Neil Christian & The Crusaders
1962-1973


Tracks:

1. My Baby Left Me
2. Yaketty Yak
3. That’s Nice
4. What Would Your Momma Say Now
5. Let Me In
6. Big Beat Drum
7. Get A Load Of This
8. Honey Hush
9. Give The Game Away
10. Feel In The Mood
11. I Remember
12. The Road To Love
13. One For The Money
14. A Little Bit Of Someone Else
15. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
16. I Like It
17. She’s Got The Action
18. Bad Girl
19. You’re All Things Bright And Beautiful
20. Two At A Time
21. Wanna Lover
22. Oops
23. She Said Yeah
24. Let Me Hear You Laugh
25. Bit By Bit
26. Count Down
27. Gonna Love You Baby
28. All Last Night

Line up:

Neil Christian - vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
Nicky Hopkins - piano
Tony Dangerfield - bass
Matt Smith - keyboards
Carlo Little - drums
Jimmy Page - guitars
Albert Lee - guitars

Record Label / Year of Release:

See For Miles 1992

Notes:

British singer, born as Christopher Tidmarsh.

He was the frontman of Neil Christian & the Crusaders in the early 60’s. Jimmy Page was the guitarist at that time but left in 1962. He was replaced by Albert Lee. Other (later) well-known members of the Crusaders were Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) and Nicky Hopkins.

Christian’s debut single was the Joe Meek produced "The Road To Love" (1962). None of his singles made any (hit) impact. He was a little more successfull when he hooked up with songwriter/producer Miki Dallon and began recording for the independent label Strike Records. The label went out of business in 1967. Christian released his final single for Pye records in 1967.

Members:

Neil Christian (vocals), Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Tony Dangerfield (bass), Matt Smith (keyboard), Carlo Little (drums), Mick Abrahams (guitar), Nicky Hopkins (piano), Jimmy Page (guitar), Albert Lee (guitar).

Ritchie Blackmore was a member of the Outlaws (1961), Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1962), Boz (1963), Heinz (1963), the Lancasters (1965), the Sessions (1965), the Ritchie Blackmore Orchestra (1965), Ronnie Jones (1966), the Trip (1966), Anan (1968), Sun Dragon (1968), Deep Purple (1968), Roundabout (1969), Green Bullfrog (1972), Rainbow (1975) and Blackmore’s Night (1997)

Mick Abrahams released solo albums since 1971 and was a member of Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1960), the Foggery Five (1964), Jethro Tull (1967), Blodwyn Pig (1968) and the Mick Abrahams Band (1971)

Nicky Hopkins released solo albums since 1963 and was a member of Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages (1960), Cyril Davies, the Jeff Beck Group (1966), Sweet Thursday (1968), Quicksilver Messenger Service (1969) and Raven (1980)

Jimmy Page released solo albums since 1982 and was a member of Carter-Lewis (1961), First Gear (1964), the Primitives (1964), Jimmy Page Sonny Boy Williamson & Brian Auger (1964), the Yardbirds (1966), Maureeny Wishfull (1968), Led Zeppelin (1968), Jimmy Page & Sonny Boy Williamson (1971), the Honey Drippers (1984), Jimmy Page John Paul Jones & Albert Lee (1984), the Firm (1985), Jimmy Page & Robert Plant (1990), Coverdale/Page (1991) and Jimmy page & the Black Crowes (2000)

Albert Lee released solo albums since 1979 and was a member of Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds (1964), Poet & the One Man Band (1969), Country Fever (1970), Heads Hands & feet (1971), Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman & the Kings Of Rhythm.

Tracks 4,10,11,15,18,28 - previously unreleased.