The Running Man

his English progressive band had it's strength in the guitar player Ray Russell, well known for his fastness and talent. Powerful jazz-rock tracks, alternate with softer moments. Featuring the sax player Gary Windo." On Jim O'Rourke's Top Ten Thousand list.

It's Ray Russell-time again, which means at least some good savage progressive style guitar. Typical seventies progressive rock tracks are effectively alternated with a few almost Procol Harum-like numbers, characterised by the plaintive voice of Alan Greed. This combination makes for a partly successful concept.

Neon was established by RCA Records at the close of the 1960s as a progressive music label in much the same way EMI Records had done with Harvest Records; Decca Records establishment of Deram Records; Philips Records forming of Vertigo Records and Pye Records mildly successful Dawn Records. Neon's releases are quite rare and are sought after by record collectors. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.