Nick Garrie
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Nick Garrie-Hamilton, better known as Nick Garrie, is a British
singer-songwriter
best known for his extremely rare 1969 debut album, The Nightmare of JB Stanislas. Original copies of the album, which was reportedly only available in France, are known to be very expensive, and it was not until 2005, when Rev-ola Records
issued it, that it was available on compact disc
.
Garrie was never commercially successful in the English-speaking world, though his second album, Suitcase Man, peaked at Number 1 in Spain
.
2007 - A radio show, called Trilogy Rock, has recently prepared three concerts for him in Catalonia; the North of Spain. As part of their 10th anniversary activities, Nick has been able to play in Barcelona, Banyoles and La Roca del Vallès. In June, he played again near Barcelona, in el Prat de Llobregat.
Nick now teaches French at many primary schools including Fairholme school whilst carrying on his music career.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
best known for his extremely rare 1969 debut album, The Nightmare of JB Stanislas. Original copies of the album, which was reportedly only available in France, are known to be very expensive, and it was not until 2005, when Rev-ola Records
Rev-Ola Records
Rev-Ola Records is a UK record label formed in 1988 that specializes in reissues, as well as select new releases. The label is headed by Joe Foster, a former child actor and musician/producer...
issued it, that it was available on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
.
Garrie was never commercially successful in the English-speaking world, though his second album, Suitcase Man, peaked at Number 1 in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
2007 - A radio show, called Trilogy Rock, has recently prepared three concerts for him in Catalonia; the North of Spain. As part of their 10th anniversary activities, Nick has been able to play in Barcelona, Banyoles and La Roca del Vallès. In June, he played again near Barcelona, in el Prat de Llobregat.
Nick now teaches French at many primary schools including Fairholme school whilst carrying on his music career.
External links
- Nick Garrie-Hamilton, The Official Site
- Garrie's MySpace
- Review of The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas at Crawdaddy!Crawdaddy!Crawdaddy! was the first U.S. magazine of rock and roll music criticism. Created in 1966 by college student Paul Williams in response to the increasing sophistication and cultural influence of popular music, Crawdaddy! was self-described as "the first magazine to take rock and roll...