Biography
The Armada Orchestra
Effective period / Period of releases: 1974 - 1977
Members: Frank Ricotti, Ronnie Ross, Harold Fisher, Mo Foster, Tristan Fry, Chris Rae, Frank McDonald, Mike Page, Harold Parfitt, Mike Bailey, Jeff Daly, Gerry Shury, David Strange, Robin Firman, Graeme Scott, Julian Gaillard, Jack Mandel, Harry Danks, Arthur Price, Mike Davis (3), Geoff Wright, Dennis Gaines, Charles Ford, Pauline Mack, Maurice Cambridge, Bernard Davis (2), Geoffrey Palmer (2), Raymond Prescott, John Dillon, Dennis McConnell, Sheila Bromberg, Winston Morson, Armand Gaillard, Gwen Gale, Nigel Parry
1970s UK disco orchestra. The Armada Orchestra was a collection of 37 members of the London Symphony Orchestra who backed Ultrafunk and other groups. They recorded exclusively for John Abbey's Contempo label.