Trapeze

From Wolverhampton, England.  Thanks to Alexis for keeping me straight on the lineup in the late '70s!

Trapeze I (1968 - 1970)
  • Mel Galley - guitar/vocals
  • Glenn Hughes - bass/vocals - b. August 21, 1951, Cannock, Staffordshire, England - formerly with The News and Finder's Keepers.
  • Dave Holland - drums
  • Terry Rowley - guitar/keyboards/flute - formerly with The Montanas.
  • John Jones - trumpet/vocals - formerly with The Montanas.
Album:
  1. "Trapeze" (1970)
Terry Rowley and John Jones rejoin The Montanas.
Trapeze II (1970 - June 1973)
  • Mel Galley - guitar
  • Glenn Hughes - bass/keyboards/vocals
  • Dave Holland - drums/percussion
Albums:
  1. "Medusa" (1970) - Even after all these years, this is still one of my favorite all-time albums.  Classic hard rock.
  2. "You Are the Music, We're Just the Band" (1972) - Single: "Coast to Coast"
  3. "Final Swing" (1974)
Glenn Hughes joins Deep Purple.
Trapeze III (1973 - June 1976)
  • Mel Galley - guitar/vocals
  • Dave Holland - drums
  • Rob Kendrick - guitar/vocals
  • Pete Wright - bass/vocals
Albums:
  1. "Hot Wire" (1974)
  2. "Trapeze" (1975) - Single: "Sunny Side of the Street"
Trapeze IV ( ? - ? )
  • Mel Galley - guitar/vocals
  • Dave Holland - drums
  • Glenn Hughes - bass/keyboards/vocals
Trapeze V (1978 - ? )
  • Mel Galley - guitar/vocals
  • Dave Holland - drums
  • Pete Wright - bass
  • Pete Goalby - guitar/vocals
Albums:
    "Hold On" (aka, "Running") (1978) - Singles: "Don't Ask Me How I Know", "Running"
Dave Holland joins Judas Priest.
Trapeze VI ( ? - 1979)
  • Mel Galley - guitar/vocals
  • Pete Wright - bass
  • Pete Goalby - guitar/vocals
  • Steve Bray - drums [Ref: Alexis, Nov. 14, 2001]
Albums:
  1. "Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos" (1982)
Group disbands.  Mel Galley joins Whitesnake and, later, Black Sabbath.  Pete Goalby joins Uriah Heep.
Trapeze VII ( ? - ? ) (reformed)
  • Mervyn "Spam" Spence - bass/vocals
  • Others?...
Group disbands. Mervyn "Spam" Spence joins Wishbone Ash.
Trapeze VIII (1993 - ? ) (reformed)
  • Mel Galley - guitar/vocals
  • Dave Holland - drums
  • Glenn Hughes - bass/keyboards/vocals
Albums:
  1. "Live: Way Back to the Bone" (1998)
  2. "Welcome to the Real World Live" (1998)
Compilations:
  1. "High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze" (1996)
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Last Revised:  November 14, 2001
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