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Jericho -S/t lp

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US pressing on Bearsville Records 1971

The Canadian group Jericho was formed in Toronto in 1970, with members Frank DiFelice, from Brantford, Ontario, on drums, Denny Gerrard on bass, lead guitarist and singer Fred Keeler from David Clayton Thomas first group, the Shays, and keyboard/accordion player and singer Gordon Fleming. Jericho recorded this one-off at the famous Bearsville studio in Woodstock, with engineering and production by Todd Rundgren (one of Rundgrens first production efforts). These guys were a part of the same scene as Jesse Winchester and The Band, sharing Rundgren as producer and art director Bob Cato between this and Stage Fright, and the music falls right in line, albeit with a harder edge. They bust down the door with True Fine Girl, sounding like the Band on steroids with overdriven organ and screeching guitars notching a next-level sound. SS #4 even sounds a little like hard rock Cripple Creek, but the key here isn’t loud guitar ripping but a loose knit down-home groove. There are nasty prog moves and killer Clavinet shredding on Cheater Man; Gordon Fleming really steals the show on keys, often overshadowing the guitar leads (a rare feat for keyboardists). Babys Gone Again is a blues that shuffles harder than Cream and Backtrack is a killer Edgar Winter style instrumental with gnarly parts played thru Garth Hudson’s own Leslie speaker and Clav. I’m a sucker for Goin To The Country, a goofy, stoned country groover with wowy Moog bass replacing the jug line. The vocalist shines on this little number (vocals are really great all the way through, actually) that definitely stands out from the rest. One track, Make It Better, would be released as a single with Cheater Man on the flipside. It was a minor hit, but Jericho would be largely forgotten and the album remains un-issued since its original release in1971. The music on Jericho is really nice, strongly reminiscent of The Band circa Stage Fright. The extensive liner notes say: The Story goes that Jericho came down to Shady from Toronto. They compliment The Band and talk strongly about Albert and BB King, Big Mama Thornton, Red Garland, Otis Redding…..) Some of the tracks really rock, some are ballads. All songs were composed by Keeler and/or Fleming, except a cover of Mose Allison’s Fool Killer. Overall a very nice rockin 70s album that deserved so much more than it got. The album also features Todd Rundgren on rhythm guitar and harmony vocals

Track listing:
1. True Fine Girl
2. The Road I Never Took
3. Loneley As Me
4. Cheater Man
5. Babys Gone Again
6. Goin To The Country
7. Fool Killer
8. My Blue Heaven
9. Backtrack
10. Make It Better
11. S.S.#4
12. Do You Want Me
13. Cant Seem To Make It Happen

Additional information

Label

Bearsville Records

Release Year

Catalogue Number

A-10112