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Graham Bond, Pete Brown

Two Heads Are Better Than One

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Vinilisssimo present the first vinyl reissue of Graham Bond and Pete Brown's Two Heads Are Better Than One, originally released in 1972. Graham Bond and Pete Brown need little introduction. Bond was a key figure of the early British jazz and R&B scenes. His Graham Bond Organisation recorded several albums and the band's members (Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, John McLaughlin and Dick Heckstall-Smith) achieved massive fame in their later careers. Pete Brown was a Cream/Jack Bruce collaborator. After being thrown out of his own band, Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments, he formed another group: Piblokto! Dangerous habits, mental health issues and little commercial success seriously affected their careers on the verge of the '70s and a series of unfortunate events saw Graham Bond and Pete Brown finding themselves in limbo. They decided to team up for a new band project, resulting in the recording of Two Heads Are Better Than One in 1972. The album includes songs like "Lost Tribe" and "Looking For Time", both an attempt to express the fact that Pete and Graham were now on the outside of the rock scene in the early '70s, and "Ig The Pig", a dedication to a dubious record label head after the band found out their fee was not going to end in their bank account. Two Heads Are Better Than One is a brilliant multi-genre crossover celebration: bluesy rock with a funky twist and jazzy prog passages. It was Graham Bond's last album and probably his best work. Presented in facsimile artwork and pressed on 180 gram vinyl.

Details
Cat. number: MR-SSS 541
Year: 2016

Release notes

reissue / 180g vinyl

Tracklist
A1Lost Tribe3:51
A2Ig The Pig4:36
A3Oobati3:43
A4Amazing Grass5:06
B1Scunthorpe Crabmeat Train Sideways Boogie Shuffle Stomp4:02
B2C.F.D.T. (Colonel Frights' Dancing Terrapins)5:50
B3Mass Debate3:24
B4Looking For Time2:03
Credits
Alan D. Roberts
Artwork
Bill Horton
Artwork [Cover Idea]
Erica Bond
Backing Vocals
Sue Woolley
Backing Vocals
Mick Walker
Backing Vocals, Percussion
Lisle Harper
Bass, Vocals, Congas
Ed Spevock
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Derek Foley
Lead Guitar
Graham Bond
Piano, Electric Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Organ
Pete Brown
Trumpet, Talking Drum, Vocals
Diane Bond
Vocals, Congas, Percussion