Crucible - Biography

In early 1971, White Plains vocalist/multi-instrumentalist, Rick Wolff, left the band to pursue a solo project. Several tracks were recorded at AIR Studios in London under the production of Roger Cook. The project involved other members of White Plains, along with Gordon Haskell (ex-Flower Pot Men, Fleur de Lys) and Martin Sack (ex-Martinets, Melody Fair). For unknown reasons, the songs were shelved and an album was never released. In late 1971, filmmakers Tony Klinger and Michael Lytton, searching for music for their upcoming documentary on non-conformists (Extremes), visited several publishing companies on Denmark Street, one of them being Dick James, which had recently acquired Cookaway Music. Three of Rick's tracks were included on the soundtrack, along with one by Robin Shaw. It's not known if the song "Box Man" was part of Robin's own solo project or if it was part of another planned side project. According to White Plains website, some tracks were recorded at Morgan Studios and involved former White Plains drummer, Julian Bailey. At some point, the decision was made to combine these two projects into one and was given the name Crucible. The soundtrack, which included the tracks "Elvish Queen", "Box Man", "Hit It", and "We Gotta Watch Out", was originally released on LP in 1972. On 7 April 2017, the soundtrack was released for the first time on CD (along with the original documentary DVD).

Members:

Rick Wolff - lead vocals, harmonium
Robin Box - guitar
Gordon Haskell - bass
Martin Sack - bass
Roger Hills - drums
Robin Shaw - lead vocals, bass
Julian Bailey - drums

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