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duo formed in the mid-1970s. The band was formed by Ken Elliott (keyboards, vocals) and Kieran O'Connor (percussion), both of whom had been members of earlier

groups

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and Chillum. Produced by future

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producer Neil Richmond and signed to the UK based

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, and distributed by

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in the US alongside other UK bands of the day such as If and

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, Seventh Wave released their first album, ''Things to Come'', in 1974. Joined by other musicians, including Pete Lemer,

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), Steve Cook, Brian Gould, Tony Elliott, Pepi Lemer, and Rob Elliott, for their second album, ''Psi-Fi'' (1975), the band enjoyed a brief success but broke up after the USA tour promoting the album. Kieran O'Connor continued to perform in blues-rock bands, but died in 1991. Ken Elliott went on to write the theme tunes to

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's ''Out of Court''.

Discography

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