There are certain ideas in life that seem great in principle, though having the time, dedication and perseverance to bring them to fruition, often renders them left well alone…. If Rise Above Relics, had subscribed to that way of thinking, then this Incredible compilation of brain-mincing, hard n heavy sounds from the golden-era (late 60s/early 70s) of sub-underground British rock, would simply not exist.
Their mission was to pull together the heaviest, nastiest sounding unreleased recordings by the most obscure UK bands we could track down, after seeing their names listed in the back-pages of 1970s music weeklies, old flyers, posters, fanzines, thanks lists, wherever. With often just a name to go on, we spent hundreds of hours (often fruitlessly) trying to track down likely candidates.
Of course, finding the bands was often only the start, as to get a useable track relied upon a kindly band member trusting their unique artefacts to a crazy record label they barely knew. Even after this, many of the acetates required microscopic surgery to fix an annoying skip, and all the reel-to-reel tapes used required careful baking to avert the dreaded 'sticky-shed syndrome'. Still, we think the results speak for themselves: ‘Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy’ is simply the coolest, most unique and uncompromising collection of heavy UK nuggets ever to be released. But we're not done yet, as this is just the first volume of a major new series. And remember, sons and daughters of the mighty Sabbath: always keep it BLOODY HEAVY!!
A collection of extremely obscure but equally amazing tracks from the true underground of early 70s British HEAVY Rock. A time when Black Sabbath were kings of the scene! Compiled and curated by Lee Dorrian and collector friend Austin Matthews. Only two of these tracks have been previously released (on very low-key CD releases), the rest are completely unknown. Heavyweight vinyl includes insert.
TRACK LIST
1. Heavyboots – Who Knows, Who Cares (Birmingham 1969. Taken from 7” acetate)
2. Band Of Mental Breakdown (B.O.M.B.) – Won’t You Take Me (Nottingham 1971. Taken from 7” acetate)
3. Macbeth Periscope – Witchcraft (Montrose, Scotland 1971. Taken from 10” acetate)
4. Agatha’s Moment – Bad Trip (Glasgow, Scotland 1970. Taken from ¼ inch demo tape)
5. Jessica’s Theme – Witchcraft (Coventry 1969. Taken from 7” acetate)
6. Greenfly – Satan’s Daughter (Falkirk, Scotland 1971. Taken from ¼ inch demo tape )
7. Clemen Pull – Kamikaze Pilot (Kingston, Surrey 1974. Taken form ¼ inch demo tape)
8. Crimson Earth – Heathen Woman (Dorset 1972. Taken from ¼ inch demo tape)
9. Living Dead – Chasing Shadows (Stoke-On-Trent 1971. Taken from 7” acetate)
10. Zacariah – Destroyer Of Life (Nottingham 1976. Taken from live cassette)