Head

Head’s Blackpool Cool was self-released in 1977 on the band’s own Head Records, marking the Scottish group’s third and final album. Long prized by collectors, it stands as a distinctive entry in UK jazz-rock and fusion, driven by an inventive interplay of trumpet and keyboards and a sharp, forward-moving sense of rhythm.

Influenced by the exploratory edge of groups such as Nucleus, the album showcases the band’s creative confidence and the multi-instrumental talents of John Davies. The sound is energetic and expressive, balancing tight ensemble playing with moments of free-flowing invention that underline Head’s unique position outside the era’s mainstream.

This remastered edition restores the album’s original detail and includes a faithfully reproduced advert insert the band once used to promote live bookings, offering a small but telling snapshot of Head’s DIY spirit and working-band reality at the time.