Though lesser known than many of his folk-rock contemporaries, Colin Scot was a mainstay on the London folk circuit of the early 1970s, when his dynamic stage presence and larger-than-life personality earned him numerous fans and, perhaps most enduringly, the respect of his peers. Although it sold modestly at the time, his eponymous 1971 debut has become a cult classic not only for its passionate songwriting but for the impressive roster of musicians who contributed to it. Among the album's guests are Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp, Rick Wakeman, Brinsley Shwarz, and many others. Scot went on to record two more albums in the '70s, but widespread success never materialized and, prior to his death in 1999, he remained more or less absent from the music business.