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JUICY LUCY
1970 , UK , EAN CODE 5013929731646 - EURO 13.00

Label: ESOTERIC RECORDINGS

ALBUM REVIEW
2nd album by the incredible British Prog band Juicy Lucy, formed around the US lap steel guitar player Glenn Campbell, resident in UK at the time. The second lineup of the group, which recorded this album, included also vocalist Paul Williams, saxophonist Chris Mercer, guitarist Micky Moody, bassist Keith Ellis and drummer Rod Coombes. Heavily Blues based, the band expanded into Hard Rock, Psychedelia and early Prog, playing mostly original material and superb arrangements of standards. This album includes what is probably the best ever cover of Frank Zappa's tune "Willie The Pimp", which is absolutely incredible. Campbell's guitar work is simply stunning and miles above anything done at the time. Williams' throaty vocals are superbly expressive, and all the other band members play incredibly well, turning this album into a timeless masterpiece. In many respects this album encapsulates everything that was great in music by the end of the 1960s: originality, innovation, guts and talent. Over 40 years after I heard this album for the first time it's still one of my all-time favorites. Essential music for body and soul! (Jazzis - Rate Your Music)