Brand
X was a British jazz-rock fusion outfit formed by
Genesis drummer Phil Collins and Atomic Rooster
guitarist John Goodsall as a side project from their
regular groups. Their initial lineup also included
keyboardist Robin Lumley and bassist Percy Jones
(the Liverpool Scene, the Scaffold). Brand X's debut
album, Unorthodox Behaviour, was released in 1976;
a live album, Livestock, and the studio effort Moroccan
Roll followed in 1977. Collins left the group to
concentrate on Genesis, and for 1978's Masques,
he was replaced by Al DiMeola drummer Chuck Burghi,
as well as additional keyboardist Peter Robinson,
who had played with Stanley Clarke. Three further
albums -- 1979's Product, 1980's Do They Hurt?,
and 1982's Is There Anything About? -- followed
before the group disbanded. In the mid-'90s, Lumley,
Goodsall, and Jones reunited, issuing several live
collections in the years to follow.
Brand X Discography
Album
2003 Trilogy
1998 Missing Period
1997 Manifest Destiny
1997 Live at the Roxy L.A.
1995 Pillow Sack
1992 Xcommunication
1982 Is There Anything About
1980 Do They Hurt?
1979 Product
1978 Masques
1977 Livestock
1977 Moroccan Roll
1976 Unorthodox Behaviour
Box Set/Compilation
2003 Macrocosm: Introducing...Brand X
2000 Timeline
1999 X-Files: A 20 Year Retrospective
1997 The Plot Thins: A History of Brand X, 1976-1980
1987 X-Trax
1983 Unorthodox Behaviour/Moroccan Roll
