Gryphon

Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour

They made five albums in the 70s, each very different from the other, and toured the US with Yes. Then they were gone – only to return in the 21st century

He once gatecrashed Chris Squire’s dressing room because he knew nothing about concerts. Later, when his own band were at their proggiest, he took everything he could out of opening on Yes’ Relayer tour of 1974

He’s worked with Steve Howe, Wire and Gandalf’s Fist, and even on a metal magazine – but it’s the quirkiness and curiosity of his own band that makes the singer and percussionist most proud

Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the reactivated band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour