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LONG WAY FROM HOME
YOU CAN'T SLEEP AT ALL
FEELS LIKE ANOTHER MULE'S
KICKIN' IN YOUR STALL
Four studio albums
from the legendary
Cactus
recorded from
1970 to 1972.
Plus a host of
bonus tracks.
A real treat
for fans of
blues rock,
proto-stoner rock
and proto-metal.
Featuring their bluesy,
gritty rock which became
a big influence on
future generations
of hard rock
and heavy metal bands,
including
Montrose,
AC/DC
and
Van Halen.
With four CDs
of live recordings
from the period recorded at
the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis,
at the 1970
Isle Of Wight Festival,
the 1972
Mar y Sol Pop Festival
in Puerto Rico
and at the more
intimate settings of
Gilligan’s Club in
Buffalo, New York.
The latter recorded by
legendary producer
Eddie Kramer
(Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin)
with
The Electric Ladyland Mobile Unit.
Formed in 1969
by former members of
Vanilla Fudge,
Tim Bogert
on bass
and
Carmine Appice
on drums,
Cactus released
their self-titled debut
on the Atco label
in 1970.
Although originally slated
to feature
Rod Stewart
and Jeff Beck,
the line-up
would be cemented by
Jim McCarty
from Mitch Ryder’s Detroit Wheels
and
The Buddy Miles Express
on guitar
and
Rusty Day
from Ted Nugent’s
original band,
The Amboy Dukes
on vocals and harmonica.
This line-up
would record the band’s
first three LPs,
‘Cactus’,
‘One Way… Or Another’
and
‘Restrictions’.
Included among the originals
‘My Lady From South Of Detroit’,
‘No Need To Worry’
and
‘Feel So Good’
on their first album
are covers of
Mose Allison’s
blues standard
‘Parchman Farm’
a major inspiration for the song
‘Hot For Teacher’,
and the intro to
‘Let Me Swim’
prefiguring
Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’
plus
Willie Dixon’s ‘
You Can’t Judge A Book
By The Cover’ .
‘One Way… Or Another’
(1971)
was recorded at
Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios
in New York,
and as well as
‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Children’
and live favourite,
‘Big Mama Boogie, Pt 1 & 2’,
the album also includes
two classic covers;
Little Richard’s
‘Long Tall Sally’
and
Chuck Willis’
‘I Feel So Bad’.
As well as
‘Token Chokin’’
and
‘Mean Night In Cleveland’,
‘Restrictions’
the third and last LP
to feature
McCarty and Day
features their cover of
Howlin’ Wolf’s
‘Evil (Is Going On)’,
the inspiration for
Monster Magnet’s cover
of the same song
some 20 years later.
Cactus
were joined for
1972’s
‘Ot ‘N’ Sweaty
by Atomic Rooster
and
Leaf Hound’s
Pete French
on vocals,
Werner Fritzschings
on guitar
and
Duane Hitchings
on keyboards,
the first side
of the original LP
recorded live
in April 1972,
the second side
featuring studio recordings
which end with a
somewhat
incongruous cover of
‘Underneath The Arches’,
apparently inspired by
touring with
Rod Stewart and The Faces.
TRACKLIST
DISC ONE
DISC TWO
DISC THREE
DISC FOUR
DISC FIVE
DISC SIX
DISC SEVEN
DISC EIGHT
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