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Artist
Kiss of the Gypsy
12+ albums
hard rockAOR
about
TONY MITCHELL…Lead vocals, rhythm & acoustic guitars, mandolin & harmonica. MARTIN (MALV) TALBOT…Bass guitar & backing vocals. DAZ RICE…Lead guitar & backing vocals. SCOTT ELLIOTT…Drums & backing vocals. GEORGE WILLIAMS…Hammond Organ & backing vocals. In 1991, Kiss of the Gypsy was to release their first and last album, “KISS OF THE GYPSY”. With such high acclaim and excellent reviews worldwide, nobody predicted that their journey would be so short. Just lasting 3 years, 1 album and 3 singles, Kiss of the Gypsy achieved more than most bands do in a decade. They were signed by Jason Flom from Atlantic records USA in 1991 and was huge achievement for the 5 local boys from the North of England. Atlantic saw the raw blues rock style that only the likes of Free, Aerosmith, Steve Marriott and Bad Company had done years before. The first single “WHATEVER IT TAKES” did well but the band never felt that it represented themselves like other songs on the album but as Ahmet Ertegun (head of ATLANTIC RECORDS USA) loved the song and insisted, they gladly went with it. It did well and on the back of that, they constantly toured throughout the world, ripping through there shows with high energy, raw power and honest rock and roll to incredible responses from crowds and all media. When Atlantic UK folded that year, Kiss of the Gypsy was passed over to EAST WEST UK to take over who had passed up the chance to sign the band months before ATLANTIC did. This presented the problem of not being a
