KILLING FLOOR "Killing Floor" 1970 UK Psych Blues US LP
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Killing Floor / Killing Floor - London/Sire Records SES-97019 (Stereo)(US)(1970) ...This auction is for an original Issue Record on U.S. vinyl. This is a raw, immediate, overdriven, psychedelic blues record that offers an interesting historical counterpoint to the immediate impact of Page, Plant and Co. (Led Zeppelin).
The band was booked into Pye Recording Studios and with ex-Radio Caroline DJ (and ardent blues fanatic) John Edward aboard as "producer," they recorded this self-titled debut in just 12 days' time. Most of the material is re-configured Chicago blues classics, except for the cover of Willie Dixon's "You Need Love." Killing Floor was released in the U.S. on the new London Records subsidary Sire.
Track listings and review below...The Record and Cover are in great (Very Good++) condition (album shows only minor cover wear [no writing or split seams] record vinyl looks and plays very well). Record will include a high quality resealable plastic outer record sleeve. Satisfaction Guaranteed. For payment please use Paypal (other payments are no longer accepted due to eBay’s new policy. If that is a problem, please let them know and contact us to work something out). Payment and Shipping information is listed below but S/H charges will include actual postage rate (plus $1-2 for shipping supplies). All items are shipped worldwide (except Russia*). Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $2.50 for $5.00 to $200.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (*previous USSR bidders are accepted except ????? ?????? who is no longer a trusted/wanted bidder) (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)
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Track listing(Side One)
1. Woman You Need Love
2. Nobody By My Side
3. Come Home Baby
4. Bedtime Blues
5. Sunday Morning
6. Try To Understand
(Side Two)
1. My Mind Can Ride Easy
2. Wet
3. Keep On Walking
4. Forget It
5. Lou's Blues
6. People Change Your Mind
Details Recording type: Studio Distributor: London Records, Inc.
Recording mode: Stereo
Album Notes
Killing Floor includes: Bill Thorndycraft (vocals); Mick Clarke (guitar).
The sheer toughness -- and overall derivative -- nature of Killing Floor's debut album, issued six months after Led Zeppelin's debut in 1969 on the Sire label, is a wondrous contrast to the overly slick treatment American blues were given by British artists. All of these tunes, with the exception of one, are revamped versions of songs from the blues canon with different words. The lone "cover" in the set was written by Willie Dixon titled "Woman You Need Love," the tune Zep ripped for "Whole Lotta Love." This is a raw, immediate, overdriven, psychedelic blues record that offers an interesting historical counterpoint to the immediate impact of Page and Plant and Co., but it also offers a great contrast to the recent 1990s versions of American groups trying to rock up the blues in like style: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion immediately comes to mind. They also provide a heavier, less reverent, and altogether heavier update of the Yardbirds rave-up sound~ Thom Jurek
Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- Best of the bunch is 'My Mind Can Ride Easy,' grooving on a conga percussion track like The Yardbirds' 'For Your Love'...
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