''Affinity'' (1970) is the first album by

Affinity Affinity may refer to: Commerce, finance and law * Affinity (law), kinship by marriage * Affinity analysis, a market research and business management technique * Affinity Credit Union, a Saskatchewan-based credit union * Affinity Equity Part ...

, produced by

John Anthony John Anthony may refer to: *Sir John Anthony (provost) (1862–1935), Scottish businessman who served as provost of Govan, 1904–1908 *John Anthony (physician) (1585–1655), English physician *John Gould Anthony (1804–1877), United States natu ...

, with a cover design by Marcus Keef.

Track listing

Critical reception

On Allmusic, "Affinity" rates 4 out of 5 stars, and is described as "At times overambitious. And a plethora of cover versions given the progressive treatment instead of Affinity originals is a major letdown. But as an early work of post-'60s progression, this album is a pleasurable experience recalling the days when musicians and singers really worked hard at what they did."

Personnel

;Affinity *

Linda Hoyle Linda Nicholas (born Linda Hoile, 13 April 1946), known by her stage name Linda Hoyle, is a singer, songwriter and art therapist. She is best known for her work with the band Affinity (1968–1971), as well as for her collaboration with Karl ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

* Lynton Naiff -

Hammond B3 Hammond may refer to: People * Hammond Innes (1913–1998), English novelist * Hammond (surname) * Justice Hammond (disambiguation) Places Antarctica * Hammond Glacier, Antarctica Australia * Hammond, South Australia, a small settlement in ...

organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, harpsichord, vibraphone, percussion *

Mo Foster Mo Foster (born Michael Ralph Foster, 22 December 1944) is an English multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, solo artist, author, and public speaker. Through a career spanning over half a century, Foster has toured, recorded, and perf ...

- bass guitar, double bass, percussion * Mike Jopp - electric, acoustic and 12-string

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

s, percussion *

Grant Serpell Stephen Grant Serpell (born 4 February 1944) is a British drummer. He was a member of several bands during the 1960s and 1970s, including Affinity and Sailor. Career While studying for a degree in Chemistry from the University of Sussex, Serpe ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

;Technical *Frank Owen, Robin Geoffrey Cable - engineer *

Keith "Keef" MacMillan Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

- album design, photography

References

External links

Affinity at Discogs.com
{{Authority control 1970 debut albums Vertigo Records albums Affinity (band) albums Albums produced by John Anthony (record producer) Albums recorded at Trident Studios