Bob Klose

Who was the initial business lead guitarist for Red Floyd? A lot of people would state Syd Barrett. Nevertheless, as Red Floyd slowly progressed in past due 1964 and early 1965, they presented not only the quartet that could play on the first recording and singles, but additionally business lead guitarist and vocalist Bob Klose. The group performed under the titles the Range Five and Leonard’s Lodgers (where their landlord Mike Leonard performed keyboards instead of Rick Wright for some time) before buying Pink Floyd. At this time, Klose was evidently an achieved blues-oriented guitarist, and much more competent on his device than Barrett was. Klose remaining around middle-1965, in regards to a year-and-a-half prior to the music group made their 1st official records. People of Red Floyd have stated that his departure was one element in obtaining them from the blues and R&B that were a huge section of their early repertoire, and into something even more original. Klose most likely did, nevertheless, record something using the music group. Klose offers recalled recording several demos together soon before he remaining, probably at Regent Audio studios in London. Two of the tunes, a cover of Slim Harpo’s “I’m a Ruler Bee” and the initial “Lucy Keep,” show up on several Red Floyd bootlegs. It appears almost wholly sure that these are authentic early Red Floyd recordings, with Syd Barrett performing business lead, and “Lucy Keep” does audio reasonably like the materials Barrett would create for the music group. Klose himself continued record as confirming these had been recordings which he participated in the reserve Random Accuracy: Documenting the Music of Syd Barrett 1965-1974, though he appeared unclear for the session’s precise information. Klose became a professional photographer after leaving Green Floyd.