Various
Proto-metal Foundry
A hot selection of hand-picked, devastatingly heavy, live tracks from the early UK metal scene. A wonderful barrage of molten riffs and screeching vocals provided by Welsh legends Budgie, a couple of Judas Priest scorchers from the important crossover year of '73 with both Atkins and Halford at the helm, plus Glenn Tipton's ferocious pre-Priest proto-metal outfit Flying Hat Band, a twelve minute UFO meteorite from 1970, a stunning new Hackensack discovery and three historical Uriah Heep tracks recorded in San Bernardino in early '72 featuring the white-hot bass playing of Mark Clarke (ex-Colosseum). 77 minutes of relentless proto-metal forged in fire. TRACKS: 01. Budgie - You're The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk (Live 1973) 02. Budgie - Parents (Live 1973) 03. Judas Priest - Never Satisfied (Live 1973 Feat. Al Atkins) 04. Judas Priest - Whisky Woman (Live 1973 Feat. Rob Halford) 05. Flying Hat Band - Blade Of Light (Live 1973) 06. UFO - Star Storm (Live 1970) 07. Hackensack - Gypsy Dancer (Live 1972) 08. Uriah Heep - Bird Of Prey (Live 1972) 09. Uriah Heep - I Wanna Be Free (Live 1972) 10. Uriah Heep - Gypsy (Live 1972)