New album additions by PA members

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 NotAProghead wrote:

 yam yam wrote:

One for old times' sake, since it's Christmas, and this thread seems to have lain dormant for a few months now...

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=463 - Grace - The Poet, The Piper And The Fool (1992) - No track times.

These two sites seem to agree as follows:
https://www.discogs.com/Grace-The-PoetPiper-And-The-Fool/release/5157997
http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/album_6144.html

1. The Piper (8:14)
2. The Field (7:25)
3. The Poet (6:59)
4. Raindance (6:00)
5. Success (3:59)
6. Lullaby (5:52)
7. Holy Man Parts 1 And 2 (8:57)

Total Time 47:26

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=462 Grace - Grace (1979) - No track times

Track times derived from YouTube upload of the full Album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUb1Kxa-ABo.

1. Fire Of London (4:20)
2. Billy Boy (3:12)
3. Cyril Dingle (7:00)
4. Old Stories (2:51)
5. Laughing Policeman (4:20)
6. I Am Lunar (2:52)
7. Rikki The Rebel (3:43)
8. Buccaneer (3:25)
9. George Commuter (9:07)
10. Old Stories (reprise) (1:15)

Total Time 42:05

Also http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=64258 -  Grace - Overdose (2019)

Track 4 - "Life thru lies" - is written as "Life Through Lies" on Discogs, YouTube and Spotify. Our page also currently has a zero instead of the closing bracket after the track time.

Edit: A bit pedantic I know, but there's currently also no space between the title and the track time opening bracket of track 11 - Tunster Boy.

Thanks, done. It's better late than never. 
Actually this could be fixed long time ago if you'd post in this thead.

A couple of questions:
1. Grace LP
I've changed the release date from 1979 to 1981 (according to Discogs). Is it correct?

2. Overdose
Release info reads:
- Mac Austin / vocals
- David Edge / acoustic guitar - not confirmed
- Adam Rushton / lead guitar
- Dave Markham / keyboards
- Harry Davies / flute, sax
- Dave Rushton / bass
- Tony Hall / drums

Note : The actual instrumentation could not be fully confirmed at this moment

Is correct line-up known?
 Sorry for not replying earlier to this Eugene - I only just found it !!! 
The release date of the Grace LP certainly appears to be 1979 according to most sites I looked at, and the band's own history here states it as 1979 too (from "The Early Years" Section):
"In 1979, the band was signed to MCA records, and a single was released in the same year called "The Fire of London". The B side was "Beatnik", reviews (and sales) went well. An album followed, simply called "Grace". Reputation of the band as major exponents of what was now dubbed Progressive rock' was growing rapidly, both as a recording band and as a superb live act. The live act used lights, projections, costumes, mime, and of course the two front men. A second single (released in 1980), followed by a second album, called "Grace Live".

See also https://sites.google.com/site/undergroundrockalbums/home/grace.

Regarding the 'Overdose' line up, Grace split up in 1981 and a couple of the members carried on as 'White Door', with the addition of a new keyboard player. Then in 1988 they reformed as Grace, with David Edge re-joining the band on electric and acoustic guitar, but they split up again in 1997, only to reform again in 1999, with the addition of David Markham on keyboards and Adam Rushton on guitar. From this later archive of the band's old website:

"OVERDOSE - GRACE - May 2003 by Mike Jones from Manchester

The new album has been a long time coming but it's finally with us. It was always going to sound slightly different with Adam taking over from Dave Edge on guitar and Dave Markham newly installed on keyboards...."

When Grace played at the White Star in Stoke UK on 26th September 2008, Adam Rushton was on lead guitar, but Dave Edge still remained in the band playing acoustic guitar. It is therefore quite likely that he would have played acoustic guitar at some point during the recording of the Overdose album, which took place over several years, but there is no mention of him in the 'Latest News' section about the recording of the album from that earlier archive link I posted above:

"Harry has been in the studio, so sax and flute are done, nearly there hey ! Now the vocals, then the final touches. It shouldn't be too long now (16-Jul-2001)

Unfortunately The Plough has cancelled all forthcoming gigs : I will update on this as I find out more (26-Jun-2001)

Harry is next in studio to do the sax and flute. Just need to get some time booked. Its getting there. (3rd June 2001)

Dave M is in the studio 14th and 15th of March to lay keyboard tracks down....good luck. (9th march 2001)

Adam is in the studio now recording guitar for the new album....good luck (26th feb 2001)

We are currently recording the new album. Progress so far:-
Drum and bass tracks are completed
Keyboards and guitars have been put down for 2 tracks and dates are booked for early march to complete the initial recordings.
After all guitar and keys have been recorded the sax . flute and vocals will be next.
Then the final touches and mastering will need to be done, so please help us fund this by coming to gigs and supporting us. (10th feb 2001)"

So we still can't really remove the 'not confirmed' text against David Edge's name in the line up for the 'Overdose' album - he may have just played acoustic guitar during live performances. I will endeavour try to find out for sure though about this matter. 