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LP BLAST FURNACE
Blast Furnace
Country of release: Germany, 2018
Original released: 1971
Label: Long Hair Music
Catalogue number: LHC042
Barcode: 4035177000429
Klappcover/Gatefold Sleeve: Nein/No
Incl. 2 Pages Insert
Condition Record: MINT
Condition Cover: MINT
LP ist noch verschweißt / LP IS STILL SEALED
Photo von meiner eigenen LP / Photo take from my personal copy
Tracks Side 1:
1. First And Last (4:06)
2. Ginger Cake (5:30)
3. Jaywalker (4:17)
4. B-Major Blast (0:20)
5. This Time Of Year (4:15)
6. Lister Du Omkring Hjorner (4:23) (Bonustrack)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Toytown (7:10)
2. Man Bites Dog (2:07)
3. Long Distance (4:00)
4. Goodbye Mr. Bobo (2:40)
5. Dr. Night (4:55)
6. Bye Bye Bobo (1:27)
Listen At YouTube:
The
Danish music
scene is often
underestimated
but Rock 'n'
Roll, Rhythm
and Blues and
the Beatles
had also
arrived in
Denmark. Apart
from this
there was a
small but good
Jazz and Folk
scene. At the
end of the 60s
Progressive-
and
Psychedelic
rock bands
developed from
these
differing
styles with an
unmistakeable
individuality
Danish bands
were also
brave enough
to sing in
their own
language as
well as
English. Dag
Erik
Asbjornsen's
book 'Scented
Gardens Of The
Mind'
(Borderline)
gives an
overview of
the Danish
Beat and Rock
scene and is
recommended
reading for
music fans.
The widespread
interest in
Danish and
Scandinavian
Progressive
and
Psychedelic
music led LONG
HAIR to
release a new
series from
these bands
whose music
deserves a
second listen.
BLAST
FURNACE'S
eponymous
debut album
was released
in 1971 on
Polydor/Denmark
( ) plus their
single from
1971 "Lister
Du Omkring
Hjorner" as a
bonus track.
BLAST FURNACE
were 3 lads
from
Copenhagen and
a singing
drummer from
Britain called
Tom McEwan who
ended up in
the Danish
capital.
Arne Wiirgler
(bass, cello)
played
previously in
Jazz
formations and
also,
interesting
for
Progressive
Rock fans,
with PAN who
released a
wonderful LP
on Sonet in
1970, Thor
Backhausen
(organ, piano,
flute) a
multitalented
musician and
the then
18-year-old
Niels
Vangkilde
(guitar)
completed
BLAST FURNACE.
This was the
1971 line-up
who recorded
the eponymous
album in
Copenhagen's
Rosenberg
studios for
Polydor/Denrnark.
"Lister Du
Omkring
Hjorner" was
also recorded
for a planned
single
release.
Album sales
did not match
the high
musical
quality of the
record and the
fact that
everyone in
Copenhagen's
small music
scene played
and jammed
with everyone
else meant
that the
band's life
was
short-lived.
Bands came and
went and the
musicians
found
themselves in
other groups.
Tom McEvvan
and Niels
Vangkilde
joined the
cult band
Culpeper's
Orchard and
played on
their third
LP, 1972's
''Going for a
Song" on
Polydor/Denmark;
also a good
and
recommendable
Album. Arne
Wurgler worked
with Benny
Hoist and Thor
Backhausen
carried on
with Delta
Blues Band and
Culpeper's
Orchard. BLAST
FURNACE'S
music shines
through
excellent song
writing and
musical
competence.
Balanced
instrumental
passages with
razor edged
guitars,
harmonious
Hammond organ
and flute with
a touch of
aggressive
singing are
the
ingredients
for an
impressive and
pleasureable
listening
experience.
Contrary to
their
counterparts,
BLAST FURNACE
chose not to
indulge in
long
instrumental
or long drawn
out
improvisation.
The songs are
clearly
structured,
lively and
rounded off
with
intelligent
and critical
lyrics.
They are a
product of
their time and
still, even
with their
clear
structuring,
definitely to
be categorised
under the
label
"Progressive-Rock''.
Dag Erik
Asbjornsen
praised the LP
as one of the
best Danish
productions, a
classic album
in the
tradition of
the Beatles,
Traffic and
Jethro Tull.
Translation by
Trevor Wilson
(rockasteria.blogspot.com)
Niels
Vangkilde -
Acoustic
Guitar,
Electric
Guitar,
Backing Vocals
(Track 1 ,2,
3, 10)
Arne Würgler -
Bass, Acoustic
Guitar, Lead
Vocals (Track
5, 12),
Harmonica
(Track 4),
Cello (Track
7), Backing
Vocals (Track
1,3)
Tom McEwan -
Drums, Congas,
Percussion,
Lead Vocals,
Backing
Vocals, Piano
(Track 8)
Thor
Backhausen -
Organ, Piano,
Flute, Backing
Vocals (Track
1)
&
Anne-Lise
Rosberg -
Backing Vocals
(Track 1, 3,
6)
Terese
Damsholt -
Backing Vocals
(Track 11)
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