Cado Belle


Cado Belle were a Scottish rock group prominent in the pub rock scene of the mid 1970s, and are notable for making the first recordings featuring singer Maggie Reilly who went on to have success with Mike Oldfield and as a solo artist. Band member Colin Tully achieved some fame with the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed film Gregory's Girl. Their genre has also been described as Scottish Soul.

Origins

In Glasgow, singer Maggie Reilly met Stuart MacKillop who asked her to join his band Joe Cool. In October 1974 the band merged with another called Up, forming Cado Belle. They issued their only, self-titled album in autumn 1976. It was followed a year later by an EP. They continued to gig in 1978 but dissolved the following year.

Line-up

Their only LP, entitled simply Cado Belle, was released in 1976 on the Anchor Records label. The track listing was:
  1. "All Too Familiar" 3:09
  2. "Infamous Mister" 3:49
  3. "Rocked to Stony Silence" 5:26
  4. "I Name This Ship Survival" 4:31
  5. "Paper in the Rain" 3:55
  6. "That Kind of Fool" 3:52
  7. "Airport Shutdown" 3:39
  8. "Rough Diamonds2 4:49
  9. "Got to Love" 2:45
  10. "Stone's Throw from Nowhere" 4:55
Mel Collins, Frank Collins and Paddie McHugh from the band Kokomo guested on the album.
In 1977 they recorded the "Cado Belle EP", containing the following tracks -
  1. "It's Over"
  2. "September"
  3. "Play It Once For Me"
  4. "Gimme Little Sign"
A CD containing all fourteen tracks from the album and the EP was released by Mirror Image Records in 2008.