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| From | Michael Coxe <audities@sonic.net> |
| Subject | Re: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and The Trinity |
| Date | Sun, 31 Oct 2004 17:59:18 -0800 |
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Mark Eichelberger wrote:
> I know that they are not Power Pop, but does anyone have any advice on
> the best albums by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity. I really
> love "This Wheels On Fire" and "Indian Rope Man" and both of those tracks
> are on an import anthology called "Kind of Love in 1967-1971". I just
> don't know if the steep price of the import is worth it. Any advice
> would be greatly appreciated.
Castle Music in the UK has recently reissued the 2 proper Julie Driscoll,
Brian Auger & The Trinity albums - Open & Streetnoise (the 2nd Trinity lp
Definitely What is minus Driscoll). Both are super but be aware that both
include Brian Auger instrumental numbers - good jazzy Mose Allison meets
mod stuff - but different than the pop/soul/lounge jazz Driscoll stuff. IMO,
the 2-lp Streetnoise the crowning achievement - I adore most of this album.
Besides "Indian Rope Man", there's the gem "Vauxhall To Lambeth Bridge",
the political-pop "Czechoslakia" & A Word About Colour", and more fine
covers "Save The Country", "Light My Fire", "I Got Life" and "Let The Sun
Shine In". Open, besides the funky "Break It Up", "A Kind of Love In" and
cover "Tramp", includes 4 bonus cuts, including more funk in "Save Me",
a cool mod number "I Gotta Go Now" and your above mentioned "This Wheels On
Fire". As Streetnoise was already 2 lps, there's no bonus songs. The 2,
with the bonus cuts on Open, pretty much sum all JB, BA & T that's worth
hearing. I've lived with this stuff since the late 60's & glad to finally
have proper cd issues.
- michael
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