Description

2017 re-issue in digipak with 4 bonus tracks

In 1970, European psychedelic rock band Brainticket was about to release their first album, featuring Werner Fröhlich on bass and Cosimo Lampis on drums. They departed the group and formed Toad with Vittorio Vic Vergeat, who was briefly in the British space rock group Hawkwind, on guitar. They began writing and recording material for their first album in late 1970, and in 1971, Toad released their self-titled album and the single Stay, which did fairly well and made a great deal of headway in the Swiss charts: a feat that no other hard rock band had ever accomplished in that country. The album was mixed by the legendary British producer Martin Birch (who also produced for Deep Purple,Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath). The album also features Benjamin Beni Jaeger on vocals, who would leave once the album was finished. As their first album was being released in 1971, Toad performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival that was recorded live by the Swiss Television, but the footage was lost and to date there seems to be no further copy.

Track list:
1. Cotton Wood Hill
2. A Life That Ain’t Worth Living
3. Tank
4. They Say I’m Mad
5. Life Goes On
6. Pigs Walk
7. The One I Mean
8. Stay
9. Animals World
10. B.U.F.O. (Blues United Fighting Organization)
11. Stay-1969 alternative take