Galahad
Galahad is an English progressive rock band formed in 1985 in Bournemouth. They have released 12 studio albums, six live albums and three rarities collections, as well as two offshoot project albums under the names Galahad Acoustic Quintet and the Galahad Electric Company. Over the past 38 years they have played with the likes of Pendragon, IQ and Twelfth Night. Galahad have performed their own shows and at festivals in Europe and North America, and have sold tens of thousands of albums despite never having had a major record deal.
The band's vocalist Stuart Nicholson described Galahad's early days as follows: "...the band was formed just after the so called second wave of 'Prog' bands such as Marillion, Pallas, IQ, Twelfth Night, Pendragon etc. of Prog bands came to the fore in the early Eighties. They all started around 1978–1981 and we started in 1985 after the bubble had effectively burst, but didn't really get going seriously until 1990 onwards. To be honest we really did play just for fun in the early days and weren't really that concerned about record deals etc. It was only after playing with some of the bigger bands when we thought. Actually, we are just as good as these guys so why not give it a go..."
In 2012, Galahad released their first ever vinyl LP 'Battle Scars' in conjunction with Ritual Echo Records, on high quality 180-gram vinyl, in a gatefold sleeve, as a limited edition pressing of 300.
Since then the band has released several more albums on vinyl i.e. 'Beyond the Realms of Euphoria' (a double LP/EP album available on red/orange vinyl), 'Empires never Last' (double LP including an 'orchestral' version of the title track, available on blue or black vinyl), 'Seas of Change' (Standard single LP on black or turquoise blue vinyl and also on limited edition picture disc in a die cut sleeve) and in 2020 'Sleepers' on a double gatefold LP (available on standard black or white vinyl). All releases are on their own 'Avalon Records' imprint other than some re-issues which are released in association with Polish label 'Oskar Productions'.
Founder member Roy Keyworth left the band in March 2017. Producer Karl Groom filled in for Keyworth on the band's Quiet Storms album released in May 2017, but did not join the band full-time.
Lee Abraham was officially announced as the new Galahad guitarist on 23 October 2017 after having already recorded all the guitar parts for their 2018 Seas of Change album, which was released in January 2018.
In 2020 Galahad released a 21st anniversary edition of 'Following Ghosts'. The expansive release brings together all of the 'Following Ghosts' related material and consists of a three-CD package: a newly mixed version of 'Following Ghosts' taken from original tapes, 'Alternative Ghosts' featuring alternate versions of original album tracks, and the experimental 'De-Constructing Ghosts' which had accompanied the main album.
2020 also saw the re-release of 'Sleepers' on vinyl for the first time, 25 years after the original CD release, in conjunction with Oskar Records in Poland and including several extra tracks. The album was released as a double gatefold 2X LP on standard black or white vinyl.
October 2020 saw the release of the first 'Galahad Electric Company' album in 21 years, which was effectively a 'Covid lockdown' album written and recorded by Dean and Stu at their respective homes. Entitled 'When the Battle Is Over', it is one of the fastest Galahad-related albums to have been written, recorded and released, as writing only started in late April 2020. A second GEC album, 'Soul Therapy', was released on 20 October 2021.
Galahad's eleventh studio album 'The Last Great Adventurer' features the band's longest-lasting line-up and was released on 24 October 2022. Another new studio album 'The Long Goodbye' was released in October 2023 on CD and November 2023 on LP and digital platforms.
Stuart Nicholson – vocals (1985–present)
Spencer Luckman – drums (1987–present)
Dean Baker – keyboards (1997–present)
Lee Abraham – guitar (2017–present), bass (2005–2009)
Mark Spencer – bass (2012–2014, 2018–present), guitar (2012–2014)
Occasional member on recordings only: Sarah Bolter – Flute, clarinet, alto and tenor sax, vocals (1994–present)
Roy Keyworth – guitar (1985–1998, 1999–2017)
Paul Watts – bass (1985–1989)
Mike Hooker – keyboards (1985–1987)
Nick Hodgson – keyboards (1985–1987)
Paddy O'Callaghan – drums (1985–1987)
John O'Callaghan – rhythm guitar (1985)
Steve Pearson – drums (1987)
Mike Hewetson – keyboards (1987–1988)
Mark Andrews – keyboards (1988–1991)
Pat McCann – bass (1989)
Tim Ashton – bass (1989–1992, 2014–2017)
Karl Garrett – keyboards (1991–1997)
Neil Pepper – bass (1992–2002, 2009–2011; his death)
Craig Wilson – guitar (1998–1999)
Peter Wallbridge – bass (2002–2004)
Mike Kneller – bass (2004–2005)
Studio 95 Demo, Autumn 1995
One Knight at Mr Cs, August 1987
In a Moment of Madness, May 1989
Otherworldly Pleasures (Promo), January 1991
Other Crimes and Misdemeanours, January 1992
Suffering in Silence (Promo Only), February 1992
Galahad's Christmas Lecture, Spring 1993
In a Moment of Complete Madness (Polish Version), April 1993
Nothing Is Written (Polish Version), April 1993
Other Crimes & Misdemeanours II, August 1995
Not All There (Polish Version), September 1995
Sleepers (Polish Version), September 1995
Classic Rock Live (Polish Version), July 1996
Following Ghosts (Polish Version), Autumn 1998
Battle Scars – Single Gatefold LP, April 2012
Beyond the Realms of Euphoria – Double Gatefold LP/EP, October 2012
Empires Never Last – Double Gatefold LP, October 2016
Seas of Change – standard single LP on black or turquoise vinyl and picture disc , January 2018
Sleepers – Double Gatefold LP on black or white vinyl, Spring 2020
Following Ghosts (Original album re-mixed) – Double Gatefold LP on black, gold or orange/red vinyl, Autumn 2021
The Last Great Adventurer – Single LP in a Gatefold sleeve on black, red/black/white splatter, green/black marble, Spring 2023
The Long Goodbye – Single LP in a Gatefold sleeve on black, black/white splatter, purple/black splatter, November 2023
Dreaming From the Inside/The Opiate, July 1987
Rollercoaster (single sided flexi single), February 1992
Victory (Download only), June 2020
Nothing Is Written, June 1991 (Japan version April 1992, remastered 2007)
In a Moment of Complete Madness, April 1993, remastered 2008)
Sleepers, September 1995 (Japan version April 1995, 20th anniversary, remastered October 2015)
Following Ghosts, June 1998 (remastered reissue 2007; expanded edition September 2020)
Year Zero, September 2002 (10th anniversary expanded and remastered edition September 2012)
Empires Never Last, Spring 2007 (deluxe edition, remastered January 2015)
Battle Scars, April 2012
Beyond the Realms of Euphoria, October 2012
Empires: A Curious Companion, (Issued free with Empires Never Last deluxe edition) January 2015
Quiet Storms, May 2017
Seas of Change, January 2018
The Last Great Adventurer, October 2022
The Long Goodbye, October/November 2023
Classic Rock Live, April 1996, Japanese version September 1996
Resonance – Live in Poland, 2006
Two Classic Rock Lives, 2008
Sleepless in Phoenixville – Live at Rosfest, October 2009
Whitchurch Live 92/93 – Live Archives Vol. 2, February 2012
Solidarity – Live in Konin, September 2015
Voiceprint Radio Sessions EP, January 1994
Seize the Day, February 2014
Guardian Angel, June 2014
Mein Herz brennt, October 2014 (single)
30, July 2015
Decade (Germany only), March 1997
Other Crimes and Misdemeanours II, May 1997
Other Crimes and Misdemeanours III, September 2001
Other Crimes and Misdemeanours, 2008
Other Crimes & Misdemeanours II & III, 2009
When Worlds Collide, Winter 2015
Empires Never Last, Spring 2007
Galahad's Christmas Lecture, Spring 2012
Battle Scars, April 2012
Beyond the Realms of Euphoria, October 2012
Seize the Day EP, February 2014
Guardian Angel EP, Summer 2014
Mein Herz brennt EP, Autumn 2014
Empires Never Last – The Deluxe edition, January 2015
Empires: A Curious Companion, January 2015
Seas of Change, January 2018
Sleepless in Phoenixville – RoSfest Live 2007, February 2020
Classic Rock Live, March 2020
Following Ghosts – Expanded Edition, September 2020
Resonance – Live in Poland 2006, December 2020
The Last Great Adventurer, October 2022
Solidarity – Live in Konin, December 2022
Studio 95 (very early demos), June 2023
The Long Goodbye, November 2023
Not All There CD (Galahad Acoustic Quintet) January 1995
De-Constructing Ghosts CD (Galahad Electric Company) August 1999 (Re-mix album)
When The Battle Is Over CD/Download/stream (Galahad Electric Company) October 2020
Soul Therapy CD/Download/stream (Galahad Electric Company) 20 October 2021
Resonance – Live in Poland, 2006
Whitchurch 92/93 – Live Archives Vol. 2, February 2012 (Digipack)
Solidarity – Live in Konin, September 2015 (Digipack)
The Ceiling Speaks – for Geoff Mann tribute album 'Mannerisms', 1994
The Chamber of 32 Doors – for Genesis tribute album 'The River of Constant Change', 1996
Lady Fantasy – for Camel tribute album 'Harbour of Joy', 1996
Fact and Fiction – for Twelfth Night re-issue of 'Fact and Fiction – The Definitive Edition', 2018
Official website
Galahad at AllMusic
Galahad discography at MusicBrainz
Quiet Storms
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Battle Scars
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Sleepers
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Year Zero
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Outerlife
- 2013-09-02T00:00:00.000000Z
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