Quicksand (Welsh prog rock band)

Quicksand were a Welsh rock band from Port Talbot who were active from 1969 until 1975. Originally formed in 1969, they featured Michael "Will" Youatt (bass) (1950-2017), Jimmy Davies (guitar), Jeff Hooper (guitar), Robert Collins (keyboards) and Anthony Stone (drums). This line up recorded one single "Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (both written by Youatt) in 1970. Youatt left to join briefly Piblokto! then Man. Hooper also left and Phil Davies (bass) then joined the band. A second single "Time To Live"/"Empty Street, Empty Heart" was released in 1973 and was soon followed by the album Home Is Where I Belong later that year. The band ceased to exist in 1975 when Davies formed Alkatraz with Youatt. After the band split up Collins became a sound man, initially for Man, but later for such people as Eric Clapton. Davies re-joined Youatt in a new band Alkatraz who recorded one album Doing a Moonlight for United Artists. Home is Where I Belong (Dawn, 1973; Esoteric 2011) Mixed Up Minds Part 5 (TTW, 2013) - Cobblestones The Dawn Anthology (Essential 1999) - Home Is Where I Belong "Passing By"/"Cobblestones" (Carnaby, 1970) "Time to Live"/"Empty Street" (Dawn 1973) Martin Mycock (1995), Mannerisms II, published by the author, p. 110 Man (2007), Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day CD booklet, Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2019 "Quicksand's Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 10 December 2017. "Quicksand - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 December 2017. Deke Leonard (1996), "Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics", published by Northdown Publishing, p. 132, ISBN 978-1900711005 Eric Clapton (2014), "Planes, Trains and Eric" DVD booklet, Eagle Vision EREDV1046