REPERTOIRE There's A Bond Between [VINYL]

Product Description Remastered in MONO for vinyl by Jon Astley. Cut at Abbey Road, London. Supervised by Pete Brown. 180g vinyl. The second studio album from the Organization has Graham adding Mellotron to his keyboards, making some of the performances sound very eerie. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf? kicks off a 12-track blast of R&B with vocals from Jack and Graham powered up by Baker's passionate drumming. The original LP is now boosted with the addition of 6 rare bonus tracks. Walking In The Park and Baker's Camels And Elephants are among the highlights. Hear the sound of a group that paved the way for Cream, Colosseum and fusion rock. Review Bond's second album stakes out similar territory as his debut in a more polished but slightly less exciting fashion. Some of the covers are a bit routine and hackneyed, and the original material isn't quite as strong (or frequent) as on the first effort. On a few tunes, the group expands from rave-ups to mellower, jazzier ballads that retain an R&B base. Highlights include the early Jack Bruce composition Hear Me Calling Your Name (to which he also contributes a fine lead vocal) and the excellent Bond tune Walkin' in the Park,which holds up to the best early British R&B numbers. The album is also notable for being one of the very first rock LPs to feature the Mellotron, which Bond uses subtly and well. - Richie Unterberger. -- All Music review: 4.5/5 *