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Gravy Train - Staircase To The Day (1974) {1991, Reissue}

Posted By: popsakov
Gravy Train - Staircase To The Day (1974) {1991, Reissue}

Gravy Train - Staircase To The Day (1974) {1991, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 333 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 134 Mb
Full Scans | 00:43:57 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Repertoire Records #RR 4233-WP

Typifying the excesses that have frequently been denounced in their genre, UK progressive rock band Gravy Train recorded a series of albums for Vertigo Records and Dawn Records in the early 70s bedecked in grandiose, conceptual artwork. The group’s core members were Norman Barratt (vocals/guitar; b. 5 February 1949, d. 30 July 2011), Barry Davenport (drums), J.D. Hughes (woodwind/keyboards/vocals) and Les Williams (bass/vocals). Their first, self-titled 1970 album was dominated by Hughes’ flute melodies, which earned the group initial comparisons to Jethro Tull, as well as extended rock riffs. One of the songs, ‘Tribute To Syd’, was an obvious salute to the genius of Syd Barrett.

Gravy Train - Second Birth (1973) {1991, Remastered}

Posted By: popsakov
Gravy Train - Second Birth (1973) {1991, Remastered}

Gravy Train - Second Birth (1973) {1991, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 368 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 133 Mb
Full Scans | 00:51:13 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Dawn Records / Sequel Records #NEM CD 612

Gravy Train were a progressive rock group from Lancashire, England, formed by vocalist and guitarist Norman Barratt in 1969. Also featuring J.D. Hughes (keyboards, vocals, wind), Les Williams (bass, vocals) and Barry Davenport (drums), the band would record four studio albums. The first two were released on the Vertigo label, the latter two by Dawn Records. In 1973, Gravy Train moved from Vertigo to Dawn Records, the progressive offshoot of Don Kirshner’s PYE Records label. This produced Second Birth — eight tracks, two of which ("Strength of a Dream" and "Tolpuddle Episode") were released as a single. Again it failed to set the charts alight.

Gravy Train - (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man (1971) {1990, Reissue}

Posted By: popsakov
Gravy Train - (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man (1971) {1990, Reissue}

Gravy Train - (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man (1971) {1990, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 267 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 115 Mb
Full Scans | 00:39:06 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Repertoire Records #RR 4122-WP

Among the lesser-feted jewels released by the Vertigo label during its swirly-logo purple patch, Gravy Train's restful hybrid of jazz-tinged virtuosity, folky pastorals, and heartfelt vocalizing peaks on this, their second album, and that despite A Ballad of a Peaceful Man doing little more than treading water when compared to the experimental peaks of its predecessor. Part of the album's appeal lies in the then-novel concept of splitting its contents neatly in half, the hard rockers on one side, the softer material on the other. On the whole, the ballads have dated a lot better than the monsters, particularly "Alone in Georgia," which clashes sweet soul with (of all things!) Southern rock and, for some reason, sounds a lot like the Heavy Metal Kids.

Gravy Train - Staircase To The Day (1974) [Reissue 1991]

Posted By: gribovar
Gravy Train - Staircase To The Day (1974) [Reissue 1991]

Gravy Train - Staircase To The Day (1974) [Reissue 1991]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 325 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 123 MB | Covers (3 MB) included
Genre: Heavy Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sequel Records (NEM CD 613)

Formed in Lancashire in 1969, Gravy Train was fronted by guitarist and vocalist Norman Barratt, along with J.D. Hughes on keyboards, flute and saxophones, Les Williams on bass and Barry Davenport on drums. The band first came to public attention when they signed to Vertigo Records in 1970. Gravy Train recorded two classic progressive rock albums for the label before signing with Pye Records' progressive label, Dawn in 1973. "Staircase to the Day" was the band’s second album for Dawn Records. Issued in 1974, the album was a fine collection of Progressive Rock music that took in influences from bands such as Jethro Tull, Roland Kirk et al.

Gravy Train - Gravy Train (1970) [Reissue 2005]

Posted By: gribovar
Gravy Train - Gravy Train (1970) [Reissue 2005]

Gravy Train - Gravy Train (1970) [Reissue 2005]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 313 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 121 MB
Genre: Heavy Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Repertoire Records (REPUK 1067)

Jethro Tull and Comus had a baby, and they named it Gravy Train. That's not strictly accurate, of course, but as the band's eponymous debut opens with the fluid changes of "The New One," it's not too far of a reach, either. Richly harmonic, daringly jam-laden, and peppered with guitar roars that simply defy comparison, Gravy Train is the sound of the British underground at its most joyously liberated peak - a time when a bunch of apparent freaks could simply go into a major recording studio and let rip. Except Gravy Train's concept of "letting rip" has more in common with a symphony orchestra than the Edgar Broughton Band. Without, of course, the orchestra. But there's a moment in the midst of "Think of Life" that cannot help but put one in mind of later Deep Purple…