Megaton - Megaton (1971)

Posted By: v3122

Megaton - Megaton (1971)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2008 | RPM Retpodisc, Retro 832 | ~ 235 or 89 Mb | Scans(400dpi, jpg) -> 104 Mb
Blues Rock / Hard Rock / Psychedelic Rock

Decent early 70's commercial rock relic with a typical period heavy mainstream rock sound and a few poppy tracks. Lots of old school early 70's style guitar soloing. "Niagara" sounds like a chart hit attempt…with some obvious elements of/or based on, Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love".

by PROGROCKASAURUS, rateyourmusic

A thrilling, no-holds-barred, heavy rock treatment of a clutch of riff-based but fairly commercial pop tunes, Megaton'ssole album has plenty of admirers these days. Perhaps this should be a rock label staple, but the LPs origins are more pop than that with more akin to those ranks of over looked production library classics recorded for one purpose and taking on a different guise and importance to collectors years later.
One of the rarest Decca albums gets a legit release. Megaton was a one-off hard rock exploitation album recorded by Les Humphries and JImmy Bilsbury with unknown musicians in tow. Apparently Humphries and Bilsbury have a bit of a history in the European music scene - and not in a good way. They hit on success right after this album with The Les Humphries Singers. They seemed to dabble in different genres looking for a hit. Megaton was one of those projects. Its a curious affair that is obviously influenced by Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Don't know who the singer is but he's pretty damn good! "Wanna Be A Hero" features a cool Iommi style riff with a neat flute solo laid on top.
Although the tracks aren't particularly long they do feature some killer guitar work and soulful "my woman don't understand" vocals. This is one to consider alongside Human Beast, Head Machine, Incredible Hog - although not quite of that caliber. Great liner notes spill the beans on the whole story of Humphries/Bilsbury.
Megaton - Megaton (1971):


Tracklist:

01. Out of Your Own Little World 03:45
02. Niagara 04:32
03. Wanna Be a Hero 03:43
04. Fairy Tale Song 03:21
05. Coo Cooki Choo 04:46
06. Carry It On to the End 03:54
07. Woman I’m Gonna Make You Mine 03:12
08. Man In an Aeroplane 03:11
09. Life Was Easy Yesterday 04:02
10. Tomorrow Never Comes My Way 03:20

Musicians:

John Lesley Humphreys - Vocals, Guitar
Jimmy Bilsbury - Vocals, Keyboard
other musicians remain unknown


Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 12. January 2015, 21:37

Megaton / Megaton

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Filename C:\Sket4er\Megaton - Megaton (1971) 2008 flac\Megaton - Megaton.wav

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Extraction speed 4.7 X
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC A3799A48
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Copy OK

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log date: 2015-01-14 00:38:25

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