Jonesy Keeping Up... Import LP

Reissue, originally released in 1973. Formed in 1971 by guitarist John Evan-Jones and his bassist brother Trevor, obscure British prog-rock act Jonesy had a shifting lineup and unusual elements, Chicago-born Jimmy Kaleth's battery of keyboards including a Mellotron. Sophomore set Keeping Up... saw Trevor return to the fold, along with drummer Plug Thomas, fresh from sessions with Supertramp; guitarist Ray Russell's lush string arrangements and Alan Bown's plaintive trumpet and flugelhorn add extra musical dimensions. Capturing the group at their most eclectic, Keeping Up... is a must for Mellotron fans and all lovers of pop, jazz, and blues-tinged prog. Includes one bonus track, "Every Day's the Same."

Shades of new romantics to come haunt the early passages, but then the song rounds on funk, delves deep into moody waters, pooling around woodwind and trumpet solos whipped to a froth by the lush strings while operatic vocals soar overhead....The fast maturing Jonesy were here reaching their peak.