Brand X - Definition and Overview

Brand X is a classic jazz fusion band. Most of their albums were recorded in the 1970s and 1980s.

The band was formed in 1975-1976, the name Brand X apparently emerged out of an inside joke from the recording sessions. The founding members were John Goodsall (guitars), Percy Jones (bass guitar), Robin Lumley (keyboards) and Phil Collins (drums). Goodsall and Jones are the core of the band while other musicians change from album to album.

Discography

• Studio albums:
  • Unorthodox Behaviour (1976)
  • Morrocan Roll (1977)
  • Masques (1978)
  • Product (1979)
  • Do They Hurt? (1980)
  • Is There Anything About? (1982)
  • X-Communication (1992)
  • Manifest Destiny
  • Missing Period (1997)

• Live recordings:
  • Livestock (1977)
  • Live at the Roxy LA (1979, released 1995)

• Compilations:
  • X-Trax (1986)
  • The Plot Thins - A History of Brand X (1992)
  • Brand X - A History 1976-1980 (1997)
  • The X Files
  • Timeline (2000)

External Links

• The Official Brand X Website (http://www.brandxmusic.org/)
• Brand X: The Annotated Discography (http://www.pyoing.net/brandx/)