Stray. 1970 England

My God! This has some of the most blistering guitar ever put down on vinyl. And he puts it through every effect one could find in 1970. Beyond intense. I rarely use the word underrated, as honestly how many people really rate this stuff? But dammit, if the tag don't fit here. A monster of an album. Derek Bromham plays some wicked lead here, and puts his six stringer through every effect he could get his hands on.

Over the years, this has become one of my all-time favorite albums. Not to be missed!

Ownership: LP: 1970 Transatlantic. Gatefold with stenciled die-cut sleeve. Online acquisition (2014). I had the first press with the purple label, but kept this one since it was in better shape.

CD: 2005 Arcangelo (Japan). Papersleeve edition that comes in the Saturday Morning Pictures promo box.

I have 2 copies of the LP, each with a different label (both scans as shown here). One was purchased online in 2011, the other 2014. The CD is a fantastic mini-LP creation of the die-cut. It's the same version as the Castle release, with fancier packaging. Purchased new online upon release, 

My first copy was the German Line CD (acquired 1997).

1997; 2/26/10 (new entry)