THE PARLOUR BAND were a Progressive Melodic/Hard Rock band from the Channel Island of Jersey. They signed to the Decca progressive imprint label, Deram and recorded their debut album 'Is A Friend?' in 1972.

Later the band changed their name and musical style towards a more American 'AOR' Rock sound and became A BAND CALLED "O" releasing a self-titled album in 1974 and 'Oasis' in 1975. They then changed their name to THE O BAND and released 'Within Reach' in 1976 and their final album, 'The Knife' in 1979. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.