Date within 1977 not established
- 1977 (approximate)EmpireRecordingEmpire Mk II album recorded at Group Four and Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles. Line-up: Banks, Sydney Foxx, Chad Peery (bass), Jeffrey Fayman (drums), Robert Orellana (keyboards); Jakob Magnússon guests
- 1977 (approximate)EmpireReleaseLonnie Donegan, Puttin’ On The Style: Banks plays guitar on "Ham ’n Eggs". First issued in 1977 (United Artists in North America); the UK Chrysalis LP followed in 1978.