Keef Hartley Band - Halfbreed - Original 1st issue 1969 - Deram Label
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KEEF HARTLEY BAND - HALFBREED 1969
ORIGINAL WIDE SPINE 1ST ISSUE ON THE DERAM LABEL 1969
WITH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE
This is the bands Debut Album
This Album has been in my loft for the last 30 odd years , and has not been played since the late 1970's , as i no longer have a record player..There are some light surface marks , but last time it was played through there were no pops clicks or jumps on it..There may be some surface noise at the quieiter parts , but nothing major .
The Garrod and Lofthouse Sleeve is in VG condition , with some storage marks..
The original 'Blue-Stereo' inner sleeve is in VG= condition
The labels have a couple slight Spindle marks , but are hardly noticeable
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Drummer Keef Hartley replaced Aynsley Dunbar in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (about half of the United Kingdom seemingly having played for Mayall at one time or another). After a two year stint with Mayall, Hartley was either fired, or (depending on which story you subscribe to), Mayall suggested Hartley consider starting his own band. Either way, 1968 saw Hartley forming the cleverly-titled Keef Hartley Band. Recruiting keyboardist Peter 'Dino' Dines, singer Owen Finnegan, guitarist Spit James (aka Ian Cruikshank) and bassist Gary Thain, the group was quickly signed by Deram.
Produced by Neil Slaven and reportedly recorded in just three days, 1969's "Healfbreed" was originally recorded with Owen Finnegan handling lead vocals, but Hartley and Deram executives were apparently unhappy with the results. Sam Holland was briefly brought in as a replacement, but the tracks were eventually re-recorded with Miller Anderson handling vocals. While I've never heard the Finnegan original (there's supposedly a bootleg version available), the decision to use Anderson sure seemed like the right move given the man had a voice that was literally born to sing the blues ... So if you read some of the reviews, this one stands as one of the holy grails of 1960s English blues-rock.
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