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Mark Almond

 
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Group Members:

John Almond, Jon Mark, Tommy Eyre, Roger Sutton

Similar Artists:

Caravan, Barclay James Harvest, Robert Wyatt

Followers:

Magna Carta

Formal Connection With:

Jon Mark
  • Formed: 1970
  • Disbanded: 1978
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "The Best of Mark-Almond," "Other Peoples Rooms," "Mark-Almond"
  • Representative Songs: "The Ghetto," "Tramp and the Young Girl," "Girl on Table 4"

Biography

British session musicians Jon Mark (vocals, guitar, drums) and Johnny Almond (vocals, woodwinds, vibes, percussion) met while playing together in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and left in 1970 to form Mark-Almond, sometimes referred to as the Mark-Almond Band. Prior to his career with Mayall, Mark and Mick Jagger co-produced Marianne Faithfull's early albums, with Mark later writing material for her and touring with her. He also toured with folksinger Alun Davies, and the two formed an ill-fated band called Sweet Thursday. Almond, meanwhile, had played in Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, the Alan Price Set, and Johnny Almond's Music Machine. Both joined the Bluesbreakers in 1969 and appeared on the albums Turning Point and Empty Rooms; they left in 1970 and recruited bassist Rodger Sutton and keyboardist Tommy Eyre. The group built something of a following through touring, with their live shows often featuring lengthy instrumental jams. The group's roster grew to seven members by 1973 before disbanding that year. Mark, despite losing a finger in an accident, recorded the solo album Songs for a Friend in 1975. He and Almond reunited that year and released To the Heart in 1976; they got a deal with A&M in 1978 and released Other People's Rooms, but neither LP was successful and the duo broke up for good. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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This article is about the British political activist. For the British singer, see Marc Almond. For the British jazz-rock band, see Mark-Almond.

Mark Almond is a writer and lecturer in Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford.

Almond holds a Master's degree (M.A.), and is the chair of the British Helsinki Human Rights Group (which despite its name is not affiliated with the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights). He has served as an election observer under the aegis of the BHHRG in a number of countries including Georgia and Ukraine.[1] He has been critical of what he characterizes as Western interference with democracy, such as the activities of George Soros. His research interests lie in 19th century and 20th century Central-Eastern Europe; he has written a biography of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu, a study of Albanian migration and a study of the Bosnian War in its historical context. He has recently been teaching a course on 18th Century France, focusing on the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville.

Publications

  • Revolution: 500 Years of Struggle for Change 1996 (London) , ISBN 1-899883-73-8
  • Decline without fall: Romania under Ceausescu 1988 (London) Alliance Publishers, for the Institute for European Defence & Strategic Studies, ISBN 0-907967-96-5
  • Europe's backyard war: the war in the Balkans 1994 (London) Heinemann, ISBN 0-434-00003-5
  • National pacifism: Germany's new temptation 1991 (London) Alliance Publishers. ISBN 0-907967-26-4

He also writes articles for national papers such as New Statesman, National Review, and The Mail on Sunday.

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Blinded by Its Love Affair With Saakashvili". The Moscow Times, 10 August 2004. http://www.bhhrg.org/pressDetails.asp?ArticleID=24. Retrieved on 2007-01-31. 
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