Biography
The Edgar Broughton Band, founded in 1968 in Warwick, England, was an English psychedelic rock group.The band started their career as a blues group under the name of The Edgar Broughton Blues Band, playing to a small following in the region around their hometown of Warwick. However, when the band began to lean towards the emerging psychedelic movement, dropping the ‘Blues’ from their name as well as their music, Victor Unitt left. In 1968, the Edgar Broughton Band moved to Notting Hill Gate, London, seeking a recording contract and a wider audience, and were picked up by Blackhill Enterprises. Blackhill landed them their first record deal, on EMI’s progressive rock label Harvest Records, in December 1968. Their first single was “Evil”/”Death of an Electric Citizen”, released in June 1969, which was also the first single released by Harvest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Broughton_Band
Album & Cover
This compilation summarizes the group’s output on EMI’s Harvest imprint. The title implies a singles-oriented affair, but there’s no information about the tracks or the albums from which they’re drawn. Such an omission seems surprisingly casual for a group whose notoriety preceded its music, yet the compilers were smart enough to include two of the Broughtons’ finest hours. http://www.allmusic.com/album/bunch-of-45s-mw0000847109
Cover Location: Music studio where the band were recording.
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell. Graphics – Richard Evans
Label: Harvest SHSM2001(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art – The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue By Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Apache Introducing Drop Out Boogie Freedom Momma’s Reward (Keep Them Freaks A-Rollin’) Someone Hotel Room Up Yours! Evil |
Side Two Gone Blue Officer Dan Death Of An Electric Citizen Mr Crosby Call Me A Liar Out Demons Out |
Credits
Producer – The Edgar Broughton Band (tracks: A4, B1, B4), Peter Jenner
