Argent - In Deep [26]

Title: Argent - In Deep
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1973, Rock, Prog Rock, St Albans, England 10/26
Matrix #: KE 32195 (Epic, US, yellow label, gatefold); runout not legible in photo
Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Rod A (45' - ), Russ B (45' - ), Jim R (41' - 18'), Bob H (44' - ) | Producer: Rod Argent, Chris White
Cultural Facts: [26]

1. Built From the Zombies: Rod Argent started this band after The Zombies broke up in late 1967. Their song Time of the Season became a US hit in 1969, after the group had already split, and fake Zombies bands toured America to cash in. Argent's old Zombies partner Chris White stayed on as co-producer and songwriter, so this record is close kin to the Zombies even though he never played on stage with Argent.
2. Kiss Took the Opening Track: In Deep opens with Russ Ballard's God Gave Rock and Roll to You. Kiss rewrote some of the lyrics and cut it in 1991 as God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II for the movie Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Ballard also wrote Since You Been Gone for Rainbow and New York Groove, which Ace Frehley took into the US Top 20.
3. Two Members Went to the Kinks: Bassist Jim Rodford was Rod Argent's cousin. After Argent ended he spent close to twenty years in The Kinks, and drummer Bob Henrit later joined The Kinks too. Rodford finished his career back in a reunited Zombies alongside Rod Argent.