UPP - Get Down in the Dirt

Originally recorded for their debut 1975 Album UPP

Andy Clark: Keyboards / Vocal
Stephen Amazing: Bass
Jim Copley: Drums

Underrated and short lived British Jazz/Funk/Fusion/Rock band discovered & produced by Jeff Beck, who also played guitar on this album.

Featuring the "amazing" Stephen Amazing on Bass who, in my view, was ahead of his time as a British funk bassist.

Sadly, the band were effectively killed of by the punk revolution in 1976

Taken from 2005 compilation The Complete UPP

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• UPP
• Jeff
• Beck
• British
• Jazz
• Funk
• Stephen
• Amazing
• Get
• Down
• in
• the
• Dirt

[potaluca]

How about uploading "It's A Mystery"?

[simonj50]

I've been pleasantly surprised at the number of genuinely warm comments and memories for this band, rightly so in my view, so perhaps another upload is overdue.

[gerrie53]

someone tell me who the bass player was/is, please?

Gerrie

[simonj50]

Read all the comments Gerrie, as well as my original notes and you'll learn a bit about the rather tragic Steven Amazing.

[sikorski]

I have the album here somewhere, but currently no facility to transfer from vinyl to computer. And what's the deal with copyright on this. Need to ask Mr CLARKHUTCHINSON about that I guess. ;-)

[simonj50]

dunno really !

[1bassace]

Trying to get their albums on CD - very expensive, but will be worth every penny. UPP were a real gem of a band, superb bass player and drummer with an inventive synth player. Very sad that they were stifled by punk before they could fully develop - many bands of quality suffered the same fate.

[shawnphase]

this fucking basswork is incredible, and to hear that he's gone is sad to hear. thank you for sharing this, great stuff here.

[PhillyFo1]

I was lucky enough to have been taught to play bass by Steve and it's sad to hear of his demise. I am related to the band's management and spent a lot of time at Underhill Studios in Blackheath where they rehearsed and where I also played a lot with my "school" bands,mingling as a teenager with the likes of Beck,Lou Reed and even Bowie ... great times. And they were even better live ...

[btk6678]

How do i transfer these songs from Youtube to itunes

[lerpack455]

I am so sad to read that Amazing Steve Amazing is no longer with us. I had the pleasure of playing with him in his first bands from1968. Even at school, he could attract girls like a magnet! They loved him. And he loved them! When he was in the Skatalites 1971 he once wore see-though cream lace trousers on stage and only his guitar covered. He started at a very young age gigging with his father who played piano, using a Hofner Violin bass.

[wanderer1955]

Frikken heck! Youtube has just about everything. I saw this band twice at the Marquee Club in Wardour St London back in the 70s. I bought both their albums ( vynil ) Upp. And This Way Upp. Great stuff!

[12lex3er]

@simonj50 I've been looking for this album for ages ,I used to have it on vinyl.

the song i would love to hear again is It's a Mystery.Any chance?

[mickhutchinson]

Nice one Andy

[stevefendermore]

steve was my hero,my all time fav bass player.my whole style of bass playing i credit to him.i had the priviledge to play with andy clark in the seventies and he was an amazing keyboard player and singer songwriter.rip steve you truly are amazing....steve fennimore

[FyodorMDostoyevsky]

Does anyone know of any other UPP or Stephen Amazing footage besides the Jeff Beck 1974 stuff?