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BIG BIG TRAIN is a progressive rock band based in Bournemouth, England. The band currently consists of founder members Gregory Spawton and Andy Poole and new vocalist David Longdon, with Nick D’Virgilio guesting on drums.

Big Big Train have released five albums including the critically acclaimed The Difference Machine (2007). A new album, The Underfall Yard is due for release on December 15th 2009.

Big Big Train was formed in 1990. A demo cassette tape of the band’s first songs, recorded on 8-track, was released in October 1991 and was followed by a handful of live performances. The demo tape ‘From the River to the Sea’ was re-recorded and released as a self-financed CD in May 1992, following which BBT played some higher profile gigs in England.

In January 1993, a second demo tape, ‘The Infant Hercules’ was released and the band then spent the next six months writing the music for its first proper album, ‘Goodbye to the Age of Steam’. This was recorded in a hectic two week period in July 1993. Soon afterwards, BBT signed to the progressive rock label GEP, where they found themselves as label mates of IQ.

‘Goodbye to the Age of Steam’ was a big leap forward for the band, both in terms of songwriting and recording quality. The response to the album was very positive, culminating in a licencing deal in Japan where the CD was re-released in 1995, with a bonus track.
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The second track on our deleted 1993 album was called Head Hit The Pillow.‘Goodbye to the Age of Steam’ was a big leap forward for the band, both in terms of songwriting and recording …

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