One of the heavy hitters of the British psych scene, Gun delivers a powerful set of tunes. There's some orchestration here, but it reminds me more of Uriah Heep's Salisbury than the usual strings focused syrup. That is to say it's more brassy, which adds even more gravitas to the proceedings. The Curtis (Gurvitz) brothers drive the music forward, in particular Adrian's lethal fuzz guitar. While most bands in this type of heavy psych field were obscure, Gun were a known entity. And musically they were about a year or two ahead of the pack as well. Not one to overlook for psych heads.
Ownership: CD: 1989 Repertoire (Germany). Liner notes are nothing more an old real-time Melody Maker review from Chris Welch, who heaped lavish praise on the album. Contains one bonus track as well. Part of a large collection buy in the late 90s.
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