Compilation - Release 1989
Style: Progressive Hardrock (organ driven)
see:
Crazy Worl Of Arthur Brown ; Skin Alley ; ELP ; Attack ; Andromeda ;
Cactus ; Leaf Hound ; Randy Pie ; Brunning Sunflower Blues Band ;
Chris Farlowe ; Colosseum ; Hard Stuff ;
Great Band formed1970 with :
VINCENT CRANE - keyboards, voc. (Ex-Arthur Brown)
CARL PALMER - drums (Ex-Arthur Brown; pre-ELP)
NICK GRAHAM - bass, flute pre-SKIN ALLEY)
Graham & Palmer left after first album.
The new group member are JOHN CANN (= DU CANN) - guitars, voc.
(ex-Attack, Andromeda, Five Day Week Straw People)
and ex-Farm drummer PAUL HAMMOND...they recorded two high
recommended albums together "DEATH WALKS...." and with adition of
new singer PETE FRENCH (Brunning Sunflower Blues Band; Cactus;
Black Cat Bones; Leaf Hound; Randy Pie) ..IN HEARING OF
These 2nd and 3rd formations are innovating Heavy Metal along with others.
1972:
Farlowe; Crane; Steve Bolton, John Mandela - guitar;
Rick Parnell - drums; Bill Smith - bass;
Singer CHRIS FARLOWE recorded with them the next 2 LP's they are
more Soul influenced Hardrock.
A great Blues & Soul vocalist but does not really fit to their style.
Band first split in 1974, reformed in 1980 till 1983.
Vincent Crane worked with Dexys Midnight Runners, commited
suicide in 1989.
Side 1
Death walks behind you (V.Crane-J.Cann)
V.U.G. (V.Crane)
7 Streets (J.Cann)
Sleeping for Years (J.Cann)
I can't take no more (J.Cann)
Side 2
Nobody else (V.Crane)
Friday 13th (V.Crane)
And So To Bed (V.Crane)
Broken Wings (Grun-Jerome)
Before Tomorrow (V.Crane)
Side3:
Banstead (Crane-Palmer-Graham)
Winter (V.Crane)
Breakthrough (V.Crane-Pat Darnell)
Decision / Indecision (V.Crane-Pat Darnell)
Devil's Answer (Cann)
Side4:
A Spoonful Of Bromide Helps The Pulse Rate Go Down (V.Crane)
Black Snake (Pat Darnell-V.Crane)
Head In The Sky (Cann)
Tomorrow Night (V.Crane)
Break The Ice (Cann)
Zustandsbeschreibung / grading:
|
RECORD =
|
vg++ to nm (some hairlines)
|
COVER =
|
vg++ (small tear on back)
|
|