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DUST

At the dawn of the '70s, hard rock and early heavy metal were almost completely dominated by British innovators. 

Dust was one of the few American bands to try picking up the gauntlet, playing a progressive brand of proto-metal that was explicitly 

indebted to their British contemporaries. Formed around 1968, the group featured vocalist/guitarist Richie Wise and the teenaged 

rhythm section of bassist Kenny Aaronson (who also doubled on slide and steel guitars) and drummer Marc Bell; plus, Kenny Kerner 

served as the group's lyricist, manager, and producer. Dust released their self-titled debut album in 1971 on Neil Bogart's pre-Casablanca 

label Kama Sutra. The follow-up, 1972's Hard Attack, sharpened the band's edge and intensified the power of their approach; 

thus, it became the more sought-after of the pair by collectors interested in the roots of American metal. However, Dust would record 

only those two albums; Aaronson joined Stories in 1973, and Wise and Kerner became a production team, also working with Stories; 

the following year, they would go on to helm the first two Kiss albums. Aaronson, meanwhile, became a prolific session bassist and 

Bell later became part of the New York punk scene, joining up with Richard Hell & the Voidoids 

and then moving on to the Ramones (adopting the name Marky Ramone).

"HARD ATTACK"

1972     LP     KAMA SUTRA RECORDS     KSBS 2059   STEREO

PRINTED IN USA    ORIGINAL COPY

SINGLE COVER WITH COMPANY INNER SLEEVE

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: KAMA SUTRA - PINK LABEL w/BUDDAH ARTWORK - WHITE LOGO & RIM - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: KSBS 2059  

Catalog on labels: KSBS-2059 (KSBS-2059-A) / KSBS-2059 (KSBS-2059-B)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched & Stamped): KSBS?2059 A-4  ?   Bell Sound   MR(circled)  V ?17000   

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched & Stamped): KSBS?2059 B-4  ?  Bell Sound   MR(circled)  V ?17000-X   STERLING   RL 

Other / Runout (on both sides, Etched): unidentified (maybe "Joe" or "Sm")

On labels: STEREO

All selections written by Kerner & Wise and 

Published by Kama Sutra Music, Inc./Churkendoose Music (BMI) unless otherwise indicated

Produced and Arranged by Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise

? 1972 by Buddah Records, Inc.

All Rights Reserved

rim text reads "Exclusively Distributed by Buddah Records, 1650 Broadway, N.Y.C. 10019"

On back cover: This album was produced  and arranged by Kenny Kerner & Richie Wise.

Recording & mixing engineer was Harry Yarmark at Bell Sound Studios, New York City.

Piano & Organ courtesy Fred Singer of Thog

All songs © copyright 1972 Kama-Sutra Music, Inc.......

Distributed by Buddah Records

tracklisting

Side A: PULL AWAY / SO MANY TIMES - WALK IN THE SOFT RAIN

THUSLY SPOKEN - LEARNING TO DIE

Side B: ALL IN ALL - I BEEN THINKIN' - IVORY

HOW MANY HORSES - SUICIDE - ENTRANCE

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RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)

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

The team of producer Kenny Kerner and vocalist/guitarist/producer Richie Wise do just what the title suggests, 

bringing a harder attack to songs like "Pull Away/So Many Times" and "Ivory," the latter an instrumental with 

emphasis on guitar riffs and cymbal work. It's an all-out assault from the trio and pretty interesting, though 

the album as a whole works better when Thog's Fred Singer adds piano and organ. "How Many Horses" 

benefits from keyboard presence, and brings the group back to the Leslie West/Mountain flavors so obvious 

on the group's 1971 debut. That song definitely sounds like Dust was intent on remaking the 

Jack Bruce/Mountain classic "Theme From an Imaginary Western," one of that group's highlights. 

That the quieter moments, the elegant "Walk in the Soft Rain" and "How Many Horses," work better 

than the brutally hard "Suicide" hints at the adult contemporary leanings of Kerner and Wise. 

That they would merge this group with their labelmates in the band Stories for 1973's Traveling Underground 

is more evidence of what musical style they were more comfortable with...(AllMusic)