Robin Trower

Born March 9, 1945, London, England.

The Paramounts (1961 - October 1966)

Procol Harum (July 1967 - July 1971)

Jude ( ? - ? ) (with ex-Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker, ex-Stone the Crows bassist James Dewar, and Scottish blues singer Frankie Miller).

Robin Trower I (1973 - 1975)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • James Dewar - bass/vocals - b. October 12, 1946, Scotland - formerly with Stone the Crows.
  • Reg Isidore - drums - b. West Indies.
Albums:
  1. "Twice Removed From Yesterday" (1973)
  2. "Bridge of Sighs" (1974)
  3. "Twice Removed From Yesterday / Bridge of Sighs" (2-fer) (1997) - two albums reissued on a single CD.

Robin Trower II (1975 - 1977)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • James Dewar - bass/vocals
  • Bill Lordan - drums - formerly with Sly and the Family Stone and Gypsy.
Albums:
  1. "For Earth Below" (1975)
  2. "BBC Radio One Live" (1994) - recorded January 29, 1975 at the Paris Theatre.
  3. "Robin Trower Live" (1976)
  4. "Long Misty Days" (1976)

Robin Trower III (1977 - 1980)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • James Dewar - vocals
  • Bill Lordan - drums
  • Rustee Allen - bass
Albums:
  1. "In City Dreams" (1977)
  2. "Caravan To Midnight" (1978)
  3. "King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower In Concert" (1995) - recorded October 18, 1977, in New Haven, Conneticut.

Robin Trower IV (1980 - 1981)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • James Dewar - bass/vocals
  • Bill Lordan - drums
Album:
  1. "Victims of the Fury" (1980)

B.L.T. (1981 - 1982)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • Jack Bruce - bass/vocals - b. May 14, 1943, Glasgow, Scotland - formerly with Cream.
  • Bill Lordan - drums
Album:
  1. "B.L.T." (1981)

Robin Trower / Jack Bruce (1982 - 1983)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • Jack Bruce - bass/vocals
  • Reg Isidore - drums
Album:
  1. "Truce" (1982)

Robin Trower V (1983 - 1985)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • James Dewar - vocals
  • Dave Bronze - bass
Album:
  1. "Back It Up" (1983)

Robin Trower VI (1985 - 1987)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • Dave Bronze - bass/vocals
Album:
  1. "Beyond the Mist" (1985)

Robin Trower VII (1987 - 1990)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • Davey Pattison - vocals
Albums:
  1. "Passion" (1987)
  2. "Take What You Need" (1988)
  3. "In the Line of Fire" (1990)

Robin Trower VIII (1990 - Present)
  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • Livingston Brown - bass/vocals
  • Mayuyu - drums
Albums:
  1. "20th Century Blues" (1994)
  2. "Someday Blues" (1997) - Featuring straight-ahead classic blues songs and Robin Trower on vocals for the first time...competent stuff, but the guitar work has a little too much of a sameness about it...not like his earlier work, and not my favorite.
  3. "Back It Up" (1999)

Compilations:
  1. "No Stopping Anytime" (1989) - compilation of material from "B.L.T." and "Truce".
  2. "Essential Robin Trower" (1991)
  3. "The Robin Trower Collection" (1991)
  4. "Robin Trower Anthology" (1993)
  5. "Portfolio"
  6. "Champions of Rock: Robin Trower" (1996) - Holland import
  7. "Live / For Earth Below" (2-fer) (1997) - two albums reissued on a single CD.
  8. "Long Misy Days / In City Dreams" (2-fer) (1997) - two albums reissued on a single CD.
  9. "Caravan to Midnight / Victims of the Fury" (2-fer) (1997) - two albums reissued on a single CD.
  10. "Anthology" (1997)
  11. "BLT / Truce" (2-fer) (1998) - two albums reissued on a single CD.
  12. "This Was Now 74-98" (2-CDs) (1999)
Hartman Recommends:
Trower's classic second album "Bridge of Sighs" is an unquestionable necessity.  I also like the "Essential Robin Trower" compilation and "King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower In Concert" (a 1995 release of a 1977 concert).

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Last Revised:  May 6, 2000