This is a long lost album from Humble Pie. It had been rejected by the group's label, and the music has been sitting in the vaults since 1975. The disc is a soulful one with both originals and covers on display. The sound quality isn't the greatest, possibly due to the tapes being neglected all that time, but it almost lends a charm more than detracts. I say "almost" because there is a point where the limitations of the tape are distracting. Beyond that, though, it's a flavor more than anything else.

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The organ and tasty guitar work bring a soul meets gospel and blues kind of vibe to this number. It's a slower moving track. It's quite retro in texture. There are some definite issues with the master tape on this cut, though.

Another slow moving, soul-based tune, this is all class and style.

The bluesy groove on this still has plenty of that soul vibe at play. This is one of my favorites here. It just has such a great, timeless and especially cool, sound.

Blues and soul merge well on this number. It reminds me to some degree of the band Free. Of course, this is a cover of the Beatles and the George Harrison and Beatles sound is all over it, too. There is some definite psychedelia in the mix.

This hard rocker is bluesy, raw and so cool. It's one of the highlights of the set with its almost proto-punk edge.

This is a short tune, but it's also another that has the more pure rock based sound. It's another standout.

An evocative, slower moving, soulful cut, there is a lot of blues here.

We're back into the horn-laden funk for this killer tune. This is more of a party groove than the first excursion into thinking was. I like this one better.