The mind can be a terrible thing, especially when wired towards the murkier parts of the psyche. And that's what it's about on the side one Split-suite here, where Tony McPhee depict his own panic attacks with feelings and reactions...very private and very honest. The side two lyrics may be recieved as quite distressing too, but not that fear struck. Musically it's one of the darkest and heaviest issues ever from a power trio - mostly big bass and howling or scorching guitars to hard working drums. And when you combine those dire, yet candidly sung, lyrics to that music something very special emerge. I wouldn't call it a black hole, but it can certainly cause hard blues fans to gravitate around and get sucked in. I was and here I am. The way it's put together makes it hard to pick just a few favorites, but if I have to - the entire "Split" suite and "Junkman". Issued and reissued all over the world on vinyl, CD or cassette through the years. First US on United Artists (UAS-5513) came with totaly different sleeve design. UK 2020 reissue on Fire Records as CD or 2xLP (FIRECD 508/FIRELP 508) with seven alternate versions as bonus tracks. Premiere UK had label as shown here in a fully laminated fold/out cover.
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