BLODWYN PIG Ahead Rings Out LP ISLAND 1969 UK orig+pink+bullseye+foc JETHRO TULL

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BLODWYN PIG

 MICK ABRAHAMS, JACK LANCASTER, ANDY PYLE, RON BERG

A quirky detour of late-'60s British progressive/blues rock, Blodwyn Pig was founded 

by former Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams, who left Tull after the This Was album. 

Abrahams was joined by bassist Andy Pyle, drummer Ron Berg, and Jack Lancaster, 

who gave the outfit their most distinctive colorings via his saxophone and flute. 

On their two albums, they explored a jazz/blues/progressive style somewhat 

in the mold of (unsurprisingly) Jethro Tull, but with a lighter feel. 

They also bore some similarities to John Mayall's jazzy late-'60s versions of the Bluesbreakers, 

or perhaps Colosseum, but with more eclectic material

"AHEAD RINGS OUT"

Produced by ANDY JOHNS for Chrysalis Productions Ltd.

1969     LP     ISLAND RECORDS      ILPS 9101   STEREO

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

First pressing released on the pink Island label with ''bullseye'' logo

This orange bulls eye pink label design was the one used at the time of the initial UK release (this one). 

This was only used for a very short period of time before the pink black block i label 

was introduced (also 1969) and than replaced with the pink small white i label. 

The pink rim label was a later pressing.

Released in a gatefold cover

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL:  ISLAND -  PINK LABEL WITH 'BULLSEYE' LOGO - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: STEREO ILPS 9101      

Catalog on labels: ILPS-9101 (Side One / Side Two) 

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): ILPS+910 (Etched): 1 (Stamped & Scratched): 0  (Stamped): +A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): ILPS+9101+B2

On labels: Produced by: Andy Johns for Chrysalis Productions Ltd 

STEREO

? 1969 (on both sides at 9 o'clock)

rim text reads 'Made in England'

On Back Sleeve: Chrysalis       Stereo ILPS 9101

Island Records Ltd, Basing Street London W.11. Production

Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co., London, W.11.

On Inside Sleeve: Notes by Mick Abrahams. April 1969

Recorded at Morgan Sound Studios, London. April 1969.

All titles published Chrysalis Music.

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: IT'S ONLY LOVE - DEAR JILL

SING ME A SONG THAT I KNOW - THE MODERN ALCHEMIST

Side B: UP AND COMING - LEAVE IT WITH ME - CHANGE SONG

BACKWASH - AIN'T YA COMING HOME

  grading

RECORD  VG(+) but (please, and read above description)

SLEEVE VG (please, see pictures and read above description)

None of Jethro Tull's progressive rock tendencies or classical influences followed Mick Abrahams into his creation 

of Blodwyn Pig, even with the inclusion Jack Lancaster's sax- and flute-playing prowess. 

Instead, Abrahams built up a sturdy British blues-rock sound and used Lancaster's horn work to add 

some fire to the band's jazzy repertoire. Ahead Rings Out is a stellar concoction of gritty yet flamboyant blues-rock 

tunes and open-ended jazz centered around Mick Abrahams' cool-handed guitar playing, 

but it's the nonstop infusion of the other styles that makes the album such a solid listen. 

After only one album with Jethro Tull, Abrahams left to form this band, and it's evident that he had 

a lot of pent-up energy inside him when he recorded each of the album's tracks. 

With a barrage of electrifying rhythms and fleeting saxophone and woodwind excursions, 

cuts like "Sing Me a Song That I Know," "Up and Coming," and "Backwash"