After leaving Quintessence in 1972, Phil 'Shiva' Jones and Dave 'Maha Dev' Coddling formed a band called Kala who released one album and one single in 1973. Hux Records will reissue the Kala LP as After Quintessence: The Complete Kala Recordings 1973, on June 20, 2010 along with six never before heard bonus tracks. The CD includes a 16 booklet with the Kala story by Colin Harper and interviews with Phil 'Shiva' Jones and Dave 'Maha Dev' Coddling.

Here is the first review that will appear in an upcoming issue of Shindig magazine (UK):

It was a pleasant surprise to discover that a lost Quintessence album had slipped under this writer's radar unnoticed, but then as the fascinating booklet by Colin Harper reveals, when lead vocalist Phil 'Shiva' Jones and guitarist Dave 'Maha Dev' Codling were fired in 1972, by band founder Raja Ram, they took with them the musical fire of Quintessence into a new band Kala, who released one little known album on the Bradley's Records label (known for its success with The Goodies!) But what a great album this is, taking the Quintessence sound into more commercial realms with some Mighty Baby like country rock, a wonderful harmony filled West Coast Psych ripper 'Thirsty Generation' and the Quintessence-like spiritual voyages of 'Meditations' which features just the right balance of firey improvisation and melodic invention. At its weakest the inevitable '70s boogie takes over, but overall the balance is favourable. [by Richard Allen]

CLICK HERE to listen to the song Thirsty Generation

For more information and to place your order, visit the Hux Records web site at www.huxrecords.com

NEW QUINTESSENCE LIVE ALBUMS

"Cosmic Energy - Live At San Pancras 1970" and "Infinite Love - Live At Queen Elizabeth Hall 1971" are two complementary new releases from Hux Records, comprising 3 ½ hours of previously unreleased Quintessence material licensed from the Island Records archive. This is the first ever 'new' Quintessence material unearthed, and doubles at one stroke the quantity of vintage Quintessence music available. The CDs come with 36 page full colour booklets designed by Mark Case, award-winning graphic designer, and includes an 18,000 word group history and chronology from music biographer Colin Harper. For more information and to place your order, visit the Hux Records web site at www.huxrecords.com

In June 1971, Quintessence appeared on the God Rock programme from LWT TV (UK). Click the first image below to see a video of the band performing "Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Gauranga". Click the second image to see a video of "Dive Deep".

Click the image below to see video of Quintessence performing at the 1971 Glastonbury festival.

CLICK HERE to read a full detailed Quintessence chronology. Lots of great concert posters and adverts from the early 70s.

CHECKOUT PHIL'S LATEST ALBUM

CLICK HERE to listen to an entire track from the new album.
Visit the Music page for details and several more sound samples.

SHIVA'S QUINTESSENCE
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QUINTESSENCE

In the late 1960s Phil Jones moved to England and became the lead singer of Quintessence [Island Records]. Quintessence shared stages with Pink Floyd, The Who, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Deep Purple, Canned Heat and many more. CLICK HERE for more information.

CLICK HERE to listen to a new song - "Snake Oil" - that goes back to Phil's Blues roots

PHIL JONES & THE UNKNOWN BLUES (1967)

Phil Jones had a Blues hit record in Australia with his band Phil Jones and the Unknown Blues, considered by many to be one of the forefathers of Australian Blues. CLICK HERE for more information. Click the first image below to see a video of the band's 1967 hit, "If I Had A Ticket". Click the second image to see a video of the single, "Pick A Bale Of Cotton".

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