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Axis Point was an English rock band. The band signed to
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and released two albums in a twelve-month period, with a line-up including an eclectic mix of well known musicians of that time. They disbanded in 1980, after releasing their second album.


History

The original line-up of ''Axis Point'' included, guitarist John "Charlie" Whitney, keyboardist
Eddie Hardin Eddie Hardin (19 February 1949 – 22 July 2015) was an English rock pianist and singer-songwriter. Born Edward Harding, he was best known for his associations with the Spencer Davis Group, Axis Point, and Hardin & York. Hardin, along with the ...
, bassist Charlie McCracken and drummer Les Binks. They recorded ''Axis Point'' (1979). The songwriting on the album is split between Hardin and Whitney with McCraken co-writing ''"Woman of the world"'' and ''"Fire it up"''. After the recording of this album, Binks left and was replaced by
Rob Townsend Rob Townsend (born 7 July 1947) is an English rock and blues drummer. He was the drummer for progressive rock band Family and later The Blues Band. Biography Townsend was born in Frog Island, Leicester, England, where he spent his teenage y ...
, who had been the drummer for
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. They recorded their second album ''Boast of the Town'' (1980). On this album Whitney and McCracken collaborate on most of the songs and added guitarist and vocalist
Bobby Tench Robert Tench (born 21 September 1944) is a British vocalist, guitarist, sideman, songwriter and arranger. Tench is best known for his work with Freddie King and Van Morrison, as well as being a member of The Jeff Beck Group, Humble Pie, Street ...
, who had previously been a member of Streetwalkers.


Band members

;Axis Point #1 *Charlie Whitney (guitar) *Charlie McCracken (bass) *Eddie Hardin (keyboards, vocals) *Les Binks (drums) ;Axis Point #2 *Charlie Whitney (guitar) *Charlie McCracken (bass) *Eddie Hardin (keyboards, vocals) *Rob Townsend (drums)


Additional musicians

*
Bobby Tench Robert Tench (born 21 September 1944) is a British vocalist, guitarist, sideman, songwriter and arranger. Tench is best known for his work with Freddie King and Van Morrison, as well as being a member of The Jeff Beck Group, Humble Pie, Street ...
(on Boast of the Town) - Guitar, vocals * Colin Horton Jennings - backing vocals * Ron Asprey - sax * Tony Cox - String Arrangements


Discography

;Original releases * ''Axis Point''
RCA The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...
30039 (1978) * ''Boast'' of the Town RCA 25277 (1980)


Re-issues

;Axis Point/Boast of the Town compilation * BGO 576 (2002) * BGO Records 576 (2003)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Axis Point (band) English rock music groups Musical groups established in 1974 RCA Records artists