Knights Bridge Quintet

[Westex]

On the night of Ash Wednesday 2010 Gabe of Austin's great Breakaway Records and J. Chronis sat on the couch in the record room at Rancho Westex talking Texas records. When you talk Texas labels talk eventually hits the legendary and mysterious Mark VII label which we did. I basically challenged Chronis to track the label and it's bands.

I suppose this Knights Bridge Quintet piece might be considered part I of the North Central Texas scene of the 1960s.

http://ontheroadsouth.blogspot.com/2011/06/knights-bridge-quintet.html

Can't wait for the Zeljians' story. It was 6 or 7 years ago at about this time when I found a copy of that great record in a southeast Texas antique shop. For $3.

 

[massb]

Cool piece!Thanks Westex!
A pity the blog isn't updated more frequently...

This post is interesting too:

http://ontheroadsouth.blogspot.com/2011/04/zebras.html

Listening to the Youtube clip they sound like a serious candidate for a new Teenage Shutdown "No Tease" type volume.

 

[greenfuzz]

Thanks for the link. The Westview mall photo is especially cool. Good to know more about the band.

 

[Mr.Segment]

I find it amazing that there is no less than three different pressings of this record and it's still nearly impossible to locate any of them. Never seen the TRC pressing before this scan.

 

[ontheroadsouth]

Hey guys, I'm glad you are enjoying the Knights Bridge Quintet post... This has been a steady year in the making, but Ive basically gotten the story on every (known) garage band and main character from the Mark VII/Waco scene. I will be posting it all in the coming weeks.