Bronx Cheer
"Was Here"
Barrelhouse And Jugband Rock n Roll
1969-19
Bronx Cheer are a left over from the fifties, gospellers of the good times.
Basically a jug band, Bronx Cheer also have an irresistible brand of acoustic rock and roll. Known Originally as "The Jug Trust" in the early 60's , this band played the then lively folk club circuit, but by 1968 they had changed their name to Bronx Cheer and had hooked up with producer Barry Murray who doubled as A&R producer for Pye's Dawn label.
So in 1969 Bronx Cheer became beneficiaries of one of the labels 4 track maxi-single's, headed by Barrelhouse Player . A song title perfectly describing Bronx Cheer's musical leanings. Murray then produced the Cheers' first LP entitled Greatest Hits Volume 3. Sadly this was not prophetic and the Cheer were rather eclipsed by label mates and fellow Murray signed/produced artist Mungo Jerry. Bronx Cheer LP The album didn't make the charts but there was enough interest at the time to record a second LP, although politics left it on the shelf. Thus those tracks receive their first airing here, and they are even more dynamic than the first LP!
Tracklisting
| 1 |
Barrelhouse Player |
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| 2 |
Prison Wall Blues previously unreleased |
Jug Trust |
| 3 |
Hold On To Me |
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| 4 |
Adult Games |
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| 5 |
Springdale Blues |
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| 6 |
Round And Round |
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| 7 |
Fourth Street Mess Around |
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| 8 |
Back Door |
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| 9 |
Never Been Known To Lie |
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| 10 |
Won't Act Right previously unreleased |
Jug Trust |
| 11 |
Ballad Of Reg Purvis |
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| 12 |
Put Out The Light previously unreleased |
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| 13 |
Same Again previously unreleased |
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| 14 |
Wild Cat previously unreleased |
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| 15 |
Oh So Easy previously unreleased |
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| 16 |
Long Lovin' Night previously unreleased |
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| 17 |
Life Is An Empty Box previously unreleased |
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| 18 |
Midnight Mover previously unreleased |
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| 19 |
Tell Me previously unreleased |
