Their last Pye LP and the penultimate step in a transition - from psych and pop, over blues rock, to signature boogie rock - that eventually would generate one of the best selling UK rock outfits up to date. A couple of the cuts here can be tagged boogie rock already, but dirtier and not as refined as common on their upcoming line of Vertigo albums. Here the main outcome is still heavy blues and early hard rock and coming out somewhat more adveturous than on later LP:s. E.g. "Railroad" starting boogie-like supported by intricate guitar licks, then moving over to a light acoustic guitar/harmonica mid section which soon is supplanted by a slow and very heavy blues part. To me this shows the band closer than they would appear on record later. I still get pleasure from listening to most of their later seventies stuff and would never rule any of that out, but this is for me a tastier cup of tea - stronger and bluesier with a sweet portion howling guitars feeling just right in the gut. The album didn't sell a lot on release, but did better eventually through reissues and a spawned 45 - "Mean Girl" - became a minor hit 1973. Issued and reissued on every possible format all over the world through the years. First US on red Pye label (PYE 3301). UK 2003 CD on Castle Music (CMQCD 755) came with five bonus tracks. Premiere UK had label as shown here on burgundy colored vinyl (which you have to hold against a strong light to detect and my scanner refuses to mediate so you have to imagine it) in a matt fold/out cover. (PÖY*) (STÄQ*)
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