Originally formed in 1976 from the ashes of 70’s super group Argent, the band recorded 3 albums
before splitting amicably to allow John Verity to concentrate on record
production.
While both Bob Henrit and Jim Rodford toured the world
with The Kinks. Since then, the guys have taken every
opportunity available to come together for impromptu gigs, and session
work wherever possible - Bob has been the regular drummer in the John
Verity Band for live work and recording, with Jim often filling bass
duties.
There have always been enquiries via John's website as to
whether there
might be another PHOENIX album in the pipeline or maybe some gigs, and
then out of the blue the original CBS and Charisma albums were
re-released...
Following some festival dates in the summer of 2009, the
guys went into the studio to record once again, this time with Mark
Griffiths on bass and Ian Gibbons on keyboards. The resulting
recordings, coupled with live tracks from the summer’s performances
(two
tracks with Jim Rodford on bass, one with Bob Skeat) form this latest
set: Still Burning
The PHOENIX is back!