The last time I heard Pinnacle's only album was about 18 years ago, and here's what I wrote:
UK group that sounds like they’re from Youngstown, Ohio. Dirty, gritty, badass hard rock from sons of coal miners. Grab an Iron City and a pack of Marlboros, it’s Wet T-Shirt Night at the Ritz. The cheap organ sound, pre-metal riffing, wah-wah guitar solos, and consistent high energy also brings to mind the German band Ainigma. A rawer, more straightforward Hawkwind. I could see these guys being an influence on Lemmy for Motorhead. Music to pick the soot from your teeth.
Well, yea, that's about right. Heard it again last night for the first time since, which resulted in a +1 listen. And for all the reasons I state above. If it weren't for the organ, one could argue this album was ahead of its time, predicting punk and metal. Reminds me of some of the non-Krautrock German groups from the era as well (more than just Ainigma).
Ownership: CD 1996 Nices (South Korea). Jewel case with scant liner notes. Purchased not long after release. This is essentially the Kissing Spell reissue, which was pressed inexplicably twice in South Korea, the first from Si-Wan. I just added this version to Discogs, and the photos here are mine. There's 4 bonus tracks, but as the back tray clearly states - they are of bad quality. I was offered an original LP recently (misspelled and titled only as Assasin) from a Colorado dealer. It was fairly priced, but still too much for me to plunk down for. It's not the type of album I'm pining for an original. I'll just stick with this unless something better comes along. As for CD's, most of them are bootlegs, and the Kissing Spell and two South Korean reissues are getting expensive.
12//04; 8/9/22 (new entry)
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