King Swamp

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Name = King Swamp


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Origin = London, England
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 1988-1990
Label = Virgin Records
URL = [http://www.kingswamp.com/ kingswamp.com]
Past_members = Walter Wray
Dave Allen
Steve Halliwell
Dominic Miller
Martyn Barker

King Swamp was a rock band consisting of Walter Wray (vocals), Dave Allen (bass), Steve Halliwell (keyboards), Dominic Miller (guitar), and Martyn Barker (drums). The band was formed in 1988 in London, after Allen and Barker had parted ways with Shriekback and recruited Wray as frontman. Halliwell and Mike Cozzi (featured on the second album) were also ex Shriekback members.

King Swamp's first single, "Is This Love?", reached number 21 on Billboard's Album Rock chart. The band released two albums plus several singles before disbanding in 1990.

Wray later produced a solo album with Dominic Miller, who later went on to play with Sting (with whom he still plays).

Discography

Albums

* "King Swamp" (1989)
* "Wiseblood" (1990) [additional guitars provided by Mike Cozzi and Nick Lashley]

Singles

* "Is This Love?" (1989)
* "One Step Over The Line" (1989)
* "Blown Away" (1990)

External links

* [http://www.kingswamp.com The Original King Swamp website]
* [http://members.tripod.com/kdrew/king_swamp.html Ken Drew's King Swamp page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/walterwray Walter Wray's MySpace page]