LEAF HOUND "GROWERS OF MUSHROOM" LP 1971 AKARMA REISSUE

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Dec 4, 2008 Sold Date

Nov 24, 2008 Start Date

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Description

LEAF HOUND

"GROWERS OF MUSHROOM"
-first published on DECCA Records in 1971-

LP AKARMA RECORDS AK-256

PRINTED IN ITALY 2003 RE-RELEASE GATEFOLD SLEEVE STILL SEALED
FROM MY OWN RECORDS COLLECTION

MICHAEL HALLS lead guitar / DEREK BROOKS rhythm guitars / STUART BROOKS bass
KEITH GEORGE YOUNG drums / PETER FRENCH vocals

tracklisting:
FREELANCE FIENDS / SAD ROAD TO THE SEA / DROWNED MY LIFE IN FEAR
WORK MY BODY (GOODBYE TOMORROW) / STRAY / WITH A MINUTE TO GO
GROWERS OF THE MUSHROOM / STAGNANT POOL / SAWDUST CAESAR
plus
IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER / HIP SHAKER

grading:
Record NEW / Sleeve NEW (STILL SEALED)

The Decca release, in particular, is ultra-rare and very sought-after by collectors of this genre.
In fact the album is perhaps the most expensive major label album of the 'progressive' era.
Their vocalist Pete French, a South Londoner, played with his cousins Mick Halls in various rock/blues
outfits like Switch and Joe Poe before teaming up with Bob Brunning to form the Brunning Sunflower Blues Band.
By 1969, French had moved on to Black Cat Bones and Halls later joined him. Then, in the latter half of 1970,
they evolved into Leaf Hound.The album's name is very misleading. Anyone expecting an acid rock classic
from the title and cover of the UK release is going to be very disappointed. This is driving hard rock
in the Led Zeppelin mould. Nonetheless French's voice is raw and strong ideally suited to music of this type
and the album is full of driving, incisive guitar work from Mick Halls and his colleagues. This is particularly evident
on tracks like Drowning My Life In Fear, Stagnant Pool, Sad Road To The Sea and A Minute To Go
but there are no weak cuts on the album...(Tapestry of Delights)