Alan Gowen
A Chronology: taken from the insert of the National Health album D.S. al Coda.
- 1971
- Alan Gowen (keyboards) joins 'Assegai'
- 1972
- Alan, Jamie Muir (drums) and Laurie Baker (bass) form 'Sunship', with Allan Holdsworth (guitar) and Lyn Dobson (saxophones & flute).
- 1973
- After various combinations of musicians, including Dick Morcombe (guitar), Alan Wakeman (saxophones), Jeff Clyne (bass) and Richard Sinclair (bass), 'Gilgamesh' is formed with Phil Lee (guitar), Mike Travis (drums) and Neil Murray (bass).
November. Gilgamesh and Hatfield & the North do double quartet gigs in Leeds and London, playing special arrangements by Alan Gowen.
- 1974
- Neil Murray leaves Gilgamesh and is replaced by Steve Cook (bass); {eter Lemer (keyboards) joins.
Gilgamesh BBC Radio broadcasts.
Peter Lemer leaves
- 1975
- Steve Cook leaves and is replaced first by Neil Murray, then by Jeff Clyne.
May. Gilgamesh - Alan Gowen, Phil Lee, Jeff Clyne and Amanda Parsons (vocals) record their first album (Caroline Records).
After the disbanding of Hatfield & the North, Alan and Dave Stewart (keyboards) form 'National Health' with Phil Lee, Phil Miller (guitars), Mont Campbell (bass), Bill Bruford (drums) and Amanda Parsons.
Phil Lee leaves National Health.
- 1976
- National Health tour U.K.
Bill Bruford leaves and John Mitchell (percussion) joins National Health.
Mont Campbell and John Mitchell leave National Health.
National Health tour U.K. with Bill Bruford and Neil Murray.
Bill Bruford leaves and is replaced by Pip Pyle (drums). National Health tour Holland and France.
- 1977
- Amanda Parsons leaves National Health.
April. First National Health album is recorded - Alan Gowen, Dave Stewart, Phil Miller, Neil Murray, Pip Pyle, with Amanda Parsons, John Mitchell and Jimmy Hastings (clarinets & flute) (Affinity).
Alan Gowen leaves National Health.
- 1978
- April. Alan Gowen, Elton Dean (saxophones), High Hopper (bass) and Dave Sheen (drums) tour France as 'Soft Head' and record Rogue Element (Ogun).
National Health: John Greaves (bass) replaces Neil Murray and they tour Belgium and France.
June. Alan Gowen records second Gilgamesh album Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into with Phil Lee, Hugh Hopper and Trevor Tomkins (drums) (Charly Records).
June. Second National Health record D.S. al Coda (Europa Records).