IF YOU WANT ME
YOU BETTER LET ME KNOW
Here Is A Bootleg
I Guess
My Copy Says
Heavy Jelly
("Take Me Down To The Water")
But It's
Their 1970
Self Titled Album
" HEAVY JELLY"
In 1970
Jackie Lomax
joined
Heavy Jelly
following on from his
spell in the late 60’s
as the
first ever signing
as a solo artist
with
Apple Records
and being
championed by
The BEATLES.
Heavy Jelly
consisted of former
AYNSLEY DUNBAR
members
and the
drummer from
The ANIMALS.
The band
recorded in 1970
their debut album.
Heavy Jelly
initially were a
fictitious group
that somehow
became a real band.
Because of
contractual problems
with Apple
the album has never before
been officially released
until now.
This long lost
1970 album
has attained
legendary status
and has appeared in
bootleg form
over the years.
Following Jackie’s
untimely death
in autumn 2013
his family has resolved
all contractual issues
with Apple amicably
and they have given
their approval
for the album
to be released
on CD at last.
Fellow Apple Records
label mates
Pete Ham
and
Tom Evans
from
BADFINGER
appear on the album
as well as
The Rolling Stones
wind section
Bobby Keys
and
Jim Price.
'Bio Blues'
bears all the hallmarks
of a classic
blues-rock composition,
while the more
rock-orientated
is amongst the best tracks
on this album.
Closing number
'Take Me Down To The Water'
welcomes Badfinger's
Pete Ham
and
Tom Evans
on guest vocals,
or harmony vocals
to be more precise.
The heady turn on,
tune in,
drop out
undertones
set a nice contrast
to the more obvious
blues-laced overtones
and a gently
pounding
rhythm - lending
the song its heartbeat.
A true gem
of 70's
blues-rock
and thankfully,
it can be shared
with the world.
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