Hatfield and the North were an experimental Canterbury‑scene rock band active from October 1972 to June 1975, with several later reunions. In mid‑1972, the band developed out of a lineup of former members of the blues/jazz/rock group Delivery: Pip Pyle (drums, who had since played with Gong), Phil Miller (guitar, who had joined Matching Mole), and Phil’s brother Steve Miller (Wurlitzer electric piano, who had joined Caravan). Richard Sinclair, who had played with Steve Miller in Caravan, replaced Roy Babbington on bass. This lineup moved away from Delivery’s earlier blues orientation and toward music built on riffs in unusual time signatures and extended melodies associated with the Canterbury style. The band performed several live shows between July and September of that year and secured their first record contract with Virgin Records. As Steve Miller was replaced by Dave Sinclair (Hammond organ, also from Matching Mole and Caravan), the group soon adopted the name Hatfield and the North. Delivery reunited for a BBC session in November 1972 with Steve Miller, Phil Miller, Lol Coxhill, Roy Babbington (bass), Pip Pyle, and Richard Sinclair on vocals. Steve Miller later released two duo albums with Coxhill in 1973 and 1974. Dave Sinclair left in January 1973, shortly after the band’s appearance—with Robert Wyatt as guest vocalist—on the French television program Rockenstock. He was replaced by Dave Stewart (from Egg) before the band began their first recordings.
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