BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, WISHBONE ASH, MOTT THE HOOPLE/ THE HISTORY OF ROCK VOL 27 HRL 027 (-84) UK

 2-LP set part of one of the many compilation series that emerged in the seventies and eighties. I don't especially collect any of those and seldom look twice when spotting one in a bin. However this caught my eye and made me wanna buy. One side each from four of the most prominent UK rock bands of the early seventies, each originally on different UK labels - Vertigo, Harvest, CBS and MCA - but here figuring all together. With all the good these outfits produced it would be impossible to get everyone in on any choice of tracks and I do miss some of my favorites, but as a whole it works fine with me. Deep Purple "Black Night" originally 45 A-side only and "When A Blind Man Cries" B-side of the "Never Before" 45. Mott The Hoople "Saturday Gigs" a 45 only A-side. The rest from albums. Sometimes with this kind of late compilations you can get parts with subpar audio, but this sounds surprisingly good, providing pleasant listening all the way. Impossible to chose favorite tracks but I do like they included "Saturday Gigs", Mott The Hoople's last single and the only one including Mick Ronson. To my knowledge this was the only issue. It came with label as shown here in a fully laminated cover with colour images and stories of the bands inside. (SÄM*)  (BLÄC*)  (DHÄ*)  (MÖHÖ*)