BILLY KRISTIAN info

Billy Kristian (bass)

Great bassist, he comes from New Zealand, where he played in several not-known bands.

In 1970, he joined Headband:

Tommy Adderley (vocals)
Alan Quinell (guitar)
Ronnie Craig (guitar)
Billy Kristian (bass)
Dick Hopp (flute, violin)
Jim Cuomo (sax)
Jimmy Hill (drums)

They released an album in 1972, Happen out, but I don't know if Billy is featured there, as I don't have it. They split in 1973.

Around 1977 or so, he becomes a member of impressive band Ian Carr's Nucleus:

Ian Carr (trumpet, horns)
Billy Kristian (bass)
Geoff Castle (keyboards)
Brian Smith (sax, flute, clarinet)
Roger Sellers (drums)

They released two albums with this lineup, In flagranti delicto (recorded in February 1977) and Out of the long dark (recorded in November 1978).

Meanwhile, he also found time to join Pacific Eardrum:

Joy Yates (vocals)
Isaac Guillory (guitar)
Billy Kristian (bass)
Dave MacRae (keyboards)
Brian Smith (sax, flute, clarinet)
Jim Cuomo (sax)
Jeff Seopardie (drums)

They released two albums: Pacific Eardrum in 1997 (with help from Morris Pert on percussion) and Beyond panic in 1978 (with Simon Norton on percussion).

He was a founder member of the band Night, in November 1978:

Chris Thompson (vocals)
Stevie Lange (vocals)
Robbie McIntosh (guitar, vocals)
Billy Kristian (bass)
Nicky Hopkins (keyboards)
Pete Baron (drums)

They released an eponymous album. In November 1979, they change the lineup:

Chris Thompson (vocals)
Stevie Lange (vocals)
Robbie McIntosh (guitar, vocals)
Billy Kristian (bass)
Bobby Wright (keyboards)
Bobby Guidotti (drums)

A 2nd album was released, Long distance. They split due to lack of success in December 1980, when Chris Thompson started his new venture, Chris Thompson & The Islands.

Then, he joined Strange Fruit, with several bandmates from Nucleus:

Ed Speight (guitar)
Billy Kristian (bass)
Geoff Castle (keyboards)
Brian Smith (sax)
Roger Sellers (drums)

Many years later, in 1990, Chris Thompson and Billy Kristian played together again, in the band playing in the closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games, having released a song together, 'This is the moment'.

Albums with Nucleus:

In flagranti delicto (1977)
Out of the long dark (1979)

Albums with Pacific Eardrum:

Pacific Eardrum (1977, with Morris Pert, Jeff Seopardie, Isaac Guillory, Joy Yates, Jim Cuomo, Dave MacRae, Geoff Calver)
Beyond panic (1978, with Jeff Seopardie, Isaac Guillory, Joy Yates, Dave MacRae, Simon Morton, Brian Smith)

Albums with Night:

Night (1979, with Chris Thompson, Stevie Lange, Robbie McIntosh, Derek Austin, Nicky Hopkins, Vince Melamed, Billy Payne, Steve Porcaro, Michael McDonald, Rick Marotta, Bobby Lakind))
Long distance (1980, with Morris Pert)

Albums with Strange Fruit:

Debut (1982, with Robbie McIntosh)

Sessions:

J.D. Blackfoot (The song of crazy horse, 1974)
Goodies (Nothing to do with us, 1976, with Ron Aspery, Stevie Lange, Henry Lowther, Jeff Seopardie, Ray Flacke, Tony Burrows, Tony Carr, Geoff Daly, Bernie Holland, Dave MacRae, Brian Odgers, Alan Parker, Graham Preskett, Chris Pyne, Jacquie Sullivan, Joy Yates)
Planet Earth (Planet Earth, 1978, with Ron Aspery)
Half Brother (Half Brother, 1978, with Henry Spinetti)
Neil Ardley (Harmony of spheres, 1979)
Jon Anderson (Animation, 1981, with Jack Bruce, Clem Clempson, John Giblin, Ronnie Leahy, Henry Lowther, Dick Morrisey, Simon Phillips, David Sancious, Ian Wallace, Blue Weaver, Morris Pert)
Shona (also with Charlie Tumahai)

Albums as a producer:

Herbs (Long ago, 1985)

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