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ARGENT
St.Albans, GB
* 1969	+ 6/1976

Line-Up:

Rod Argent - kb
John Verity - g,voc,bg
John Grimaldi - g
Jim Rodford - bg,g
Robert Henrit - ds

Former Members:

Russ Ballard (voc,g, 1969-74)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Argent	30.01.1970	Epic
2.	Ring Of Hands	22.01.1971	Epic
3.	All Together Now	07.04.1972	Epic		13	23
4.	In Deep	02.03.1973	Epic		49	90
5.	Nexus	01.02.1974	Epic
6.	Encore (2LP)	15.11.1974	Epic
7.	Circus	28.03.1975	Epic
8.	Counterpoint	05.09.1975	Good Earth
9.	The Best Of Argent An Anthology	23.04.1976	Epic
10.	Hold Your Head Up	4/1978	Hallmark
11.	Silver Plated	1979
12.	Anthology	1984
13.	Music From The Spheres	5/1991	Elite
14.	All Together Now	9/1994	Rewind
15.	In Concert	3/1995	Windsong
16.	BBC Sessions	29.12.1997	PLR/Rough Trade
17.	Collectables Classics (box set)	18.04.2006	Collectables
18.	Argent Anthology: A Collection of Greatest Hits	26.02.2008	SBME Special Mkts.
19.	Greatest: The Singles Collection	18.03.2008
20.	Original Album Classics	07.04.2009	Sony BMG Europe
21.	God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You: The Greatest Hits	08.09.2010	Camden International
22.	At High Voltage 2010	12.10.2010
23.	Anthology	10.09.2013	M.O.C.

Rod Argent:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Moving Home featuring: Gary Moore (g), Phil Collins (ds), Morris Pert, Clive Chaman, Alphonso Johnson	10/1978	MCA
2.	Ghosts & Barbara Thompson	2/1982	MCA
3.	Shadowshow	1985	Vera Bra
4.	Red House	6/1988	Relativity
5.	Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London & Colin Blunstone	03.04.2007	Rhino
6.	All Together Now	08.05.2012	Esoteric

Russ Ballard:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Russ Ballard	18.10.1974	Epic
2.	Winning produced by: Muff Winwood	13.02.1976	Epic
3.	At The Third Stroke	1978	Epic
4.	Russ Ballard And The Barnet Dogs	10/1980	Epic
5.	Into The Fire produced by: Russ Ballard/John Stanley	20.02.1981	Epic
6.	Russ Ballard	5/1984	EMI America			147
7.	The Fire Still Burns	7/1985	EMI America			166
8.	The Seer	7/1994

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Celebration / Kingdom	22.01.1971	Epic
2.	Sweet Mary	4/1971	Epic		122
3.	Closer To Heaven / Keep On Rolling	21.01.1972	Epic
4.	Hold Your Head Up / Keep On Rolling	21.01.1972	Epic	5	5
5.	Tragedy / Rejoice	26.05.1972	Epic	34
6.	God Gave Rock'n'Roll To You / Christmas For The Free produced by: Rod Argent	02.03.1973	Epic	18
7.	It's Only Money / Candles On The River	22.06.1973	Epic
8.	Thunder And Lightning / Keeper Of The Flame	22.02.1974	Epic
9.	A Man For All Reasons / Music From The Spheres	07.06.1974	Epic
10.	Keep On Rolling / I Am The Dance Of Ages (live)	15.11.1974	Epic
11.	Highwire / Circus	20.06.1975	Epic
12.	Rock'n'Roll Show / It's Fallen Off	31.10.1975	Epic
13.	Hold Your Head Up / God Gave Rock And Roll To You	2/1976	Epic
14.	Hold Your Head Up / It's Only Money	25.06.1976	Epic
15.	Hold Your Head Up / Tragedy	2/1979	Epic
16.	Hold Your Head Up / Dance In The Smoke	7/1982	Old Gold
17.	God Gave Rock And Roll To You / Tragedy	11/1988	Old Gold

Russ Ballard:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Fly Away	25.10.1974	Epic
2.	Loose Woman	28.02.1975	Epic
3.	Since You've Been Gone	30.01.1976	Epic
4.	Just A Dream Away	07.05.1976	Epic
5.	Winning	16.07.1976	Epic
6.	On The Rebound	6/1980	Epic		58
7.	Voices	2/1986		95
8.	So You Win Again & D. Clark	16.11.1998	WEA

Rod Argent:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Gymnopédies No. 1 / Light Fantastic	03.06.1977	MCA
2.	Argentine Melody (Cancion De Argentina)	5/1978	MCA	14
3.	Home / No. 1	9/1978	MCA
4.	Silence / Recollection	12.01.1979	MCA
5.	With You / Ghosts & Barbara Thompson	1/1982	MCA
6.	Baby Don't You Cry No More / Teenage Years	9/1988	MMC
7.	Not With A Bang / The Piglet Files & Peter Van Hooke feat. Clem Clempson	3/1990	Weekend
8.	Tutti Al Mondo (ITV World Cup '90 Theme) & Peter Van Hooke	6/1990		81
9.	Sanctuary & Colin Blunstone	1/2002

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Hold Your Head Up" on compilation "Mullet Rock" (4.3.03, Epic/Legacy)

Russ Ballard:

appeared on the LP:

Roger Daltrey: Daltrey (13.4.73, Track)
Roger Daltrey: Ride The Rock Horse (6/75)
Leo Sayer: Another Year (5.9.75, Chrysalis)
Khymera: Khymera (4/03, Frontiers)

appeared on the SP:

Roger Daltrey: Get Your Love (6.6.75, Polydor)

produced by LP:

Roger Daltrey: Ride The Rock Horse (1/75)
Leo Sayer: Another Year (5.9.75, Chrysalis)
America: A View From The Ground (1982, Capitol)

produced by SP:

Leo Sayer: Moonlighting (22.8.75, Chrysalis)
Frankie Miller's Full House: Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (3.9.76, Chrysalis)

Rod Argent:

appeared on the LP:

The Hollies: Write On (1/76, Polydor)
Roger Daltrey: One Of The Boys (13.5.77)
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Variations (27.1.78, MCA)
Tanita Tikaram: Ancient Heart (9/88, WEA)
Tanita Tikaram: The Sweet Keeper (1/90, WEA)
Verity: Rock Solids (1990, I.R.S.)
Tanita Tikaram: Everybody's Angel (4/91, Reprise)
Matthew Sweet: Tomorrow Forever (16.6.17)

produced by LP:

Tanita Tikaram: Ancient Heart (9/88, WEA)
Tanita Tikaram: The Sweet Keeper (1/90, WEA)
Tanita Tikaram: Everybody's Angel (4/91, Reprise)

Robert Henritt:

appeared on the LP:

Roger Daltrey: Daltrey (13.4.73, Track)
Ian Matthews: Spots Of Interference (6/80, Rockburgh)
Verity: Rock Solids (1990, I.R.S.)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	10.07.1971	40	Caught In The Act	gig review
1972	0	08.01.1972	25	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	24	15.06.1974	14	New Pop Singles	single review
1974	46	16.11.1974	4	News
1974	48	30.11.1974	16	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	48	30.11.1974	57
1974	49	07.12.1974	42	Albums	album review
1975	1	04.01.1975	19	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	16	19.04.1975	62	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	38	20.09.1975	45	MM File	profile, discography
1975	39	27.09.1975	18	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	18	01.05.1976	30	Albums	album review
1976	26	26.06.1976	3	New Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	30.06.1973	3	News Desk
1973	0	28.07.1973	29
1973	0	28.09.1973	47	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	26.01.1974	2	News Desk
1974	0	09.02.1974	36	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	16.02.1974	2	News Desk - Recording News
1974	0	23.02.1974	2	News Desk
1974	0	09.03.1974	2	News Desk
1974	0	01.06.1974	2	News Desk - Record News
1974	0	08.06.1974	2	News Desk
1974	0	16.11.1974	2	News Desk
1974	0	28.12.1974	21	Platters	album review
1974	0	28.12.1974	25	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	11.01.1975	15
1975	0	19.04.1975	21	Platters	album review
1975	0	06.09.1975	2	News
1975	0	20.09.1975	42	On The Town	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	1	17.01.1994	7	Galerie