and arranged some songs for her.

In 1968 Mark and Davies founded the short-lived band . The five-piece band had only one recording, the eponymous  on . The band was composed of Jon Mark, Alun Davies, , Harvey Burns, and . However, the album was not promoted by their , and the bandmates never toured.

Johnny Almond, born John Albert Almond on 20 July 1946 in , previously played in  and the , as well as performing considerable session work in England.

In 1969 he had founded Johnny Almond's Music Machine and had recorded two solo records "Patent Pending" and "Hollywood Blues". On "Patent Pending" Almond is accompanied by Geoff Condon, , Steve Hammond, Roger Sutton und Johnny Wiggins. On "Hollywood Blues" he jams with , , Joe Harris, , Ray Neapolitan, , Earl Palmer und .

Almond and Mark began playing together on John Mayall's (post-Bluesbreakers) records  (1969) and  (1969). From that experience they decided to form Mark-Almond.

Mark-Almond's first two albums, Mark-Almond (1971) and Mark-Almond II (1972) were recorded for Bob Krasnow's  label, and were noted for their embossed envelope-style . For the first album, "The Ghetto" received many plaudits and from the second "One Way Sunday" was a  for them in the  and received radio airplay on album-oriented rock stations in ,  in 1970. The group then recorded two albums for , Rising (1972) and the , Mark-Almond 73 (1973), by which time the group's members had grown to seven.

In October 1972, Mark was involved in an accident in  and lost most of his left-hand . Mark was quoted later in Melody Maker as "climbed like a native and fell like an Englishman". "What Am I Living For" from Mark-Almond 73 gained the group the most U.S.   they would get, but nevertheless they disbanded later that year.

Mark released a solo record for Columbia Song for a Friend in 1975. He and Almond reunited in 1975 and released To the Heart on  (which had acquired Blue Thumb) in 1976, which featured the  . Other notable , who have recorded or toured with Mark-Almond include drummer , violinist Greg Bloch, keyboardist  and bassist Roger Sutton. Eyre and Sutton later teamed in .  signed the duo in 1978 and released Other Peoples Rooms, but the record did not sell as well as earlier releases. Mark-Almond disbanded again in the mid 1980s, after releasing two decent albums, Tuesday in New York' (1980) and a live offeringThe Last & Live (1981). In 1996 Mark-Almond reunited again for a  release, Night Music, which featured keyboardist  and others.