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British art-rock unit Audience was formed in London in 1969 by singer/guitarist
Howard Werth, saxophonist
Keith Gemmell, bassist
Trevor Williams, and percussionist
Tony Connor. Set apart from their contemporaries thanks to their use of acoustic guitar and saxophone, the group issued their self-titled debut LP in 1969; although the album was a commercial failure, Audience soon landed with Charisma Records, teaming with producer
Gus Dudgeon to record the 1970 follow-up
Friend's Friend's Friend.
House on the Hill, issued a year later, yielded perhaps the band's best-known effort, "Indian Summer," and was followed by a U.S. tour in support of
the Faces; however, in the wake of 1972's
Lunch, Gemmel left the lineup to join Stackridge, and despite recruiting saxophonist Patrick Neubergh and keyboardist
Nick Judd, Audience disbanded soon after. Werth resurfaced as a solo artist in 1975 with a new backing band, the Moonbeams, and an LP, King Brilliant. ~ Jason Ankeny