ORANG-UTAN   ORANG-UTAN-

Released only in the US 1970 by Bell records this English outfit is not only bold enough to put a fuzzy ape on the cover, they really deliver too..

Relying upon great bluesy riffs with great Twin guitar playing this is a fiest for anyones ears. Branded as acid/prog/hard and Heavy it´s a bit of a riddle why this is an album that has eluded people, because it´s a great album.

The story goes that no one of the band was informed by the upcoming release of the record in the States and even so they still persuaded fame under the name “Hunter” claimed from the Albert King song. The idea was put up by the producer of the album, Adrian Miller who even stole the material for this one release and convinced their unsuspected manager to trade the bands name to Orang-Utan…Hey where´s the animal rights Group ????

And whatabout the drummer, Joe Seopardie?? As a mainman behind all songs his playing is a bit under avarage. Cautious is the Word here. It lacks a bit of “go for it” and as for comparison to the guitars and bass playing it´s a shame, this could have been much better.

Although, great songs, terrific producing and a lot of head nodding overall. If you´re in to hard/blues/prog rock this is a must have record and it outplays almost any record from this timeperiod. There are some great reissues for small cash out there so do not hesitate…

Don´t forget to raise the volumeknob a few notches when you play it because that´s what this album deserves.

VINYLRATING/GRADE

7-VERY GOOD!! -GAME,SET AND MATCH-