Through changed line-ups and musical epochs still continuing today, Medicine Head conjures up links aplenty for both ’70s and later generations, from an unforgettable gig or T.V. slot to a wedding accompaniment. Phil Collins responded to a BBC interviewer “what other band would you have liked to be in?” with “Medicine Head”, once listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest UK tour when a dozen encores weren’t unusual.
Their first airplay provoked Lennon, Manfred Mann and Pete Townshend to ring John Peel about “one of the few truly original British bands that can be counted on the fingers of one hand”. Brian R. Banks writes that this is quite a story in anyone’s book: Medicine Head – Still On The Road
