Hard Stuff is essentially Atomic Rooster without Vincent Crane. Though without the latter, you don't have Atomic Rooster. In any case, that band was a power trio with an organ, guitar, drums lineup. Hard Stuff is a traditional guitar-bass-drums setup. Perhaps because there is no keyboards, Hard Stuff doesn't even bother with proggy nonsense. This is straight up hard rock, no chaser. Up there with the boneheaded best like May Blitz, Elias Hulk, Pinnacle, and the rest of them. Were any of these tracks on a private 45 release from the States, you could pretty much bet that it's $500 to get in the door, and a lot more at the tables...
Ownership: LP: 1972 Purple (UK). Gatefold. Lucked into an original at my fave local shop here in town - What's Left Records (2024).
Interesting to note this album has never been issued here in the US.
6/1/24 (first listen/new review)
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