Talk:Mark-Almond

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This stub will be expanded. Mark-Almond was an important band in the nascent jazz-fusion and smooth jazz movements of the 1970s, and has a significant discography.Jerry picker 19:10, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I'll withdraw the speedy nom, and replace it with a prod. Please read WP:MUSIC. There is no current notability claimed, and the one review you have a link to, the link doesn't work. When notability is established in the text of the article, feel free to remove the prod tag. Akradecki 19:24, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I'll see what I can find. This was one of my favorite bands 35 years ago. I guess Akradecki's too young to remember songs like "One-way Sunday", "The City" or "The Tramp and the Young Girl". Fan-1967 19:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! At 45, it's not often that I get called "too young"! Akradecki 19:32, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Seems to me they were all over the AOR stations around 1970-71 when I was 13. Fan-1967 19:40, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Under WP:MUSIC for notability see: "Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable; note that it is often most appropriate to use redirects in place of articles on side projects, early bands and such." Several such connections are made in the article, most importantly with Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Also "Has had a charted hit on any national music chart, in at least one large or medium-sized country"..."One-way Sunday", "The City" or "The Tramp and the Young Girl" in the UK and USA qualify. Jerry picker 19:27, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

It may well meet the requirement with the album release, but the point is, you have to document that album in the article. The reason for the prod was to give you time to do that. Akradecki 19:36, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Respectfully, my documentation of the Mick Jagger, Mariane Faithfull, and John Mayall connections, and the A&M record deal were all in the article before you put the second prod in. I am curious as to why you are in such a hurry to discredit this article. My intentions are good, Mark-Almond is legitimate, and within a matter of minutes of its creation I have brought it up to Wiki specs.Jerry picker 19:47, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Likewise, I invite you to re-visit WP:SPEEDY, noting specifically, " Before nominating an article for speedy deletion, please consider whether an article could be improved or reduced to a stub. Also, please note that some Wikipedians create articles in multiple saves, so try to avoid deleting a page too soon after its initial creation. Users nominating a page for speedy deletion should specify which criteria the page meets." Also, see the nine general criteria.Jerry picker 22:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

The reference link now works. Jerry picker 19:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)