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Stray-Mudanzas-'73 UK Blues Rock-NEW LP
Stray (6) – Mudanzas
Label:
Long Hair – LHC-266
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
France & Benelux
Released:
2021
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock
This is the first official re-release on vinyl under licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management, UK, remastered from an original master copy out of the vaults of BMG. Album was originally released in 1973 on Transatlantic Records.
Mudanzas (Spanish word meaning to change or to move on) was the beginning of a new phase of Stray.
It saw a more widescreen approach in term of production, with orchestra and brass on tracks like the driving Come On Over.
It certainly smacks of ambition and puts a bit more commercial sheen on the sound. Tracks like the brilliantly bluesy Gambler work well with the brass and the funky bass of Giles, who, along with Coles, is the powerhouse rhythm section that keeps the band motoring along. Pretty Thing, (athmospherique Hammond organ based) Oil Fumes And Sea Air, (The Who-sounding) Alright Ma and Leave It Down To Us are also stand-out tracks. Bromham’s guitar is fine as ever, the bands melodic hard rock instincts remained intact, and the harmony vocals he now also provided, add so much more to the music. The Mudanzas album was approached with a great sense of excitement and energy. The band felt that after years on the road at last they had the chance to show that Stray was not just another heavy rock band. This was a chance to really expand their music and show what they could do. Mudanzas was on another level to the previous three albums!
Mudanzas brought the band their first gold disc and so many years after its release it is considered to be an acknowledged pearl of 1970 rock.
Album comes with 4 sided cover sized insert with bandstory, photos etcpp, remastered and brilliant sounding. For all lovers of melodic, psychedelic hard rock!
Tracklist
A1 Changes 1:04
A2 Come On Over 4:08
A3 Alright Ma 3:08
A4 Oil Fumes And Sea Air 4:56
A5 Gambler 3:34
A6 Hallelujah 3:27
B1 I Believe It 6:45
B2 Pretty Things
Written-By – Giles*, Cole*
5:40
B3 Soon As You´ve Grown 2:41
B4 Leave It Down To Us 5:05
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Transatlantic Records Ltd.
Made By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
Printed By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
Published By – Heathside Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Olympic Studios
Credits
Arranged By – Andrew Powell
Bass Guitar – Gary Giles (2)
Design [Cover] – Rick Breach
Drums – Richie Cole*
Engineer – Alan O'Duffy
Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele [Hawaiian Guitar], Organ [Hammond], Piano, Vocals – Del Bromham
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Blues Harp [Harmonica], Maracas, Congas, Cabasa, Tambourine – Steve Gadd*
Photography By [Centre Spread] – Eddie Reed (3)
Producer – Wilf Pine
Sleeve Notes – Tony McPhee
Written-By – Bromham* (tracks: A2 to A4, A6 to B4), Gadd* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B2)
Notes
Gatefold. ℗ 1973.
Recorded at Olympic Studios between Jan' and Feb' 1973.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, stamped/etched): TRA 268 A 1 (stamped) Porky AIC (etched)
Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, stamped/etched): TRA 268 B 2A (stamped, except the 'B') AIC (etched) STRAY (stamped)