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Horse Head Vinyl...Dig and Spin - "Getting To This" Blodwyn Pig (1970)

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"Getting To This"   -  Blodwyn Pig (1970) Brit blues rock, a bit of prog/jog  2nd (and final) album  Gatefold w/tracks, credits, board game A&M Records-Chrysalis (gold)  9 tracks Horse Head Vinyl..."Dig and Spin" (#2) Blodwyn Pig was formed by Mick Abrahams (guitarist, vocals) after doing a sudden 23-skidoo from Jethro Tull after Tull's debut album, "This Was." (1968) I found this Blodwyn Pig album loitering in the "P" section, misfiled or misplaced by somebody.  It was an album I'd had on my want list for some time...but for whatever reason...was never quite ready to pull the trigger.  Either something else would catch my eye or the green paper in my pocket was being shy.  Anyway...it's mine now.   "Getting To This" - Blodwyn Pig (back cover) "Getting To This" is an okay album. Nothing will blow you away, but it does have its moments.  This was Brit blues rock, for sure...but th

Horse Head Vinyl...Dig and Spin - "Shamal" Gong (1975)

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"Shamal"   -  Gong  (1975) prog jazz, prog rock, fusion 6th album. Virgin Records 6 tracks.  Horse Head Vinyl..."Dig and Spin" (#1) Co-founder and gnome-king  Daevid Allen had flown the coop at this point...and he took his trippy, space-psych with him. On Gong's sixth album... "Shamal" ...the band flies into a more proggier jazz direction.  This time, the music is being guided, in no small part, by percussionist Pierre Moerlen . And here's a scary word for you.  "Fusion." Fusion is a musical fence that's very hard to walk without losing your balance. Sure, it looks easy.  Starting out.  But it's extremely hard to stay up and your friends will get bored watching, if not careful. "Shamal"   -  Gong (back cover) Fortunately, Gong succeeds on this offering. Mostly. There's lots of nice flute, vibraphone, xylophone. Quite a bit of tasty percussive tinkerings. An occasional sax. And just