Album: Ceremony by Spooky Tooth (1969)
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Format: Album

Description: Ceremony is a 1969 album by progressive UK rock band Spooky Tooth in collaboration with French electronic and "found-object" composer Pierre Henry.

The album takes the form of a church service.

Despite the project being instigated by Gary Wright, the album is considered by him to have ended the band's career. The album is described by another as being "one of the great screw-ups in rock history". Wright left the band following the release of the album.

Artist Background: Spooky Tooth are an English rock band principally active, with intermittent breakups, between 1967 to 1974. In recent years, the band has been reconstituted at various points, and continues to perform occasionally. They formed in October 1967, when Gary Wright joined the band Art. The band name Art only existed from April to October 1967. Art was renamed from The V.I.P.'s, as the name fitted better to the new musical direction taken on the album Supernatural Fairy Tales. Gary Wright held a si... Part of the Carlisle, England music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Psychedelic Rock movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Carlisle, England music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Psychedelic Rock movement.

Tags: Psychedelic Rock, 1960s, Album

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Ceremony is a 1969 album by progressive UK rock band Spooky Tooth in collaboration with French electronic and "found-object" composer Pierre Henry.

The album takes the form of a church service.

Despite the project being instigated by Gary Wright, the album is considered by him to have ended the band's career. The album is described by another as being "one of the great screw-ups in rock history". Wright left the band following the release of the album.

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