Trevor Bolder (born June 9, 1950) is an English rock bass
guitarist.
Trevor Bolder playing a D'Alegria Defender TB signature bass
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Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 With
David Bowie
- 2.2 With
Cybernauts
- 2.3 With
Dana Gillespie
- 2.4 With
Ken Hensley
- 2.5 With
Mick Ronson
- 2.6 With
The Spiders From Mars
- 2.7 With
Uriah Heep
- 2.8 With
Wishbone Ash
- 3 Equipment
- 4 External
links
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Biography
Bolder was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, and was
active in his local R&B scene in the mid 1960s. He first came
to prominence in The Rats, which also
featured Mick Ronson on lead
guitar. His big break arrived in 1971, when he replaced Tony
Visconti in David Bowie's backing band,
which would soon be known as the "Spiders from Mars". Bolder's bass
(and occasional trumpet)
work appeared on the studio albums Hunky Dory
(1971), The
Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
(1972), Aladdin Sane
(1973), and Pin Ups (1973), the
Spiders' swan-song with their leader. At the time Bolder sported
legendary sideburns, well in-keeping with the 1970s.
In 1976 Bolder was recruited to join Uriah
Heep, replacing John Wetton. Bolder's tenure
with Uriah Heep was, initially, relatively short-lived. Although he did
contribute to the albums Firefly,
Innocent Victim,
Fallen Angel
and Conquest,
when the line-up that had recorded the latter disbanded Bolder alone
was left with Mick Box, guitarist,
founder-member and legal owner of the band's name. The attempt to put a
new line-up together temporarily stalled and Bolder, needing to be
earning a living, accepted an offer in 1981 to join Wishbone
Ash, a band who much earlier had tenuous links
with Hull. Bolder had, co-incidentally, again swapped places with John
Wetton, becoming The Ash's bass player for their 1982 album Twin
Barrels Burning. It was another short-lived
connection, as by 1983 he returned to the rhythm
section with Uriah Heep, playing on the Head First
tour (although Bob Daisley played on the album) and all
albums since.
As well as his usual bass-playing and backing
vocal duties, Bolder also produced Heep's 1991 abum Different
World. He sang lead on "Fear Of Falling", one
of the tracks he had written for Sea Of
Light in 1995. (NB although credited on the album
cover with lead vocals on "It Ain't Easy", last track on Conquest,
it is not Bolder singing. It was simply too late to amend the sleeve.)
He remains a member of Uriah Heep, and has also played with Cybernauts.
Discography
With David Bowie
- Hunky Dory (1971)
- The
Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
(1972)
- Aladdin Sane
(1973)
- Pin Ups (1973)
- Ziggy Stardust -
The Motion Picture (recorded live 1973,
officially released 1983)
- Santa Monica '72
(recorded live 1972, officially released 1994)
With Cybernauts
With Dana Gillespie
With Ken Hensley
- Free Spirit
- From Time to Time
With Mick Ronson
- Slaughter On 10th Avenue
(1974)
- Play Don't Worry
(1975)
- Main Man
- Memorial Concert
With The Spiders From Mars
With Uriah Heep
- Firefly
(1977)
- Innocent Victim
(1977)
- Fallen Angel
(1978)
- Conquest
(1980)
- Equator
(1985)
- Live in Moscow (1988)
- Raging Silence
(1989)
- Different World
(1991)
- Sea of Light
(1995)
- Sonic Origami
(1998)
- Acoustically Driven (2001)
- Still 'Eavy Still Proud
With Wishbone Ash
- Twin Barrels Burning
(1982)
Equipment
Throughout his career Trevor Bolder has used many different
basses including:
- Fender Mustang Bass
- Gibson EB series
- Rickenbacker 4003
- D'Alegria
Defender TB signature bass (as seen in the picture above)
External links
| v • d • e Uriah Heep
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| Bernie
Shaw • Mick Box • Trevor Bolder •
Phil
Lanzon • Russell
Gilbrook
Ken
Hensley • David
Byron • Gary Thain
• Lee
Kerslake • John Lawton •
John
Wetton • Paul Newton •
Ian Clarke •
Keith Baker •
Peter
Goalby • John
Sloman • Bob
Daisley • John Sinclair •
Gregg
Dechert • Chris
Slade • Mark Clarke •
Nigel
Olsson • Alex Napier •
Steff
Fontaine
Discography
Studio
albums: Very 'eavy... Very 'umble
(1970) • Salisbury
(1971) • Look
at Yourself (1971) • Demons &
Wizards (1972) • The Magician's Birthday
(1972) • Sweet
Freedom (1973) • Wonderworld
(1974) • Return
to Fantasy (1975) • High and Mighty
(1976) • Firefly
(1977) • Innocent
Victim (1977) • Fallen
Angel (1978) • Conquest
(1980) • Abominog
(1982) • Head First
(1983) • Equator
(1985) • Raging
Silence (1989) • Different
World (1991) • Sea
of Light (1995) • Sonic
Origami (1998)
Live
albums: Uriah
Heep Live (1973) • Live at Shepperton '74
(1986) • Live in
Europe 1979 (1986) • Live in Moscow
(1988) • Spellbinder Live
(1996) • King
Biscuit Flower Hour Presents In Concert (1997) •
Future
Echoes Of The Past (2000) • Acoustically Driven
(2001) • Electrically
Driven (2001) • The Magician's
Birthday Party (2002) • Live in the USA
(2003) • Magic Night
(2004) • Between
Two Worlds (2005)
Songs:
"The Wizard" •
"Sweet
Lorraine" • "Stealin'"
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• Colin
Wood
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