The Quiet World Of Lea And John - Miss Whittington [Dawn] [UK] [1969]

Single released 5 Sep 1969. Featured on the compilation ’Pop-In Volume Three - Buried Treasures From British Pop’s Rainbow Years’ (Elevator Music Co, ELCD 003). Quiet World were an English band formed by the Heather Brothers in 1969 to record their concept album “The Road“. The group included Steve Hackett on guitar, his younger brother John Hackett on flute, Gill Gilbert on vocals, Lea Heather vocals and percussion, Neil Heather composers, John Heather vocals and acoustic guitar, Sean O’Mally on drums, Eddy Hines flute and sax, Dick Driver string bass and electric bass, Phil Henderson conductor/arranger, piano, trumpet, organ, recorder and backing vocals. A 7“ single “Miss Whittington“/“There is a Mountain“ was released on the Dawn label in 1969 (as The Quiet World of Lea & John) and Quiet World released their debut album The Road in 1970. Shortly thereafter, Steve Hackett left to join the progressive rock group Genesis as lead guitarist.