Juju (Gass album) explained
| Juju (aka "Gass") |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Gass |
| Cover: | Gass album cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1970 |
| Recorded: | 1970 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Mel Collins (for Active Records Ltd) |
| Next Title: | Catch My Soul |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
| Juju side 'A' (original label) |
| Type: | studio album |
| Cover: | Original record label for the album Juju by the band Gass.JPG |
Juju (1970) was the first album recorded by the rock band Gass and featured guitarist Peter Green,[1] who had just left Fleetwood Mac at this time.[2] The album was released by Polydor (catalogue reference 283-022 A) and withdrawn soon after it was distributed to retail outlets then re-issued using the same catalogue number and entitled Gass[3]
Track listing
- "Kulu Se Mama" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 7:00
- "Holy Woman" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 5:36
- "Yes I Can" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 6:43
- "Juju" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:31
- "Black Velvet" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:41
- "House for Sale" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 3:39
- "Cold Light of Day" (Derek Austin) - 4:04
- "Cool Me Down" (McClean, Harper, Tench) - 6:03
Track times are included on the German issue of this album (Polydor 2383 022).[4]
Personnel
- Robert Tench[5] - vocals, percussion; guitar on "Holy Woman"; organ solo on "Kulu Se Mama"
- Michael Piggott - violin, guitar
- Derek Austin - organ, piano, flute, percussion
- Delisle Harper - electric and acoustic basses, percussion
- Godfrey McLean - drums, percussion, congas; vocals on "Yes I Can" and "Cool Me Down"
- Other musicians
- Junior Kerr[6] -guitar
- Errol McLean - congas
- Humphrey Okah - saxophone
- Alan Roskans - lead guitar
- Frank Clark - organ
- Peter Green - guitar (on "Juju" and "Black Velvet")[7]
Further reading
- Hjort, Chris and Hinman, Doug. Jeff's book : A chronology of Jeff Beck's Career 1965-1980 : from the Yardbirds to Jazz-Rock. Rock 'n' Roll Research Press, (2000).
- Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976. Borderline (2006). Reprinted (2008).
External links
- http://www.alexgitlin.com/npp/gass.htm
Notes and References
- Book: Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras. Borderline. 325.
- Web site: Peter Green. Freedland, Jan. Fitzgerald, John. fmlegacy.com. 2009-05-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090428011827/http://www.fmlegacy.com/Bios/biopeter.html. 2009-04-28.
- Web site: Gass(Juju) album cover. alexgitling.com. 2009-05-01.
- Web site: Juju album by Gass. rare-vinyl-lp.com. 2013-04-26.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p130948/credits|pure_url=yes}} Robert (Bob) Tench]. allmusic.com. 2009-01-22.
- Book: Bob Marley. Moskowitz, David. 40.
- Web site: Gass. 2001-02-18. alexgitling.co. 2009-05-07.
