Greasy Truckers Party 3CD Reissue - Man, Brinsley Schwartz and Hawkwind
Recorded 13th Feb 1972, this is the 3CD version of the rare 70’s double live album that everyone knew about but, due to it’s original limited edition of only 10,000-odd, no-one actually possessed.
Wiki/Google for the full story surrounding the gig’s mythical status, d/l this and give it at least one serious listen all the way through.
First up you’ve got Man. Usually lumped in with the jazzier end of the spectrum in those days (cf Gong and Camel), listening to them fresh, they come across as a little too like Yes for my liking, no-one went on to do anything much of note and apparently they’re still around in various incarnations. File under “could have been contenders but then punk came along”.
CD2 is Brinsley Schwartz. Never heard of them? (sigh) . . . right, pay attention at the back there . . .
These days, “R&B” is used to describe that insipid, ersatz soul bollocks that the likes of Maria Carey, Alicia Keys and Beyonce sell in millions to people who think that Big Brother really is "Reality" Television .
In the 70’s however, it was synonomous with “Pub Rock”, hard, fast and sweaty rock and roll that stripped music down to its bare essentials. Outta this scene came the likes of Dr Feelgood, Count Bishops and The Hammersmith Gorillas who, in turn, directly influenced the nascent punk scene of the mid-70’s.
Anyway, Brinsley Schwartz were one of the first Pub Rockers.
The line-up was pretty stable 1970-75 after which Brinsley Schwartz went on to join Ducks Deluxe and then Graham Parker & The Rumour.
The one you prolly have heard of, Nick Lowe, joined up with Dave Edmunds in Rockpile had some still-stands-up-well solo hits (Cruel to Be Kind" and "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" ), was Stiff Records in-house producer, married Johnny Cash’s step-daughter Carlene etc etc etc .
So, bottom line, CD2 contains the earliest of early pub rock bands who pretty much anybody who went on to be in an original punk band was into at the time.
CD3 . . . what can I say. Probably what most of you are here for.
The classic Hawkwind line precursing their “later that year” Space Ritual tour. Silver Machine makes its live debut (it’s this actual track with Lemmy vocal overdubs that became the single) and they encore with the 10 minute extended jam session that later became Brainstorm.
Welcome to the neo-Golden age!
All at 320 kb/s, you'll have to d/l all to unpack ('cos I want you to listen to the whole thing!)
http://rapidshare.com/files/195108261/Greasy_Truckers.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/195136489/Greasy_Truckers.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/195140819/Greasy_Truckers.part3.rar
