Stud (Richard McCracken & John Wilson's group, after Taste) - 1971 (SBD - RESEED - 44 Minutes Long - Rory Gallagher & Taste related) Unreleased Studio; Deutschland
2005 RESEED with 2012 text file.
I usually don't offer the commonly circulated Rory recordings, because everyone else does & I have in the past.
I like to get recordings out there that don't circulate as much (therefore multiple copies out there will help perserve, etc.)., but with that the recordings are not the best sounding.
I'm always looking for uncirculated, alternate versions, upgrades, etc., of anything Rory Gallagher.
If you have any of those & can not share, please get them to someone who can do so - THX!!!
Enjoy!!!
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Stud (Richard McCracken & John Wilson's group, after Taste) .... 1971
Unreleased Studio; Deutschland
This lineup:
- John wilson (drums, ex-Them)
- Richard McCracken (bass)
- Jim Cregan (guitar, ex-Blossom Toes)
- John Weider (violin, piano, guitar; had been with Eric Burdon's Animals and the Family)
Last lineup:
- John Wilson (drums, ex-Them)
- Snowy White (guitar)
- Andrew Sneddon (bass)
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Tape, & Taping Equipment: ??unknown??
Trade: probably Marcus Gygax (Europe). Thank You!!
Quality: vg+/ex- ("SBD" with some hiss)
Source: SBD ??unknown generations?? Trade CDR's> (wav) EAC (secure mode)> FLAC frontend 1.7.1 (level 6; align on sector boundaries)
Length: 6 tracks = 43:30 minutes
Artwork: none.
Samples: none.
Set List:
01 - Harpo's Head> Samurai
02 - Ocean Budgie
03 - Good Things
04 - Key To The Universe
05 - Instrumental> Horizon
06 - Horizon
Please visit the following links for more information, I have only posted a partial from each article.
http://www.roryon.com/stud249.html (partial article below):
Shortly after the split-up of Taste in fall 1970, Jim Cregan (guitar, ex-Blossom Toes) joined John and Richie. Only a few week later, during which they had their rehearsals, on 5 Jan. '71, they gave their debut at the Marquee Club in London. This was astonishing if you consider the fact that Richie and John had never had their own material while being with Taste. Within a few weeks they had written songs and also rehearsed them, which was enough for a whole concert.
After the opening concert at the Marquee, Stud had some more gigs in England on their program before crossing also the European continent for a small number of gigs. They gave four concerts in Germany from 19-22 Jan. Richard McCracken's comment on these concerts: "The reaction of the audience wasn't bad in general. The main problem was that the people had expected a rebirth of the Taste and in this respect they were disappointed. It is not our intention to go on where the Taste stopped.”
http://www.alexgitlin.com/stud.html
This outfit could never really get established in the UK and its last two releases were German-only affairs. McCracken and Wilson had previously been in Rory Gallagher’s Taste (and Wilson had also been in Them with Van Morrison). Cregan had cut his rock teeth in Blossom Toes and Julian Covey and The Machine. John Weider joined from Family after the first album had been recorded.
Jazz was a major musical influence on the band whose first album was released to enthusiastic critical acclaim. Like so many albums of this type the playing was good but the material and vocals were very average. They had a large German following though, largely 'cos they toured there regularly, and after their manager Eddie Kennedy had rowed with Deram, it was the German-based BASF label who released their next album. Again, despite some fine playing, the material and vocals were weak. Soon after the release of their third album Cregan left to join Family (and later in the decade - Rod Stewart’s band), Weider teamed up with Keith West in Moonrider and McCracken ended up in the reformed Spencer Davis Group (along-side Eddie Hardin and Pete York). Wilson tried to keep the band alive with the new line-up, which included former East Of Eden member Andrew Sneddon, but the iron was no longer hot for them and they quickly fizzled out. Guitarist Snowy White is possibly the same one that later joined Thin Lizzy, in the early 80s.
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Torrented to DaD by Jeff James (roryglzep@aol.com)
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