The Baker Gurvitz Army came into existence when former
Gun and Three man Army members Paul and Adrian Gurvitz
joined forces with legendary drummer Ginger Baker in 1974.
The Baker Gurvitz Army was the first real musical project for
Ginger Baker since the short-lived band Salt in 1972 and
Ginger Baker's Airforce some two years prior to that. The
band released their first album the self titled Baker Gurvitz
Army in late 1974 and the album sold well enough to break
in to the American charts. The band went on to record two
further studio albums including Elysian Encounter in 1975
and Hearts On Fire in 1976.The band also featured vocalist
Snips who had previously been with British band Sharks and
keyboardist Peter Lemer formerly of Barbara Thompson's
Paraphernalia and Seventh Wave
This live recording which forms part of the Official Ginger
Baker Bootleg Series was recorded in Milan on the 23rd of
March 1976 during the tour to promote what would turn out
to be the bands final studio album Hearts On Fire. The set
list at this time reflecting the desire to promote the album
included four tracks from the album including Hearts On Fire,
Night People, Thirsty For The Blues and neon Lights. There
are also two tracks from Elysian Encounter (People and
Time) and two from the bands self titled debut (Inside Of
me and Memory Lane) Interestingly enough at this point
in the bands career they elected to include two Cream
songs in the set and both Sunshine Of Your Love and
White Room are also included here.
The recordings featured in the Official Ginger Baker Bootleg
Series are sure to become collector's items and are all
sanctioned by Ginger Baker.