GIBSON HONORS "IN THE CAN" & PETER BANKS Flash ― In the Can (1972) Formed in 1971 by former Yes guitarist Peter Banks, this criminally overlooked prog-rock quartet made three stunning albums before disbanding in 1974. Their second album was their best. Tracks such as “Lifetime” and “Monday Morning Eyes” distilled all the ingredients of vintage Yes to their streamlined, guitar-centered essence. View @ Gibson.com
Peter Banks (Yes, Flash) Before there was Steve Howe, there was Peter Banks. Artistic differences between Banks and singer Jon Anderson prompted Banks’s departure from Yes in 1970, but in his little-known ‘70s band, Flash, Banks used an ES-335 to create several should-have-been prog rock classics. “Lifetime,” from Flash’s In the Can album, is his tour-de-force. View @ Gibson.com
RAY & COLIN RECORDING NEW MUSIC Out in Las Vegas, Ray Bennett & Colin Carter are together again, recording new music. Watch a fun clip posted on YouTube of them having a bit of a laugh. Thanks Sherry!
JAPANESE MINI-LP REMASTERS.
Peter Banks has licensed the original three Flash albums in addition to his first solo album to TAMT Co., Ltd. in Japan who released them in digitally remastered mini-LP format earlier this year. They are finally being stocked in US & European retailers such as Amazon.com. The sound is a major impovement from all previous CD releases and the original LP artwork is replicated faithfully. A special box set edition featured an alternate cover for "In The Can". See the Japanese remasters page for more details.
Thanks to Ray Bennett, George Mizer, John McDonald of Ross-Shire, Anthony Preziosi, B.McKeen, Kevin Merchant, and Doug for their contributions to this site!
