Axis Point was an English
rock band. The band signed to
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 pool, patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westin ...
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, bassist Charlie McCracken and drummer
Les Binks
James Leslie Binks (born in Portadown, Northern Ireland), is a Northern Irish heavy metal drummer. He was the drummer for Judas Priest from 1977 to 1979.
History
Previously working for Eric Burdon, Binks was a drummer on Roger Glover's album ' ...
. 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, who had been the drummer for
Family
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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 pool, patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westin ...
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
*
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English rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1974
RCA Records artists