Coloured Balls US Sealed Reissue LP Heavy metal kid Lobby Lloyd Prog Blues Rock
Sealed US Reissue LP released in 2023 on Just Add Water Records. Cat: JAW055. 100% analog reissue using the original 1974 quarter inch master tapes. Spine and labels use original "Coloured Balls" spelling of their name. The Americanized spelling of "Colored Balls" on the cover was a mistake by the original graphic artist, and the band didn't ask for it to be corrected at the time. Each copy of this reissue includes both a lyric insert and a poster of the group photo image used for the gate fold sleeve of the original1974 EMI pressing.   With the dawning of 1974, the future looked bright for the Coloured Balls. Their album "Ball Power" sat in the Melbourne Top 10 (national #13) and their performance at Sunbury 1974 over the Australia Day weekend had been a triumph. They were at the peak of their powers, one of the country's top live draws. Yet, by the end of the year, fate had intervened and the band was simply crumbling under the weight of outside pressures: EMI calling for hit singles; the national media branding them as anti-social misfits; a wave of violence unfolding at their gigs around the country. The image, perpetrated by the media, sat uneasily with the members of the Coloured Balls - one of the most misunderstood bands of the early 1970s. Fortunately, they left behind another great album in "Heavy Metal Kid". Like "Ball Power", this album retains a power and strength of purpose to this day, displaying an adventurous spirit and further reaffirmation of the band's status as a pioneering progressive / hard rock outfit.

Tracks : Heavy metal kid/ Do it/ Just because/ (You’re so square) baby I don’t care/ Private eye/ See what I mean/ Dance to the music/ Yes and no/ Back to you/ Need your love/ Sitting Bull/ Custer’s last stand/ Metal feathers/ Tin tango/ Summation.   Record is sealed and brand new.

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