Vic Elmes played with several groups such as Acid Gallery and The Epics, before helping to form the band Christie

Christie (band)

Christie were an English rock band formed at the end of the 1960s. They are best remembered for their UK chart-topping hit single, "Yellow River" released in 1970.-Career:...

 in 1970. Christie had several hits: "Yellow River

Yellow River (song)

"Yellow River" is a popular song recorded by the British band Christie. Written by band leader Jeff Christie, the song was offered to The Tremeloes, who recorded it with the intention of releasing it as a single early in 1970...

" and "San Bernadino

San Bernadino (song)

San Bernadino is a 1970 pop song by Christie, a UK pop band who had found success with their #1 hit single "Yellow River" which was #1 in other countries including France and Italy....

" in 1970, "Man of Many Faces" in 1971, and "Iron Horse" in 1972.

1972 was also the year of Elmes' own creation "Jo Jo's band", the first of the tracks that proved to be South American hit records. In 1973 Elmes left Christie and followed a solo career that brought him other success.

Elmes wrote the guitar parts for the first-season theme of the classic science fiction series Space:1999 (along with bass player John McCoy

John McCoy (musician)

John McCoy is a British bass guitarist who is best known for his work with Ian Gillan and Mammoth as well as numerous other bands and sessions since the late 1960s. He currently plays in British rock trio Guy McCoy Torme with former Gillan/Ozzy guitarist Bernie Torme and Bruce Dickinson/Sack Trick...

 and Liam Genocky from the rock band ZZebra) produced and directed by Gerry Anderson

Gerry Anderson

Gerry Anderson MBE is a British publisher, producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called "Supermarionation"....

, in collaboration with composer Barry Gray

Barry Gray

Barry Gray was a British musician and composer who is best known for his work for Gerry Anderson.-Life:...

 who wrote the incidental music for the first season of the series. He also composed all of the music for the first-season episode "Ring Around The Moon" in collaboration with music arranger Alan Willis and acted as Music Associate for all 24 episodes of the first season under the name of 'Vic Elms'.

More recently, Elmes continues touring and plays music with his own band, Christie Again. His last album, Christie Again All The Hits and More (Generate Records/MCP) under the management of Garrelt Danker, has sold many copies in Europe and features old hits (such as the previously unreleased in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 "Jo Jo's band") plus newer tracks.

This latter album also featured a new 'Christie' member, Lorenzo Gabanizza, who is the author of two of the songs from the album.