Hatfield and the North is a jazz-rock band (part of the "Canterbury scene") that lasted from October 1972 to June 1975, with some get-togethers thereafter. The original members were Phil Miller (guitar, from Matching Mole and Delivery), Richard Sinclair (bass and vocals, from Caravan), Pip Pyle (drums, from Delivery) and Dave Sinclair (keyboards, from Matching Mole); Dave Sinclair was quickly replaced by Dave Stewart (from Egg ) before the first recordings were made.

In March 1990, the group very briefly reformed with Phil Miller, Richard Sinclair, Pip Pyle, and Sophia Domancich (keyboards); in January 2005, it reformed again with Alex Maguire replacing Sophia Domancich.

Hatfield and the North took its name from the roadsigns out of London directing motorists toward the A1 or A1(M) — the old Great North Road — which runs through Hatfield north to Edinburgh; one such sign is shown below.

LPs, CDs

• Hatfield and the North (studio LP, Virgin 1974; CD, Virgin 1990)
• The Rotters' Club (studio LP, Virgin 1975; CD, Virgin 1990)
• Afters (Virgin, 1980)
• Live 1990 (live CD, Demon, 1993)
• Hatwise Choice: Archive Recordings 1973-1975, Volume 1 (Hatco CD73-7501, distributed by Burning Shed, 2005)

External links

• Hatfield and the North (Calyx)
• The Hatfield & the North page (Andy Murkin)
• Hatfield & the North CD retrospective series (Burning Shed)