'Igginbottom

English progressive rock band July 2016 July 2016 Igginbottom was an English progressive rock band, formed in Bradford West Riding of Yorkshire in 1968, featuring Steven Robinson (guitar), Allan Holdsworth (guitar, vocals), Dave Freeman (drums) and Mick Skelly (bass). They were managed by a company called Mimo, which was owned by Mick Jackson (also of Bradford), Mo Bacon, Morgan Fisher (all members of the band Love Affair at the time), Ronnie Scott and his business partner Pete King. Their only album, 'Igginbottom's Wrench, was released in 1969 on the Deram label.Wilkening Matthew 2017-04-16 Guitar Pioneer Allan Holdsworth Dies https://ultimateclassicrock.com/guitar-pioneer-allan-holdsworth-dies/ 2024-11-19 Ultimate Classic Rock enDebnath Neela 2017-04-16 Allan Holdsworth dead: Prog rock guitarist dies aged 70 https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/792717/Allan-Holdsworth-dead-Igginbottom 2024-11-19 Express.co.uk en History The band's name was come up with spontaneously when Michael Jackson of The Love Affair visited Yorkshire, where he met his old friends Steve Robinson and Allan Holdsworth, who had formed a nameless band playing a strange sounding combination of rock and jazz. The company also consisted of Mick Skelly and Dave Freeman.Bennett Graham Soft Machine: Out-bloody-rageous 2005 SAF Publishing Ltd 9780946719846 266 Jackson saw something in the band and persuaded his friends Morgan Fisher and Maurice Bacon (both also from The Love Affair) to produce an LP for the quartet. The band had already performed at this point, including at the famous Ronnie Scott's Club. Scott was so impressed that he also wanted to write a foreword/introduction to the album. Another link between Scott and 'Igginbottom is that he formed the management Mimo with Jackson, Bacon and Peter King, which the band joined.Gusevik Sven Igginbottom / Calvary http://home.lyse.net/mott/love_calvary.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141019194358/http://home.lyse.net/mott/love_calvary.html 2014-10-19 2026-07-04 home.lyse.net The band only released one album: 'Igginbottom's wrench. Holdsworth later distanced himself from the album but was unable to prevent the album from also being released under the group name Allan Holdsworth & Friends. After recording that album, Allan Holdworth would play in numerous other bands and occasional formations (including Soft Machine and UK), but he also released a whole series of solo albums, starting with Velvet Darkness and I.O.U., on which Stevenson's song Out from Under appeared.Steven Robinson (2) https://www.discogs.com/artist/1220682-Steven-Robinson-2 2026-07-04 Discogs en Freeman continued playing drums at First Aid with the album Nostradamus.Dave Freeman (2) https://www.discogs.com/artist/1220680-Dave-Freeman-2 2026-07-04 Discogs en References Category:British jazz fusion ensembles Category:English progressive rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1969 Category:Musical groups from Bradford