The Machine That Cried - String Driven Thing


Cover

Vinyl LP - Charisma Records - CAS 1070.
1973 - U.K.

Cover: HIPGNOSIS.
Photo: Oxford Scientific.


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Inner gatefold

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String Driven Thing


Pauline Adams - Vocals, percussion.
Chris Adams - Guitar, vocals.
Graham Smith - Violin.
Colin Wilson - Bass.
Billy "The Kid" Fairley - Drums, percussion.



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  1. WIKIPEDIAJuly 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM


    String Driven Thing are a Scottish folk rock band, formed in Glasgow in 1967 and led by married couple Chris and Pauline Adams, with the electric violin of Graham Smith.

    String Driven Thing formed in Glasgow in 1967 as a three-part harmony folk band with the Adamses and guitarist John Mannion.

    After paying their dues on the Scottish folk circuit they put out an eponymous album on the independent Concord label (copies of which are collectable and difficult to find) although a long way from their later Charisma label output.

    The group moved to London in 1972 and Chris Adams began to steer the band towards the electric folk-rock genre where his songwriting abilities, which often feature hard-bitten and bitter observations capturing the harsher side of life, would be seen to better effect.

    By 1972, he had recruited classically trained violinist Graham Smith and guitarist Colin Wilson on bass, but soon afterwards Mannion left, citing musical differences.

    A second album, The Machine That Cried, was recorded in February 1973 at IBC, but now with the addition of a drummer, Billy "The Kid" Fairley. Standout tracks included "Heartfeeder", "The Machine That Cried" and "Sold Down The River".

    The song "Night Club", which opened side two, was inspired by the cover of their first Charisma album, designed by Hipgnosis.

    Recorded while Chris Adams was suffering health problems, including a collapsed lung and depression, the album is on the whole a dark affair.

    Despite its cult status, it did not sell well at the time.

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