PETER BARDENS The Answer V Rare Orig UK 1970 Transatlantic LP Prog Psych Camel
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Peter Bardens
The Answer
Very Rare original UK LP released on Transatlantic Records in 1970. 1st UK pressing on the WHite and Purple Labels and comes in a fully laminated sleeve.
Matrix No's
Side One - STRA-222-A1
Side Two - STRA-222-B1
Prior to this solo debut, Pete Bardens had been on the British R&B-rock and psychedelic scene for about half a dozen years, playing in early bands with Mick Fleetwood and Peter Green, as well as (briefly) in Them with Van Morrison. The Answer was his chance to step out of the shadows, and while his skills as a keyboardist were formidable, his songwriting just wasn't up to carrying an interesting album of his own. Devoted to a half-dozen lengthy tracks varying in duration from five to 13 minutes, Bardens offered a blues-progressive stew that, despite some flashy licks, lacked focus. It's a shame there wasn't better material to work with, for some quite talented musicians were among the supporting cast, including Love Affair singer Steve Ellis, session vocalist Linda Lewis, Bruce Thomas (later to back Elvis Costello in the Attractions), and most of all his old friend Peter Green. In fact, Green offers some of his best playing as a sideman on this record, which both makes it better than it could have been, and makes it worth checking out for serious fans of the guitarist. In common with some of Green's own solo work, however, it's a meandering record, bits of promising ideas swirling around before they've been honed into something cogent. Against the odds, however, the 13-minute "Homage to the God of Light" is the highlight, its mesh of Latin-esque rhythms, burning organ, and bluesy guitar recalling some of early Santana's more jammy grooves.
TRACKS ARE :-
Side One
1 The Answer 5:15
2 Don't Goof With A Spook 7:23
3 I Can't Remember 10:42
Side Two
1 I Don't Want To Go Home 5:15
2 Let's Get It On 6:39
3 Homage To The God Of Light 13:33
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Released on Transatlantic Records in 1970
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Catalogue Number TRA 222
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Record is in Ex + condition (few fine hairlines)
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Sleeve is in Ex + condition
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