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Infobox musical artist | name =Seatrain| image =| caption =Seatrain in 1970| image_size =| background =group_or_band| alias =| origin = Marin County , California , United States | years_active =1968–1973| label =Edsel, Capitol Records , One Way, Wounded Bird| associated_acts =| current_members =| past_members = Andy Kulberg Richard Greene (musician)|Richard Greene Lloyd Baskin Peter Walsh Bill Elliot Peter Rowan Julio Coronado Larry Atamanuik Jim Roberts Don Kretmar Elliot Randall Red Shepherd Teddy Irwin Bobby Moses Seatrain was an United States|American roots rock|roots fusion band based initially in Marin County, California|Marin County , California , and later in Marblehead, Massachusetts|Marblehead , Massachusetts . Seatrain was formed in 1969, subsequently drawing some members from the Blues Project upon its break-up. The group, which recorded four albums, disbanded in 1973. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp? pid=5633 Info on www.billboard.com
Band history
Flutist / bassist Andy Kulberg and drummer Roy Blumenfeld of Blues Project formed the band with Jim Roberts, ex-Mystery Trend guitarist John Gregory, former Jim Kweskin|Jim Kweskin Jug Band violinist/fiddler Richard Greene (fiddle player)|Richard Greene , and saxophonist Don Kretmar. Seatrain recorded their first album, Planned Obsolescence , in 1968, but had to release it as a Blues Project album for contractual reasons. In 1969, they released a self-titled LP ( Sea Train ), but faced a major change in membership a few months later.cite web | title = Biography: Seatrain | publisher = Billboard website | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp? pid=5633 | accessdate = 2008-11-16
The group's second self-titled album was released in 1970 under the single-word name Seatrain . By then, Blumenfeld, Gregory, and Kretmar had been replaced by drummer Larry Atamanuik, keyboardist Lloyd Baskin, and Earth Opera guitarist Peter Rowan . The album's "13 Questions" was released as a single and became a minor hit in the US, reaching #49 on Billboard (magazine)|Billboard 's national chart. Other outstanding cuts include a cover of Lowell George's "Willin'", the vocally splendid "Out Where The Hills", the biblically-based "Song of Job", and a raucous electric version of the fiddle classic " Orange Blossom Special (song)|Orange Blossom Special ". http://jhendrix110.tripod.com/BluesProject.html Seatrain and Bluesproject bio on http://jhendrix110.tripod.com
George Martin produced the album, marking the first time he had acted in that capacity with a rock act since his work with the Beatles. He also produced Seatrain's much-anticipated follow-up album, Marblehead Messenger .cite web | last = Crouse | first = Tim | title = Album Review: Marblehead Messenger | publisher = Rolling Stone website | date = November 25, 1971 | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/seatrain/albums/album/213954/review/5942072/the_marblehead_messenger | accessdate = 2008-11-16 However, Rowan and Greene left the band soon after to form Muleskinner (band)|Muleskinner , while Roberts and Atamanuik joined the backing band of Emmylou Harris . Kulberg and Baskin replaced these members with guitarist Peter Walsh, keyboardist Bill Elliot, and drummer Julio Coronado, but only released one more album, 1973's Watch .
Line-ups
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