Fruupp were a 1970s Irish progressive rock band originating from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who developed a dedicated following in Great Britain. They gained particular popularity on the student circuit and frequently appeared as a supporting act for major bands such as Genesis, Queen, and King Crimson. The group was formed in early 1971 by guitarist Vincent McCusker in Belfast and consisted mainly of classically trained musicians: Peter Farrelly (bass guitar and lead vocals), Stephen Houston (keyboards and oboe), and Martin Foye (drums and percussion). After two years of performing, they recorded a demo tape and were signed by Pye Records for its underground and progressive rock imprint, Dawn Records. Between 1973 and 1975, Fruupp released four studio albums and three singles. Although they performed hundreds of concerts across the United Kingdom and mainland Europe during this period, no official live recordings were issued. Audience bootlegs from shows in England and Ireland do exist. A concert at the Friars Aylesbury club on 6 December 1975 was recorded using a mobile unit for a potential live album, Live at Friars Aylesbury, but the master tapes were later destroyed in a fire at the flat the musicians shared in Peckham, London. In January 1975, Stephen Houston left the band to become a clergyman. He was replaced by John Mason, with whom Fruupp recorded their final album, Modern Masquerades (1975), produced by multi‑instrumentalist Ian McDonald, best known as a founding member of King Crimson and Foreigner. Although the band began work on a fifth album, Doctor Wilde’s Twilight Adventure, in 1976, poor record sales and the rise of the punk and new wave movements led to Fruupp’s breakup later that year.
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