BAKERLOO ?– Bakerloo,1-st Germ.(Harvest)Edition,1969y. ( EX+ to NM) EXTR. RARE

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One of the first acts signed to the fledgling Harvest label in 1969, Bakerloo were very much a product of their time, a hard-hitting progressive blues band whose predilections ranged from a straightforward assimilation of Willie Dixon to some positively dazzling flashes of instrumental prowess. Guitarist Dave Clempson's "Big Bear Folly," the opening cut on the band's first and only album, is a dazzling Ten Years After-style showcase, while a jazzy variation on a theme of Bach, the aptly titled "Driving Bachwards," proves that the band wasn't averse to messing with the classics, either. The quartet's virtuosity occasionally overwhelms the songs themselves, although there is no shortage of gripping atmosphere. Bassist Terry Poole unleashes an almost sepulchral vocal across the stygian "Last Blues," a seven-minute marathon that swiftly develops into a full-fledged heavy rocker, punctuated by mood shifts that amount to separate movements -- it's a magnificent piece, rendered with both musical precision and some of producer Gus Dudgeon's most inspired washes and effects. Impressive, too, is "Son of Moonshine," a distorted metal effort that clocks in at double that length and combinesClempson's intensive guitar soloing with a desperately driving blues rhythm. Period comparisons withCream and early Led Zeppelin really weren't that far off the mark. Bakerloo were not long for this earth -- Clempson quit to join Colosseum shortly after the album's release; Poole reappeared alongsideGraham Bond; drummer Keith Baker departed for Uriah Heep; and Bakerloo itself disappeared off the shelves fairly quickly.

Bakerloo ?– Bakerloo

Label: Harvest ?– 1C 062-90 519, Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. ?– 1C 062-90 519 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: Germany Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock

TracklistHide Credits

A1 Big Bear Folly 4:00 A2 Bring It On Home Guitar [Slide Guitar] – Clem Clempson 4:20 A3 Drivin' Bachwards Trumpet – Jerry Salisbury* 2:06 A4 Last Blues 7:05 A5 Gang Bang 6:21 B1 This Worried Feeling 7:05 B2 Son Of Moonshine 15:00

Credits

Bass – Terry Poole
Drums – Keith Baker
Guitar, Harmonica, Harpsichord, Piano – Dave 'Clem' Clempson*
Performer [Sound] – Barry Sheffield
Producer – Gus Dudgeon

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I offer to buy vinyl records from his own collection, which collected 35 years. Plans to sell about 2,000 of the original, rare and interesting records. Vinyl before selling tapped. Thank you for your interest . Sincerely . Oleg

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