OPEN JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINIT[VINYL]

Released in 1967, 'Open' marked a bold debut for Brian Auger & The Trinity, featuring the dynamic vocals of Julie Driscoll. Music and its makers were rapidly evolving in '67, the UK's jazz and R&B scenes were being influenced by pop and psychedelia and socially, musicians of many styles found common ground in London's clubs like The Cromwellian and The Scotch of St James where the The Beatles, US legends Wilson Pickett and Jimi Hendrix mingled with the capitals jazzers and pop stars, often loudly jamming together in even louder 'Lord Byron' shirts. '