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Title: Atomic Rooster - 'Live & Raw 1970-71' (Angel Air)
Review: The way I heard about this release coming to be is that John Du Cann found an aging cassette tape all dusty & filthy that still actually played and the tunes here on 'Live & Raw' were the songs on that cassette. Considering THAT factor, 'Live & Raw' is quite a find, specially for all big-time Rooster fans. First four cuts are from a show they played at London's Paris Theatre in 1970 with Carl Palmer on drums. The second four cuts are also from the Paris Theatre in 1971 with Paul Hammond on drums. The tracks that I enjoyed the most are "Friday The 13th", "Shabaloo", "Tomorrow Night" (one of my personal Rooster favorites) and the twelve-minute version of "I Can't Take No More". The only thing I don't care for on 'Live&Raw' is the repeated introducing of the band prior to nearly every song. Other than that, it's a great title, for a low-fi archive release. Comes with a 16-page full color informative booklet, as most Angel Air discs do.
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