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Scotland"s contribution to progressive rock may appear rather minute, but the role the Scots played in the development of folk rock (and by the same extent progressive folk)is simply enormous. After Donovan, the Incredible String Band, the Pentangle and a few more, came this Glaswegian trio called String Driven Thing in 67, composed of Chris Adams and his wife and guitarist John Mannion. While they stayed rather unsuccessful for a long while, with their debut album completely unnoticed on a independent label. By 71, the group had seen Mannion leaving, but he was replaced with violinist Grahame Smith and bassist Colin Wilson. Soon they got signed to the Charisma label and with Shel Talmy producing two excellent albums, encountering a certain kind of success in Continental Europe, but staying close to unknown in the Isles. After health-related problems in a tour founder Chris Adams quit with his wife leaving Grahame Smith reforming the group from scratch for two further albums. Neither of these albums will have the charm or adventure of the two earlier albums, developing a more AOR rock that had no real distinction except for a violin sound and the group folded in the mis-70"s. 

Eén nummer van hen was zelfs een hit voor The Bay City Rollers. Wie het weet mag het zeggen en zich meteen schamen (grapje natuurlijk want ik weet het ook) Het origineel is trouwens stukken beter natuurlijk (bof bof)

Studio Album, released in 1973

Songs / Tracks Listing 
1. Heartfeeder (6:39)
2. To See You (3:58)
3. Night Club (5:05)
4. Sold Down The River (4:29)
5. Two Timin" Rama (3:10)
6. Travelling (2:55)
7. People On The Street (6:03)
8. The House (2:37)
9. The Machine That Cried (5:19)
10. River Of Sleep (11:11)

Bonus tracks on remastered CD
11. If only the good (4:26)
12. It"s a game (3:36)
13. Part of the city (3:32)

Total time - 63:04 
(All times are for "Band"s official version CD)

Line-up / Musicians 
- Chris Adams / guitars, vocals
- Pauline Adams / vocals percussion
- Colin Wilson / bass, guitars, banjo
- Grahame Smith / violin, viola
- Billy Fairley / drums, congas

Releases information 
LP: Charisma CAS 1070 
CD: SPM WWR CD 027
"Band"s official version" CD 1996 OZCD 00021