Santa Barbara Machine Head were a short-lived
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electric blues
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combo that formed and disbanded in 1967. They recorded three instrumental songs together for
Immediate Records
Immediate Records was a British record label, started in 1965 by The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham and Tony Calder, and concentrating on the London-based blues and R&B scene.
History
Immediate Records was started in 1965. Signed ...
; "Albert", "Porcupine Juice" and "Rubber Monkey", written by
Jon Lord
John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band De ...
and
Gus Dudgeon
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, released in 1968 on the compilation album ''
Blues Anytime Vol. 3''. All four members later went on to achieve success and notoriety with other bands.
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by Bruce Eder at allmusic
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Members
* John "Twink" Alder - drums
*Kim Gardner
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He was part of the British Invasion of the US during the 1960s, and recorded more than thirty albums during his music career.
Ea ...
- bass
*Jon Lord
John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band De ...
- keyboards
*Ronnie Wood
Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.
Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a ...
- guitar
References
British blues musical groups
Immediate Records artists
Musical groups from London
Musical groups established in 1967
Musical groups disestablished in 1967
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