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LP THE NORMAN HAINES BAND
Den Of Iniquity
Limited Edition of 400 copies
Country of release: UK, 2014
Original released: 1971
Label: Acid Nightmare Records
Catalogue number: ANM 011
Barcode: -
Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Nein/No
Condition Record: MINT (Unplayed)
Condition Cover: MINT
Tracks Side 1:
1. Den Of Iniquity (4:32)
2. Finding My Way Home (3:23)
3. Everything You See (Mr. Armageddon) (4:34)
4. When I Come Down (3:56)
5. Bourgeois (2:59)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Rabbits (13:03)
Including:
a) Sonata (For Singing Pig)
b) Joint
Effort
c) Skidpatch
d) Miracle
2. Life Is So Unkind
(8:03)
Including:
a) Moonlight Mazurka
b) Echoes Of The
Future
Listen At YouTube:
Keyboardist/singer/namesake Norman Haines
started his professional musical career as a member of the Birmingham-based beat
group The Brumbeats. Following The Brumbeats' breakup Haines became a member of
Locomotive, which cur a couple of highly regarded singles and the album "We Are
Everything You See" before collapsing. Haines then recruited lead guitarist
Neil Clarke, singer/bassist Andy Hughes, and drummer Jimmy Skidmore for the band
Sacrifice.
In 1970 the Parlophone label signed Sacrifice to a recording
contract. Apparently unhappy with the band name, Parlophone marketing
executives unilaterally released the band's debut single 'Daffodill' b/w 'Autumn
Mobile' (Parlophone catalog number R 5871) under the name 'The Norman Haynes
Band' (no I didn't typo that).
While the single did little commercially,
Parlophone decided to finance an album. With Tony Hall in the producer's chair,
1971's "Den of Iniquity" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. With namesake
Haines and bassist Hughes responsible for the majority of material, the few
detailed reviews I've stumbled across portrayed the album as having a dark
progressive sound.
Only partially true and not a particularly accurate
description. Propelled by the combination of Haines' blistering voice and
keyboards and Clarke's fantastic guitar, the results managed to combine razor
sharp hard rock, blues-rock and more commercial moves. You're probably
scratching your head trying to figure that combination out, but the fact of the
matter is songs like the ominous title track, 'Finding My Way Home' and
'Everything You See (Mr. Armageddon)' (the latter previously recorded by
Locomotive) should have held equal appeal to top-40 radio and free form FM
audiences.
Stylistically the biggest surprise was the pretty acoustic
ballad 'Bourgeois'. Written and sung by Hughes the track served to spotlight
his folkie roots. In contrast, side two found the band stretching out on a pair
of largely instrumental blues-rock oriented numbers. Less dynamic than side
one, the 13 minute 'Rabbits' and 'Life Is So Unkind' served to spotlight the
band's instrumental prowess, guitarist Clarke in particular getting a chance to
showcase his first-rate playing.
With little support from Parlophone the
LP didn't exactly burn up the charts, though part of the blame may have rested
with the choice of art work. The Heinrich Kley drawing was pretty stunning and
some British retailers apparently refused to stock the album.
With the
band calling it quits in 1972 Haines released a solo 45: 'Give It To You Girl'
b/w 'Elaine' (Parlophone catalog number R 5960). He was offered a spot in the
newly formed Black Sabbath, but passed on it and then largely disappeared from
the music scene though he appears to have returned to the fold fronting Norman
Haines Blueskool. (Bad-cat/rockasteria.blogspot.de)
Norman Haines -
Organ, Piano, Vocals
Neil Clarke - Guitar
Andy Hughes - Bass Guitar,
Acoustic Guitar (Track 5)
Jimmy Skidmore - Drums
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