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About Me

The band bounces back to promote the recently re-issued back catalogue on Sanctuary records, following their excellent “10” studio and “Live in Yer Face” albums on Mystic records. Meanwhile Stray’s classic early albums “Suicide”, “Saturday Morning Pictures” and “Mudanzas” are now re-issued on CD and are in the shops. The November 06 edition of Record Collector – featured a great 5 page article on the band while in the December edition of Classic Rock - Stray were in the top 25 of the Best Album re-releases of last year - for the album "STRAY". January 2007 sees the re-release of the final 4 albums “Move It”, “Stand Up And Be Counted”, “Houdini” and “Hearts Of Fire”, from the late 70's period - a total of 8 albums collectively titled “The Stray Collection”. Back in the 70’s Stray was one of the hardest gigging, and consistently excellent live acts on the circuit. Stray originally came together at the tender age of 14 in 1966, eventually building up a solid following and signing for Transatlantic Records in 1970. This marked an intensely busy decade for the band including two appearances at the famed Reading Festival and also the huge Weeley Festival, as well as an appearance on BBC’s Disco 2. Further major tours with the likes of Ten Years After and Status Quo boosted Stray’s profile before they were Black Sabbath’s special guests at a huge Alley Pally show back in ‘73. By 1976 they toured with the new kids on the block Kiss and Rush, but eventually took a sabbatical with the advent of Punk. After a couple of brief returns as Stray, Del hit the road with the hard rocking Killer Bees, before taking the decision to front a new Stray lineup as both vocalist and guitarist. The band quickly signed with Mystic records and made their recording debut in 1995 with the excellent “Live at the Robin” album. The last decade has seen such long term Stray fans as Iron Maiden record Del’s “All In Your Mind”, and subsequently Stray toured extensively across Europe with Maiden, receiving a great reception in many East European territories where the band had never played before. With the brand new re-issue programme and the fiery guitarist Del Bromham at the top of his form, the new Stray line-up of Stuart Uren, Karl Randall and of course Del Bromham, are setting a new standard for one of Britain’s most enduring guitar led rock bands. (Pete Feenstra)

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Member Since: 5/29/2007
Band Website: stray-the-band.co.uk
Band Members: DEL BROMHAM: Guitars, Keys, Vocals, Kitchen Sink STUART UREN: Bass, Vocals KARL RANDALL: Drums
Influences: Stray would like to thank: Del - CARLSBRO / NEWSTRINGS S2 - SANDBERG / SYNERGY / XL2XL / SOUND TECHNOLOGY Karl - PEARL / SABIAN
Sounds Like: Stray - Time Machine
..Stray - Run Mister Run
..Stray - After The Storm
..Stray - I Believe It
..’Houdini’’Time Machine’ recorded at The Springhead, Hull 26th July 2007Interview by Pete Feenstra www.feenstra.co.uk Video Recorded on the 14th July 2007 at The Half Moon, Herne Hill, London by Prakash AcharInterview by Pete Feenstra Video Recorded on the 18th August 2007 at Rockinbeerfest, Cambridge by Prakash Achar
Record Label: Sanctuary Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

RECORDING FINISHED!

On Monday evening we recorded the last vocal for the album. . . so that's it! Chris will be mixing it over the next few days & then we are looking for the right deal for worldwide release & TO...
Posted by Stray on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:45:00 PST

NEW STRAY ALBUM PROGRESS REPORT

After six days in Chris Tsangarides' Ecology Rooms Studios by the White Cliffs of Dover www.myspace.com/christsangarides , we have the backing tracks down for 12 new Stray tunes! After a day setting u...
Posted by Stray on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:41:00 PST

STRAY HEADLINE DARWEN LIVE 08 - 26th MAY

Come & see STRAY headlining The Darwen Live 2008 Festival on Bank Holiday Monday 26th May in Darwen Town Centre, nr Blackburn. Other headline acts over the weekend include China Crisis & ...
Posted by Stray on Sun, 04 May 2008 02:52:00 PST

STAND UP & BE COUNTED IN THE STRAY ARMY!

We are creating a database of STRAY fans (The Stray Army) to help us to organise & keep in touch with you all regarding Tours, Recordings & all STRAY news. . . . . . So please send us you...
Posted by Stray on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:02:00 PST

STRAY ROCK HARD!

Thursday 3rd April sees the opening of a superb new venture for all musicians in the Milton Keynes area & Stray will be helping to get it off to a Rocking start by playing a set at the&n...
Posted by Stray on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:28:00 PST

GET THE NEW STRAY DVD!!! - out Wed 21/11/07

'ONE NIGHT IN LONDON' - The double DVD of STRAY Live At 'The Borderline' is out on Wednesday 21st November, price £18. Come along to The Boardwalk, Sheffield that night & get one of the first copi...
Posted by Stray on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:49:00 PST

STRAY RADIO SHOWCASE - Nov 14th on WLVR, USA

The WLVR SHOWCASE will air on Wednesday November 14th from 5-11 pm (UK time). The remainder of the interview will air on Thursday the 15th between 9-11 pm. The show is totally dedicated to S...
Posted by Stray on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:44:00 PST

STEVE GADD WITH STRAY AT THE BORDERLINE!!!

As Sanctuary Records have now released the digitally remastered & expanded edition CD collection of all eight Stray albums of the 70's, we thought it would be great to do something ...
Posted by Stray on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:24:00 PST

ANY REQUESTS?

Do you have a favourite STRAY song that you would like us to play live? Those of you in 'The Stray Army' that have been to see us play will probably have noticed that we rarely use a set list so ...
Posted by Stray on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:42:00 PST

STRAY ON TWO NEW ALBUMS!!

STRAY are on two new Sanctuary Records 'various artists' releases: Title - Cries From The Midnight Circus: Ladbroke Grove 1968-1973 Label - Castle Music Release Date - 27/8/2007 Catalogue Number - ...
Posted by Stray on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:40:00 PST