B.B. Blunder — Workers' Playtime 1971 (UK, Progressive Rock)
This project marked the final chord in the career of the British band Blossom Toes. After two years of separate activities, three of its members recorded an album under the name "B.B. Blunder." The most talented of the musicians, Brian Godding, abandoned the idea of recording a solo album. He invited friends, as well as the fashionable rock singer Julie Driscoll, to bring his ideas to life on six tracks of the new album. The remaining material was composed by drummer Kevin Westlake and bassist Brian Belshaw. This work was quite unlike the popular underground performers of the first lineup and the experimentalists of the second wave. The album's distinguishing features include multi-layered guitars, a rich vocal palette (the pompous composition "New Day" even features a full choir), and the introduction of brass instruments. The album's style no longer emphasized psychedelia (except for the stunning "Seed") and shifted toward jazz-rock influences ("Sticky Living!") and transparent progressive compositions ("Research"). Funk motifs, elements of pub rock, and even blues are also present. In short, a talented and underrated album that skipped the charts and was quickly forgotten.
Tracks:
1. Sticky Living! — 0:00
2. You're So Young - 6:34
3. Lost Horizons - 11:59
4. Research - 14:08
5. Rocky Yagbag - 18:44
6. Seed - 22:44
7. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is – 28:15
8. Rise - 31:48
9. Moondance - 36:53
10.New Day - 38:17
Bonuses:
11.Freedom - 43:01
12.Backstreet - 48:47
Personnel:
Brian Godding - vocals, guitar, piano
Brian Belshaw - bass, vocals
Kevin Westlake - drums, acoustic guitar (01, 05), guitar (06, 08), vocals (05)
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Julie Driscoll - vocals (01, 02, 06, 08, 10)
Marc Charig - trumpet (01)
Nick Evans - trombone (01)
Graham Smith - percussion (01)
Chris Kimsey - piano (07)
Mick Taylor – bottleneck guitar (10)
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