Upp was a British rock-jazz fusion band, active in the 1970s. Jim Copley has spoken of the genesis of the band; "Three months of rehearsing almost everyday, Jeff Beck came down to the studio to play with David Bowie who was doing his Hammersmith Odeon farewell concert in 1973. Jeff was with a friend of my dad’s and he heard the band through the wall and we were doing James Brown and very funky stuff. He kicked the door open and he came in and we stopped 'cause it was Jeff Beck and he said 'please carry on, I love it, I love it!’. The band was heavily influenced by other acts like Otis Redding, Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway.
The group was originally going to be called 3 UPP, and consisted of Stephen Amazing (bass guitar), Andy Clark (keyboards) and Jim Copley (drums). David Bunce (guitar) joined on guitar for the second album.
Upp were signed to CBS in 1974 They also supported Beck, Bogert & Appice at The Rainbow on 26th January 1974 and the debut album, Upp, was released in 1975. Jeff Beck produced and also played guitars on this LP, although there was no mention of him playing in the liner notes. Upp released its next album a year later, titled This Way Upp. Beck again produced this album and played guitar solos on "Dance Your Troubles Away" and "Don't Want Nothing to Change." This album was recorded at CBS Studios, London.
The group backed Beck on the 1970s BBC One special Five Faces of Guitar, which also featured Julian Bream. They played two songs, which were "Get Down in the Dirt" and Beck's arrangement of The Beatles' song "She's a Woman", with an interview about Beck's instrumentation as an intermission between the two.
Upp's track "Give It to You" contains one of the most popular breakbeats of all time.
Artist: Upp
Album: Get Down In The Dirt The Complete Upp
Year: 2004
Label: Castle Music
Style: Funk, 70's Rock
Format: mp3/320, Ape (image/cue) NOTE: no logfiles
Tracklist
CD1 Upp (1975) & This Way Upp (1976)
01 Bad Stuff 7:19
02 Friendly Street 3:25
03 It's A Mystery 3:55
04 Get Down In The Dirt 4:37
05 Give It To You 7:10
06 Jeff's One 5:19
07 Count To Ten 5:32
08 Never Turn My Back On You 8:19
09 Groovin' Mood 3:29
10 Say Goodbye 5:06
11 Dance Your Troubles Away 3:48
12 I Don't Want Nothing 3:41
13 There's Still Hope 3:23
14 Nitto 3:49
15 Get To The Bottom 3:31
CD2 (Demo Recordings)
01 Doctor I'm Getting No Better 3:03
02 Early In The Morning 4:54
03 Haunted 6:23
04 Back In The Neighbourhood 3:17
05 Soap Opera 4:27
06 Kickin' Arsenic 2:14
07 London In The Rain 3:36
Upp (feat. Jeff Beck) – Get Down In The Dirt The Complete Upp (2004) mp3+ape
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