Tractor

A progressive band with intricate songwriting and musical textures ranging from heavy metal to psychedelia, Tractor originated in the mid-'60s when guitarist/vocalist Jim Milne and drummer Steve Clayton of Tractor came together in a Rochdale beat group called the Way We Live. By 1970, the quartet -- which also featured bassist Mick "Slim" Batsch and founding member, lead vocalist Alan Burgess -- were down to just Milne and Clayton. They continued to make recordings in the bedroom studio of their friend, sound engineer John Brierley, and soon had transformed themselves into a h...