At the end of the last Colorado Springs show three weeks ago, JL says to me "How come nobody bought this Highway Robbery album? It's killer". Umm.. yea, looks like one I missed. So I bought it! I've been working on a North American hard rock list and this title came up, so it was fresh on my mind.
What JL says is true. His price sticker simply stated "Scorcher Hard Rock". Yep - that. Los Angeles' Highway Robbery is like Florida's Tin House. Plug in and wail. Don't need to make this complicated. Closer 'Promotion Man' will light your stereo in flames. Perhaps the real inspiration for Rush's 'Working Man'.
RCA definitely made a try for serious hard rock: Boomerang, Granicus, Charlee, Ursa Major, and Highway Robbery, but none seemed to stick. Only their investment in the Scorpions paid off. And they lost them to Mercury eventually too.
I almost missed owning this one. Whew.
Ownership: LP: 1972 RCA. Single sleeve. Acquired as noted above.
12/21/23 (new entry)
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