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Come ‘Riding On The L&N’ with a steaming hot band whose progressive rock/blues was a hit during the R&B boom

4CDs & 1DVD of unreleased & unheard Steamhammer material from 1969 to 1972
4 hours of recordings restored & mastered by Eroc
Features interviews with original founding member Steve Davy & Martin Pugh plus Louis Cennamo & Steve Jolliffe
Booklets include unseen photos & an in-depth essay by Chris Welch

Formed in 1968 in Worthing, Sussex by vocalist Kieran White and bass guitarist Steve Davy, Steamhammer was augmented by guitarist Martin Pugh and later by Martin Quittenton after the band's arrival in London. Their progressive blues/rock style and original material driven by drummer Mick Rushton proved an instant hit with club-goers and festival audiences. ‘Junior’s Wailing’, a hard-hitting “rock me baby, all night long” number sold well and as a result, they became much in demand for TV and radio shows, and regularly toured Germany where they were especially popular. This compiled 4CD and DVD collection captures Steamhammer in action at concerts and on TV shows such as Germany’s legendary Beat-Club, all in superb sound quality. Spanning the period 1969-1972 we experience the band’s changing line-up including performances from Steve Jolliffe (saxophone and flute), drummer John Lingwood and US-born vocalist Bruce Michael Paine. On Disc 1 we hear them play four great tracks televised by Beat-Club in 1969 and 1970, together with their performance at the 1969 Pop & Blues Festival in Essen, Germany. Disc 2 features shows from Frankfurt and Cologne, whilst Disc 3 sees Steamhammer on top form in Mannheim and Copenhagen. Disc 4 finds Steamhammer back on home turf playing the renowned London Marquee in July 1972. Steamhammer Live showcases brilliant improvised versions of tracks from their albums MK II, Reflection (aka Steamhammer), Mountains and Speech, while the DVD provides an opportunity to see and hear the band perform in a variety of settings and includes a short documentary piece from German TV’s Hier und Heute in 1970 as well as a trio performance at the Copenhagen Beat Festival in August of the same year. *Owing to the rarity and historical nature of these recordings some variance in sound quality may be audible.

Tracklist

Disc One Live on TV & in Essen
Live at Beat-Club
30 August 1969
1 Junior’s Wailing
2 When All Your Friends Are Gone
31 December 1969
3 Louisiana Blues
15 August 1970
4 I Wouldn’t Have Thought
Live at the International Essen Pop & Blues
Festival 10 October 1969
5 Supposed To Be Free
6 When All Your Friends Are Gone
7 Tuning Intermission
8 Riding On The L&N
9 Hold That Train
10 Tuning Intermission
11 Junior’s Wailing
Live at Variétés 31 December 1969
12 Autumn Song

Total playing time: 59.36 approx

Disc Two Live in Frankfurt & Cologne
Live at Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt 22
November 1969
1 Junior’s Wailing
2 Riding On The L&N (+ Sax Jam)
Live at Sporthalle, Cologne 3 April 1970
3 Riding On The L&N
4 Hold That Train
5 Leaving In The Morning

Total playing time: 57.30 approx

Disc Three Live in Mannheim & Copenhagen
Live at Rheingoldhalle, Mannheim 27 February
1971
1 Instrumental Jam
2 Walking Down The Road
3 Riding On The L&N
4 Hold That Train
Live at Beat Festival, Copenhagen, 22 August 1970
5 When All Your Friends Are Gone
6 Riding On The L&N

Total playing time: 70:00 approx

Disc Four Live at the Marquee
Live at the Marquee, London 13 July 1972
1 Introduction
2 Penumbra
3 Telegram (Nature’s Mischief)
4 Ballad From A City
5 Introduction
6 Riding On The L&N
7 Hold That Train
8 Encore
9 Junior’s Wailing

Total playing time: 63.47 approx

DVD
Live at Beat-Club
30 August 1969
1 Junior’s Wailing
2 When All Your Friends Are Gone
31 December 1969
3 Louisiana Blues
15 August 1970
4 I Wouldn’t Have Thought
Hier und Heute
5 TV news feature
Beat mit Dreien
6 Johnny Carl Morton
7 Turn Around
Live at Beat Festival, Copenhagen, 22 August 1970
8 When All Your Friends Are Gone
9 Riding On The L&N
Live at Variétés 1970 31 December 1969
10 Autumn Song