EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND/WASA WASA SHVL 757 (-69) UK

 British acid blues/rock power trio founded 1968 by brothers Edgar (vocals and guitar) and Steve (drums) Broughton plus Arthur Grant on bass. After gathering local following in their hometown Warwick they moved to London where they rather quickly got a contract with Harvest Records and issued five LP:s and six 45:s for the label up to 1973. This was their debute album. For a lover of filthy and offensively raw blues and rock this is a happy moment. With some inspiration from American sources as Captain Beefheart, Fugs and Iggy And The Stooges they're still doing their own thing. Full speed ahead from the start with unhinged vocals to violent guitars and pumping rhythm section. All tracks self-penned and the audio perfect. I don't hear any catchy melodies, though the dirt and the pure energy sure makes it worth thumbs up anyway. To me a kind of mood record. Not for snug moments, but if you for some reason feel pissed off how things turn out it's a perfect company. Favorite tracks - "Death Of An Electric Citizen", "Evil" and "Love In The Rain". Also originally issued and/or reissued on vinyl and/or CD in US, Canada, Downunder, Japan, South Africa and over Europe. EU 2019 CD on Parlophone (MOCCD 13531) came with five bonus tracks. Very first UK copies came with "Sold In UK..." print on label. This one hasn't, but as it got "The Gramophone Co. Ltd." top left and no EMI logo, early enough. It came in a laminated fold/out cover with Harvest ad inner.  For more also check post on their seond album "Sing Brother Sing"    https://monolover.blogspot.com/2023/02/edgar-broughton-bandsing-brother-sing.html  (HÄVL*)