Beggars Opera

From Scotland.  Thanks to Slawek for providing information on this band, and thanks to Ricky Gardiner for helping to keep me straight with various personnel changes.

Beggars Opera I (1969 - 1971)
  • Ricky Gardiner - guitar/vocals
  • Marshal Erskine - bass/flute
  • Alan Park - keyboards
  • Martin Griffiths - lead vocals/percussion
  • Raymond Wilson - drums/percussion
Album:
  1. "Act One" (1970)
Single: "Sarabande" b/w "Think"

Beggars Opera II (1971 - 1973)
  • Ricky Gardiner - guitar/vocals
  • Alan Park - keyboards
  • Martin Griffiths - lead vocals/percussion
  • Raymond Wilson - drums/percussion
  • Gordon Sellar - bass/vocals
  • Virginia Scott - mellotron
Albums:
  1. "Waters of Change" (1971)
  2. "Pathfinder" (1972)

Beggars Opera III (1973 - 1974)
  • Ricky Gardiner - guitar/vocals
  • Alan Park - keyboards
  • Martin Griffiths - lead vocals/percussion
  • Raymond Wilson - drums/percussion
  • Gordon Sellar - bass/vocals
  • Virginia Scott - mellotron
  • Linnie Paterson - vocals
Albums:
  1. "Get Your Dog Off Me!" (1973) - Singles: "Get Your Dog Off Me"; "Two Timing Woman"

Beggars Opera IV (1975 - 1976)
  • Ricky Gardiner - guitar/bass
  • Alan Park - keyboards
  • Martin Griffiths - lead vocals/percussion
  • Gordon Sellar - bass/vocals
  • Virginia Scott - keyboards/vocals
  • Pete Scott - vocals
  • Clem Cattini - drums
  • Mike Travis - drums
Albums:
  1. "Saggitary" (1974)
  2. "Beggars Can't Be Choosers" (1975)

Beggars Opera V (1976 - ? )
  • Ricky Gardiner - guitar/vocals
  • Alan Park - keyboards
  • Martin Griffiths - lead vocals/percussion
  • Gordon Sellar - bass/vocals
  • Clem Cattini - drums
Album:
  1. "Lifeline" (1976)

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