Juju (Gass album)
Appearance
Juju (aka "Gass") | ||||
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Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Mel Collins (for Active Records Ltd) | |||
Gass chronology | ||||
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Juju side 'A' (original label) | |
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Studio album |
Juju (1970) was the first album recorded by the rock band Gass and featured guitarist Peter Green,[1] who had just left Fleetwood Mac at this time.[2] The album was released by Polydor (catalogue reference 283-022 A) and withdrawn soon after it was distributed to retail outlets then re-issued using the same catalogue number and entitled Gass[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Kulu Se Mama" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 7:00
- "Holy Woman" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 5:36
- "Yes I Can" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 6:43
- "Juju" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:31
- "Black Velvet" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:41
- "House for Sale" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:39
- "Cold Light of Day" (Derek Austin) - 4:04
- "Cool Me Down" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 6:03 [1]
Track times are included on the German issue of this album (Polydor 2383 022).[4]
Personnel
[edit]- Robert Tench[5]- vocals, percussion; guitar on "Holy Woman"; organ solo on "Kulu Se Mama"[1]
- Michael Piggott - violin, guitar
- Derek Austin - organ, piano, flute, percussion
- Delisle Harper - electric and acoustic basses, percussion
- Godfrey McLean - drums, percussion, congas; vocals on "Yes I Can" and "Cool Me Down"[1]
- Other musicians
- Junior Kerr[6]-guitar
- Errol McLean - congas
- Humphrey Okah - saxophone
- Alan Roskans - lead guitar
- Frank Clark - organ
- Peter Green - guitar (on "Juju" and "Black Velvet")[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras. Borderline. p. 325.
- ^ Freedland, Jan; Fitzgerald, John. "Peter Green". fmlegacy.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Gass(Juju ) album cover". alexgitling.com. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Juju album by Gass". rare-vinyl-lp.com. Retrieved 2013-04-26.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Robert (Bob) Tench". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ Moskowitz, David. Bob Marley. p. 40.
- ^ "Gass". alexgitling.co. 2001-02-18. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
Further reading
[edit]- Hjort, Chris and Hinman, Doug. Jeff's book : A chronology of Jeff Beck's Career 1965-1980 : from the Yardbirds to Jazz-Rock. Rock 'n' Roll Research Press, (2000). ISBN 0-9641005-3-3
- Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976. Borderline (2006). Reprinted (2008). ISBN 1-899855-15-7