German progressive jazz-rock band that released four albums between 1970-1974. Based out of Stuttgart,
Joy And The Hit Kids released several singles before changing their name to Joy Unlimited. Fronted by the excellent soul/blues influenced voice of
Joy Fleming, they released their first album, Overground, for Polydor in 1970. (Confusingly, this was released as Turbulence in the UK and as self-titled in the USA.) The group linked up with composer and ballet choreographer Lothar Höfgen for what was to be a series of three (!) conceptual albums based on “rock ballets.” The first was 1…
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