New Europe - Rainbow Colours

 Nic Potter is probably best known for his work with the

British rock band Van Der Graaf Generator. Initially however

Nic played in a band called The Misunderstood along with

Guy Evans who would also join Van Der Graaf Generator.

Nic joined Van Der Graaf Generator in 1969 and recorded

the album The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other

and recorded part of the next album H To He, Who Am

The Only One before leaving. He was however to return to

the band later in the seventies and played on two more

albums from the band, the studio album The Quiet Zone/The

Pleasure Dome and the live album Vital before the band split.

In between times and of course beyond his final stint with

Van Der Graaf Generator Nic Potter has had an extensive

solo career recording a number of solo albums and for a

short period in the early to mid eighties was a member of

Peter Hammill's band The K Group.

New Europe/Rainbow Color is a two on one release featuring

two full length albums on one disc. The album features

contributions from former Vander Graaf Generator musicians

Guy Evans and David Jackson alongside guitarists John Ellis

and Snowy White and former Average White Band

saxophonist Malcolm "Molly" Duncan.

Tracks include; Flowing River , New Europe, Rain Forest,

Tranquillity, Majestic Flight and Joys Of Spring. New

Europe/Rainbow Color forms part of a campaign of Nic Potter

reissues following the release of the Nic Potter boxed set All

Contained.

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