The Ego Has Landed! Bob Graham probably played on more records in the 60s than any other session drummer, and some of his finest moments are here

Born in 1940 in Edmonton, North London, Bobby's first love was jazz, but he first played rock'n'roll with The Stormers - re-named The Outlaws by Joe Meek, for whom they served as a virtual houseband behind such as Mike Berry & John Leyton.He also worked with Joe Brown's Bruvvers, Marty Wilde's Wildcats & the John Berry Seven, and turned down an invitation to replace Pete Best in The Beatles. 'The Guitar Player' with Davey Graham in 1962 was the first of thousands of sessions with amongst others Petula Clark, Dusty Sprinfield, Brenda Lee, Them,The Kinks, Dave Clark Five, Marianne Faithful,Eddy Mitchell, Francoise Hardy, Sylvie Vartan many through legendary 'fixer' Charlie Katz. He moved into production with The Pretty Things, made records with The London All Stars for France's Barclay Records, and spent four years with EMI Holland. From I973-75 Graham produced a variety of acts for Christian labels. He then opened The Trading Post, a collectors record shop in Edmonton. He soon tired of the 9-5 and started a business making training videos for Midland Bank and Ladbrokes and filming weddings and bar mitzvahs. 1990 saw a return to playing with The Jazz Experience, who played regularly around Hertfordshire. He wrote a book 'Session Man' about his experiences.

Bonus Materials

• 24 page booklet with the story behind the recordings by Kieron Tyler and many photographs. Detailed notes on the recordings by Bob himself and quotes from many artists, including Ray and Dave Davies, Russ Ballard, Mike Berry, Les Reed and others.

Track Listing

• Bouncing With Bob
• Swinging Low
• Crazy Drums
• Barbecue
• Tune For Short Cowboys
• Skin Deep
• Zoom, Widge & Wag
• Softly As In The Morning Drums Rise
• Teensville
• Grotty Drums
• Quite A Party
• Morning Glory Story
• Blast Off (Percussion In Space)
• Malfunction
• East Meets West
• Virtual Drumality
• Bach Prelude No. 1
• She's Not There
• Caravan

Additional Details

Label: ROLLERCOASTER RECORDS

Genre: Pop/Rock

Language: English

Run Time: 70 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/04/26

UPC: 5012814030406