Saturday, March 7, 2026

Brian Auger




Artist:  Brian Auger 

Birth Name:  Brian Albert Gordon Auger

Born:  July 18, 1939.  Hammersmith, London, England

Genre:  R&B, Jazz Rock, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz Funk, AM Pop

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Organ, Keyboards


Brian Auger  is an English Jazz Rock and Rock Music Keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond Organ.  He has worked with Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Eric Clapton.  He incorporated Jazz, early British Pop, R&B, Soul Music and Rock into the sound.  He has been nominated for a Grammy Award.  In 1965, he played on "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds as a session musician.  That same year, he formed the group The Steampacket with Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, Vic Briggs and Rod Stewart.  Due to contractual problems there were no official recordings made by the band.  With Julie Driscoll and The Trinity.  In 1970, he formed the Jazz Fusion ensemble Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.












Title:  Oblivion Express (2026) 

Genre:  R&B, Jazz Rock, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz Funk, AM Pop

Label:  Strut Records

Rating:   *****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side One:


 1.  Dragon Song (4:16 )

 2.  Total Eclipse (11:04)

 3.  The Light (3:34)


Side Two:


 1.  Oh The Road (5:11)

 2.  The Sword (6:16)

 3.  Oblivion Express (7:28)


Personnel:


Brian Auger:  Lead Vocals, Keyboards

Barry Dean:  Bass, Vocal Harmony

Jim Mullen:  Lead Guitar, Vocal Harmony

Robbie McIntish:  Drums


Oblivion Express is an album by Brian Auger, originally released in 1971 by RCA, remastered and reissued onmFebruary 27, 2026 by Strut Records.




 







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