Writing on the Wall | |
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| Also known as | The Jury |
| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Occult rock[1] |
| Years active | 1968–1973 |
| Labels | Akarma Records, Middle Earth, Ork |
| Past members | Willy Finlayson Alby Greenhalgh Jimmy Hush Linnie Paterson Bill Scott Jack Scott Robert "Smiggy" Smith |
Writing on the Wall were a Scottish rock band of the late 1960s and early 1970s who became a popular live act in the United Kingdom.[2]
The group originally formed as the Jury, changing their name to Writing on the Wall in early 1968.[3] The band's manager, Brian Waldman, moved the group to London and let the band perform at his club, the Middle Earth.[3] That same year, the band recorded a BBC radio session for disc jockey John Peel and made a live demo album as well.[4]
They eventually recorded their lone album, The Power of the Picts in 1969, for Waldman's Middle Earth label.[3] In 1971, the band did another session for John Peel and made an LP in Scotland that was never released in 1972, then went through several line-up changes. The group tried to record another album in Wales near the end of 1973, but gave up when their equipment was stolen in December of that year.[4]
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- ^ "Rock and roll years: the 1960s". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 16 October 2003.
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 8/9. ISBN 0-7535-0149-X.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Writing on the Wall Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2009.