![]() The self-titled Space Opera was released in 1973 to little acclaim and absolutely no commercial success. The band turned the offer down and decided to sign with Epic's Canadian branch because they were offered creative control of the album. ![]() After moving to New York, the band impressed legendary music biz big-shot Clive Davis enough to be offered a contract with Columbia. Worth-based group finally recorded their first album in 1972. (All but Wilson had appeared in the one-off studio group Whistler, Chaucer, Detroit & Greenhill, whose lone LP became a collector's item after the band's T-Bone Burnett became a well-known producer and performer.) After years spent playing small gigs and large festivals alike, the Dallas/Ft. Space Opera were formed in the late '60s by Brett Wilson (drums/percussion), Philip White (bass/guitar/keyboards/vocals), Scott Fraser (guitar/keyboards/vocals), and David Bullock (guitar/flute/harmonica/vocals). ![]()
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