Samuel Prody

The last time I got the same aural-assault as this was when I first heard Crushed Butler's 10'. These long-haired and bearded 20-somethings recorded this mega-rare record at Trident studios in 1972, produced by Mike Smith. I'm sure Smith wasn't happy with the loud, shambolic stew of Marshall amps and Robert Plant sound alike vocals, but I sure as hell am. And anyone else into early '70s 'long haired punk', 'primitive blues rock' and 'wah wah freakouts' will adore this blazing set of songs.

Various members of Samuel Prody were playing mod and psych music a few years before, and on this, their schizoid hormonally charged album, they cross over to the heavy side with ease. They must have been blinding live. Music like this was from a short-lived growth period, where blues and psych became louder? and the young wannabe big time bands followed Zep and Sabbath. Samuel Prody aren't original, not even overly competent, but they sure as hell rocked!!! Pre-Stadium, dirty rock courtesy of the big smoke. Like Jesse Hector's vocals from the period, Tony Savva slips a bit of the old 'Laaaaannadddarrrrn' accent in?(Five or so years earlier Savva sang in London mod group A Wild Uncertainty, along with organist Eddie Hardin on who would later go on to The Spencer Davis Group). Wonderful! (written by Jon 'Mojo' Mills @ Shindig!)